![]() "He got up out of his sick bed to talk to me. Sonya Muhammad said Farrakhan has personally ministered to her. They said they have never been incited to violence as part of a service or through religious study and referenced Farrakhan's positive works in their own lives and in the broader black community. Multiple study group members talked Friday about how they work to help in the community with ongoing projects, such as meal sharing and coat drives. More: Mayo welcomes 'hate group' leader 'home', invites back He referenced the need for unity and Christ-centered leadership, but he also made statements that white people were waiting to put evil in office if a black leader makes an error. The majority of his approximately 30-minute speech was positive. 15, Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo presented NOI head Louis Farrakhan a key to the city of Monroe. Otherwise, I, as a white person, never would have seen the inside of the center in Monroe.ĭuring a meeting on Dec. I was there because the NOI group based in Monroe held a news conference on Friday to dispute recent news coverage of their religion and its leader. Other than the pat down and the gender-assigned seating, it was much like any other church I've ever visited. After the event, I complimented a woman's bright blue heels, and she hugged me. After I moved, multiple other women sat on the "men's" side.Įveryone I spoke with was unfailingly kind and polite. Once I sat down, a man asked me to move to the other side of the aisle because they separate the church by gender. One member said she's not allowed to bring in her cigarettes or lighter. They said it's a policy in place so that no one can bring anything harmful into the worship space, and it applies to everyone. I had to go behind a curtain and be patted down to enter the worship area of the Nation of Islam study group on Friday.
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