Mormon wards to host Ramadan meals for Muslim neighbors
Reaching out >> Organizers say the joint iftar — breaking the daily fast during Islam’s holy month — will help build bridges in the community.
Reaching out >> Organizers say the joint iftar — breaking the daily fast during Islam’s holy month — will help build bridges in the community.
This might very well be how most people think about it. However, according to the person interviewed in the article, the impetus wasn't to show how they accept Muslims [at least for her ward]. Instead, it was all about to help people value fasting more:Sunain wrote: ↑June 1st, 2017, 6:19 am Meh. I understand they are trying to reach out to other religions by hosting Ramadan meals at the chapel but I don't think gives the right message. This just screams, look at us, we like Muslims too! Doing a joint community service project would be more appropriate.
It feels like these members are trying to overcompensate for the bad press Muslims are getting. Did the Muslims ask us to have Christmas or Easter dinner with them when the LDS church was getting a lot of bad press during Mitt Romney's presidential run?
For Kristen Hodges, of the Gregson Ward, organizing an iftar dinner grew out of preparation nearly two years ago for a lesson she gave to women in her ward's Relief Society on the subject of fasting.
"I did some research on other religious traditions that incorporate fasting," she recalls, "so that we could reimagine our own [LDS] fast — how they do it and what it means to other faiths."
Nice, but if we're doing it for the Muslims, why not create good will with the FLDS first? Then the CoC and other offshoots, then the Amish and Quakers, 7th day Adventists, and on and on...
Ideas about incorporating fasting? Ramadan isn't about fasting, gorging, fasting, gorging, etc.?"I did some research on other religious traditions that incorporate fasting," she recalls, "so that we could reimagine our own [LDS] fast — how they do it and what it means to other faiths."
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http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/ci_14382290When Proposition 8 opponents protested LDS involvement in that anti-gay-marriage measure at the church's Los Angeles Temple, Gilliland got a call from Shakeel Syed, the executive director of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, a coalition of about 80 mosques. Syed said he could bring a large group of Muslim leaders to the temple grounds to stand with the LDS Church against the demonstrators.
"No other religious leaders offered that kind of support," Gilliland recalled. "The Muslims are truly our friends."
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"British" and "Scottish" are same thing. So is British and English, or British and Welsh.
Yep, thanks for keeping me honest! I guess all Scottish are British, but not all British are Scottish.Robin Hood wrote: ↑June 2nd, 2017, 10:41 am"British" and "Scottish" are same thing. So is British and English, or British and Welsh.
Do you mean English/Scottish?
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That's why I always keep this diagram handy:Silver wrote: ↑June 2nd, 2017, 10:43 amYep, thanks for keeping me honest! I guess all Scottish are British, but not all British are Scottish.Robin Hood wrote: ↑June 2nd, 2017, 10:41 am "British" and "Scottish" are same thing. So is British and English, or British and Welsh.
Do you mean English/Scottish?
Regarding the Community of Christ, I know the Church works closely with them in Kirtland. Are you certain that our leaders are doing nothing with the other faiths you mentioned? Evidence?JohnnyL wrote: ↑June 1st, 2017, 7:42 pmNice, but if we're doing it for the Muslims, why not create good will with the FLDS first? Then the CoC and other offshoots, then the Amish and Quakers, 7th day Adventists, and on and on...
///Ideas about incorporating fasting? Ramadan isn't about fasting, gorging, fasting, gorging, etc.?"I did some research on other religious traditions that incorporate fasting," she recalls, "so that we could reimagine our own [LDS] fast — how they do it and what it means to other faiths."
captainfearnot wrote: ↑June 2nd, 2017, 11:14 amThat's why I always keep this diagram handy:Silver wrote: ↑June 2nd, 2017, 10:43 amYep, thanks for keeping me honest! I guess all Scottish are British, but not all British are Scottish.Robin Hood wrote: ↑June 2nd, 2017, 10:41 am "British" and "Scottish" are same thing. So is British and English, or British and Welsh.
Do you mean English/Scottish?
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sam-harri ... 00132.htmlThe Muslim world can match the FLDS sin for sin—Muslims commonly practice polygamy, forced-marriage (often between underage girls and older men...
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