(L to R): Rod Macdonald, Anna Tremblay (Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary), Almoonir Dewji (Ismaili Muslim Community) and Rev. Gary Watts (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada) at the opening ceremonies of the Baitun Nur MosqueMulti-faith group applauds mosque
Graeme Morton,
Calgary Herald
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Calgary's Muslim-Christian Dialogue group has issued a message of congratulations to the Ahmadiyya Muslim community on this morning's official dedication of their new, $14-million mosque in Castleridge.
"It is our hope that the Baitun Nur mosque will be a place of prayerful contemplation and search for enlightenment, a place where Calgarians can come together to exchange knowledge and ideas, enabling us all to more fully appreciate one another," the interfaith group said in a joint statement.
"This search for mutual understanding remains essential to assuring peace and stability among diverse cultures and faiths," it adds.
The dialogue group includes representations from a number of Muslim organizations, the Arabic Christian Church of Calgary, Calgary Evangelical Ministerial Association and the Anglican, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian and United Church denominations.
Calgary's Muslim-Christian Dialogue group has issued a message of congratulations to the Ahmadiyya Muslim community on this morning's official dedication of their new, $14-million mosque in Castleridge.
"It is our hope that the Baitun Nur mosque will be a place of prayerful contemplation and search for enlightenment, a place where Calgarians can come together to exchange knowledge and ideas, enabling us all to more fully appreciate one another," the interfaith group said in a joint statement.
"This search for mutual understanding remains essential to assuring peace and stability among diverse cultures and faiths," it adds.
The dialogue group includes representations from a number of Muslim organizations, the Arabic Christian Church of Calgary, Calgary Evangelical Ministerial Association and the Anglican, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian and United Church denominations.
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