National Public Radio: “What It’s Like To Be A Muslim In Idaho”

Pocatello Institute of Religion — A large Latter-day Saint Institute of Religion stands adjacent to the campus of Idaho State University in Pocatello, (LDS.org)

http://www.npr.org/2016/04/24/475473657/idaho-muslims?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=religion

I was in Idaho Falls a few weeks ago for a Mormon/Muslim dialogue.

My Muslim counterpart for that dialogue was a professor at Idaho State University, in Pocatello, Idaho.

I believe that he told me that the majority of the anti-Muslim activity in Pocatello (to the fairly limited extent that any occurs) comes from one particular Evangelical church there — a church that is also, in my experience, rather vocally anti-Mormon. (Big surprise!) I think that I remember what he said correctly. And, if I do, I hope that it’s true. And, if it’s true, I wish that it had come out in this interview.

I would like to think that Mormons, of all people, shouldn’t be prone to bigotry — and certainly not to hatred — against unpopular religious minorities. We do, after all, have a bit of history with that sort of thing.

Posted from Amman, Jordan

National Public Radio: “What it’s like to be a Muslim in Idaho”