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We Fear You!
Many Muslims are bitter about the attitudes of people in the West toward their culture and Islam in general. This bitterness is both justified and not, but in this post I will be discussing ways to change the status quo.
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Posted in 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, American Politics, Ethics in Journalism, Ethics in Religion, Freedom of Speech, Islam & the West, Muslim Opinion of the West, Politics, Republican, Right Wing, Tea Party, Western Opinion of Islam
Tagged ADC, CAIR, Glenn Beck, Iman Feisel Abdul Rauf, Islam, Martin Luther King, MLK National Holiday, Muhammad Ali, Muslim, Norman Lear, Park51, People for the American Way, Rush Limbaugh, The Jeffersons
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America’s Right-Wing Fringe (Tea Party and Far Right Wing): Part 1
It is silly season in American politics, so we have to hear endless harangues by America’s right-wingers about their unsupportable claims about practically everything. This is because our networks feel somehow compelled to give them equal time to speak, even though they don’t speak for all that many Americans. Continue reading
“Ten Reasons to Burn …” Analyzed (In My Opinion)
The Rev.? Terry Jones needs money! This can be the only reason why he would stir up this controversy about burning the Koran. There will be enough Americans who believe such crazies to get him over his cash crunch. But that does not mean that he represents anything like a majority of American, Christian, or Western thought. CNN, MSNBC and other inflamers need money too! That’s why they let this crackpot stir things up instead of ignoring him. Continue reading
Posted in 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, American Politics, Bible, Catholic Church, Christian Fundamentalism, Ethics in Journalism, Ethics in Religion, Freedom of Speech, Islam & the West, Koran, Muslim Opinion of the West, Politics, Right Wing, Tea Party, Uncategorized, Western Opinion of Islam, World War II
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Dear Muslim Friends
I am sure you have seen the political controversy that has recently been stirred up by our political nut cases about the proposed Mosque in Manhattan, near the site of the former World Trade Center. Continue reading
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