State lawmakers signed into law yesterday that formed “Islam Day” in Hawaii. They just want to “recognize ‘the rich religious, scientific, cultural and artistic contributions’” of Islam. Does anyone else think this is scary? Is this the U.S. or England and France. We’ve seen how well bowing to Islams demands do for those countries in the past. This was the beginning for them. Then there were demands for special protection and rights. And who can forget Shiria Law. Yeah that’s a great idea for the U.S. while we’re fighting their terrorists right now. Why in the world would we bow to them (oh yeah our pres already did that) and cater to their whims? Didn’t they have a little something to do with 9/11? Don’t we have some of them in custody somewhere? <sarcasm btw, JLenard>
You can read the full AP article herebut here’s a piece of what the appologists in Hawaii said.
“We are a state of tolerance. We understand that people have different beliefs,” said Sen. Will Espero, a Democrat. “We may not all agree on every single item and issue out there, but to say and highlight the negativity of the Islamic people is an insult to the majority” of believers “who are good law-abiding citizens of the world.”
Now I realize that not every Muslim is a terrorist. But the infiltration is slow and quiet just like they’ve done in other countries. It’s a pattern they’ve used before and we would to well to take care not to lower our guard.
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Hawaii is just barely a part of the US culturally,
Achance (Diary) Thursday, May 7th at 5:02PM EST (link)socially, and politically. Something some people should have considered in looking at The One.
In Vino Veritas
Some one should then propose a "Christian Day"
scarlos (Diary) Thursday, May 7th at 6:54PM EST (link)To represent the vast greater contributions of the christian people to modern society.
Better yet, make it a “Jewish Day” I really want to see them try to justify killing that.
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Islam's contributions to France? none...Spain
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Thursday, May 7th at 7:12PM EST (link)was to force conversions at the point of a sword…
The US?
see the hole in NYC
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I don't think that's fair
Gyorc Nacain Thursday, May 7th at 7:51PM EST (link)wrt Spain…Judaism had a golden age in Spain under Muslim rule, and the Christians who took it over from the Muslims expelled the Jews. Also, Muslims have contributed more to the US than 9/11.* And if you paint all of Muslim contribution to the US with 9/11, how is that different than painting all of Christian contribution to the US with something bad that has been done in the US in the name of Christianity, of which there are surely a bunch? I think both are wrong.
*the most important contribution was, of course, Hakeem Olajuwon.
Islam, not particular Arabs or Muslims, was the subject
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Thursday, May 7th at 8:19PM EST (link)more later
too much to say just now when too tired to type it
but you pose a good question
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to be fair, I was wrong to violate my own rule in using the word, "none" - more later
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you have a rule not to use the word "none"? nt
Gyorc Nacain Friday, May 8th at 1:16PM EST (link)rarely use it given that words like "all" and "none" and their
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Friday, May 8th at 1:23PM EST (link)equivalents hardly ever apply and mostly used by people to change the subject from an argument they just lost by raising the bar to mean that the argument on the original point fails because there are exceptions.
I made the mistake myself above.
shame on me
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Praising Islam for its contributions to science, culture, and art
Flagstaff (Diary) Thursday, May 7th at 7:53PM EST (link)is like condemning Christianity for the Crusades and the Inquisition. Both events happened so long ago as to be irrelevant to current times.
But we might observe that some segments of modern-day Islam would not be averse to its own version of both the Crusades and the Inquisition. You, know, the segments who didn’t speak out against 9/11 and refuse to recognize the problem with bombing Israeli civilians because they’re there. It has been a long time since Islam supported science unless it could be used to subjugate somebody else.
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Et tu GC? [nt]
Martin Knight (Diary) Thursday, May 7th at 8:05PM EST (link)not quite MAK, but sufficiently "et" that the refutation
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Thursday, May 7th at 8:22PM EST (link)requires more energy than I have just now
stay tuned for more later
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I might could make a distinction between Islam and Arabs, but
Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary) Saturday, May 9th at 8:05AM EST (link)I think I must say that I would be wrong to say that either made “no” contributions to Spain and even France since they did preserve the classics. I just think that judeo-christian values are so key to what a great and tolerant society western civ, and esp America became.
more later
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I think the idea of “Islam Day” is incredibly stupid
noufa Friday, May 8th at 3:10PM EST (link)And I make no apologies for condemning violence done in the name of Islam.
But it’s worth noting that Fazlur Khan’s innovations in structural engineering allowed us to build the WTC in the first place. It’s a cruel irony that the building was brought down by people who shared his faith.
The MSM has anointed boobs like Keith Ellison & Andre Carson as the face of Islamic America. However meritocrats like Zalmay Khalilzad, Elias Zerhouni & Shirin Tahir-Kehli are on our side of the aisle.
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Hold on, first, what kind of resolution is this?
civil truth (Diary) Thursday, May 7th at 7:24PM EST (link)Legislatures routinely approve all sorts of resolutions declaring an “XYZ day” from local councils to Congress. These involve no government action in support or expenditure – they’re usually written by the group and after approval via the consent calendar, the group gets to put the resolution on a nice plaque.
All sorts of people (dead or alive) and causes and groups get recognition from resolutions. These “Days” can be birthday or weddings, something to honor the local broccoli farmers, or leukemia awareness day, etc. Nothing insidious.
If this is just another of these kind of resolutions, then we have a tempest in a tea pot.
On the other hand, if there is some affirmative state action that this resolution is approving in support of the events planned for this day, then we’ve got a horse of a different color, including a possible Establishment Clause issue.
The greatest evil…is conceived and ordered (moved, seconded, carried, and minuted) in clean, carpeted, warmed, and well-lighted offices, by quiet men with white collars and cut fingernails and smooth-shaven cheeks who do not need to raise their voice. Hence, naturally enough, my symbol for Hell is something like the bureaucracy of a police state or the offices of a thoroughly nasty business concern. -C.S. Lewis
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That was my point
Karina (Diary) Friday, May 8th at 4:10AM EST (link)We don’t know for sure because we’re not in Hawaii (much as I’d like to be). Whichever it is bears watching. History has shown us that Islam spreads not like wildfire but slowly and quietly until it’s too late to pull back. Now that there is a precedent, I think we’ll see it in other states. Who pushed this decision? It didn’t come from nowhere.
If They Are Such Patrons Of The Arts
Lloyd Davis (Diary) Thursday, May 7th at 8:17PM EST (link)What about the giant Budda they blew up in Afghanistan? Does it only count if it is Islamic in nature?
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redstatebluestate123 (Diary) Friday, May 8th at 12:04AM EST (link)Now in days,when anyone says the are for tolerance...
kyle8 (Diary) Friday, May 8th at 3:16PM EST (link)you can bet that means;
We love the enemies of the USA and capitalism, and hate anything normal, natural, or good, We hate Christianity, and Jews and any sort of tradition or morality.
That is what it always seems to really mean.
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