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Pastor, who once banned Langar, quits Mission 
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SHASTA COUNTY, Sacramento: Jim Dahl, who had once told the Sikhs that they cannot be allowed to serve langar at the Good News Rescue Mission, but had to later reverse that decision, has resigned from the post of Mission's executive director after five years. 

Dahl, 59, submitted his resignation on Dec 11 and said he wanted more time to spend with his family and to pursue other career paths. The Rev. Dave Honey, the mission's director of ministries, will take over executive director duties on an interim basis but will also apply for Dahl's position. 

The mission is Shasta County's largest homeless shelter, providing meals and a place to sleep for as many as 200 people a night. In 2007, it will have provided more than 190,000 hot meals and 17,000 sacks of groceries, according to mission officials. 

The often-outspoken Dahl courted controversy in 2003 when soon after his appointment, he sent a letter to local Sikh representatives telling them they wouldn't be allowed to serve meals at the mission as they had been since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He claimed that their presence at the mission compromised the organization's Christian-based image. 

The letter soon became public, and after an emergency meeting of fellow directors, Dahl was instructed to meet with Sikh leaders to find an amicable resolution. Dahl had to later reverse his decision, and termed it a misunderstanding.

26 December, 2007 
 

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