We share the inconsolable grief of our Muslim neighbors whose family members were killed or injured while at Friday prayers at two mosques in New Zealand.
We join our Muslim sisters and brothers and the people of New Zealand in strongly decrying the terrorists’ actions and their extremist beliefs.
As Quakers, we see that Light of God in each person. Our faith tells us to #LoveThyNeighbor – no exceptions. Yet, it is difficult to understand the hatred that drove the terrorists to kill their neighbors while at worship in their sacred sanctuaries.
There is no room for extremism and terrorism in a civilized world; terrorism and extremism now know no boundaries. Yet, we are all people of hope who must counter terrorism by constantly loving our neighbors, wherever they may be in the world.
