30 Days
The Show
After the 9-11 attacks, many Americans associate Muslim's in this country with terrorism. 9-11 didn't just mark an enormous shift in terror but as a whole affected life as a Muslim in America. An FX television documentary attempted to send out a message to all Americans when they sent a devout Christian to one of the largest Muslim communities in the country in Dearborn, Michigan, to live the life of a Muslim for 30 days. This program intends to enlighten its viewers about the Muslim American experience and increase the support Christians have for the Islamic faith.
David Stacy, a Christian father and husband from West Virginia was sent to live with a Muslim couple, the Haques', believing that the 30 days he practiced the Islamic faith would only reassure him of his beliefs of this religion. When asked what he thinks of when he thinks of the word "Muslim," he responded, "I picture men with an AK47, and women with a sheet over their heads". During the 30 days he was staying with this family, his task was to absorb the life of a Muslim in this predominant Muslim community.
The Church Teaching of Islam
From Lumen Gentium no. 16 of the Second Vatican Council:
16. Finally, those who have not yet received the Gospel are related to the People of God in various ways.[18] There is, first, that people to which the covenants and promises were made, and from which Christ was born according to the flesh (cf. Rom. 9:4-5): in view of the divine choice, they are a people most dear for the sake of the fathers, for the gifts of God are without repentance (cf. Rom. 11:29-29). But the plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Moslems: these profess to hold the f ...