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Roger Nomer / The Joplin Globe via AP file
Haaris Rebman and Hameed Ahmad look through remains of the mosque of the Islamic Society of Joplin on Wednesday for pages of the Quran.
Donations to help rebuild a Missouri mosque after it burned to the ground Monday in a suspicious fire hit $291,000 on Friday — soaring past the $250,000 goal, according to the mosque’s fundraising web site.
The contributions have come from mosques and individuals around the country and from overseas to rebuild the mosque of the Islamic Society of Joplin, said a report in the Joplin Globe citing Kimberly Kester, a member and spokeswoman for the mosque.
"I’m glad to see that, honestly, because this is what we expect from people who believe in tolerance and religious freedom," said Nihad Awad, national director of the Council on American Islamic Relations, speaking one day after visiting Joplin. "I think that is a powerful message. The building was burnt but the spirit is resilient."
The mosque, the only one within a 50-mile radius, had been targeted by an apparent arson attempt on July 4, when surveillance cameras captured a man throwing a lighted object onto the roof of the building. That fire damaged the roof but did not penetrate the building.
About 30 federal agents from the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms are investigating Monday’s fire, which leveled the mosque, a one-story brick structure.
The fire was Monday morning during the Muslim month of Ramadan, which draws many more worshippers to the mosque than attend year-round. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to sunset, and then break the fast with a large meal called "iftar." Worshippers had been in the mosque until late the night before the fire, but the building was vacant when the fire broke out, the FBI said.
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"Unfortunately… our community is left without a home during the most precious time of the year," said a message on the fundraising page set up on Indiegogo. "While heartbroken, we are buoyed by the support of people around this country, of all faiths, who have come to our side in our time of need."
A group of Christian and Jewish congregations held an iftar celebration for the local Muslim community on Wednesday, and an activist at the local Ozark Christian College was organizing a rally in support of the mosque-goers on Aug. 25.
"One of the things that I keep hearing is even if (the fire) wasn’t an act of hate or a crime, still a faith community is hurting and we need to respond," said Jill Michel, pastor at the South Joplin Christian Church, one of the iftar organizers.
"What we went through in the tornado has made a difference in how people are responding now," she said, referring to the devastating tornado that hit Joplin in 2011. So many individuals, churches businesses — people who had never had to receive major help — have experienced what it is like just to have people come and offer a hand."
She said her congregation and others were planning to take up Sunday collections for the mosque, and local clergy continue to discuss other ways of helping.
"If tomorrow if somebody said, 'come help rebuild the mosque,' there are a bunch people who would be willing to do that," said Michel. "There’s really a lot of willingness not just to say 'oh that’s too bad' but actually show up and be helpful."
In the culmination of another mosque drama, Muslims in Murfreesboro, Tenn., held the official opening of a newly built mosque and Islamic school Friday after a two-year legal battle, bomb threats, protests and vandalism.
"This is the land of the free and we are going to celebrate the values of religious freedom and diversity," said CAIR’s Awad, who was on his way to Murfreesboro for the event.
As for those who have worked to block the building and opening of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, "we are confident that they don’t represent the majority in this nation," he said.
The opening was expected to draw protesters, but opponents of the facility were nowhere to be seen, the Associated Press reported. Instead the new facility was filled with smiling men, women and children, it said.
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This is a very worthy cause to donate to, as opposed to the zimmerman donation site.
As much bad as I see in people every day,,,,I see so so much more good!!!
Acts of hatred bring good people together, whether or any faith, or atheist. It's rather ironic, albeit delightful, that the arson (if it was as such) had the opposite effect of what the arsonist would have intended.
Of course this shows the generosity of the American people. But I do wonder why no muslims demonstrated the same generosity to the Christians when thier churches were burned and people killed in Baghdad, and Cairo?
Covert bigotry, your question is not a question it is a statement. What you meant to say is "Why can't Muslims be like us kind Christians?"
I do believe the worshipers at that mosque were American people too! So i don't really undersand your comment.
It is irrelevant whether they are guests in the country or Americans, this is the right thing to do.
jack, give it a rest please, that's Baghdad, Cairo, Ethiopia, Pakistan, China, Indonesia, even happened here in the US, because evil flourishes when good men do nothing.
Jack, I'm guessing the cultural differences (not religious ones) prevent that. It is also a blanket statement that likely doesn't apply to everyone.
So Jack...in your eyes it's only good to give....when you receive..... sad and pathetic. You don't give and help people only people you expect them to give ..... giving should be selfless...not selfish.
Only giving when you expect something in return is not a Christian value. So why even bring it up, unless you want to out yourself as a hypocrite
Jack-1006819, the answer is simple. In the Islamic concept of charity, called Zakat, it is forbidden to give charity to non-Muslims. See the article (link) The Dark Side of Zakat. Further discussion of this topic can be found in the article (link) When Will Westerners Stop Westernizing Islamic Concepts?.
The Islamic concept of "charity" is really very different from the Western one. But for some, whatever they imagine the meaning of Islamic "charity" to be trumps the actual facts of the matter. So the answer to the question "When will Westerners stop Westernizing Islamic concepts?" is probably "never".
You are only partially correct in as far a Zakat is a form of charity for the poor muslims. Sadaqah is Charity that can be given to muslim or non muslims. Charity is often given daily by many muslims world wide.
Karen Britton, you're an outright liar. I see you've posted other blatant lies about Islam, such as Saudis having Bibles in their libraries. It's outright bull@!$%#. It does not happen. You are making it up. Christians aren't allowed to possess a Bible in Saudi Arabia. Indeed, non-Muslims cannot practice their faith in Saudi Arabia at all. But that doesn't prevent you from making up this crap. And I'm sure there's lots of ignorant fools who will believe you.
To others who may be reading this, sorry for what may seem like an extreme response to Karen Britton. For a discussion to be meaningful, all parties must at least be honest, even if they are attached to their view of the world in an emotional way. To say that Islam is tolerant of other religions is a complete lie though. I wish the claim were true, actually.
In trying to put forth my view, I may come across as passionate about it, but I won't make stuff up, like the fictional Saudis with Bibles.
So in zakat, it is forbidden to give "charity" non-Muslims, but in "Sadaqah" it is okay? LOL. Yeah, right.
Engineer guy-
It is not against Islam to give charity to non muslims. In Islam, Muslims are required to donate 2.5% of their earnings to poor Muslims, and that is what zakat is. The act of giving sadaqah is just donating to any other cause whether it be donating to build a mosque, donating to cancer research, or any other sort of thing. Obviously Muslims are going to tend to give charity to Muslims first before others because thats just what people do... donate to their own groups first.
As for Saudi Arabia, they must have a Bible somewhere in that country because how else would their scholars be knowledgeable about the other Abrahamic religions if they never read it? My guess is that you have never been to Saudi Arabia so you have absolutely no idea of what actually goes on there so you don't really have any validity in your comments and judgements.
Islam does say to be tolerant of other religions. However, Muslims may not always be. The religion is perfect, but humans are not so the followers do not always do as they should. As in every faith, there is a spectrum of people who don't really follow anything to people who take every word to the extreme. I myself fall in the moderate area and am very respectful of everyone. That's what Islam tells me to do so that is how I was raised to be.
I think it would be great for you to get some first hand knowledge to straighten out some of your views. I would recommend contacting your local mosque and talking to the imam or sheikh there. Most have websites so it should be easy to find:)
Engineer guy is the only one who gets it.
I hate to say this, but the rest of you are fools with blinders on. These mosques and muslims are like cockroaches. They will infest the country, slowly creep their a$$-backwards laws into our judicial system (don't worry this may take decades), but they are relentless. And, just like roaches, you will never get rid of them.
The worst thing about going to war in the middle east was not the money we spent, nor the lives we lost, it is the infestation of muslim immigrants we have suffered.
mh...sux-
Those same enlightened thoughts in the past led "Christians" to burn black churches across the south. Are you really so ignorant as to buy into such blind bigotry?
Do you know this to be true, or is it just a "fact" assumed from bias?
The same sorts of observances were once made about Catholic immigrants from Ireland and Italy.
People of similar mind to you, Mhmmdsux, cried out about the dangers of "creeping Papism", and how any Catholic politician would take their orders directly from the Pope.
Never happened.
Have none of you "haters" ever considered that the reason many Muslims have emigrated to the USA is the same reason the Pilgrims and others came to the New World in the first place, to escape religious persecution and the oppression of extremists?
Of course you haven't, because in your narrow little minds you can only see stereotypes, and as haters you believe everyone who isn't in agreement with you is against you.
Wow!! A lot of you seem to spend a lot of time worrying about Islam and Muslims and inventing ways to justify your misconceptions and hatred of them. In the immortal words of the great William Shatner, "Get a life!"
Why is it too much to expect Muslims to express outrage against acts of violence against Christians! This hasn't ever happened, yet when Muslims in America are harmed we feel the need to pour money into their charities, while Christians go without!
I guess Obama is right... America is no longer a Christian Nation. I still disagree!
Thanks Jim, pretty well stated. Yes, muslims have never expressed outrage,nor actions that stop and condemn the violence they spew from their mosques with the imams they pay.And nearly all the terrorist acts in the name of allah by the muslims have been planned and orchestrated in the mosques by these same imams. Of course we see random and horrific acts of violence by individuals working alone and it happens more and more frequently sad to say. But to plan, practice, and orchestrate killings of innocents that involves multiple people, only the muslims do that. To all you muslims who sit quietly and do nothing while the foolish multitudes give you money because they don't know better, you might remember this: " As you sow,so shall you reap"
Nice that people are helping to rebuild their little fairy tale club. Good thing in America we let people believe in whatever made up god they want.
We, ugly post and the Bill of Rights allows Freedom of Religion, go peddle your bigotry elsewhere.
Flaunting those great atheistic morals arentcha.
So sad...you really believe that with all the different cultures and languages in the world that there is only ONE name for God? If you were a little more educated and a lot less ignorant you would see how many similarities there are between all the religions of the world. I was blessed enough to go to a Catholic school that taught us... it isn't the name of your God that matters...but what your God teaches you and how you live your life. You have obviously shown that you follow only selfishness....not the morals and values that God teaches us. But people like you only know ugly hatred for people different than you. So sad and ignorant to think that only you ....and people who believe exactly like you... are good and will have a place in heaven...when in reality...people who hate and judge like you.... have no place in heaven.
Last I knew it is a battle of good versus evil. Which religion is good? Which religion is evil? Works sort that out. Satan can quote the Bible or the Quran, it is actions that speak louder than words..
There is still no god no matter what each culture calls him, or them, or her, or it... But hey, look how nice these Americans are helping to rebuild this fairy tale club.
Oh and...
You just judged, which I think you believe is a sin...oh well though, good thing for you there is no hell either =)
Ha this place will be nicer than it was before!
Christians Muslims all whackos believe in fair tales. Back in the great days dem Chrichuns burnt people alive; massacred entire civilizations, destroyed buddhist and hindu centers of higer learning and basically plundered the nations they conquered. Those Moslems did the same. Both a bunch of funny people.
I guess rebuilding is what the Teaplubican House meant by Jobs... Jobs... Jobs.
Al Qaeda or taleban type sub-educated freaks are creating havoc in Northern Mali. first they sided with the Tuaregs to take control and then they wreaked havoc destroying valuable ancient historic mosques and other buildings in N.Mali because these Sunni Wahabi Freak Allah Jihadis do not value any other faith or religion where they reside. They are forcing Sharia law on African Malians now with their sick perverted Wahabi freakology.
Look at the Taleban. They destroyed the Bamiyan statues in Afghanistan. In our Oil Ally Saudi Arabia (remember Bush kissing and holding hands and Obama bowing to their leader?)these Wahabis will never allow a Temple or Church. After Secular Saddam was overthrown now in Iraq the Christians are suffering and are under threat by Jihadis.. Do not make excuses for the silent Moslems who do not condemn attacks and acts of terrorism against non-muslims. They are freaks who want to exercise their rights but want to give no rights other than their crappy Sharia rubbish. Backward cave mentality of some parts of Islam. Please do not become politically correct. They are as rubbishy as the Rapture Christian whackos but these Jihadis are far more dangerous.
This is an article about American Muslims and how their larger community rallied around them in a time of loss. Can we stick to the subject?
Let's not.
Imagine if funds come pouring into Coptic Christian churches destroyed in Egypt or Iraq. Imagine Saudi Arabia allowing A church, a Buddhist temple and a Hindu ashram, A Sikh Gurdwara...
It ain't gonna happen. Why are we told to be tolerant when they are not? Stop being so politically correct.
I feel so sad for you. All that hate, all that anger. Such a waste.
When was the last time you did something nice for someone else?
We the corporations What do you put your faith in. When times get rough,when you feel sad and defeated where do turn for confort and guidence.
Myself...and its not faith, its hard work and understanding of the world around me. When there is an obstacle in my way, I over come it, not some imaginary dude in flip flops.
And I don't feel sad or defeated, that is how the church types prey on you, they use your emotions against you to make you feel dependent.
Roger Francis I agree with post #9
When the Islamic people who immigrate to the US start to really try and become Americans I will feel different. Belonging to a very well known community service organization that tries to get people to donate turkeys and canned goods near Thanksgiving at local supermarkets I will never forget a incident with one of our local Muslims when he bypassed our area in the back of the store so I asked him why he avoided our attempts to engage him to support our community. This is what he said to me and overheard by others. "We do not support such endeavors as we give at the mosque to support our people." I will never feel the same about this population again.
So William, your point being, you would never help out someone in need unless they reciprocated, or otherwise showed sort of 'proof' that they have "become Americans." My, how Christian of you....and ironic, that you blame them for not supporting your cause, and thus you imply you would shun them going forward.....gee, is that what Jesus would have done? Not that I recall.....
That's what zakat is - "charity" for Muslims. There is no concept of charity for non-Muslim recipients in the Muslim faith.
The reason that Muslim's will snake into our life and stay out of the mainstream is that they will always have apologists like Thinking man who doesn't think a great deal. We can be blind or have vision,
They are welcome to 'snake into our' life so long as they obey our laws. So is any one else.
The only one who did NOT obey our laws here was the arsonist.
To see this outpouring of love and support from all segments of the community.....
makes me even more proud to be an American!
At least SOME of us believe in American values. From reading some posts here, unfortunately, not ALL of us!
They're called "human values". Good values and common decency are not a trademarked consumer product owned by the United States or the American people or even an American corporation (yet).
Why are people hung up on Saudi Arabia? All other countries inthe Middle East including UAE, Qatar, Kuwait have churches and income Hindu and Sikh Temples other than Saudi Arabia - is Saudi Arabia you're only reference to "Islam"? Whatabout churches in Malaysia and Indonesia and Tanzania and Trinidad all predominately muslim countries - why are those ignored? Muslims are not forbidden in funding non-muslim centres, in fact land is granted to christian churches throughout the Middle East for free to build such houses of worship.
Additionally, Muslim governmetn have contributed millions to post 9-11 construction (some was declined by the US) - Saudi is by no means a representative of Islam and all those who think so need to sop passing themselves off as experts and quoting facts they obviously have no sources for.
Heck, there are churches and even Synagogues in Iran.
Trinidad? Really? Nothing kills an argument like throwing random BS into the conversation. Trinidad? Dude, seriously, put the crack pipe down. WTF!
BM100 I don't believe you meant to say "Trinidad" which is not a Muslim majority country. With only about 85 mosques and less than 6 percent of the population as Muslims. According to World Fact Book a Muslim population of around only 71,000 (2012 estimate of the population) Compared to approx .6 percent Muslim, or about 19,000,000 in the US.
Could you have meant some other country?
The estimated percentage of Muslims in the U.S. (.6 percent) makes that group almost totally insignificant although, they seem to be the most newsworthy, in this country.
Hi I spent most of my birthday thinking about and writing this and this seems like a good place as any to share it so please read it and leave a comment if it influences you. thank you
What Has America Become?
What
have we become? Are we still the nation we once were? Are we still the people
who tamed a wild and unbroken continent, who stood up to the greatest empire in
history and with one voice, and many bullets, shouted that we have no room for tyranny
upon our shores? Is this still the nation that builds things, that does “this
that and the other thing not because they are easy but because they are hard”?
Do we still lay down our lives so that others we may not even like may have the
same rights, freedoms, hopes and dreams as we? Or are we so mired in our own
greed, mistrust, fear and hate that we have forgotten what it means to be
Americans? What happened to the neighborhoods that no one locked their doors at
night? Why did we tell “Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall!” only to build a far
larger wall with our southern neighbor. A neighbor we have stolen land from,
poisoned with our desire for drugs and denigrate its people who come north
fleeing the violence and destruction; people
who are risking their lives, fortunes and sacred honor in their pursuit of
happiness-the pursuit of freedom from tyranny, oppression, violence and
economic stagnation. This is the same pursuit that brought all of our ancestors
to this land. Have we become so fearful of attack that we have given up our
hard fought liberty, for which countless have laid down their lives, for the
mere illusion of security? What has turned us from the “candy bombers” to the
unibomber? What has taken us from Andy Griffith to SWAT? I love Lucy to Big
Brother? Have we become so greedy and uncaring that we will turn a blind eye to
our neighbors being run out of their homes or is it because we have grown meek
and complacent? Do we poison our planet, our oceans and communities because it
is too inconvenient, too troublesome, or too difficult to
innovate a new, better, way of life and export that to the world as we have
done so many times before? Have we become so hatefully blind that we relegate
an entire group of people to second or third class citizens? Or are we so divided that we compromise the welfare
of all to score a petty victory? Have we become so greedy that we hide our
money and donate to anybody just to avoid paying taxes that benefit everybody? What can be more charitable
than that? Can we once again become the beacon of light, knowledge and
tolerance in a world immersed in darkness, afflicted by ignorance and stricken
with tyranny? Can we once again send men to the Moon and return them safely to
the Earth? What will it take for us to build a road, power, rail and water infrastructure
that is the envy of the entire planet? Then to help others build the same as we
did with Europe and Japan after the catastrophe of World War 2. Can we once
again be such an influence for good and righteousness that a newly freed country
will want to call their leader “President”? Will we once again work our way
through economic depression, drought, devastating hurricanes and climatic
change over a calming and unifying fireside chat? Do we still scoff at those
that say “it can never be done” and do it anyway? Who are we if a small,
impoverished island chain in the middle of an ocean can have universal
healthcare and free schooling through a masters degree and yet we are straddled
with a “new” healthcare system that is already out of date and over a trillion
dollars in student loans? What does that say of our priorities that we spend so
much on our military and so little on our students? What does it say of us that
we wrangle for years about healthcare and are only able to produce an
inefficient, convoluted mess? That is not the product of the America we used to
be. When we did something We Did It Right. The First Time. Or are we not the
country whose citizens dream about making a difference not just for themselves
but for all humanity? Can we once again be the nation that everyone dreams to
be a citizen of and live in the land of the free? I say this not as a Liberal
or a Conservative, Democrat or Republican, Californian or Floridian but as an
American. We still are the nation of people who ask not what their country can
do for them and ask what they can do for their country or community. We just
have forgotten it for a bit. However, it is high time to remember that We Are
Americans and it’s time we came together and acted like it. I therefore
challenge all true Americans to next weekend (Aug 17-19) to do one of the
following actions or come up with your own way of demonstrating the American
Spirit. For if we come together now I know that we will get through our current
trials and tribulations with our heads held high and our flag even higher.
Some Ideas for American Things to Do:
-Help someone in need
-Read a Book
-Bake something and give it to your neighbor. Don’t know how
to bake? Learn many recipes are on the back of cake boxes and require no more
than 4 ingredients and nothing brightens up a person’s day like a tin of
cupcakes or cookies
-Know/see a veteran? Talk to them, listen to their stories
and express your gratitude whether they fought the nazis or the Taliban this
country owes them more than can be paid
-See a problem in the community? Fix it or report it to
those who can.
-Put down the TV remote and build something
-Get involved with politics. Run for office. Make a
difference!
-Shut off the cell phone on your train/bus/lunch hour and
talk to a random stranger. If a random stranger talks to you be friendly, talk
back.
-donate to charity
-offer to arbitrate a dispute
-buy someone a drink
-say hello to someone walking by at the office or at school
-concerned for the planet? Plant a garden. Even a single
planet will help both the planet and your own sense of well being. Have too
much fruit? Bring the excess into your office for all to share or give some to
a neighbor. Don’t let it rot on the ground.
-make a sick friend a bowl of chicken soup
-learn something new
-start a new business (easier than ever with websites and
paypal!)
The world and us population have DOUBLED in the past 60 years.So ,since day one,it took to 1960 to get to 3.5 billion world/150 million US respectively. There are no more taxpayers now than there were people here then. SOOOOOOOOOOOO when we get out of the hole that the wealthy have made for us,we can turn our attention to mexicans and the rest of the world.We are BURYING the culture that made this great nation and changed the course of history for the world.So just how many of the 7 billion do we help? As a taxpayer I am paying for 2 people each person in my family.
No, we are not the nation we once were. That nation had never been attacked by Islamic terrorists that killed 3,000 Americans and guests of this nation in one day. Fast forward to 2012, where this nation, much more advanced now, than it was in the beginning, would never turn a blind eye to a very tiny segment of our population, where they are violating the rights of another segment of our population, while allowing them to assault other Americans
Throwing rocks, concrete, bottles, cans and sundry other objects while police watched them do it and made no effective effort to disperse the Muslim mob attacking a small group of people demonstrating their freedom of religion and speech and rights to peaceably assemble. (e.g. Dearborn, MI June 2012)
Nor would that nation have allowed mobs of black clad anarchists vandalizing, looting or burning property or assaulting other citizens to continue that activity unabated. At one time, we had balls big enough to stop that type of behavior not condone it, but today, our police look on and/or withdraw at the direction of our politicians and make only slight overtures (when finally authorized or permitted) to curtail the activity.
Yes Bruin2010 this is a different nation, a very, very different nation and, one that may appear to be reaching the extent of its usefulness.
The three monotheistic religions have addressed mankind, bringing almost the same message, with a few reservations that are particularly related to rituals. That God is one and man should adore only one God, the Omnipotent and Omniscient, are common to all the three religions. The Day of Judgment is another common feature. Protection of human life and of the right of possession, sharing one’s riches with the poor, seeking peace and justice, praise of God on every occasion, giving thanks to God and praying are some other points shared by these three religions.
That lets the GOP out.
As a Muslim I agree with the premise that Muslims should also come out in droves when christian and Jewish places of worship are torched in Muslim lands. I believe we Muslims have double standards at times and it is unfair to expect great behavior from our neighbors in US and act callous towards the conduct of Muslims in other places. Better yet our money should go to many legitimate causes in this country and then left over can be spent on building Mosques. Hope we wake up one day and have the moral courage to do the right thing i.e., help a women abuse center or help build a shelter for homeless. Many churches have opened up to provide Muslims places for worship on days other than Sundays. That gesture is good enough rather than building structures after structures. What counts is what is in our hearts and we as Muslims in the United States have fallen short in giving back to this great society (The Best ever on the Planet earth). God bless USA and its people
Humanitarian causes are more important than building a Mosque or prayer place. Human are Allah or God's ( what ever one calls) creation but a prayer place is man's creation. Its time to judge which one is more important?
Our culture would be better off without ANY further influx of muslims
We've heard that one before oh pained1;
You might consider that we are who we are because we have permitted peoples and religions of all walks of life to help us build this nation and/or who are doing their parts to destroy it while others are trying to save it.
I might be able to go along with your 'influx' thought there if, you would be willing to extend that ideal to all religions.
"Religion" is one of our problems, it has become a public nuisance, a threat to the public's safety and well being, an unabated source of severe discrimination against others and, a tax exempt cash cow for churches and insanely wealthy tel-evangilists sucking money from their viewers under false pretenses.
I'm just sayin!
There are ignorant and extremists in all religions. It's good to see the sane come out to help.
All of the brainwashed, death-fearing people of the world are on the same page. Even the intolerant Christians from the midwest helped the Muslim's by allowing them to use their facilities. All of the religious will make a showing after someone torched the mosque.
Everyone of these people are superstitious idol worshipers. Religion clearly has a common thread of believing in what doesn't exist. It's nice to have faith but their time would be much better spent on dealing with the real problems that do exist. They could spend their money on feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, soothing the dying or healing the sick.
Of course funds are pouring in from overseas. The Wahhabis in Saudi Arabia have been funding mosques all over the world in an attempt to spread Islam and crush the infidels. That's where most of the radical jihadis are trained. They take our money for the oil that just happened to be under the desert they roamed and just happened to be pumped out by the Europeans and turn around to try and destroy our women-enabling ways.
The symbol of the Phoenix, strength from adversity!
Joplin is setting an example all of America would do well to follow.
30 federal agents on the taxpayers time clock investigating is over kill. If it were any other house of worship that is tax exempt it would be totally overlooked by the federal government.
I don’t know what motivated the non-Muslims citied in this article. Some may have come to the aid of the Muslims because the enormously destructive tornado in Joplin several years ago made them more sensitive to people in need. Others may have done so because they are Christians. Others may have wanted to make a statement against domestic terrorism. Whatever the motivation, we need more such behavior.
Yes,in America you will get this treatment. Such displays by our heathen 'bretheren' who torch others places of worship- SHAME.We also don't need any more muslims in our west.