Uhm......Droblaw! Kudos Sir!
(Of course to you Geoffrey!) I think the world of Brine....But he's from Jersey......Enough said! (<Grin>!) On Sun, May 28, 2017 at 6:38 PM, geoffrey theist <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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