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This is not on-topic for green issues, but is a very interesting interfaith topic I was unaware of, an instance where Muhammad declares peace with and protection for Christians:<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.fatherdave.net/uglytruth">http://www.fatherdave.net/uglytruth</a><br><br></div><div>Don't know why the link is named 'uglytruth' though because it is in fact very uplifting and hopeful. Must be the source of the article or something.</div><div><br></div><div>If you have thoughts to share on this issue, send an email to <a href="mailto:faith@lists.orionsociety.org">faith@lists.orionsociety.org</a></div><div><br></div><div>Erik</div><div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div>--</div><div>Erik Hoffner</div><div>Orion Grassroots Network</div><div>888-909-6568</div><div><a href="http://www.oriongrassroots.org">http://www.oriongrassroots.org</a></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>The Orion Grassroots Network provides services and support to grassroots organizations engaged in ecological, social, and cultural change. </div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></span></span></span></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 37.0px; text-indent: -37.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"Dave Van Manen" <<a href="mailto:mpec@hikeandlearn.org">mpec@hikeandlearn.org</a>></font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 34.0px; text-indent: -34.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">February 1, 2010 10:50:23 AM EST</font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 21.0px; text-indent: -21.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">"'Erik Hoffner, Orion Grassroots Network'" <<a href="mailto:ehoffner@orionsociety.org">ehoffner@orionsociety.org</a>></font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 50.0px; text-indent: -50.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>RE: Submission for MAKING OTHER ARRANGEMENTS</b></font></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px"><br></p> </blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <div class="Section1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks Erik…I do hope it fits for the succeeding section. Thanks for the update. I hope all is well with you, Dave<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Erik Hoffner, Orion Grassroots Network [<a href="mailto:ehoffner@orionsociety.org">mailto:ehoffner@orionsociety.org</a>] <br> <b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 29, 2010 12:53 PM<br> <b>To:</b> Dave Van Manen<br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: Submission for MAKING OTHER ARRANGEMENTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hey, Dave, thanks for doing this. <o:p></o:p></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal">Mixed news, though, Making Other Arrangements is being phased out effective immediately, but I've spoken with the person in charge to say that your piece makes a lot of sense for the section that succeeds it. <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal">This is very recently decided, hence no info on the site about it yet. I hope that your efforts will not be in vain, but that the piece will just appear in that other place instead. <o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal">Erik<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal">On Jan 28, 2010, at 12:51 PM, Dave Van Manen wrote:<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><br> <br> <o:p></o:p></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Dear Orion, Attached is a submission for Making Other Arrangements. It highlights the challenge of alternatively heating a WPA-built lodge that our non-profit recently renovated. We landed on utilizing woody biomass, a win-win on many levels. By the way, we are a proud long-time member of Orion Grassroots and love the work that Orion does. Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Please let me know if you need additional information, and thanks for the opportunity to submit this essay.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Dave Van Manen<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Director, Mountain Park Environmental Center<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">*******************************************<br> </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Mountain Park Environmental Center<br> Helping folks connect with Nature.<br> <br> </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">P.O. 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