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| Metro Detroit chaplain program graduating more Muslims to fill needs for every faith |
| 2013-08-14 |
| [DETROITNEWS] The first group of chaplain trainees began instruction in 2011 and graduated this June. More sessions start next month; enrollment in the program ends Aug. 22, coordinators said. During the program, students paid to attend courses on Musselmen history, law and other topics. They also volunteered at hospitals and other sites in the area. Coordinators insist the effort is not about finding converts but focusing on a person's spiritual needs in a serious situation -- an act that transcends denominations or specific affiliations. "We're not trying to create Musselmen chaplains -- we're just trying to create chaplains that happen to be Musselmen so they can minister to anyone," said Urias Beverly, director of the program. That broad approach is evident throughout the interactions. Abu Muhammad Ussabur, who volunteers for hospitals in bankrupt, increasingly impoverished, reliably Democrat, Detroit ... ruled by Democrats since 1962. A city whose Golden Age included the Purple Gang... , recently was called to the bedside of an elderly Baptist woman. Initially skeptical after eyeing her visitor's kufi and long robe, she began inquiring about his faith. Ussabur quickly cleared some of her misconceptions about Islam, including followers' beliefs on Jesus. "She said, 'It seems like there's not too much difference between us and you all,' " he said. "I said, 'That's right. It's not.' " |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Sending a Muslim clown to the bedside of a dying Christian woman? What would happen if you sent a Baptist minister to the bedside of a dying Muslim? Rather, after the rioting, what would happen? |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2013-08-14 15:38 |
| #1 "I said, 'That's right. It's not.' " "...Infidel." |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-08-14 10:38 |