*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* { Sila lawat Laman Hizbi-Net - http://www.hizbi.net } { Hantarkan mesej anda ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED] } { Iklan barangan? Hantarkan ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] } *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* PAS : KE ARAH PEMERINTAHAN ISLAM YANG ADIL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MINNESOTA UNIVERSITY DENIES FACILITIES TO MUSLIMS University attorney says "It's discrimination, but it's lawful discrimination" (WASHINGTON, DC - 1/8/98) CAIR is calling on Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn., to reverse its stated position denying use of a gymnasium to Muslims for Eid ul-Fitr prayers. According to local Muslim leaders, the person in charge of renting the gymnasium said unnamed parties associated with the university were "appalled that space was rented to Muslims (last year)." The official was also quoted as saying: "The order came from the president. Only he can change that." Another Muslim community representative reports being told that "alumni put pressure on the president" after last year's rental to Muslims. When contacted by CAIR, the official stated: "A number of pastors and professors did not feel right last year...bringing a Muslim group on a Lutheran campus." He also stated that "the president caught a lot of flak" for having a Muslim function on campus. Other statements referred to "Muslim belief compared to our beliefs" and "rumblings from a belief standpoint that went to the president." The university official also stated it was conveyed to him that, "we need to look at different groups...monitor certain groups." Having stated the above, he assured CAIR that he "got along great (with Muslims) from the operational standpoint." In a letter faxed to Concordia University President Robert Holst, CAIR called for an investigation of the incident and for a clarification of university policy on religious discrimination. The letter also requested that Muslims be allowed to rent university facilities on a space-available basis. Leonard Pranschke, attorney for the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, the university's governing organization, is quoted as saying, "It's discrimination, but it's lawful discrimination." (http://webserv1.startribune.com/cgi-bin/stOnLine/article?thisSlug=MUSL08) A university spokesman said the facility would be available for "recreational or educational" activities, but not for a "non-Christian religious purpose." _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ( Melanggan ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body : SUBSCRIBE HIZB) ( Berhenti ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body: UNSUBSCRIBE HIZB) ( Segala pendapat yang dikemukakan tidak menggambarkan ) ( pandangan rasmi & bukan tanggungjawab HIZBI-Net ) ( Bermasalah? Sila hubungi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pengirim: "Mr Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>