Barnabas File

A week after the Presidential election, we are still processing the changes that the election of a new leader might produce.   This is not an effort to rehash the arguments of that campaign and my friends know my own inclinations.   Rather, this is an attempt to share one story that provides an example of how we can respond. As many know, there was dissension in our community when the Islamic Center in Murfreesboro began building a place of worship in 2010. The backlash included vandalism, a bomb threat, and an unsuccessful lawsuit. The challenges failed and the Muslim community has continued to be good and responsible neighbors. When worshippers gathered at the Islamic Center for prayer last Friday, they found that Rachel Sloan, a local leader, had organized a gesture of support and encouragement that was reported in the local paper . "The little group I started is called Murfreesboro Support Alliance,” said Sloane.  “We developed literall...