The organizers invited an Evangelical Christian, a Jewish Rabbi, and a Muslim Imam to speak (I know, sounds like a bar joke, but it's true).
The Jewish Rabbi went first (he was also a military chaplain). He was outstanding. He sang part of the Torah in Hebrew, and it was amazing. The Hebrew sounded like magic as he sang in a beautiful voice, and then he preached about the Psalms of David.
The Imam was next on stage, and he started to spew about how Americans were "ignorant" of the "real Islam", about how "Islam meant peace" and the "5 pillars of Islam." As he went on, his voice became more hostile and insolent.
Just then, the mike cut out. He continued to spew for about a minute or so, before he realized that most in the audience could barely hear him. He shot darts of angry glances towards the side stage and the organizers of the event. A couple of people rushed to the PA system amp and tried to fix things. Finally, his rant was over, and suddenly the mike came back on as he said his final word.
I looked over at the Rabbi, who sat there, his face without expression, but I knew that inside, he must have been smiling.
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