Community Group To Counter Backlash Against Women-only Swim Program
"We'll have some people there, so if there are negative comments, we'll be there to present the other side." — Wendel Thompson, Bethany United Methodist Church/PATH
Concerned about backlash against a women-only swim program initiated by members of the Muslim community, People Acting Together in Howard members plan to take a stand at tonight's Columbia Association meeting. "We'll have some people there, so if there are negative comments, we'll be there to present the other side," Wendel Thompson, a member of Bethany United Methodist Church, said Monday. In reading letters to the editor that have appeared in the Baltimore Sun, as well as comments made online at Columbia Patch and the Huffington Post, Thompson said he is concerned that much of the opposition is rooted in anti-Muslim sentiment. Cynthia Marshall, the lead organizer for PATH, said she is disappointed by many of the comments she has seen …
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william
3:03 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012
It is a proven fact that men pee in the pool less when women are present. Please allow the women to have their special time without us, but let them know they will be there after we have gone. more ›