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Church newsletter condemns Islam as ‘evil doctrine’

Local clergy and residents protest

By TOM KANE

MILLANVILLE, PA — A religious newsletter called The Beacon, printed and circulated last week, calls the religion of Islam an “evil doctrine that spawns violence and hatred in the lives of those who honestly believe it.”

The newsletter is the product of the Calkins Union Baptist Church in Milanville, whose pastor is Lane Jones.

The Beacon was mailed to all postal patrons in Milanville, Beach Lake and Narrowsburg.

The newsletter, which was written by Pastor Jones goes on to say, “It is hard to deny that the beliefs of Islam, when literally applied, produce evil conduct in the lives of those who sincerely accept them.”