When Kate Murphy, pastor of Grove Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina saw anti-Muslim slurs written on a car in her community, she knew her church had to do something to combat growing Islamophobia. So, one morning, she and a few church-members put up a sign that simply read: “We Love Our Muslim Neighbors.” Although the gesture was done without any fanfare, without any intention to make a political statement, and without any expectations, it prompted the start of a new interfaith friendship between the Grove Presbyterian congregation and the local Muslim community, who reached out in thanks for the act of support.
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