North Carolina Imam Urges Congress to “Celebrate” Difference
Religion News Service’s Yonat Shimron reports that an imam from Duke University delivered an opening prayer to the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Abdullah Antepli said, “As the Creator of all, you made us different. Enable us to understand, appreciate and celebrate our differences.” Shimron writes, “As a native of Turkey who came to this country after serving in several countries as a faith-based humanitarian relief worker, Antepli takes great pride in the American experiment that mixes pluralism and religious freedom.”