时间:2019-01-14 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2010年(九)月


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As the United States marks nine years since the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, some people outside the nation's capital are gathering 1 to pray.  Jews and Muslims from Fredericksburg, Virginia hope to foster healing rather than anger.


 


Reverend Gay Rahn was driving home from vacation recently when she heard a radio debate about a proposed Islamic center in New York City, near the site of the World Trade Center.  The discussion brought back memories of September 11, 2001.


The Associate Rector at St. George's Episcopal Church in Fredericksburg, Virginia says that some of the comments she heard disturbed her.


 

St. George's Episcopal

Rev 2. Gay Rahn

 


Rahn says she was also upset by the plans of a small church in Florida to burn the Quran on September 11.


She contacted her friends, Rabbi Devorah Lynn of Beth Shalom Temple in Stafford, Virginia and Munira Marlow of the Fredericksburg Islamic Center.  Rahn says she believes it is important to bring faiths together to remember the 2001 terrorist attacks.


"I thought it would be important for us to show to the community that there's another side," she said. "There's compassion 3 and there's friendship and there's relationship, and to remember those who died and those who are still hurting from that great tragedy."


Devorah Lynn says September 11th is a special Sabbath for the Jewish community, the Sabbath of repentance 4.  Lynn says that because of the significance of the day - falling between the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur - having a service only for her membership on September 11th would be difficult.


Lynn says reports of the lower Manhattan mosque 5 controversy 6 make an interfaith prayer service seem like the right thing to do.


"It seemed to be the obvious thing that our friends in Fredericksburg would get together," said Rabbi Devorah Lynn. "We have been getting together as an interfaith leadership group for a couple of years now for this very purpose -- to show strength between the faiths as opposed to conflict between them."


Lynn joined with Munira Marlow and Gay Rahn to organize Saturday's service at Market Square in Fredericksburg.


 Fredericksburg Islamic Center

Sami Shamma, the Imam from Fredericksburg Islamic Center

 


Imam Sami Shamma of the city's Islamic center says he hopes the interfaith service will help heal some of the wounds among religious communities, particularly on September 11.


"It's an attempt from all groups to show that healing is possible," said Shamma. "It is for us to acknowledge the evil that happened on that day.  And hopefully by acknowledging it, we will be able to move a little bit forward in this process of healing."


Gay Rahn says the response from the Fredericksburg community has been positive.  She says she hopes that the prayer service will open dialogue with other religious communities.  Rahn says that instead of making a political statement, they want to show friendship and the need for prayer as the nation remembers the terrorist attacks of nine years ago.

 



n.集会,聚会,聚集
  • He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
  • He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
v.发动机旋转,加快速度
  • It's his job to rev up the audience before the show starts.他要负责在表演开始前鼓动观众的热情。
  • Don't rev the engine so hard.别让发动机转得太快。
n.同情,怜悯
  • He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
  • Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。
n.懊悔
  • He shows no repentance for what he has done.他对他的所作所为一点也不懊悔。
  • Christ is inviting sinners to repentance.基督正在敦请有罪的人悔悟。
n.清真寺
  • The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
  • Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前,清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。
n.争论,辩论,争吵
  • That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
  • We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
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