Also in attendance was Dana Humphrey, the Director of the Volusia Peace Center, "I came to hear what these men had to say, and I found their on-stage ranting to be extremely disturbing and very detrimental to the peace efforts between Christians, Jews and Muslims. I find it interesting that the group that sponsored this event is a Christian Zionist group who has a mission 'to bring the unity and joy that comes with mutual understanding and love between Jew and Gentile children of God.'
"What about Muslims? Are they not children of God as well? I personally believe in the Oneness of all mankind and the Oneness of God and I hope that we as Americans will build bridges between people not walls. Just before Christmas last year, I stood at the foot of the 30 foot Wall in the little town of Bethlehem and cried for the people of Palestine. Jesus taught us "The Way" and this is certainly not it!
"I'm not really sure how these men can say that they are truly Christians and speak with such violent hatred towards another group of people. They stereotyped and demonized all Muslims and were very clear, that according to them, there is no such thing as a moderate Muslim, even to the extent of saying that Muslim student organizations should not exist on college and university campuses in the US."
In a slight paraphrase of Mahatma Gandhi, this reporter wonders, what difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, the refugees and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism, Islam, Zionism, Fundamentalist Christianity or the holy name of liberty and democracy?
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