Recently my seminary alma mater, Duke University, generated controversy by announcing that they would let their Muslim student organization use the Duke Chapel tower to call Muslims to prayer on Friday, their day of worship. Muslim students have been having prayer services in the basement of Duke Chapel for years. The adhan prayer, usually broadcast from a minaret, serves as a call to worship.
Evangelist Franklin Graham immediately castigated Duke on Facebook: “As Christianity is being excluded from the public square and followers of Islam are raping, butchering, and beheading Christians, Jews, and anyone who doesn’t submit to their Sharia Islamic law, Duke is promoting this in the name of religious pluralism.” He encouraged people to withhold contributions to the university. Criticism of the decision began to pour in.
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