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American Pastor after participating in Arbaeen Pilgrimage:
I went there and I never felt safer
Report: Ali J.T.
Pastor John Shuck of also accompanied Pastor J. neighbours by going to Iraq," he
Southminster Presbyterian Shuck on the trip to Karbala. said.
Church of Beaverton has Pastor J Shuck is also host of Pastor Shuck was part of a tour
returned from the pilgrimage of a "Progressive Spirit" and "Beloved group that made the 50-mile
lifetime, the Arbaeen. Community" on Portland radio trek from Najaf to Karbala to
Shuck described his journey station KBOO. His church is commemorate Arbaeen.
at a Washington County Public on Southwest Denney Road "I was moved by the story of
Affairs Forum "This is the largest across from the Islamic Centre of Hussein and those who followed
peaceful religious gathering in Portland, a Shia mosque — and him," he said. "I wanted to be
recorded history," Shuck said. his participation in conferences inspired by his courage."
"Yet most people in America at Portland State University The U.S. State Department
have never even heard of it." and the Husaynia Shia Islamic says: "Do not travel to Iraq due to
Josh Townsley, executive Society of Greater Seattle led to terrorism and armed conflict."
director of Evergreen Habitat for his invitation to Iraq. "But I went there, and I never felt
Humanity in Vancouver, Wash., "I learned more about my safer," Shuck said. "When I was
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