This is a good sign, because my neck of the woods isn't known for its religious tolerance. That locals are showing support is an amazing step towards redemption. It's also a reminder to those who still secretly cheer the arsonists... we're not all like you. Some of us are better than that.(Reuters) - A rally for Muslims in Joplin, Missouri, drew hundreds of people on Saturday night, nearly three weeks after a local mosque was destroyed by a fire which members of the Islamic community suspect was a hate crime, the organizer of the event said.The gathering at a city park was promoted on a Facebook page as a way to show "that love is stronger than fear or hatred."Organizers saw the rally in part as a giving-back to the local Muslim community because their mosque was a relief center for victims of the May 2011 tornado in Joplin, which took 161 lives and damaged or destroyed more than 8,000 buildings.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
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