Opinion of the Hajj

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Now this actually sounds pretty cool and exciting. I wish there was a Christian equivalent that I could go on, although preferably one that would be allowed any time of year.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

And that's also why a Christian equivalent would have to be held at least multiple times a year, >90% of Muslims probably can't afford to go on the Hajj anyway, but since Christians are in more affluent countries, there'd be far more able to do so.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

     Santiago de Compostela is a famous Christian pilgrimage site, with over a quarter of a million people last year traveling the Camino de Santiago. BRTD can't do that though, because it's Catholic.

Good point: there are tons of locations associated with different Christian saints, and any one of them could serve as a focus of pilgrimage.

Of course, if we want to avoid the "Mecca problem", we might have to start sanctifying more Americans.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Protestants don't recognize Sainthood, right?

Some do.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_of_saints_(Lutheran)

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

2) please clarify that under the rules of hijab, women are not obligated to cover - nay, encouraged to reveal - their feet? (I agree that it must be haram for men to cover their feet)

Today at church the worship band was two girls and three guys. The worship leader, who was the lead vocalist and playing keyboards I noticed from the start was playing barefoot the whole time, and there was a female guitarist who got up on stage wearing sandals but then kicked them off before playing, but all the guys were wearing shoes. Was quite to my liking.