Religion News Service: After mall stabbing, Utah faith leaders warn against anti-Muslim rhetoric
A conducted last year by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding found that 63% of Muslim Americans said they experienced religious discrimination.
The Rev. Curtis Price, chair of the Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable, said the stabbing and other recent hate incidents are jarring, especially because Utah has a thriving interfaith community that is generally welcoming of minority faith groups.
“We’re shocked and really taken aback and dismayed by it,” said Price, who is also pastor at First Baptist Church of Salt Lake City. He said the Roundtable and other interfaith groups have worked in recent years to counter hateful rhetoric.
