So, one of my nephews complained about the Muslim Prayer Room that their local Catholic Hospital provides. His mother, somewhere along the line, told him "well, either do something about it or stop complaining".
So, he decided to do an experiment. He and a couple of his body-building buddies grabbed their New Testaments and went to the Muslim Prayer room, where they just sat on the floor reading their Bibles.
It didn't take long before a Muslim man came in, looked around, then abruptly left in somewhat of a huff when he saw the guys with their Bibles.
About 10 minutes later, a hospital security guy comes into the room, looks around, and asks "what are you guys doing?" They replied "praying - it's a prayer room, right?" The security guy looked baffled for a minute, then admitted, "I guess there's no law against that, is there?" He looked around for signage that would indicate anything like "Muslims only", but there didn't appear to be any. He left.
A couple minutes later, the security guy returned with his supervisor, who asked that they leave. They asked, "are you kicking us out, and on what basis?" He just looked around the room, and said, "you guys are asking for trouble", and left.
(several other Muslims came in, looked around, and left in the meanwhile)
About 20 minutes after that, a guy from hospital administration came in and looked around. He also asked "what are you guys doing?" Again, they replied "praying - it's a prayer room, right?" The administration guy said, "well, yeah, but it's a Muslim prayer room, and they take this seriously". One of the guys answered, "we take 'praying' seriously, also, and they're welcome to come in - we're not stopping them".
They stayed for about three hours, during which Muslims would come in, look around, and leave. One Muslim looked at them with a frowny look, then did his routine. Another younger Muslim came in, looked at the guys, and said "you are desecrating a holy place". They replied that they were just there to pray. This younger Muslim thought about it a minute, said "peace be upon you", and started his prayer routine.
Interesting experiment in religious liberty, though I would not necessarily recommend it.
So, he decided to do an experiment. He and a couple of his body-building buddies grabbed their New Testaments and went to the Muslim Prayer room, where they just sat on the floor reading their Bibles.
It didn't take long before a Muslim man came in, looked around, then abruptly left in somewhat of a huff when he saw the guys with their Bibles.
About 10 minutes later, a hospital security guy comes into the room, looks around, and asks "what are you guys doing?" They replied "praying - it's a prayer room, right?" The security guy looked baffled for a minute, then admitted, "I guess there's no law against that, is there?" He looked around for signage that would indicate anything like "Muslims only", but there didn't appear to be any. He left.
A couple minutes later, the security guy returned with his supervisor, who asked that they leave. They asked, "are you kicking us out, and on what basis?" He just looked around the room, and said, "you guys are asking for trouble", and left.
(several other Muslims came in, looked around, and left in the meanwhile)
About 20 minutes after that, a guy from hospital administration came in and looked around. He also asked "what are you guys doing?" Again, they replied "praying - it's a prayer room, right?" The administration guy said, "well, yeah, but it's a Muslim prayer room, and they take this seriously". One of the guys answered, "we take 'praying' seriously, also, and they're welcome to come in - we're not stopping them".
They stayed for about three hours, during which Muslims would come in, look around, and leave. One Muslim looked at them with a frowny look, then did his routine. Another younger Muslim came in, looked at the guys, and said "you are desecrating a holy place". They replied that they were just there to pray. This younger Muslim thought about it a minute, said "peace be upon you", and started his prayer routine.
Interesting experiment in religious liberty, though I would not necessarily recommend it.
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