Cry Against Terror: A Message from Dean Moore about the New Zealand Shooting
March 15, 2019
Dear Beloved Community,
Our neighbors, half-way across the world, have been terrorized, and we grieve and cry out with them. While people prayed in the Al Noor and Linwood Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, a horrifying attack took 49 lives and injured many more, including children and families. We grieve for those who were killed, those who have been left behind, and those whose lives have been traumatized. The attacks ripped at the security and wellbeing of Muslims worldwide, and the dignity and decency of the human family. I hope we can join together to decry bigotry and hatred wherever it festers in the human family, and to mourn all forces that dehumanize and demonize anyone or any community. People of Christchurch, and people of Islam, we link our hearts with yours.
Tomorrow and the next day and the next, we in the Boston University School of Theology will be standing with our Muslim neighbors. I pray that we will find ways to offer compassion and concern, and commit ourselves to reshape human culture into one of love and dignity.
The Islamic Society of Boston University is planning a vigil to take place Monday, March 18, 7:00-8:00 pm on the Marsh Plaza. You are invited to participate.
Salam/Shalom/Peace,
Mary Elizabeth Moore