Rev. Robert Henley

Interfaith Pledge Honors Religious Freedom, Diversity and Respect

There have been many televised and Internet reports about potential Koran burnings and Muslim worship centers of late. Sadly, most of them have been from a biased viewpoint that does nothing to alleviate concerns, but rather continues to feed irrational fears of the unknown and the “other.” This is nothing new to Martha’s Vineyard as we continue to see in letters to the editor that oftentimes overtly blame an entire group (read: ethnic group) of people for the actions of an individual.

 

 

 

There have been many televised and Internet reports about potential Koran burnings and Muslim worship centers of late. Sadly, most of them have been from a biased viewpoint that does nothing to alleviate concerns, but rather continues to feed irrational fears of the unknown and the “other.” This is nothing new to Martha’s Vineyard as we continue to see in letters to the editor that oftentimes overtly blame an entire group (read: ethnic group) of people for the actions of an individual.

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