Tennessee Church to be featured in Middle-Eastern Documentary
This page is a follow up to yesterday’s page, Muslim and Christian Church Celebrate Thanksgiving Together
The pastor in this story, Steve Stone of the Heartsong Church, is the polar opposite of Terry Jones, the Florida pastor of “Burn a Koran Day” infamy. Now his humble message of peace, civility, and tolerance—along with that of others—is now going to be carried all the way to the Middle East, yet it’s hardly a blip on the radar here in the U.S.
There are good people on both sides working hard to make a positive difference. I don’t know whether to rejoice or scream in frustration, because I want to know: WHERE IS THE NATIONAL MEDIA ON THIS??
They were all over the hateful pastor like white on rice, hanging on his every ignorant, bigoted utterance. Where are the camera crews, the breathless round-the-clock coverage, and the faux concern for our troops now? Crickets.
Where is the oh-so-Christian-and-family-values religious right’s praise for this kindly pastor who’s actually trying to be a good Christian BY DEED instead of by empty words? Where are the voices of the right-wing bloggers? Crickets.
The rank hypocrisy of it all is just…just…WRONG.
CORDOVA, TN (WMC-TV) - Heartsong Church in Cordova is moving beyond national headlines to international ones.
The Mid-South church was recently featured on NBC Nightly News when it welcomed an Islamic Community Center into the neighborhood.
Now the church will be featured in a documentary shown on TV in the Mid-East. The documentary makers say their goal is to clear up misconceptions about Americans.
“The main reason why we’re here is to kill the misconceptions from both sides, the Middle East and the United States,” Documentary Director Omar AlSlaise said
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AlSlaise says the images of Muslims and Christians joining together, will help Muslims think differently about Americans.
“America actually welcomes Islam and any other faith with open arms,” AlSlaise said. “We want to show that to our side of the world, down in the Middle East.
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“We want to make a positive witness to civility, and the true American Spirit, which is being neighborly,” Stone said.
It’s a witness which will now be seen all the way in the Middle East.
The hour-long documentary will feature other events around the United States. It will air on Bahrain’s national network during prime time.
