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hi again,
DH,
As I recall on my trip to Cairo where I joined
my very secular Egyptian hosts,
the schwarma was great!
montrose morris;
you seem to be hiding behind the constitution now.
the constitution gives others their religious rights,
not doubt.
I never said anything about denying their religious rights,
I said plenty about disagreeing about those religious points of view in relation to how they will play out in our society especially when promulgated by the more radical factions of the religion in question.
they seem to be driving the discussion in this day and age,
…moderate Muslims need to stand up and be counted.
and I’m still waiting for your condemnation of the human rights abuses I mentioned, abuses done in the name of upholding certain religious standards.
Rob, while I’m sure you could find agreement in many religous circles that porn is the work of the Devil, there is a huge difference between sex shops and religous freedom. They aren’t even in the same boat, let alone the same conversation.
You may have found one of the very few things that would bring the major religions together, a united opposition to porn, sex shops and the entire sex industry.
Some sound reasoning from someone closer to this than most of us here:
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Ted Olson, former George W. Bush solicitor general, attorney behind the case against California’s gay marriage ban, and husband of a woman who died aboard the plane that crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11, said Wednesday that President Obama was right about his analysis of the “Ground Zero Mosque” as a constitutional right protected by the First Amendment.
Olson’s wife, conservative commentator and lawyer Barbara Olson, perished on September 11 aboard American Airlines Flight 77, the plane that was hijacked and flown in the Pentagon.
Asked on MSNBC about his opinion on the plans to construct a 13-story Islamic community center two blocks away from Ground Zero, Olson gave a response that served as a rather high profile departure from what has become the conservative norm on the issue.
“Well it may not make me hap– popular with some people, but I think, probably, the president was right about this,” Olson told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell. “I do believe that people of all religions have a right to build edifices, or structures, or places of religious worship or study where the community allows them to do it under zoning laws and that sort of thing, and that we don’t want to turn an act of hate against us by extremists into an act of intolerance for people of religious faith. And I don’t think it should be a political issue. It shouldn’t be a Republican or Democratic issue, either. I believe Gov. Christie from New Jersey said it well, that this should not be in that political, partisan marketplace.”
funny – the first blogwrap picture was a picture of a stereotypical banana republic bland park slope couple – the guy was licking the girl’s face. it was changed very quickly.
hi again,
DH,
As I recall on my trip to Cairo where I joined
my very secular Egyptian hosts,
the schwarma was great!
montrose morris;
you seem to be hiding behind the constitution now.
the constitution gives others their religious rights,
not doubt.
I never said anything about denying their religious rights,
I said plenty about disagreeing about those religious points of view in relation to how they will play out in our society especially when promulgated by the more radical factions of the religion in question.
they seem to be driving the discussion in this day and age,
…moderate Muslims need to stand up and be counted.
and I’m still waiting for your condemnation of the human rights abuses I mentioned, abuses done in the name of upholding certain religious standards.
“will a burka do?”
Yes, it’s probably more effective and safe than the type of protection I had in mind.
Rob, while I’m sure you could find agreement in many religous circles that porn is the work of the Devil, there is a huge difference between sex shops and religous freedom. They aren’t even in the same boat, let alone the same conversation.
You may have found one of the very few things that would bring the major religions together, a united opposition to porn, sex shops and the entire sex industry.
“jessi, i don’t ride that far.”
ET, I think a long, hard ride would do you good!
“I once also heard someone say better 10 innocent people go to jail than 1 guilty person goes free. Still gives me chills.”
Was it Bush/Cheney explaining Guantanamo Bay?
“Sure, but sometimes thrown hummus can be painful, so you should wear protection.”
will a burka do?
Some sound reasoning from someone closer to this than most of us here:
***
Ted Olson, former George W. Bush solicitor general, attorney behind the case against California’s gay marriage ban, and husband of a woman who died aboard the plane that crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11, said Wednesday that President Obama was right about his analysis of the “Ground Zero Mosque” as a constitutional right protected by the First Amendment.
Olson’s wife, conservative commentator and lawyer Barbara Olson, perished on September 11 aboard American Airlines Flight 77, the plane that was hijacked and flown in the Pentagon.
Asked on MSNBC about his opinion on the plans to construct a 13-story Islamic community center two blocks away from Ground Zero, Olson gave a response that served as a rather high profile departure from what has become the conservative norm on the issue.
“Well it may not make me hap– popular with some people, but I think, probably, the president was right about this,” Olson told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell. “I do believe that people of all religions have a right to build edifices, or structures, or places of religious worship or study where the community allows them to do it under zoning laws and that sort of thing, and that we don’t want to turn an act of hate against us by extremists into an act of intolerance for people of religious faith. And I don’t think it should be a political issue. It shouldn’t be a Republican or Democratic issue, either. I believe Gov. Christie from New Jersey said it well, that this should not be in that political, partisan marketplace.”
I’ve had a few Muslim guys in the can.
funny – the first blogwrap picture was a picture of a stereotypical banana republic bland park slope couple – the guy was licking the girl’s face. it was changed very quickly.