In May of 2010 Reverend Robert Hirschfeld, of Amherst’s Grace Episcopal Church, wrote the following strong words in defense of the hateful followers of Hazratji’s ISWM and mosque deception. May his children, grandchildren, and followers be blessed with the peace of Islam.
Grace Notes – Reverend Robert Hirschfeld
I am also praying for the Hampshire Mosque these days. It was wonderful to welcome their iman, Brother Mohammed, for several services at Grace Church when we mourned the plunge taken by our global society in the wake of the tragic events of September 11, 2001.
“It was also an honor for many of us at Grace Church to celebrate the opening of their first house of worship in the Carriage Shops.
Brother Mohammed has been ready to answer my phone calls whenever we’ve sought to collaborate in prayer and witness to God’s peace. They are people of devout and faithful prayer, peace, holiness, and holy friendship. You can learn about their mission to work for understanding and harmony among all people at their website.
The Spirit sometimes urges my prayers through pain, and it pains me to hear what I hope against hope is not true: that the possibility of the Hampshire Mosque’s moving to a site on the Amherst side of Harkness Road is being met with some anti-Muslim fear and hostility, thinly veiled as concerns about traffic and sanitation.
It has been a relief to see the members of Grace Church who live on Harkness speaking in support of our neighbors in faith. The members of Hampshire Mosque are children of Abraham, as we are. Please join me in my prayers for an amicable and loving resolution to this conflict.
