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10-19-2008 #21
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Originally Posted by Hara_Juku Tgirl
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10-19-2008 #22Originally Posted by blckhaze
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10-19-2008 #23Originally Posted by african1
Never said there needed to be. Just my observation that when a few bad apple emerge, a whole race/religion/sex/species/etc. is held accountable.
blckhaze- A quickie in the back of a carriage going around Central park south
RubyTS- been there done that :P
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10-19-2008 #24
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Originally Posted by MrShow52
Originally Posted by MrShow52
http://www.hungangels.com/board/post...tpost&p=547643
If Obama was a Muslim or an Arab, which he is not, why would that
be problematic?
Is it because America and Europe has a propensity to glorify and defend
all things Judeo-Christian, and to demonize all things Islamic.
What we have done in the West is objectified Muslims and made them
modern day 'boogey men', much as we did the so-called 'godless
Africans, Native American, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Russian' or
whatever group we were at odds with, who were different than us, and
whose goals did not meet our's.
Islam is not a religion of violence and terrorism. There is nothing in the
Suras of the Qu'ran, the hadiths, that advocates violence.
I will concede that there are elements of Sharia law that are draconian in
their implementation, particularly vis-a-vis gays. Yet we see that there
are fatwas or edicts issued by Imams allowing gender re-assignment
surgery.
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10-19-2008 #25Originally Posted by braveman
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10-19-2008 #26Originally Posted by peggygee
I believe that religious leadership, in Islam and every other religion, helps people to prioritize which principles are the most important in their time. Peace is an idea which can be spread as well as practiced. The United States has the most weapons of war, and also is responsible for helping to arm numerous governments around the world. Therefore I say, the US has the greatest responsibility to promote peace.
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10-20-2008 #27
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10-20-2008 #28Originally Posted by african1
Finally a leader speaking about the true American ideal.
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10-21-2008 #29
The problem with Arabs is that they speak Arabic.
"You can pick your friends & you can pick your nose, but you can't wipe your friends off on your saddle."
~ Kinky Friedman ~