Duke University reverses plan for call to prayer - Yet different reasons reported.

[NM posts]

Originally Posted by stantheman78

Here is a question: Would I be allowed to chant the 'The Our Father' from the roof of a Mosque... lets say in any Muslim country?

I don't have a problem with the Muslim prayer chant, I have a problem with it being forced upon us. What was Duke thinking?

It's not being forced on you. You're free not to attend or to roll your eyes at it if you are within earshot...same for church bells, outdoor speeches, etc. It doesn't matter if you could chant that in a Muslim country because we're in this one.

Slate has a really good piece on this issue today -

Duke reverses decision on Muslim call to prayer in campus chapel: The university was clumsy but made the right decision.

[MsT89]

Slate has a really good piece on this issue today -

Duke reverses decision on Muslim call to prayer in campus chapel: The university was clumsy but made the right decision.

Thanks for sharing this. It was a very thoughtful commentary. I think "clumsy" is the right word. The intentions were all good, but it was not handled very smoothly. I know several people who work at the Chapel, and I can't imagine how the last few days have been for them.

[NCSaint]

Originally Posted by NorasMom

It's not being forced on you. You're free not to attend or to roll your eyes at it if you are within earshot...same for church bells, outdoor speeches, etc. It doesn't matter if you could chant that in a Muslim country because we're in this one.

Slate has a really good piece on this issue today -

Duke reverses decision on Muslim call to prayer in campus chapel: The university was clumsy but made the right decision.

I think the article prompted decent comments. The author seemed intent to call those who don't like the idea of the amplified call a bunch of bigots. I don't like the idea of an amplified call but don't believe myself to be a bigot. I work with a bunch of guys/girls of Muslim faith and my and their faith is a non-issue. I don't go around screaming about Jesus and they don't go around chanting about Allah. Mutual respect is what I believe it to be called.

The comment below received "Top Comment" out of almost 1000 comments from the article and identifies how I feel about the subject. I can't paste it so typing it out.

"Keep it in the mosque. Nobody enjoys hearing street preachers scream about Jesus, and nobody wants to hear about Allah over a loudspeaker 5 times a day." Credit to I'mright in the link above.

[RedZin]

Originally Posted by NCSaint

I think the article prompted decent comments. The author seemed intent to call those who don't like the idea of the amplified call a bunch of bigots. I don't like the idea of an amplified call but don't believe myself to be a bigot. I work with a bunch of guys/girls of Muslim faith and my and their faith is a non-issue. I don't go around screaming about Jesus and they don't go around chanting about Allah. Mutual respect is what I believe it to be called.

The comment below received "Top Comment" out of almost 1000 comments from the article and identifies how I feel about the subject. I can't paste it so typing it out.

"Keep it in the mosque. Nobody enjoys hearing street preachers scream about Jesus, and nobody wants to hear about Allah over a loudspeaker 5 times a day." Credit to I'mright in the link above.

Thing about that quote is that it's incorrect. Duke planned to play a weekly call. On Friday afternoons.

That's all. It wasn't designed to be the call 5x a day, every day. It was more of a symbolic gesture.

I think the call to prayer is lovely. It's like a song. I'm sure it would be no more intrusive than the church bells, which are far more regular.