tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18389680.post3497715816000278889..comments2024-03-29T13:24:12.205+01:00Comments on stan van houcke: Orlando Shooters Fatherstanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02966505503468040742noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18389680.post-46596701301397794042016-06-14T17:46:20.989+02:002016-06-14T17:46:20.989+02:00'AMY GOODMAN: Joining us now is Imam Daayiee A...'AMY GOODMAN: Joining us now is Imam Daayiee Abdullah, executor director of Mecca Institute, one of the first openly gay imams in the Western Hemisphere.<br /><br />Welcome to Democracy Now! Can you show your thoughts, Imam Daayiee Abdullah, about what took place in Orlando, Florida, this weekend?<br /><br />IMAM DAAYIEE ABDULLAH: Yes. Thank you, Amy, for inviting me. And I’m wearing black today because I’m still in mourning, because I want to give out condolences to the families and friends of the—and the community there—of the victims there in Orlando, and basically to say that, overall, violence is never the answer to any type of response, but there are a number of different issues that, in intersection, lead to a major question as to why these things happen. It’s not just because of an individual with just hate, but there are things that underlie the reasoning behind them so that they can choose to use violence as a way to make a statement.' Read More at <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2016/6/13/openly_gay_muslim_imam_reacts_to" rel="nofollow">DemocracyNow.org</a><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com