Press Release Jan 7, 2011
The Teacher fired by LCC for teaching Islam is Back!
Barry Sommer will be giving his lecture “What is Islam” at Harris Hall,
125 E. 8th Stin downtownEugene
125 E. 8th Stin downtown
Come and hear Barry Sommer speak on Islamic doctrine and the voices which define Islam today.
Informative, enlightening and thought-provoking. All are welcome, there is no cost.
This is NOT the full length course which was to be taught at LCC, but a short intro to Islam. Come with questions as this will be a true “interfaith dialogue” evening.
For more information please contact:
Barry Sommer
Many thanks to Lane912 for their support and hosting.
2 comments:
Well, Barry, it's your lucky day! You know how you keep asking for "moderate Muslims" to unequivocally stand up and speak out against the extremists? I'd say this pretty firmly qualifies:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/3365.aspx
So tell me again how you have to want to kill Christians to be a proper Muslim?
Nice story, but it does not mean anything except that some Muslims in Egypt condemn the attacks, and stand with the Christians. That says nothing about how Islam is defined by it's leaders and practiced by millions of Muslims. It is nice to see Muslims standing firm against these kinds of horrors, but in reality their voices are meaningless against Islamic texts and tenets which have been upheld as right by the Ulema. I appreciate their efforts, but against how Islam is defined and practiced today, they are just leafs in a sandstorm. If moderate Muslims were to gather as a group, millions upon millions upon millions of them, and in one voice condemn how Islam has been "hijacked" and that they are taking it back, maybe then there would be credibility. Few Muslims are terrorists, but the majority of terrorists are Muslim. As long as Islam is defined as misogynistic, militaristic, patriarchal and xenophobic by those tasked as it's leaders the voices of the moderates will continue to fall on deaf ears.
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