Authorities have released the body of the older brother involved in the Boston bombing, but local Muslims have declined an uncle's request for a funeral and burial. Apparently following through on a statement made earlier this week, the Imam of a Boston-area mosque refused to open it to hold a funeral for the guy.
Earlier this week, Imam Talal Eid of the Islamic Institute of Boston told The Huffington Post: “I would not be willing to do a funeral for him. This is a person who deliberately killed people. There is no room for him as a Muslim.”
It is both unexpected and to some degree gratifying to see such leadership from a sect most commonly associated with homicide and mayhem.
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Authorities have released the body of the older brother involved in the Boston bombing, but local Muslims have declined an uncle's request for a funeral and burial. Apparently following through on a statement made earlier this week, the Imam of a Boston-area mosque refused to open it to hold a funeral for the guy.
Earlier this week, Imam Talal Eid of the Islamic Institute of Boston told The Huffington Post: “I would not be willing to do a funeral for him. This is a person who deliberately killed people. There is no room for him as a Muslim.”
It is both unexpected and to some degree gratifying to see such leadership from a sect most commonly associated with homicide and mayhem.
No Muslim on earth is being asked to choose.
Choose.
Civility, or the consequence.
See J. Locke for legitimacy.
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It appears that at least some choose civility - I was surprised to see a denial of the uncle's request. It's unfortunately a rarity.
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