Posted on 09/23/2009 9:41:43 AM PDT by george76
BANGOR, Maine — Members of the Muslim community came together Sunday morning to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting.
More than 100 men, women and children gathered at Spectacular Events on Griffin Road because their mosque in Orono is not large enough to accommodate such a large crowd.
“Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar,” the congregation prayed in Arabic. “Laa ilaaha illa Allah. Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar. Walillaahil hamd.”
“Allah is the most great, Allah is the most great,” is how the prayer translates into English, according to Ahmed Abdelmajeed of Bangor, who led the service. “There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, Allah is the most great, Allah is the most great. Praise be to Allah.”
Ginger Snapp-Cunningham of Franklin is a United Church of Christ minister who is on sabbatical working for Pacific Intercultural, an exchange program for high school students. She brought Muslim exchange students who are attending Mount Desert Island High School in Bar Harbor and Sumner High School in East Sullivan to the service so they could celebrate the conclusion of Ramadan.
“I really like the sense of community,” she said of the congregation. “Having the men and women sit in separate areas is different from most Christian churches but the intent is similar...
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I would dearly love to mark the end of muslims.
How often is “Ramadan” anyway? Seems like it’s every other month.
They be swine.
Ramadana Ding Dong!
Now they can go out and set off IED’s and cut throats day AND night.
Oh. They were doing that anyway.
The United Church of Christ has a Pastor named after a cookie? Who’s the Episcopal Bishop? Chip Ahoy?
“Ginger Snapp-Cunningham”???
That’s worse than “Mary Christmas”, or “Justin Case”...
Help celebrate the season by holding an Eid al-Fitr Pig Roast in YOUR community!
They lay with swine!
> “There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, Allah is the most great, Allah is the most great. Praise be to Allah.”
uh-huh. That’s an “explosive” statement..
fast all you want. just stop trying to kill us
I think I’ll have a bacon, lettuce and tomato croissant sandwich
Pay attention...Take a listen... you are hearing your new anthem...
It's still segregation and must be called such.
Congratulations. I have a Sailor in my office who is Muslim. Boy do they have to sacrifice. It is incredible. No food from sun up to sun down...I was proud of the other Sailors in the office who ensured that they respected him with regards to food. We did not have any lunch outings during that time, but we are having a huge party for his reenlistment on Friday. He is really good because he is very humble and does not throw his beliefs in the Sailors faces. Not the norm that is for sure.
It is once a year.
No it isn’t. Men and women sit in separate areas in Jewish synagogues.
Yeah, it really..... brings you together?
Winter-Holiday now lasts from the day after Halloween until December 26th.
They swear that it is the “holiday season” but that season does not extend one week more to New Year’s Day.
“post-holiday” sales always start on December 26th.
Christmas, the holiday that dare not speak it’s name.
BTW - has anyone seen Obama eat during the daylight hours for the last month?
What god are they talking about? Since when do those who say they believe in Christ have anything to do with those that deny Christ.
And I quote....1 John 4:3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
Legal Dictionary
Main Entry: seg·re·ga·tion
Pronunciation: “se-gri-’gA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : separation of individuals or groups and esp. racial groups —compare DESEGREGATION
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Barack claimed that women choose to wear the burquas as well. We didn’t get to put that to a test when he went to the Muddled East. His wife joined him AFTER he made that journey. Be interesting to see the waves his wife would’ve made bare arms, fashion statements, and all.
Since mooselimbs use a lunar calendar, it shifts in comparison to the calendar used by humans. 12 lunar months = 355 days so it "slips" by 10 or 11 days every year.
what I don’t get are all the atheists who hate christians, call them superstitious, etc but cheer the muslims on
Mohammed is an antichrist if not THE antiChrist.
His is the only world religion to acknowledge the existence of Jesus Christ while at the same time, denying His divinity, His death by crucifixion, and His resurrection.
The flock is led astray by a deceiver.
Does this mean the random killings of innocent people will begin once again?
Ahhh.... Newsflash!
Christmas IS a whole month.
ok we have male only and female only schools. Many of them are christian private schools. Should they be “desegregated”?
“Muslims mark end of Ramadan”
...my news is bigger. I just farted.
“No, yon blithering idiot, the intent is to remind muslim women that they are not equal to muslim men, and do not deserve a place at their side. “
yes they are. They get to blow themselves up and kill innocent people just like the men do.
Some synagogues. Not mine.
ML/NJ
“Christmas IS a whole month.”
I thought it was only 12 days.
“Should”? That is a legal question.
There have been male-only schools that have seen women attend. And women who’ve been outraged when men are permitted. And historically black only universities that didn’t want outsiders.
They are still segregated, whether legal or not.
For Obama it may not even be one day. We’ll see this Christmas. He found a church for Easter but hasn’t been back.
To Hell with Islam, from whence it came.
Ramadan is a never ending ordeal.
“Ginger Snapp-Cunningham”
I figure her name was Ginger Snapp, and she retained her maiden name after she married a fellow named Cunningham. I figure she just couldn’t bear to give it up.
it’s a negative connotation and the implication is that there should be pressure to desegregate the ‘segregated’ boys schools or the female only restrooms or the men’s track and field team.
Did the moon genie worshipers sacrifice poor little animals?
yes. They believe Jews are descended from apes and pigs so they sacrifice the Jews but they do leave the apes and pigs alone.
"Allah" isn't a "deity", it's the name of a black rock, and certainly not worthy of worship. Get over it you pagan Arabs. And Mohammad wasn't a 'prophet" of anything, he was just a pedophile, a theief, rapist and mass murderer.
Christmas, AKA Advent, starts on Sunday, 4 Sundays before Christmas Day plus however many days after the 4th Sunday until Christmas Day itself; so actually Christmas (or Advent) is between 21-28 days depending on what day of the week Christmas actually falls on.
That's because they follow the lunar year. (figures, it's a moon god after all) So ramandam-a-bam-a-lam comes ever 9 months or so.
Alah snak bar.
You should, for 12 days anyways. You just aren't practicing your Christianity properly. You are probably skipping a lot of feasts throughout the year as well.
That's because you are too dumb to understand the significance of it.
Women are property, and unclean. Technically they shouldn't even be in the main part of a mosk, but since it's a church, it's ok if they filth that up.
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