Posted on 07/14/2009 11:39:03 AM PDT by steve-b
Residents carried their own signs Wednesday evening calling for "peace not hate" in response to a northwest Gainesville church that recently posted a sign with an anti-Islamic message.
At least 80 people gathered on both sides of Northwest 37th Street in front of the Dove World Outreach Center for a prayer vigil organized after the church recently erected a sign proclaiming "Islam is of the devil."
Participants held up their signs and listened to words from Eve MacMaster, pastor of the Emmanuel Mennonite Church, and Saeed R. Kahn, president of the Muslim Association of North Central Florida. The group maintained its vigil for at least an hour as members at the church gathered for a 7 p.m. service.
After learning about the church's red-lettered sign, MacMaster used e-mail to let others in the community know about the vigil.
"We're here to stand in solidarity with our Muslim neighbors," MacMaster said. The purpose of the vigil, she said, was express the goodwill of most citizens and religious people toward Muslims and to "pray for the cleansing of the community."
Kahn thanked everyone -- "those Christians, Jews, atheists who are here" -- who came to the gathering....
Taylor Wright, 18, a recent high school graduate who said he spotted the sign soon after it was posted, said Wednesday's vigil won't be the end of statements against the sign. He and others plan to continue efforts against it and its message today starting at 10 a.m. with a protest in the same location in front of the church.
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Of course it won't be the end.
Those steeped in liberal ideology never pass up an opportunity to milk the imposing of their views to the max--
especially when they see an opportunity to masquerade their self-righteous hatred as "peace" and "understanding" and "compassion".
That's like chumming shark infested waters.
No unauthorized views are to be tolerated by the compassionate Left.
That's just how compassionate they are.
This is simply a protest by 80 American cowards who wouldn’t have the guts to stop someone from raping their own mothers.
You can be sure that all 80 voted for Czar Zero.
True of the Bible and the Koran as well.
Anyone who claims that Allah and the God of the Bible are one and the same either doesn't have a clue or is lying.
Rather than “praying for the cleansing of the community,” how about praying for Muslims to acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord and accept Him as their Savior, and thus receive eternal life instead of that false promise they’re following now? Huh, Ms. Mennonite? Try standing up for your ostensible religion—CHRISTIANITY. The Muslims aren’t afraid to do it. We shouldn’t be either!
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I pray that the community is cleansed. Cleansed of Islam.
Muslims want peace? Tell that to the persecuted Churches in the Middle East.
Don’t forget, “Death Cult”!
Gainesville, FL is the home of the University of Florida, one of the very few non South Florida areas to vote for Gore, Kerry, and Obama.
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