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To: muawiyah

So all sermons in US mosques are in English?

I didn't know that.


90 posted on 12/17/2004 5:15:52 PM PST by texasbluebell
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To: texasbluebell
Not all sermons in the US are in English, but almost all the Moslems in the US have only English as a common tongue. The folks who lead the prayer use Arabic, of course, but the folks who give the sermons "draw on other sources" as they say, just like all other people who have ever been called upon to give a sermon.

Among immigrant families, you will find that English is the language of youth, and therefore the message at the mosque, if it is to be heard, must be delivered in English (as well as any other language necessary ~ around here that's half a dozen languages).

107 posted on 12/17/2004 5:33:54 PM PST by muawiyah
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