Describes the relationship between the U.S. Muslim community and their fellow countrymen, a documentary film is able to show friendship between Muslims and Christians on American soil.
"We hope the documentary can give a positive picture of relationships between members of the Baptist Church with the Muslims, the picture that could gradually erode the negative views that began permeated American culture," Robert Parham, chairman of the Baptist Center for Ethnic, told the Tennessean newspaper Saturday, January 2, 2010.
-Length documentary titled "Different Books, Common Word" (Book of contrast, the Same Language), presents five stories of friendship between Muslims and Christians across America.
The documentary shows how Muslims are to provide assistance when non-Muslim group was a problem, provide assistance and stopover for cyclone victims.
In addition, also seen how the Christian community to provide assistance as a form of solidarity with them against Muslims who get a disaster when their mosque was burned by a white supremacist group in 2008.
Plainly, this movie also shows that the American Muslim community is also the same group, which also has a good humor.
"We try to work together for the show to the public that we have more similarities rather than differences," Orhan Osman, executive director of Interfaith Dialogue Institute in Oklahoma City.
"We try to help people to understand the two religions and create a new relationship."
The documentary, produced by EthicsDaily.com, affiliated with the Baptist Center for Ethics, is one of the many films which raised about the conflicts that occur because of differences of religion and political viewpoint.
The film will be aired by ABC on several television channels in the coming months of January and February.
The main purpose of this film is to show that any religion forbids violence.
"We have a few extremists on both sides," said Bruce Prescott, Executive Director of Mainstream Oklahoma Baptists.
Timothy McVeigh, a U.S. military veteran and security guard, was accused of masterminding the bombing of P. Building Murrah in Oklahoma City in 1995, killing 168 people.
A 23-year-old boy last week Nigerian origin was arrested after trying business aircraft blasting Detroit.
"What we need to realize is that the extremists are just an extremist, not because of their religion," Prescott added.
Prescott voiced hope that the documentary was able to make people think clearly and eliminate the stereotype that controls their minds who think that violence occurs because of a religion.
"We're trying to find a more common way to spread the message of peace."
American Muslim community, estimated to consist of six to seven million inhabitants, has become the public spotlight after 11 September 2001 attacks in New York.
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"We hope the documentary can give a positive picture of relationships between members of the Baptist Church with the Muslims, the picture that could gradually erode the negative views that began permeated American culture," Robert Parham, chairman of the Baptist Center for Ethnic, told the Tennessean newspaper Saturday, January 2, 2010.
-Length documentary titled "Different Books, Common Word" (Book of contrast, the Same Language), presents five stories of friendship between Muslims and Christians across America.
The documentary shows how Muslims are to provide assistance when non-Muslim group was a problem, provide assistance and stopover for cyclone victims.
In addition, also seen how the Christian community to provide assistance as a form of solidarity with them against Muslims who get a disaster when their mosque was burned by a white supremacist group in 2008.
Plainly, this movie also shows that the American Muslim community is also the same group, which also has a good humor.
"We try to work together for the show to the public that we have more similarities rather than differences," Orhan Osman, executive director of Interfaith Dialogue Institute in Oklahoma City.
"We try to help people to understand the two religions and create a new relationship."
The documentary, produced by EthicsDaily.com, affiliated with the Baptist Center for Ethics, is one of the many films which raised about the conflicts that occur because of differences of religion and political viewpoint.
The film will be aired by ABC on several television channels in the coming months of January and February.
"We have a few extremists on both sides," said Bruce Prescott, Executive Director of Mainstream Oklahoma Baptists.
Timothy McVeigh, a U.S. military veteran and security guard, was accused of masterminding the bombing of P. Building Murrah in Oklahoma City in 1995, killing 168 people.
A 23-year-old boy last week Nigerian origin was arrested after trying business aircraft blasting Detroit.
"What we need to realize is that the extremists are just an extremist, not because of their religion," Prescott added.
Prescott voiced hope that the documentary was able to make people think clearly and eliminate the stereotype that controls their minds who think that violence occurs because of a religion.
"We're trying to find a more common way to spread the message of peace."
American Muslim community, estimated to consist of six to seven million inhabitants, has become the public spotlight after 11 September 2001 attacks in New York.
Tag : city in oklahoma, oklahoma city ok, oklahoma thunder, thunder, thunder oklahoma city, okc, oklahoma city bombing, oklahoma city news, oklahoma city weather, oklahoma weather
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