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Originally Posted by Idyllic
It is being built as a community center for all faiths B_G, not just the Islamic community, or is it? I am suggesting that a Community Center that is NON-religious or ALL-religions together would be better than one that conforms to a specific religion wherein the membership still lingers within one group as the defining genre.
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It's my understanding that it's a Muslim-led initiative to allow interfaith communication and community so that people can learn more about the Islamic faith and that Muslims can learn more about other faiths.
I say the debate is an Islamic issue because it's a Muslim group wanting to share their religion and culture. The tack you're taking is that the centre should be either non-religious or fully multi-religious. The problem with that is it's like asking this Muslim group to go about their vision without being so Islamic about it. Why can't they either eschew their religion when it comes to building this centre or dilute the focus by making it a multi-religious museum?
The problem is that it's a Muslim initiative. It is instilled with Muslim values. And this is viewed as a threat.
That's the problem.