Religion and Politics

A United Methodist Pastor Tells Why He’s Observing Ramadan

At The United Methodist Reporter, The Rev. Wes Magruder, an ordained elder of the United Methodist Church serving in the North Texas Conference, writes about why he’s fasting during Ramadan, the Islamic holy month. Ramadan is “a month of searching, of devotion, of love of God and neighbor,” explains Magruder. “It is a living symbol of one’s hunger and thirst for the true God.”

Read at The United Methodist Reporter

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