In the News ... "Religious leaders gather to promote tolerance, understanding"

MRT Photo by James Durbin

Maggie Pearson, Correspondent
Midland Reporter-Telegram

MIDLAND, TEXAS - In an effort to promote peace and tolerance, leaders from different religious backgrounds met in Midland on Wednesday night for an interfaith discussion. St. Nicholas’ Episcopal Church played host to leaders of the Baptist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Mormon faiths, and more than a hundred listeners.

“I’m reluctant to believe that any religion is wrong, so for me, it’s (about) finding a way to correlate every religion to the other religions,” said Adam Syed, a member of the audience and the Muslim Association of West Texas.

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