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The Muslim call to prayer will soon echo across Duke University - a historically Methodist school. Starting Friday, the Muslim Students Association will broadcast a moderately amplified prayer from the Duke Chapel bell tower. The prayer chant will be delivered in Arabic - followed by an English translation. The university says delivering Muslim prayers from the chapel of a historically Methodist university is a way to demonstrate their commitment to religious pluralism. A university spokesman told me the chapel has never been specifically for Christian worship. Its an interdenominational chapel. So they really dont understand why folks are making a big deal about Muslim prayers being publicly broadcast at a historically Methodist school. I wonder if John Wesley wouldve thought it was a big deal?
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 19:57:46 +0000

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