Reading the THEE Book Facebook page maintained by Heidi Jo Fagerlie-Ahmann and other self-described Christian patriots, we've learned that the Newest Minnesota anti-Muslim speaking circuit venue is hosting anti-Islam speaker Shahram Hadian from November 27 through November 30.
The material appears to be the canned lectures that the "Truth in Love Project Ministry: has been delivering for the past few years when the Washington state-based fellow visits Minnesota, while offering a new choice on the menu that's made from repurposing the same scary leftovers.
Bluestem's editor lived in Springfield, Missouri, for five years. This certainty of content not only reminds us of canned shows down the road at Branson, but of the ease of writing a quick post on Saturday morning by recycling our own material at Shahram Hadian & Bill French to appear on MN's anti-Muslim speaking circuit in Aug & Sept from 2017 and Division lines pockets: Anti-interfaith speaker coming to Montevideo, Duluth, Bloomington from February 2018 wherein the content included the talk on the Trojan Horse of Interfaith Dialogue. Yawn: the material is a standard presentation on TIL's menu (see right hand column here).
The event in St. Cloud does seem to be his newest show, now frightening attendees from Nampa, ID to St. Cloud.
Elsewhere in Minnesota, it's "Sharing Christ with Muslims." One part of his pitch is that Christians don't need to worry about offending Muslims. Ironically enough, there's an interfaith meeting today in St. Cloud described in the St. Cloud Times article, 'Offend me' event is chance to ask everything you wanted to know about Islam:
Once again, people will have a chance to ask their questions about Islam directly to their Muslim neighbors.
#UnitedCloud and Atonement Lutheran Church are hosting another installment of "I don't mean to offend you, but ..."
The series features a panel of Muslim speakers, ready and willing to answer questions about Islam, and for some panelists, the Somali community.
John Gabrielson, pastor at Atonement for the past few years, said he thinks the event is timely considering the atmosphere in St. Cloud in recent years.
"Looking at the atmosphere of the city and the greater St. Cloud area and ... the tensions that we've had here, it just seems like a timely thing to give people a chance to have questions asked and answered, and to get to meet their neighbors and share a meal and know each other," Gabrielson said.
He said one conversation can make a difference.
"I think that makes it a lot easier for us to function as a 'we' than an 'us' and a 'they.' " Gabrielson said.
And his church has a place in continuing the conversation.
"Looking at the neighborhood we serve ... there are a fair number of Muslim folks that are our neighbors now and that are living and working and raising their families right here," Gabrielson said.
Gabrielson said he hopes the conversation brings some understanding.
"I hope the folks who have questions have a chance to ask them, and the four panelists will have a chance to answer things directly, rather than having it just be rumor and innuendo," Gabrielson said. "And that's a beginning for folks, for some understanding and community building."
He said the point is not to convert anyone to Christianity or Islam. ...
Read the rest at the Times. The event doesn't seem to be created to react to the latest round of the anti-Muslim speaking circuit, simply some of fresh-content, interactive interfaith dialogue some find so threatening. Oh noes! That's certainly another sigh of the waning days of Babylon.
In Willmar, organizers have put together The Open Book of Interfaith Dialogue at the The Goodness Coffee House in Willmar on November 27, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.– 8:30 p.m.:
Our community is stronger when we can come together, learn, and support one another. Join us as we hear about the many faith communities in the Willmar area and how they are supporting and uplifting one another while staying true to their tradition.
Bluestem suggests that those who don't share an addiction to Hadian's fright night anger and fear-mongering head out to the other events.
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