[Vision2020] Neighbors Doing the Right Thing

[lfalen]

This is very good and the way it should be. But it is not relevant to the gorund zero problem.
Roger
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From: "Tom Hansen" thansen at moscow.com
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:23:35 -0700
To: "Moscow Vision 2020" vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Neighbors Doing the Right Thing

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> This, in my heart and mind, is true Christianity.
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> Courtesy of WMC-TV (Memphis, Tennessee) at:
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> http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13107746
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> Cordova church welcomes new Islamic Center to the neighborhood
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> CORDOVA, TN (WMC-TV) - In New York protesters continue to demonstrate
> against a proposed mosque near the site of the September 11th attacks.  This
> protest comes days after a Nashville Mosque site was vandalized.  But here
> in the Mid-South there's a different sentiment.  A Cordova church
> congregation is welcoming a new Islamic Center.
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> The words on the sign said it all, "Heartsong Church welcomes Memphis
> Islamic Center to the neighborhood."
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> "Once we put up the sign, within three days people from Memphis Islamic
> Center contacted us and were overwhelmed with emotion that we would be so
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> Steve Stone, pastor of Heartsong Church, said when he heard about plans for
> the multimillion dollar Memphis Islamic Center Complex being built near his
> church, he knew he had to react.
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> "I don't know a lot about Islam and I only know one fellow who is a Muslim,"
> said Pastor Stone.  "So I knew it was going to be a learning process for me,
> but we follow Jesus and he tells us to love our neighbors."
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> Stone said he hopes that by putting out a welcome mat for Muslims, it will
> send a strong message to those who may have associated Christians with being
> anti-Islam.
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> "People that associate Christians with folks that are afraid of or don't
> like Muslims, I can't judge those people that are Christian.  I believe that
> to take the name of Christ and do hateful things is a real insult."
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> To prove his point, Stone told Action News 5 that the Heartsong Church
> congregation is taking its new relationship with members of the Memphis
> Islamic Center one step further.
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> "Their facility is not quite finished and they came and asked us if they
> might be able to use our facility for Ramadan prayers which we took as a
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> Stone said it's the beginning of a friendship he hopes will inspire others
> to love their neighbors.
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> According to Pastor Stone, the congregations of both churches have gotten to
> know each other on a first name basis.  They even call each other brother
> and sister.
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> God bless.
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> Seeya round town, Moscow.
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> Tom Hansen
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> Moscow, Idaho
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> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
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