So. Baptist Leader Commends Obama's Ramadan Dinner as Lesson in Pluralism
President Barack Obama is hosting a third annual celebration of the Muslim holiday Ramadan at the White House Wednesday night, maintaining a tradition that Southern Baptist leader Richard Land says rightly affirms freedom of religion for all faiths.
Land reminds Christians and other believers that they can affirm freedom for different religions while still differing with their doctrine.
Obama will lead an Iftar dinner, the meal that breaks the day of fasting, in the State Dining Room. In doing so, he continues a tradition that began annually under President Bill Clinton and was also observed during President George W. Bush’s tenure in the White House....
Dr. David P Murray | 11/12/2006
