Uniuniting Walls

Christians, Muslims and Jews have been coming together and forgetting their religious divisions. Several of them have temporarily combined their services. "We need to really stand close at a time like this", said a Christian attending one of these service ("Coming Together", 3). And its true, different religions have come together in support of one another, to bring hope to the hurting people. Many places of worship in New York have opened their doors wide to those residents of Lower Manhattan whose homes were destroyed in the terrorist attack. They haven't only welcomed in those of their own faith, but those of different denominations and even religions. A Muslim mosque a

Muslim Americans justifiably consider themselves fully American. In a sermon at the Islamic Society of San Francisco the sermon was, "We are standing strong behind Americans because we are Americans ourselves" (Coming Together, 2). The attack against New York was an attack against the security of all Americans, despite religion or race, and they have all been praying and helping our nation to get back on her feet. Mosques have been holding blood drives and outreach programs to show their patriotic support. Yet despite their efforts, many Muslims still live in fear. "Other religions might be strengthened by this, but we have become defensive and scared" ("Coming Together", 2) said Shahriar Ahmed. An Islamic school was threatened with a bomb threat since the attack. The Pope pleaded that the United States does not declare war against Islam, but to construct a world without violence. He said, "We must not let what happened lead to a deepening of divisions. Religion must never be used as a reason for conflict" (Owen, 1).

Americans have reacted in a variety of ways towards the crisis, but many have turned to religion to find their comfort. Somehow, tragedy always brings people closer to God. On the other hand, some have reacted with hatred towards Muslims, causing them to live in fear in their own country. Despite this, some Muslims have pressed on, showing love and forgiving those who threaten them. Christians, Jews, and Muslims and other people of faith have come together to repair the wounds of our nation. This unity has helped tare down dividing walls between the religions, and bring hope to a hurting nation.

The crisis has put an emphasis on spiritual life, and nonmaterial concerns. Marianne Williamson, a leader at the Church of Today, is in the process of grieving a friend who died in one of the planes that crashed into the twin towers. Although she feels great pain, she challenged her congregation to consider what they as individuals could do. She said,

Despite the fact that some are naturalized American citizens, Arabs and Muslims have been harassed because of their race. The terrorists attack has not o

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