• Muslims serve Christmas Eve dinner to 300 at mission
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[url]http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Muslims+serve+Christmas+dinner+Brewery+Mission/4026100/story.html[/url] [release][img]http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/4026101.bin[/img] It was in a spirit of giving that members of a South Shore mosque contributed $2,000 to sponsor the Christmas Eve supper at the Old Brewery Mission and spent two hours serving it to more than 300 people. This is double the minimum $1,000 contribution the mission seeks from those who sponsor a supper. It was believed to be the first time an Islamic community group has volunteered to sponsor and serve an evening meal at the mission, officials said. Following afternoon prayers at the mission on Clark St., about 20 members of the Islamic Community Centre of Brossard set the tables and passed plates of chicken, rice and steamed carrots to the first shift of diners. Ismail Mohammed of Greenfield Park, a retired CBC accountant, said he had suggested sponsoring the meal to fellow mosque members. "We don't celebrate Christmas, but serving humanity is serving God. That is what our teaching says," he observed. "We want to work with people from all religions," he added. "We came for peace in this country and we want to establish peace," said Mohammed, a native of India who grew up in Pakistan. Monique Khan of Brossard said serving others is the perfect holiday activity: "I feel happy when I make other people happy. It's a time for sharing and we give what we can" Her husband, Irfan Khan, a building technician, said feeding the needy is about immigrants contributing to their country. "When we came here, we didn't have anything. We worked hard and we did well. This society has given us so much, and now we have to give back." Said Suleman, who came to Canada as a refugee from Eritrea, said many fellow Muslims are successful and highly educated and "it's time to step in and do our share." "We have to think of others, of feeding our neighbours, to really participate." Sabiha Sheikh of Brossard, a part-time bookkeeper, said she often helps serve food to people in other mission-type settings. "It's time for us to contribute to the city we live in. We want to show that we are caring people -we are generous and want to share."[/release] Obviously, all Muslims hate us and our culture. :downs:
Little things like this give me faith in humanity.
now this is what religion really should be about. helping one another, and not in the misguided "we have to stop them from doing this or they'll go to hell!" kind of way
Muslum propegnda!!!11!
[QUOTE=TheHydra;27024790]now this is what religion really should be about. helping one another, and not in the misguided "we have to stop them from doing this or they'll go to hell!" kind of way[/QUOTE] Philanthropy shouldn't be confined to religious beliefs.
Good for them!
[QUOTE=Coffee;27024851]Philanthropy shouldn't be confined to religious beliefs.[/QUOTE] No, but religion should be confined to philantrophy.
Respect for muslims +10
[QUOTE=Coffee;27024851]Philanthropy shouldn't be confined to religious beliefs.[/QUOTE] When did I state that it should? Religion isn't going away any time soon; things like this need to be encouraged.
[QUOTE=TheHydra;27024937]When did I state that it should? Religion isn't going away any time soon; things like this need to be encouraged.[/QUOTE] "Now this is what religion should really be about."
[QUOTE=Coffee;27024978]"Now this is what religion should really be about."[/QUOTE] Yes. What's the problem? Religion should be about helping others, if it continues to exist. At no point did I say it should be confined to religion.
[url=http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1042983-Gives-me-hope-Muslims-serve-Christmas-Eve-dinner-to-300-at-Old-Brewery-Mission]2 minutes too late[/url]. :v:
That photo looks photoshopped if you don't look at the hands closely, I'm serious. Look at how the angle of the photo makes it look like the plates of food are practically floating there :v:
[QUOTE=TheHydra;27024790]now this is what religion really should be about. helping one another, and not in the misguided "we have to stop them from doing this or they'll go to hell!" kind of way[/QUOTE] this is what it is about 9/10 extremism in both sectors is pretty low in america.
[QUOTE=Neddy;27024902]Respect for muslims +10[/QUOTE] interesting to see how the actions of a few change your perceptions of over 1.5 billion people
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to 300? [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/300MoviePoster3.jpg[/img] :confused:
This is really nice. But I feel really bad for first thinking that this is some sort of evil plot by terrorists. Damn you Liberal Media!
[QUOTE=TheHydra;27024790]now this is what religion really should be about. helping one another, and not in the misguided "we have to stop them from doing this or they'll go to hell!" kind of way[/QUOTE] Religion was just an early form of science, nothing more. Its role was to explain our origin and nature. That's what religion is about in general, but yes this is loads better than the other kind.
Now people will finally see that religion is just a minor, non-important, non-defining thing, and that we're all human underneath.. Heh, I wish. (No, this is not an angsty atheist "hurr religion must die" post, this is a post about religious prejudice and discrimination)
:foxnews: MUSLIM TERRORISTS SERVE POISONED DINNERS FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER.:foxnews: All joking aside, this needs hearts. Put a smile on my face.
The majority of muslims I know are really kind people, it's good to see that it's not only here.
Is it me or do I see the ends of her hair in that picture. She should be stoned.
What are they eating? It looks like rice and cheese poofs
[QUOTE=jaredop;27028761]What are they eating? It looks like rice and cheese poofs[/QUOTE] Rice and chopped up carrots?
No ham!?
fuckin religion doesn't do ANY GOOD AT ALL
Moving towards friendship and then dissolving of all religions :smile:
News like this always puts a smile on my face.
This Eve we dine in HELL!!!!! wut
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