July 20, 2009 issue
Prayer vigil gathers at anti-Islam display
By Mennonite Weekly Review staffGAINESVILLE, Fla. — Eve MacMaster, pastor of Emmanuel Mennonite Church, called for prayer after seeing a sign that read “Islam is of the Devil.”
Abdullah Shah, 5, visiting the United States from Pakistan with his parents, at an Ecumenical Prayer Vigil July 8 in Gainesville, Fla. — Photo by Scott Camil
She invited Christian, Muslim and Jewish friends to an Ecumenical Prayer Vigil July 8 in front of Dove World Outreach Center, another church here, that had displayed the sign.
More than 100 people joined the Gainesville Mennonites for the event.
Comments
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Abdullah Shah is a cute boy :) I'm a moslem too..I love peace.. :) and I'm not The devil!!!
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Abdullah Shah is a Pakistani-American tourist. He has 5 years-old and a cute muslim boy. He's visiting the U.S. for July 8th, 2009. I know that. In GAINESVILLE, Fla what?
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GAINESVILLE, Florida - Now I know.
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GAINESVILLE, Florida - Now I know.
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Now I know: it was in Gainesville, Florida.
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