Fishing, Faith and Being Muslim in a Changing World

Fishing, Faith and Being Muslim in a Changing World is about understanding differences and respect for our shared worlds. Fish and Faith. A recent anti-Muslim Facebook rant made the baseless case that Islam is out of line with American values largely due to their religious devotion yet ignored our great country’s foundation of religious tolerance. Isn’t that why we came here in the first place, back when cod were gathered by the baskets dipped from ship’s gunwales? Meet

Hauling Cod on the Bonnie S.

Back in the day, John Swienton would turn the F/V Bonnie S north out of Block Island’s Old Harbor, then steam less than twenty minutes at eight knots to find his mark off Clay Head. Refilling his Thermos cup, he watched a high cliff line for one green mansard...