BTW I keep hearing the 70% figure but no citation for it. What poll showed this?
On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 12:36 PM, G Money <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Sisk, Kris <ks...@gckschools.com> wrote: > >> >> I never said they were intolerant. I think they have the right to build >> there but I certainly understand why people are in an uproar about it. >> It's a bad idea and it's going to cause so many problems that the >> message they're trying to convey is going to be lost in the shouting. >> They'd be better off building elsewhere and not diluting the message >> they're trying to send (which, near as I can tell, is one of peace) with >> the controversy, but they have the right to make that mistake. >> > > But the location is important to their message.....that the peace loving > Muslim Americans stand in unity with their American brethren in refuting the > actions of the terrorists and in helping to rebuild the area in a spirit of > cooperation. > > This is their stated aim, and it's part of why the location is important. > > Now, as a Christian, Jew, or other.....do you accept this explanation, or do > you say "That's BS, find somewhere else....you make us uncomfortable." > > We claim, as (predominantly) Christian Americans that we understand the > difference between Islamic radicals, and their moderate counterparts....we > fight only the former, and we purport to want to prop up the latter. And > yet, here....given the chance to do just that, what do we do? We oppose > them....by a 7-3 count. > > -- > No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown > In the end there is one dance you'll do alone > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:325462 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
