> " I wonder if Urban Ventures plans to include the
> increasing number of Somalian children, most of whom
> are muslim, in their program?"
>
> Having worked with the Somali community, I also
> wonder about this.
> Especially since on reason given for hiring me was
> that, unlike the previous
> person who had been in the position I filled, I
> would neither bring ham into
> the office nor try to convert the kids.
>
Thank you Jane Strauss for correcting the record. I
was reposting a paragraph written by David Piehl - so
Jane was his neighbor - and I had never met Jane.
I think Jane raises what is the nub of this issue -
and public funds should not be used to push specific
religious beliefs.
Eva Young
Near North
Minneapolis
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http://lloydletta.blogspot.com
http://www.outletradio.com
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