Not that many and many spit in our faces yours too. On May 28, 2017 4:26 PM, "Brian Bednarek" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Bad move, there are many American Mulims and many have served in our > miltary ... sends a bad message!!! > > On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 4:27 PM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *Tillerson declines to host Ramadan event at State Department* >> >> May 28, 2017 12:18 am By Robert Spencer >> <https://www.jihadwatch.org/author/samir> >> >> This may signal an end to nearly two decades of Islamopandering. If it >> weren’t for international jihad terrorism, there would never have been >> these government Ramadan observances, which are an effort to show Muslims >> that we really aren’t that bad, so please don’t kill us. These events are a >> result of the analysis that places the blame for jihad terrorism on U.S. >> foreign policy, rather than upon Islam’s jihad doctrine. If the Trump >> administration really ends them, the establishment media will howl, as this >> Reuters report demonstrates, but those who have long advocated a realistic >> approach to the jihad threat should take heart. >> >> [image: Description: >> https://cdn.jihadwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Tillerson.jpg] >> <https://cdn.jihadwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Tillerson.jpg> >> >> “Exclusive: Tillerson declines to host Ramadan event at State >> Department,” by Yeganeh Torbati, Reuters >> <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-religion-ramadan-usa-tillerson-exclsu-idUSKBN18M2IE>, >> May 27, 2017: >> >> Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has declined a request to host an event >> to mark Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, two U.S. officials said, apparently >> breaking with a bipartisan tradition in place with few exceptions for >> nearly 20 years. >> >> Since 1999, Republican and Democratic secretaries of state have nearly >> always hosted either an iftar dinner to break the day’s fast during Ramadan >> or a reception marking the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the end of the month, at >> the State Department. >> >> Tillerson turned down a request from the State Department’s Office of >> Religion and Global Affairs to host an Eid al-Fitr reception as part of >> Ramadan celebrations, said two U.S. officials who declined to be identified >> because they were not authorized to speak publicly. >> >> According to an April 6 memo seen by Reuters, the office – which >> typically initiates such events – recommended that Tillerson hold an Eid >> al-Fitr reception. >> >> His rejection of the request suggests there are no plans this year for >> any high-profile Ramadan function at the State Department. The month of >> fasting and prayer for Muslims gets under way in many countries on Saturday. >> >> When asked by Reuters to comment on Tillerson declining a request to host >> an Eid al-Fitr event in July for Ramadan, a State Department spokesperson >> said: >> >> “We are still exploring possible options for observance of Eid al-Fitr, >> which marks the end of the month of Ramadan. U.S. ambassadors are >> encouraged to celebrate Ramadan through a variety of activities, which are >> held annually at missions around the world.” >> >> Muslim activists have accused President Donald Trump’s administration of >> having an unfriendly attitude toward Islam, encapsulated by its attempts to >> ban citizens of several Muslim-majority countries from entering the United >> States. >> >> The administration says that while it strongly opposes Islamist >> militants, it has no quarrel with Islam. Aides point to Trump’s visit this >> month to Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam where he addressed the >> leaders of more than 50 Muslim countries, as evidence of that. >> >> Members of Congress, Muslim civil society and community leaders, >> diplomats from Muslim countries and senior U.S. officials usually attend >> the State Department Ramadan event, a symbol of the U.S. government’s >> diplomatic efforts with Muslim countries and people. >> >> If Tillerson avoids hosting one this year, that could send a message >> “that it is not as important to this administration to engage with >> Muslims,” said former U.S. diplomat Farah Pandith, who served in the Bush >> and Obama administrations and helped plan Ramadan events at the White House >> and State Department. >> >> Tillerson issued a statement on Friday to mark the start of Ramadan, >> which he called “a month of reverence, generosity, and self-reflection.” >> >> “Most importantly, it is a cherished time for family and friends to >> gather and give charity to those who are less fortunate,” he said. >> >> PAST RAMADANS >> >> Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright started the tradition 18 >> years ago of America’s top diplomat hosting a public event for Ramadan, a >> lunar month. >> >> The secretary of state of the time usually gives remarks there on the >> meaning of Ramadan. >> >> In April, the State Department’s Office of Religion and Global Affairs >> made a request to Tillerson’s office that he deliver remarks at an Eid >> al-Fitr reception this year, and suggested a two-week range of dates in >> July. 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