{"id":2371,"date":"2010-09-08T11:32:18","date_gmt":"2010-09-08T11:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2010\/09\/prominent-faith-leaders-denoun.php"},"modified":"2010-09-08T11:32:18","modified_gmt":"2010-09-08T11:32:18","slug":"prominent-faith-leaders-denoun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2010\/09\/prominent-faith-leaders-denoun","title":{"rendered":"Prominent Faith Leaders Denounce Islamophobia"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON (RNS) Three dozen faith leaders Tuesday (Sept. 7) issued
\na declaration denouncing anti-Muslim bigotry as the nation prepares to
\nmark the anniversary of the 9\/11 attacks at a time of inflamed religious
\ntensions.
\nIngrid Mattson, president of the Islamic Society of North America,
\nwas joined by Christian and Jewish leaders in responding to the
\n“atmosphere of fear and contempt” generated by the controversy over
\nplans to build an Islamic center near Ground Zero. She said fellow
\nMuslims are feeling levels of anxiety similar to just after the 9\/11
\nattacks.
\n“They are nervous about their children as they head back to school
\nthis week, that when they go to school they are going to face people who
\nare looking at them as aliens when in fact they are citizens that were
\nborn in this country,” said Mattson.
\nThe faith leaders were especially critical of plans by a
\nGainesville, Fla., church to burn copies of the Quran, the Muslim holy
\nbook, on Saturday, the ninth anniversary of the attacks.
\n“We insist that no religion should be judged on the words or actions
\nof those who seek to pervert it through acts of violence,” reads the
\ntwo-page statement.
\nThe 35 religious leaders who gathered for the “emergency interfaith
\nmeeting” said they could no longer be silent about recent attacks on
\nMuslims and mosques.
\n“That is not what we are about,” said Rabbi David Saperstein,
\ndirector of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. “It is not
\nwhat our religions are about and it is not what this nation is about.”
\nThe Rev. Richard Cizik, president of the New Evangelical Partnership
\nfor the Common Good, said of evangelicals who participate in
\nanti-Islamic bigotry: “I say shame on you.”
\nThe leaders urged acts of cooperation among interfaith leaders at
\nthe state and local level to demonstrate solidarity with Muslims.
\nSome of the participants in the meeting were scheduled to meet with
\nAttorney General Eric Holder Tuesday afternoon to discuss action by the
\nJustice Department to address the recent intimidation and violence
\nagainst Muslims.
\n— Adelle M. Banks
\nCopyright 2010 Religion News Service. All rights reserved. No part of
\nthis transmission may be distributed or reproduced without written
\npermission.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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