Sister Ginny
What you said makes a lot of sense.And it is true too. We want to draw people near not away from us.
I sometimes hated to be in some of our own board of directors meetings at the Muslim Community Center. Not only do we ( the directors) stay lateuntil two AM at times we also argue so much on petty things ,I would wish I was not part of them but just an ordinary member.
Habib
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>Subject: Re: Celebrating or Participating in Holidays of the Disbelievers
>Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 13:16:42 -0600
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>Hello, Ebrima. Thanks for the message. As I have said, I think tolerance
>is the best way to go. I don't think you can set a good example of what a
>Muslim should be if you cut yourself off rom others and thus do not respect
>their beliefs. I think that all intolerance does, no matter from where it
>is coming, is alienates you from others, and then it makes the religion you
>are representing seem bad. I am not sure if this makes sense. But I don't
>think you can show a good example of Islam or Christianity, or whatever, if
>all you do is show disrespect and intolerance to tohers just because they do
>not believe as you do.
> And it is sad to say, but it seems it happens among Muslims themselves.
>What happens if someone is interested in Islam, and al they see is people
>arguing amongst themselves, and then saying that if you are not Muslim, you
>are not as good. Or, now that you are Muslim, you shouldhave no association
>with non-Muslims?
> These are just some thoughts. Hope I made some sense...
>Ginny
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