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2010-08-28 Home Front: WoT

Ground Zero Muslim center may get public financing

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Posted by tipper 2010-08-28 03:46|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 From Socialism Quotes: "The day has passed for patching up the capitalist system; it must go. And in the work of abolishing it the Catholic and the Protestant, the Catholic and the Jew, the Catholic and the Freethinker, the Catholic and the Buddhist, the Catholic and the Mahometan will co- operate together† For, as we have said elsewhere, Socialism is neither Protestant nor Catholic,Christian nor Freethinker, Buddhist, Mahometan, nor Jew; it is only HUMAN."

-Connolly,James
Labour, Nationality, and Religion.

Seems the author left out one religion....hmmm

Posted by Goodluck 2010-08-28 04:47|| 2010-08-28 04:47|| Front Page Top

#2 No, just obfuscation ..... Mohammedan (also spelt Muhammadan, Mahommedan, Mahomedan or Mahometan) is a Westernized term for a follower of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Posted by Goodluck 2010-08-28 04:52|| 2010-08-28 04:52|| Front Page Top

#3 The Democratic comptroller's spokesman, Scott Sieber, said Liu supported the project. The center has sparked an intense debate over U.S. religious freedoms and the sanctity of the Trade Center site, where nearly 3,000 perished in the September 11, 2001 attack.

Not to be glib, but I am more beginning to wonder if the 3,000 who "perished" were actually a sinless remnent raptured by God, and we are now well into the 7 years of an Obama "Tribulation."

Posted by Besoeker 2010-08-28 05:00|| 2010-08-28 05:00|| Front Page Top

#4 So Besoeker, you think this is next ?

Posted by Goodluck 2010-08-28 05:47|| 2010-08-28 05:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Martha's Vineyard I hope.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-08-28 05:53|| 2010-08-28 05:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Besoeker, two things wrong wih that:

1) If that was "The Rapture", I think the end times would have happened sooner, and

2) There are 19 who died that day who were far from sinless. I'm hoping they got an express ticket to the bottom reaches of Hell, but then again, I'm a blackhearted, evil-tempered little thing....maybe the Almighty would be more merciful than I am....

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2010-08-28 08:04|| 2010-08-28 08:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Dammit, hit submit too fast.

Anyway, where's all the talk about "separation of church and state" from the usual suspects now? Or are they ok with the state and religion mixing as long as it is with Islamists?

And speaking of cathedrals, I'm sure that John Liu would give the board of St Nicholas the same tax-favored consideration for their rebuilding plans, right??? Wouldn't want to give them a chance for a lawsuit against the city, now, would he?

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2010-08-28 08:09|| 2010-08-28 08:09|| Front Page Top

#8 The separation of church and state in this case is New Yorkers fund the infrastructure and the Saudis fund the jihadi prostelizing.

Insert note about money being fungible here.

Posted by regular joe 2010-08-28 09:08|| 2010-08-28 09:08|| Front Page Top

#9 "can prove the facility will benefit the general public"

It is written in the Koran that Muslims are not to befriend Christians or Jews. And the last time we saw outreach by a Muslim around these parts, it was the kind of out reach that ended up with dozens of troops shot up at Ft Hood. By a Muslim Psychiatrist at that.

Posted by Ominenter Big Foot5292 2010-08-28 15:06|| 2010-08-28 15:06|| Front Page Top

#10 can prove the facility will benefit the general public

Any chance the Orthodox Church that was not allowed to rebuild can use that arguement? Or does it only work if you're an enemy of the United States?

Posted by Frozen Al 2010-08-28 16:09|| 2010-08-28 16:09|| Front Page Top

#11 Muhammad: Do you know what's great about 29 year olds? There's twenty of 'em...!

Thank you very much..try the veal..

Posted by Gomez Elmiling5146 2010-08-28 16:18|| 2010-08-28 16:18|| Front Page Top

#12 Right you are Blondie.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-08-28 16:31|| 2010-08-28 16:31|| Front Page Top

#13 Do you know what's great about 29 year olds?

Heh. I guess that joke doesn't work so well if they're 11 years old, does it?

Posted by gorb 2010-08-28 23:22|| 2010-08-28 23:22|| Front Page Top

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