[Vision2020] Muslims are Part of Our Culture

[deb]

Thanks, Garrett. You said it better than I could....
Debi R-S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Garrett Clevenger" <garrettmc at verizon.net>
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 3:49 PM
Subject: [Vision2020] Muslims are Part of Our Culture


>
> GS writes:
>
> "Be it peace-loving Muslims or radical terrorists Muslims behind the
> funding and construction of the Park 51 mosque, based on ancient and
> recent history I'm astounded that Ms Rivetti cannot see the culturally
> insensitive nature of this mosque."
>
>
>
> Yeah, you guys, didn't you know the terrorists won?  They were able to get 
> Americans to join the modern crusades and dump our values.
>
> That means we spend hundreds of billions of dollars and countless lives 
> (giving Islamic crusaders another recruiting tool), and forget about our 
> civil liberties and Constitution in our self-righteous rage.
>
> They even have their ally Glenn Beck urging us to be more like mid-east 
> religious fanatics who bow down to "God" 5 times a day.  That sure is one 
> way to take "the Great Satan" (the US) down.
>
> In 10 years when we are all compliant (and forget about separation of 
> church and state) perhaps we'll be less sensitive to real or imagined 
> trespasses.
>
> Of course Christianity has its own demons, but hey, if it's our own guys 
> doing bad for the "greater good" then what's a little evil now and then?
>
> Only our guys deserve forgiveness, right?
>
>
> But seriously, while I don't care if the mosque is built or not, it does 
> seem that sensitive conservatives are once again willing to usurp our 
> Constitution to make them feel better.
>
> Admittedly, I'm very sensitive to fanatics trampling on our Constitution 
> so I wish these people would stop being so childish and learn to respect 
> what was fought for so hard. You can't pass religious laws and you can't 
> keep people from practicing their religion.
>
> It would be dangerous precedent if government begins regulating religion. 
> It would be an irony if that precedent backfires and these same religious 
> nuts find themselves regulated.  Hmm, maybe that wouldn't be so bad after 
> all.
>
> Anybody up for a Constitutional Convention?
>
> Garrett Clevenger
>
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