Post by pavel on Feb 22, 2016 4:04:49 GMT -6
Oklahoma spiritual leaders plan interfaith campaign to promote peace
It's been almost a year since the first "Muslim Day at the Capitol" but religious leaders around the city are still talking about it.
They've hardly spoken about the protesters who hurled insults at Muslims who attended the 2015 event.
Instead, the spiritual leaders have discussed the way Oklahomans of different faiths came together to provide a human wall of support against the demonstrators' bigotry.
Noel Jacobs, vice president of the Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma, said interfaith volunteers stand ready to "form a corridor of support" if needed for attendees of the 2016 "Muslim Day at the Capitol" set for Friday.
Read more: newsok.com/oklahoma-spiritual-leaders-plan-interfaith-campaign-to-promote-peace/article/5480225
It's been almost a year since the first "Muslim Day at the Capitol" but religious leaders around the city are still talking about it.
They've hardly spoken about the protesters who hurled insults at Muslims who attended the 2015 event.
Instead, the spiritual leaders have discussed the way Oklahomans of different faiths came together to provide a human wall of support against the demonstrators' bigotry.
Noel Jacobs, vice president of the Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma, said interfaith volunteers stand ready to "form a corridor of support" if needed for attendees of the 2016 "Muslim Day at the Capitol" set for Friday.
Read more: newsok.com/oklahoma-spiritual-leaders-plan-interfaith-campaign-to-promote-peace/article/5480225