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In the wake of the June 12 massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, we report on responses from communities of faith, including condemnations of the violence, demonstrations of interfaith solidarity, debate about fighting terrorism, calls for stricter gun control, and renewed discussions about religion and homosexuality.<\/p>\n

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Muslim leaders spoke out this week after the massacre in Orlando. \u201cWe condemn it in the strongest possible terms,\u201d said Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. \u201cIt violates our principles as Americans and as Muslims.\u201d And Sayyid Syeed, national director of the Islamic Society of North America, observed that \u201cwhatever they say about the practice of homosexuality is irrelevant to the fact we are committed to respect the other.\u201d More →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":160,"featured_media":31075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6569],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videocast","topics-culture-and-society","topics-ethics","topics-us-domestic-issues","faith-interfaith","faith-islam"],"yoast_head":"\nReligious 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