With Christian holidays coming under so much attack lately, particularly from the Muslim faith, I could not help but see the irony here.

If Christians were to rent a huge venue like the Civic Center for thousands of our faith to celebrate our holiday, the only front page news it would make would be surrounding the controversy and protests coming from those who are "offended".

The fact that these folks could gather like this epitomizes "Freedom of Religion". It's just very sad that we are not allowed the same courtesy and respect.



www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/104842




7,000 Valley Muslims gather for Feast of the Sacrifice worshipLawn Griffiths, Tribune
Half a world away in Mecca, some 3 million Muslims were ending their holy pilgrimage, or “hajj,â€