Re “Most Unusual Interfaith Gathering Ever in Culver City”
[img]2705|right|Chief Scott Bixby||no_popup[/img]He has less than 48 hours to solve a personal mental puzzle.
When the police chief of Culver City was invited to Saturday morning’s experimental gathering of Christians and Muslims at the King Fahad Mosque, he did not have a readymade topic in a computer file.
“I am actually struggling a little with the subject,” Mr. Bixby said late this morning.
“I have been invited to the mosque a couple of times. It always was last-minute, and I never could attend.
“This time I was contacted well in advance by Mr. (Mohammed) Khan. “I said ‘Yeah, sure,’ as I would do for anybody who asked me. They asked if I would say a few words. I was not sure what they meant by that.
“I told Mr. Khan I would be happy to give a little background on me and an overview of the department.
“My understanding is that I will have about five minutes. I am not quite sure, though, of anything more than that.”
Two days out, the first-year chief is perplexed. “I never have been to the mosque, and I don’t know if what I plan to say will fit into the program,” Mr. Bixby said.
