From here:
For the first time in its history, the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) is holding its annual convention at a Christian church. But now the council’s host, All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, Calif., is facing vitriolic backlash.
The church has received over 25 hate emails and threats since Friday, Rev. Susan Russell, senior associate for communications at All Saints, told The Huffington Post Wednesday. She blogged about the MPAC event for HuffPost Tuesday, and spoke to the negative reception the church has faced so far.
The delicious irony in this is that Rev. Susan Russell is a former president of Integrity USA, an organisation that lobbies for the normalisation of homosexual behaviour. It does not appear to have occurred to Susan Russell that the religion of the group she wants to accommodate in her church tends, when given free rein, to support the summary hanging of homosexuals.
Then I’d say either these particular Muslims are more relaxed about homosexuality, or the joke’s on them, really.
And because I know you actually care about language (we are kindred spirits in this respect at least :)): “free rein”.
Yes – thanks.
so a muslim asked a blatent homosexual and abortion advocate for the use of the hall? Maybe they are scouting out the grounds for when it goes on sale.
You’re probably right.
I’ve been inside a few times. It faces east and a mihrab would be a nice touch. They also have a lovely hall and a large parking lot. Perhaps the Muslims on Friday and the Ecopalians on Sunday? Oh, no minaret, but that would also be an improvement, I think.