“”But there’s more tolerance because of the public acrimony over the mosque,’ said City Council member Bill Shacklett.
‘I wish some of the things hadn’t happened. But the one thing it has done is compel people to open their hearts and minds to be drawn toward each other . . . get out and flesh out your faith with different people,’ Shacklett said, adding that Muslims and Christians have started to do that.
‘Maybe that wouldn’t have happened if we hadn’t had the spotlight put on us for all of that.'”
Hope that the spirit of tolerance continues to prevail.
PWS
12/27/16