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2013-06-07 Home Front: Culture Wars

Diversity speakers get hostile reception in Tennessee

The event was sponsored by the American Muslim Advisory Council of Tennessee (AMAC). The group was started two years ago when Tennessee's legislature was considering a bill that would have made following sharia law a felony, with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

The AMAC invited U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee Bill Killian and Kenneth Moore, a special agent in charge of the FBIs Knoxville Division, to speak about the line between free speech and hate speech, as well as how the Muslim community has helped in law enforcement investigations.

AMAC member Zak Mohyuddin,said a recent Facebook post by Coffee County Commissioner Barry West catalyzed the meeting, but that the gathering was not being held to address Wests actions specifically. Weeks ago, West posted a photo of a man pointing a gun at a camera with a caption reading, How to wink at a Muslim. The county commissioner removed the photo and apologized, but not before the story went viral.

The first several speakers were interrupted sporadically by protesters, including a cheer from some in the crowd when Sabina Mohyuddin showed a photo of a mosque in Columbia, Tenn. that was burned down in 2008. Throughout the meeting, many in the audience tried, with little success, to quiet the hecklers.

Killian received the most hostile reaction from the protestors, some of whom shouted traitor, why are you here and demanded his resignation just seconds into his remarks.

Posted by ryuge 2013-06-07 04:47|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 ..to speak about the line between free speech and hate speech

Anything that supports the agendas of the Left or anti-Americaism is obviously free speech, to include violence.

Everything else is hate speech. Particularly, the Truth.

/sarc (sort of) off (ask the Tea Party)
[BTW - howdy NSA welcome to the Burg]

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-06-07 08:23|| 2013-06-07 08:23|| Front Page Top

#2 The citizens of Middle Tennessee weren't too receptive to more talk of diversity and acceptance of Islam. Our local newspaper reported the participants yelled "Snakes and Traitors" referring to the participating Feds. Sharia Law is not very popular in the "Bible Belt." Thank goodness.

Posted by JohnQC 2013-06-07 08:39|| 2013-06-07 08:39|| Front Page Top

#3 The article is massively misleading. It was NOT about 'diversity'; it was about Federal agents trying to criminalize / threaten prosecution for criticizing Muslims; what used to be known as free speech. The 'reporter' should be bitch-slapped for the deceptive headline.

Posted by Raj 2013-06-07 11:26|| 2013-06-07 11:26|| Front Page Top

#4 ..to speak about the line between free speech and hate speech

With well-known exceptions like chylde pron, making terroristic threats and shouting Fire! in a crowded theater, free speech is not subject to the PC Playbook and its ever-moving goalposts.

Posted by Dopey Sinatra9196 2013-06-07 15:57|| 2013-06-07 15:57|| Front Page Top

#5 I don't care much about the article. But I want every man jack and woman jack to look at the illustration. Look closely.... that friends is a Hartal.

Posted by Shipman 2013-06-07 16:37|| 2013-06-07 16:37|| Front Page Top

#6 hartal? its a donneybrook

Posted by Glolump Bonaparte1644 2013-06-07 16:54|| 2013-06-07 16:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Coming to a neighborhood near you...Obama's muslims
using little children to decapitate bound prisoners:

Posted by Pliny the Cheap6130 2013-06-07 23:21|| 2013-06-07 23:21|| Front Page Top

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