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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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.
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