New Muslin Mosque In Longview

[okie556]

https://www.google.com/url?q=http:/...ds-cse&usg=AFQjCNFnYWYSUctLJ66A_lCfBoAb_Kikfw


This is about 1/4 mile from my house. Never knew it was being built.

 

[hkusp1]

There's a few new ones popping up around Dallas.

 

[TXARGUY]

Good. Every religion should have a place of their own to meet and worship peacefully. Not all Muslims are radicalized and I know several from the East Texas area who are good solid members of their community.

 

[kyletxria1911a1]

^^^^ this

 

[Whiskey_Rocka_Rolla]

Good. Every religion should have a place of their own to meet and worship peacefully. Not all Muslims are radicalized and I know several from the East Texas area who are good solid members of their community.

Yeah, that's the thing. Alot of people think all Muslims are bad, and that a mosque in their town is something to be weary of. The fact is Islam (whether we like it or not), is the fastest growing religion on the planet. And only a small group of them are radical extremists.

The thing that bothers me about it, however, is the fact that some very high ranking members of our government seem to be giving preferential treatment to Muslims, while shunning or even mocking Christians, all the while claiming to be Christian.

Then there's this:

DOJ Official Refuses to Affirm 1st Amendment Rights In House Hearing - 7/27/12 - YouTube

The thing is....which religion do you think they were referring to? Obviously someone in high places has entertained the idea of banning speech against a particular religion, or this conversation would have never taken place. Hmm....I wonder what religion that is....can't be Christianity, that's for sure.

So I don't think it's an issue of Muslims being bad because of their religion (although some things in Middle Eastern culture I don't personally agree with, but it doesn't directly affect me so that's their business).

But more an issue of the Muslim intolerance of the early 21st century following 9/11, which manifested into wars, which manifested into Anti American, Anti Bush/Republican, Anti Christian sentiment being heard/seen much more commonly in the USA, and has now gone damn near full circle from Muslim intolerance, to Christian intolerance and Muslim sympathizing. If you ask me, I'd say there's a strong movement going on, all in an indirect (in most cases...DIRECT in some) effort to flush out the Christian population, basically exile them or come as close to it as possible. There will be no sympathizers there protecting us (when I say "us", I am classifying myself as Christian, although I've never really been very religious...but if someone asks me what religion, yes sir, I'm a Christian) when Christian intolerance turns into hatred towards Christians.

So unless some kind of common ground can be found, I do see social/cultural problems in American communities in the future. Not sure to what extent the problems will be, but all I can say is Christians will find themselves on the defensive more and more as time goes on, if it stays the way it is.

 

[okie556]

Good. Every religion should have a place of their own to meet and worship peacefully. Not all Muslims are radicalized and I know several from the East Texas area who are good solid members of their community.

Wish they were closer to your house and further from mine.

 

[hkusp1]

I'm in agreement every religion should have a place to !!!!PEACEFULLY!!!!! practice their beliefs as long as it coincides with the law.

 

[RstyShcklfrd]

Wish they were closer to your house and further from mine.

Move?

 

[TXARGUY]

Wish they were closer to your house and further from mine.

That would be fine with me. I'd bet if they knew you they'd wish the same thing.

Oh, and IBTL.

 

[okie556]

Move?

Well obviously that's a solution. But....since I never knew the place was there until I happened across a news article.....I have no issues at this point in time and hope it remains that way.

 

[okie556]

That would be fine with me. I'd bet if they knew you they'd wish the same thing.

Oh, and IBTL.

Great! Then we would all be happy.

 

[TXARGUY]

Man why would you even start a thread like this? Do you post a thread everytime a Baptist, Methodist or Catholic church is built near your precious neighborhood?

 

[Younggun]

Really gettin out there on this one Okie, IBTL.


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[winchster]

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Just sayin...

IBTL

 

[itchin]

Ibtl.

 

[Whiskey_Rocka_Rolla]

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Just sayin...

IBTL

Thanks for reminding us of that. Unfortunately, the Executive Branch is the one in control of this country right now, and yes, it is illegal. But who's stopping them? Not Congress that's for damn sure. Obama just passed some Executive Order today in fact, enabling him to bypass Senate for something (I can't remember what it was...but it was basically him writing down on a piece of paper, that he doesn't have to answer to Congress YET AGAIN, for something that every president before him has).

Of course these things are unconstitutional, illegal, and should be dealt with accordingly. But are they? Not at all. So if nobody is holding them accountable, they will do whatever they want. I would not put it past them to try and implement such legislation in the next 4 or so years if re elected. And although this would be a clear violation of the 1st Amendment, they'd still do it, or damn sure try. And it would would take some serious political haggling to stop them. Don't forget that just 9 months ago, Obama signed the NDAA, with the indefinite detention of Americans provision that HE added in at the last minute....the fact that it even got as far as being written on paper, is pretty scary if you ask me.

 

[Acesn8's]

 

[M. Sage]

No threads about religion, please.