An American Muslim Journal

Terry Jones' "church" to be listed as hate group because of its stance on Gays and Muslims - Doh!

From Gainsville.com:

"It wasn't a very hard call to be honest with you," said Mark Potok, who tracks extremism for the Montgomery, Ala.-based civil rights organization and serves as editor of its magazine. "Essentially (Dove World Pastor Terry Jones) is completely over the top with his hatred of gay people and of Muslims."

Mmm mmm mmm.  Muslims are being lumped together with gay people...  What's the world coming to?

That's not going to go over well in a few mosques around my part of town.  I can almost see the cognitive dissonance steaming from the ears of some folks as they think to themselves "He hates gays and Muslims? So I have to like him and hate him at the same time?!"  Crazy.

And in other Gay and Muslim news...

A Christian minister in Minnesota said on his radio program that the nation's first Muslim member of Congress was soliciting the support of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community to implement Sharia law.

Damn!  They've discovered the secret Muslim-Homosexual-Sharia Law-Overthrow the Constitution plot. Frankly, I'm just surprised no one saw this one sooner!

So I guess all that anti-gay sentiment from earlier (where the locals at the mosque say bad things about gay people) is just a rouse to cover up the plot led by Congressman Keith Ellison.  Pretty sneaky!

 

 

No Muslims in Congress says the Tea Party

I know this is old news by election standards but I feel compelled to comment nonetheless.  The bozo brigades at Tea Party Nation want to rally their troops to oust Congressman Keith Ellison from his seat in Minnesota.  They don't like him because he's.... A MUSLIM!  Surprise.

The tea baggers are working hard to mainstream their bigotry.  They're wrapping themselves with the American flag and claiming to be patriots.  What they really should be wearing are white sheets because these folks are no different from the KKK.  Singling out a person on the basis of his faith and using his faith as reason to oppose his candidacy is bigotry plain and simple. 

I'm actually glad these tea baggers are being as brazen and open as they are with their bigotry.  It makes it a bit easier to expose them to the masses of good and decent Americans who may share some of the same concerns but none of the hatred and wickedness that seems so engrained among these tea baggers.

I googled this group that called for Congressman Ellison's ouster - Tea Party Nation - and I found their website.  I found their mission statement on the home page and thought it was interesting.  Read it and take note of what's included and what isn't:

The tea baggers at Tea Party Nation believe in God but not in the freedom of religion.  The 2nd Amendment is good as far as they are concerned but they only believe in the freedom of speech and nothing else in the 1st Amendment.  This is hardly surprising.  The only thing missing on this website is a burning cross or some other popular KKK symbol.

Salon.com reporter Justin Elliott noted on his website that the tea bagger who first articulated this bigotry against Congressman Ellison is Judson Phillips.  Why haven't all conservatives condemned this person's comments?  Isn't that what they demand of Muslims every time al-Qaeda commits a terrorist attack?  What's that quip - "what's good for the goose..."?

Congressman Ellison's constituents have a right and an obligation to evaluate him on his body of work in Congress.  He should be held accountable for his representation of his district in Washington, DC.  But to try smearing him by pointing out his faith is simply wrong.  To then throw up false accusations like saying he's a supporter of terrorism when he absolute is not is straight up pathetic.  And to attempt to tar and feather him with guilt by association with a legitimate and bona fide civil rights organization is right out of the McCarthy era.

Seriously, do we need patriots like these?  Do we want the stars and stripes associated with this filth?  No.