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between liberal U.S. Catholics
and the conservative Vatican.
Until World War II, Rev.
Pawlikowski said, European
Catholicism worked "to
preserve the old aristocratic
order," while in the U.S., "the
Church was a church of the
poor, the coal miners and the
blue collar workers. It's no ac-
cident that we have one of the
highest practicing level of all
Catholics."
Like Rabbi Rudin and Rev.
Pawlikowski, Imam Shabazz
traced his religion's presence
in America to the country's
earliest days. It is a history
which has been largely
rewritten or ignored, he said.
"We see it as our task to reaf-
firm the American-Islamic
connection!"
The African peoples who
were brought to the U.S. as
slaves were "primarily
Muslims," he said. "They
were educated people."
Muslim practices survived
the slavery experience, he
said. "Booker T. Washington's
mother would turn to the east
every morning," in the man-
ner of Muslim worship.
"These facts are not known to
the masses."
Imam Shabazz said that his
research has uncovered
Islamic roots in names like
Tallahassee and Allegheny.
He told his listeners that he
was a Baptist minister before
he embraced Islam, so "I feel
I can also take the perspective
of a Christian. We have more
in common than we realize."
He deplored those who place
emphasis on the differing
forms religions take, rather
than on their commonalities.
"These people are worse than
wineheads," he said, drawing
laughter from the audience.
"Even a winehead cares
about the wine, not the shape
of the bottle."
Because Islam encompasses
both Judaism and Christiani-
ty, "we try to be the best
Christian, the best Jew [we
can be]. We are not forced to
reject any prophet?'
Imam Shabazz emphasized
that Islam is not a proselytiz-
ing religion which denigrates
Judaism and Christianity as
unfulfilled revelations.
"Many Arabs will say, 'If you
don't accept Muhammad and
Allah, you'll burn.' This is
cultural indoctrination. We
say: If you hold fast to the
Torah, this is acceptable. The
Koran says that if you believe
in God and do good works,
then Paradise is your home."
He declared that "it is time
for Muslims to come out of the
woodwork," that they should
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