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sewaras-warasnya, jangan picik itu pikiran, no narrow minded please
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3rd Texas Muslims Legislative Day
Wednesday, April 4, 2007... a milestone day for Texas
Imam Opens the Texas Senate Session with an Islamic
Prayer
Picture of Lt. Governor Dewhurst Welcoming Imam Kavakci
Provided by the Dallas Morning News
The Chair of the Texas Education Committee, Senator
Florence Shapiro along with Texas's Lt. Governor Dewhurst welcomed Imam Dr.
Yusuf Kavakci and the Texas Muslim community on this monumental occasion.
As State Senator Dan Patrick said following the
Minister's prayer given by
Imam Dr. Yusuf Kavakci, "We witnessed someting this
morning that was extraordinary. It made me proud." This was the sentiment
throughout the Senate Gallery by all those in attendance of this monumental
occasion and also by those who watched the prayer broadcast live on the State
Legislature's website. On April 4, 2007, the Texas Muslim community
congregated in the State Capitol for the 3rd Texas Muslims Legislative and the
day opened with Imam Dr. Yusuf Kavakci as he gave the invocation to open the
State Senate session. Senator Shapiro, the Chair of the Education commitee and
the senior Jewish senator, sponsored Imam Kavakci to give the Minister's Prayer
and welcomed the Texas Muslim community to the Capitol even in the face of
adversaries like one of her fellow colleagues and a small group of Houston-area
Republican activists.
F&J Action Alert from all people of good faith in Texas
and beyond...
Let's show Austin that Texans celebrate Religious
Freedom for all and that includes Texas Muslims!
People of good faith are asked to watch the prayer by
clicking on this video link
(http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8310458704620005176). If you would
like to read the full position on all the developments, please visit
http://www.freeandjust.org. We ask you to send an email of gratitude and
support to Texas State Senator Florence Shapiro (R-Plano) for sponsoring this
milestone event by emailing: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sample email sent by a Christian Texan to Senator
Shapiro: "I am a southern baptist and iraqi war veteran. I totally support your
request to have a muslim start the daily session with a prayer. Our country
prides itself on freedoms which the US forces and I have defended to the death.
I support any freedom that has not been perversed or manipulated to personal
benefit. Thank you for standing your ground against the opposition."
Learn More About the 3rd Texas Muslims Legislative Day
Broadcast of the Imam Kavakci's Prayer:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8310458704620005176
The Freedom and Justice Foundation's Full Statement:
http://www.freeandjust.org
Senator Shapiro's Statement:
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/members/dist8/pr07/p040407a.htm
Sample Articles from Around the State About the 3rd
Texas Muslims Legislative Day:
Austin Stateman
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/region/legislature/stories/04/05/5patrick.html
Dallas Morning News
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-muslim_05tex.ART.State.Edition1.44595a7.html
San Antonio's Express News-Austin Bureau
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA040507.13A.muslim_prayer.3222e88.html
Houston Chronicle
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4686200.htm
Sample Blog in Reaction to Imam Kavakci's Prayer:
http://www.texasmonthly.com/community/blog/paulburka/
The Freedom and Justice Foundation (F&J)
2950 W. Commerce St
Dallas, Texas 75212
972-365-8214
The Freedom and Justice Foundation (F&J) is an independent,
statewide 501c3 educational non-profit founded in November 2002 to enhance the
organized Texas Muslim community's public policy voice and Interfaith Community
Relations. F&J coordinates a subsidiary statewide membership body of Islamic
Centers(Mosques/Masajid) called the Texas Islamic Council (TIC) with member
congregations spanning from Tyler to El Paso and Dallas-Fort Worth down to
Austin and Houston. Though recently founded, F&J has quickly grown its
representative strength through its individual and congregational membership to
75,000 thus making it the largest single representative body for Texas Muslims.
