Ekklesia, Aug.13, www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/12841
The National Council of Churches USA, its Interfaith Relations Commission and Christian participants in the National Muslim-Christian initiative, have issued a statement to mark Ramadan calling for respect rather than bigotry. It follows a growth in anti-Muslim sentiment in parts of the country, and controversy surrounding the proposal for a mosque as part of an interreligious site at Ground Zero, where thousands lost their lives as a result of the 9/11 terror attacks.
NCCUSA chief the Rev Dr Michael Kinnamon has personally supported the siting of the mosque with a theological and humanitarian appeal. The statement particularly singles out for disavowal hate speech and hate actions from hard-line church and Christian groups in the USA.