Reading the newspaper this morning (yesterday’s edition of the Newark Star-Ledger), I happened upon this article. It struck me immediately because current American politics would have you believe that religion is a characteristic of division, not the unity described here. Some of these quotes show the true spirit of what religion tries to teach but always messes up when the agenda enters the room. I guess there area a few perks to living in the densest and most diverse state in the country.
The way of four faiths: Ethel Road
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
BY SULEMAN DIN
Star-Ledger StaffAs Ahmed Salem searched for a place in the Piscataway area to open an Islamic school a few years ago, he noticed a rabbi outside an otherwise nondescript commercial building on a road lined with warehouse complexes.
“He’s a man of faith,” said Salem, an Egyptian scholar. “I thought: I have to talk to him.”
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