The Colorado Muslim Society sponsored an open house at the fellowship hall of the state's largest mosque at 2071 S. Parker Road in South Denver. It was "a time for the Muslim community to reach out to their neighbors"......kind of.
There was a Q&A session that was descibed like this by the Rocky Mountain News.
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The heart of the afternoon was an extended sermon on the glories of Islam by the mosque's spiritual leader, Imam Ammar Amonette.
Then came the questions.
"Who are the infidels?" somebody asked.
Not an Islamic term, Amonette said. If you want to know who qualifies as Islam's enemy, he offered what Osama bin Laden believes: "Bin Laden says America has driven so much hatred in the world. You notice (terrorists)aren't targeting Japan or China; it's the West. It has nothing to do with infidels."
Historically, Amonette said, it was European Christians, never Muslims, who tried to root out those who didn't agree with them.
"Civilization flourished under Islam," he said
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Jean Torkelson : Rocky Mountain News : August 14, 2006 : Page 5
It's nice to know that there is unity between Osama and the Imam of the local mosque in Denver Colorado about who the enemy is and why they are the enemy. But the children were playing on the playground equipment and the freindly Muslim adults were chatting with their wasp neighbors and eating finger sandwiches. It's all good isn't it.
Such a peaceful people. Come on now. Group hug!!! Can't we all just get along!!! Dialog please!!!
Read the full article.