Thursday, August 19, 2010
Point of No Return
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It's all over the news today that nearly one in five Americans think Pres. Obama is a Muslim, and another 43% don't know what religion Obama professes.
Count me in the latter category. I'm not at all sure that Rev. Wright's church is actually Christian, irrespective of what it's called--too much hate and racism; and Obama doesn't go there anymore. Apparently the Obamas don't attend church regularly, at least not since he took up residence in the White House, so there's not much of a clue there. I'm absolutely certain Mr. O is not Catholic.
That said, what if Obama were some kind of crypto-Muslim? How would he behave differently?
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Count me in the latter category. I'm not at all sure that Rev. Wright's church is actually Christian, irrespective of what it's called--too much hate and racism; and Obama doesn't go there anymore. Apparently the Obamas don't attend church regularly, at least not since he took up residence in the White House, so there's not much of a clue there. I'm absolutely certain Mr. O is not Catholic.
That said, what if Obama were some kind of crypto-Muslim? How would he behave differently?
Labels: Islam, Obama, religion
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Ground Zero Mosque
I think the Constitution gives the folks who want to build the mosque a block from Ground Zero the right to do so, subject to the same local zoning and other restrictions that would apply to other houses of worship.
I think that to actually build the mosque would be a perpetual irritation to the majority of people in the US, who believe that to build it there is inappropriate and an affront to those who died in the 9/11 attacks. Instead of bridging the gap between Muslims and non-Muslims in the US, it would widen and deepen the gap, and would be a detriment to harmony between Muslims and non-Muslims in this country. Most people on both sides of the issue would (correctly, in my view) immediately or eventually see the facility as a victory monument to the Islamist "martyrs" who carried out the attack.
"Just because you can, doesn't mean you should."
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I think that to actually build the mosque would be a perpetual irritation to the majority of people in the US, who believe that to build it there is inappropriate and an affront to those who died in the 9/11 attacks. Instead of bridging the gap between Muslims and non-Muslims in the US, it would widen and deepen the gap, and would be a detriment to harmony between Muslims and non-Muslims in this country. Most people on both sides of the issue would (correctly, in my view) immediately or eventually see the facility as a victory monument to the Islamist "martyrs" who carried out the attack.
"Just because you can, doesn't mean you should."
Labels: Constitution, Ground Zero, Islam, Muslims, religion
