Representatives of the Muslim and Christian communities also spoke at the event. Iman Abd’Llah Al-Ansari of the Islamic Society of Vermont read two passages from the Quran that stressed the importance of judging people by the content of their character and the need to confront evil with good.
Earl Kooperkamp, an Episcopal pastor and the president of Vermont Interfaith Action, said the gathering represented a vision to continue to love as God loves.
“Even though our hearts are broken this evening, our hearts by God’s providence are called to love deeper, stronger and longer than the hatred of anti-semitism, than white supremacy, more than Christo-fascist nationalism,” Kooperkamp said.
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