It's kind of strange but seriously true. News just reaching me has it thatDuke University is defending its decision to transform the bell tower
on the Methodist school’s neogothic cathedral into a minaret where the
Muslim call to prayer will be publicly broadcast.
The first adhan, or call to prayer, is scheduled to be broadcast on
Jan. 16. University officials said, the Islamic chant, which includes
the words “Allahu Akbar” will be 'moderately amplified'-- in both English and Arabic.
For the record, the university says the chapel is not exclusively
used for Christian worship. It's used by students of many different
religions. The school management also said “This opportunity represents a larger commitment to religious pluralism
that is at the heart of Duke’s mission and connects the university
national trends in religious
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