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		<title>By: Morteza</title>
		<link>http://www.onpointradio.org/2008/11/american-muslims-and-election08/comment-page-2#comment-15219</link>
		<dc:creator>Morteza</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>salam sabra 

if you can email to me pleas do it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>salam sabra </p>
<p>if you can email to me pleas do it.</p>
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		<title>By: Vorawaighgara</title>
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		<dc:creator>Vorawaighgara</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: jeff</title>
		<link>http://www.onpointradio.org/2008/11/american-muslims-and-election08/comment-page-2#comment-6740</link>
		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>honestpoet are you kidding? Ahmad al-Fatoomi is a fake name. al-Fatoomi is not an Arabic name. It&#039;s more like a cartoon name. 

This guy is a pulling your leg. He or she is a spreading anti-Islamic propaganda it&#039;s quite clear to me I hope it is to others.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>honestpoet are you kidding? Ahmad al-Fatoomi is a fake name. al-Fatoomi is not an Arabic name. It&#8217;s more like a cartoon name. </p>
<p>This guy is a pulling your leg. He or she is a spreading anti-Islamic propaganda it&#8217;s quite clear to me I hope it is to others.</p>
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		<title>By: honestpoet</title>
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		<dc:creator>honestpoet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ahmad, way to make the point all the Islamophobes want you to make.

I&#039;m left having to choose between one of two suspicions:

1. -- You are an absolute moron, that is, a religious nutbar; or
2. -- You&#039;re someone who hates Islam and is trying to make it look bad.

If, in fact, it&#039;s #1, I suggest you listen to the moderate imams and learn to practice a more tolerant, peaceful version of your religion, or you will simply cause a greater and greater backlash against Islam in a justifiable defense of our liberty and lives.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ahmad, way to make the point all the Islamophobes want you to make.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m left having to choose between one of two suspicions:</p>
<p>1. &#8212; You are an absolute moron, that is, a religious nutbar; or<br />
2. &#8212; You&#8217;re someone who hates Islam and is trying to make it look bad.</p>
<p>If, in fact, it&#8217;s #1, I suggest you listen to the moderate imams and learn to practice a more tolerant, peaceful version of your religion, or you will simply cause a greater and greater backlash against Islam in a justifiable defense of our liberty and lives.</p>
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		<title>By: Omar in Boston</title>
		<link>http://www.onpointradio.org/2008/11/american-muslims-and-election08/comment-page-2#comment-6257</link>
		<dc:creator>Omar in Boston</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tom, thanks for discussing this topic.  The show was enlightening, and I believe that so many people who might have been unaware of this issue benefited from the dialogue.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tom, thanks for discussing this topic.  The show was enlightening, and I believe that so many people who might have been unaware of this issue benefited from the dialogue.</p>
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		<title>By: jeff</title>
		<link>http://www.onpointradio.org/2008/11/american-muslims-and-election08/comment-page-2#comment-6235</link>
		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>al-Fatoomi indeed. I&#039;m the Earl of Hines...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>al-Fatoomi indeed. I&#8217;m the Earl of Hines&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: jeff</title>
		<link>http://www.onpointradio.org/2008/11/american-muslims-and-election08/comment-page-2#comment-6234</link>
		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh for the love of horse dung.
Give it a rest will you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh for the love of horse dung.<br />
Give it a rest will you.</p>
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		<title>By: Ahmad al-Fatoomi</title>
		<link>http://www.onpointradio.org/2008/11/american-muslims-and-election08/comment-page-2#comment-6226</link>
		<dc:creator>Ahmad al-Fatoomi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sahih Bukhari Hadiths, Volume 4, Book 52, Number 176:
Narrated &#039;Abdullah bin &#039;Umar:

Allah&#039;s Apostle said, &quot;You (i.e. Muslims) will fight with the Jews till some of them will hide behind stones. The stones will (betray them) saying, &#039;O &#039;Abdullah (i.e. slave of Allah)! There is a Jew hiding behind me; come and kill him.&#039; &quot;

And so we will kill every Jew and Christian and all other infidels who do not submit to our Islamic superiority as Allah commanded.

In the words of IATOLLAH KHOMENIE,&quot;Some fools say that islam should be TOLERANT. Well consider this . . . The Koran says “KILL, IMPRISON!  ALLAH IS NOT MERCIFUL!”
Our MOSQUES should be the place of war, the place of fighting. Out of our mosques, wars should proceed, now,  just as all the wars of Islam, in the past, have proceeded out of the mosques.

The PROPHET MOHAMMAD used the sword to KILL people.
In the past, our PRIESTS were great military men. All of them were warriors. They used their swords; they killed people. We need a leaders who will chop off hands, cut throats, and stone people . . . in the same way that the Mohammad used to chop off hands, cut throats, and stone people. In the same way that he massacred the Jews of Medina.  Because these Jews were a bunch of disbelieving people . . . the Prophet exterminated them . . . THAT is  justice.

ISLAM IS NOT A RELIGION OF PACIFISTS
Those who know nothing of Islam pretend that Islam stands for PEACE.   These people are imbeciles!  They are morons! 
—Islam says: Kill all the Jews and Christians just as they would kill you! Does that mean that moslems should sit back until they are devoured by the unbelievers?  No!
—Islam says: Kill the Jews and Christians, put them to the sword and scatter their armies. Does this mean sitting back until Jews and Christians overcome us moslems?  No!

There’re hundreds of Kornic sayings of the prophet, urging Muslims TO LOVE WAR AND TO MAKE WAR ON JEWS AND CHRISTIANS. Does that sound like Islam is a religion of peace?

I spit on the foolish morons who claim that islam is a religion of peace.&quot;

And if you need still more to convince, consider where the stinking Jews an Christians lie on great Grand Iatollah Ali al-Sistani&#039;s list of filthyist things in the world:

1—Urine
2—Manure
3—Bodily fluids
4—Dead bodies
5—Blood
6—Dogs
7—Pigs
8—Jews and Christians and all other infidels
9—Alcohol
10—Sweat of animals

Islam will win. Obama will help us. America will be Islam.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sahih Bukhari Hadiths, Volume 4, Book 52, Number 176:<br />
Narrated &#8216;Abdullah bin &#8216;Umar:</p>
<p>Allah&#8217;s Apostle said, &#8220;You (i.e. Muslims) will fight with the Jews till some of them will hide behind stones. The stones will (betray them) saying, &#8216;O &#8216;Abdullah (i.e. slave of Allah)! There is a Jew hiding behind me; come and kill him.&#8217; &#8221;</p>
<p>And so we will kill every Jew and Christian and all other infidels who do not submit to our Islamic superiority as Allah commanded.</p>
<p>In the words of IATOLLAH KHOMENIE,&#8221;Some fools say that islam should be TOLERANT. Well consider this . . . The Koran says “KILL, IMPRISON!  ALLAH IS NOT MERCIFUL!”<br />
Our MOSQUES should be the place of war, the place of fighting. Out of our mosques, wars should proceed, now,  just as all the wars of Islam, in the past, have proceeded out of the mosques.</p>
<p>The PROPHET MOHAMMAD used the sword to KILL people.<br />
In the past, our PRIESTS were great military men. All of them were warriors. They used their swords; they killed people. We need a leaders who will chop off hands, cut throats, and stone people . . . in the same way that the Mohammad used to chop off hands, cut throats, and stone people. In the same way that he massacred the Jews of Medina.  Because these Jews were a bunch of disbelieving people . . . the Prophet exterminated them . . . THAT is  justice.</p>
<p>ISLAM IS NOT A RELIGION OF PACIFISTS<br />
Those who know nothing of Islam pretend that Islam stands for PEACE.   These people are imbeciles!  They are morons!<br />
—Islam says: Kill all the Jews and Christians just as they would kill you! Does that mean that moslems should sit back until they are devoured by the unbelievers?  No!<br />
—Islam says: Kill the Jews and Christians, put them to the sword and scatter their armies. Does this mean sitting back until Jews and Christians overcome us moslems?  No!</p>
<p>There’re hundreds of Kornic sayings of the prophet, urging Muslims TO LOVE WAR AND TO MAKE WAR ON JEWS AND CHRISTIANS. Does that sound like Islam is a religion of peace?</p>
<p>I spit on the foolish morons who claim that islam is a religion of peace.&#8221;</p>
<p>And if you need still more to convince, consider where the stinking Jews an Christians lie on great Grand Iatollah Ali al-Sistani&#8217;s list of filthyist things in the world:</p>
<p>1—Urine<br />
2—Manure<br />
3—Bodily fluids<br />
4—Dead bodies<br />
5—Blood<br />
6—Dogs<br />
7—Pigs<br />
8—Jews and Christians and all other infidels<br />
9—Alcohol<br />
10—Sweat of animals</p>
<p>Islam will win. Obama will help us. America will be Islam.</p>
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		<title>By: jeff</title>
		<link>http://www.onpointradio.org/2008/11/american-muslims-and-election08/comment-page-2#comment-6210</link>
		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes I have had some conversations with one Muslim on this subject and many others. Mind you he is a moderate, but he did open my eyes on the complexities of his faith. The conflicts both internal and external between the moderates and the extremist in Islam. The Islamic faith in general is not anymore extreme than any other.

Interesting chap he was a direct descendant of Muhammad Ahmad who is considered by some one of the first Muslim insurgent leaders. Look up Major General Charles George Gordon. 

If a Christian expressed the same views, what would be my response? 

Do mean a fundamentalist Christian? 

I don&#039;t like any kind of fundamentalist dogma be it Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist or Protestant.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes I have had some conversations with one Muslim on this subject and many others. Mind you he is a moderate, but he did open my eyes on the complexities of his faith. The conflicts both internal and external between the moderates and the extremist in Islam. The Islamic faith in general is not anymore extreme than any other.</p>
<p>Interesting chap he was a direct descendant of Muhammad Ahmad who is considered by some one of the first Muslim insurgent leaders. Look up Major General Charles George Gordon. </p>
<p>If a Christian expressed the same views, what would be my response? </p>
<p>Do mean a fundamentalist Christian? </p>
<p>I don&#8217;t like any kind of fundamentalist dogma be it Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist or Protestant.</p>
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		<title>By: AV</title>
		<link>http://www.onpointradio.org/2008/11/american-muslims-and-election08/comment-page-2#comment-6201</link>
		<dc:creator>AV</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jeff, have you talked to some Muslims about their views on secularism wrt their faith/religion, or what the Koran says?

If a Christian expressed the same views, what would be your response?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jeff, have you talked to some Muslims about their views on secularism wrt their faith/religion, or what the Koran says?</p>
<p>If a Christian expressed the same views, what would be your response?</p>
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		<title>By: jeff</title>
		<link>http://www.onpointradio.org/2008/11/american-muslims-and-election08/comment-page-2#comment-6194</link>
		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bill your wrong. The Supreme court already made rulings on what are excepted forms of free speech in public. 
I&#039;m not telling you what to say, I&#039;m pointing out that your being offensive. 

I&#039;m saying you and your racist friend are spouting forth filth, and I&#039;m not going sit here and read it without telling you and the other chap that you can hide behind the vale of free speech and degrade the Constitution if you want to, but I&#039;m going to tell you your wrong.
Words have power. 

I keep trying to explain why freedom of speech also comes with the responsibility of understanding what that means. If you incite violence with your words, that can be considered a crime in some states. Your words are doing just that. The lucky thing for you is that your in your home hiding behind the safety of the internet.

Amendments are designed to amend the Constitution, you know change the law, as they had done for giving African Americans the right to vote. That&#039;s the point of an amendment to amend. If the Constitution can be amended then it&#039;s not written in stone. You can&#039;t add to or change the ten commandments. I see that basic theology is not a strong point.
 
I&#039;m voicing concern for what is considered provocative speech which has been dealt with in many courts in this country. I&#039;m checking you on your interpretation of free speech, if you don&#039;t like it, tough.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bill your wrong. The Supreme court already made rulings on what are excepted forms of free speech in public.<br />
I&#8217;m not telling you what to say, I&#8217;m pointing out that your being offensive. </p>
<p>I&#8217;m saying you and your racist friend are spouting forth filth, and I&#8217;m not going sit here and read it without telling you and the other chap that you can hide behind the vale of free speech and degrade the Constitution if you want to, but I&#8217;m going to tell you your wrong.<br />
Words have power. </p>
<p>I keep trying to explain why freedom of speech also comes with the responsibility of understanding what that means. If you incite violence with your words, that can be considered a crime in some states. Your words are doing just that. The lucky thing for you is that your in your home hiding behind the safety of the internet.</p>
<p>Amendments are designed to amend the Constitution, you know change the law, as they had done for giving African Americans the right to vote. That&#8217;s the point of an amendment to amend. If the Constitution can be amended then it&#8217;s not written in stone. You can&#8217;t add to or change the ten commandments. I see that basic theology is not a strong point.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m voicing concern for what is considered provocative speech which has been dealt with in many courts in this country. I&#8217;m checking you on your interpretation of free speech, if you don&#8217;t like it, tough.</p>
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		<title>By: AV</title>
		<link>http://www.onpointradio.org/2008/11/american-muslims-and-election08/comment-page-2#comment-6176</link>
		<dc:creator>AV</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>On the lighter side, there&#039;s Jesus and Mo: http://www.jesusandmo.net/2008/10/24/line/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On the lighter side, there&#8217;s Jesus and Mo: <a href="http://www.jesusandmo.net/2008/10/24/line/" rel="nofollow">http://www.jesusandmo.net/2008/10/24/line/</a></p>
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		<title>By: Bill Mitchell</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bill Mitchell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jeff, your comment re: africans and women in the Constitution is true and the situation was remedied by amendments to it giving &#039;MORE&#039; rights to the people; not taking rights away. Hate speech laws take rights &#039;AWAY&#039; from people. BAD, BAD, BAD! 

As the great Jewish TEN COMMANDMENTS were writ in stone — so is the Constitution. It is BASIC. Rights may be ADDED TO it, but rights MAY NOT BE TAKEN AWAY from it. Taking your rights away, is the first act of a fascist government; and regardless of how noble the fascists may sound in their justification of the act — it is EVIL, EVIL, EVIL and they do it to consolidate their power.

I suggest you learn to live with speech you don&#039;t like and KEEP YOUR FREEDOM; as opposed to tinkering with the Constitution and trying to TAKE PEOPLE&#039;S FREEDOMS AWAY from them, just to salve your insulted sense of political correctness.

Do you debate and change the Ten Commandments just because you might think it&#039;s ok to commit adultry, or lie? 

&quot;I had a dream,&quot; Big Mo(hammad) said. &quot;And in the dream allah gave me the keys to all the kingdoms on earth!&quot;

&quot;I have been commanded by allah to fight and kill until all people worship allah only,&quot; said Big Mo.

EVIL, EVIL, EVIL — no matter how you cut it. Islam is a malignancy on the face of the earth.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jeff, your comment re: africans and women in the Constitution is true and the situation was remedied by amendments to it giving &#8216;MORE&#8217; rights to the people; not taking rights away. Hate speech laws take rights &#8216;AWAY&#8217; from people. BAD, BAD, BAD! </p>
<p>As the great Jewish TEN COMMANDMENTS were writ in stone — so is the Constitution. It is BASIC. Rights may be ADDED TO it, but rights MAY NOT BE TAKEN AWAY from it. Taking your rights away, is the first act of a fascist government; and regardless of how noble the fascists may sound in their justification of the act — it is EVIL, EVIL, EVIL and they do it to consolidate their power.</p>
<p>I suggest you learn to live with speech you don&#8217;t like and KEEP YOUR FREEDOM; as opposed to tinkering with the Constitution and trying to TAKE PEOPLE&#8217;S FREEDOMS AWAY from them, just to salve your insulted sense of political correctness.</p>
<p>Do you debate and change the Ten Commandments just because you might think it&#8217;s ok to commit adultry, or lie? </p>
<p>&#8220;I had a dream,&#8221; Big Mo(hammad) said. &#8220;And in the dream allah gave me the keys to all the kingdoms on earth!&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I have been commanded by allah to fight and kill until all people worship allah only,&#8221; said Big Mo.</p>
<p>EVIL, EVIL, EVIL — no matter how you cut it. Islam is a malignancy on the face of the earth.</p>
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		<title>By: jeff</title>
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		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bill I was saying that you should not use the word fascist so lightly or in context to me objecting to hateful speech that is over the top. The Constitution is open to interpretation and that&#039;s why we have lawyers. Free speech and how it is used is also has consequences. If you stand up in a movie theater and yell fire, and cause a panic, is this protected speech? Context is everything. Being so pragmatic is a dangerous thing I think. 

Am I a goody goody type? Maybe, but even if I am so what. As a secular Jew if I hear anti-Semitic rhetoric (which by strange coincidence was heard on On Point this morning and was quickly and rightly shot down)being put forth in the public arena I find that offensive and it is the same as shouting fire in that movie theater. 
Why because it has historical ramifications. The same is true if I or you started to write racist comments about African Americans. Is this free speech? Yes. Is it hateful, yes, should it be allowed in the context of forums like this? I don&#039;t think so for the same reasons, the history of this kind of language long and full of pain. The Constitution used to treat African Americans and women as lesser beings than white men. We don&#039;t do this anymore do we, the Constitution was not written in stone. It was meant to be open for debate and changes.

You may object to the tenants of the Islamic faith and find it reprehensible but I think one should find ways of using language that is more creative then insightful then blatant hate speech. 

Freedom in all it&#039;s guises comes with responsibility&#039;s don&#039;t you think?

It says more about the author than the audience or intended victims, as do your comments.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bill I was saying that you should not use the word fascist so lightly or in context to me objecting to hateful speech that is over the top. The Constitution is open to interpretation and that&#8217;s why we have lawyers. Free speech and how it is used is also has consequences. If you stand up in a movie theater and yell fire, and cause a panic, is this protected speech? Context is everything. Being so pragmatic is a dangerous thing I think. </p>
<p>Am I a goody goody type? Maybe, but even if I am so what. As a secular Jew if I hear anti-Semitic rhetoric (which by strange coincidence was heard on On Point this morning and was quickly and rightly shot down)being put forth in the public arena I find that offensive and it is the same as shouting fire in that movie theater.<br />
Why because it has historical ramifications. The same is true if I or you started to write racist comments about African Americans. Is this free speech? Yes. Is it hateful, yes, should it be allowed in the context of forums like this? I don&#8217;t think so for the same reasons, the history of this kind of language long and full of pain. The Constitution used to treat African Americans and women as lesser beings than white men. We don&#8217;t do this anymore do we, the Constitution was not written in stone. It was meant to be open for debate and changes.</p>
<p>You may object to the tenants of the Islamic faith and find it reprehensible but I think one should find ways of using language that is more creative then insightful then blatant hate speech. </p>
<p>Freedom in all it&#8217;s guises comes with responsibility&#8217;s don&#8217;t you think?</p>
<p>It says more about the author than the audience or intended victims, as do your comments.</p>
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		<title>By: Bill Mitchell</title>
		<link>http://www.onpointradio.org/2008/11/american-muslims-and-election08/comment-page-2#comment-6139</link>
		<dc:creator>Bill Mitchell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sorry Jeff, hate speech MUST BE TOLERATED for the sake of the Constitution. The Constitution doesn&#039;t say &quot;Congress shall make no laws...abridging the freedom of speech, BUT YOU CAN&#039;T SAY ANYTHING HATEFUL OR MEAN...&quot; Read it! Hate speech is something you mealy-mouthed, mommy types love to whine about. The problem, of course, is WHO DECIDES what is hate speech and what isn&#039;t. As to your personal questions about me: Am I religious? Sometimes. Do I go to church? Sometimes. Do I believe in God? Sometimes. Do I believe in &quot;angles&quot; (I assume you meant &#039;angels&#039;)? Sometimes. Etc, etc! I&#039;m kind of schizoid on all that stuff, but, primarily what I am is a lover of freedom, as guaranteed by the US Constitution; and I don&#039;t believe it should be tinkered with by Pollyannaish, peanut-brained, goody-goody types.
Sorry about your Mom&#039;s relatives, but that doesn&#039;t mean you&#039;re not a fascist.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sorry Jeff, hate speech MUST BE TOLERATED for the sake of the Constitution. The Constitution doesn&#8217;t say &#8220;Congress shall make no laws&#8230;abridging the freedom of speech, BUT YOU CAN&#8217;T SAY ANYTHING HATEFUL OR MEAN&#8230;&#8221; Read it! Hate speech is something you mealy-mouthed, mommy types love to whine about. The problem, of course, is WHO DECIDES what is hate speech and what isn&#8217;t. As to your personal questions about me: Am I religious? Sometimes. Do I go to church? Sometimes. Do I believe in God? Sometimes. Do I believe in &#8220;angles&#8221; (I assume you meant &#8216;angels&#8217;)? Sometimes. Etc, etc! I&#8217;m kind of schizoid on all that stuff, but, primarily what I am is a lover of freedom, as guaranteed by the US Constitution; and I don&#8217;t believe it should be tinkered with by Pollyannaish, peanut-brained, goody-goody types.<br />
Sorry about your Mom&#8217;s relatives, but that doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;re not a fascist.</p>
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		<title>By: jeff</title>
		<link>http://www.onpointradio.org/2008/11/american-muslims-and-election08/comment-page-2#comment-6107</link>
		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>insight not incite sorry for the typo, funny play on words though.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>insight not incite sorry for the typo, funny play on words though.</p>
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		<title>By: jeff</title>
		<link>http://www.onpointradio.org/2008/11/american-muslims-and-election08/comment-page-2#comment-6106</link>
		<dc:creator>jeff</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bill Mitchell if you think hate speech should be tolerated that&#039;s your problem. So you believe in what that chap was saying? You support it. Free speech also has responsibility&#039;s, something you seem to lack any concept of. 

However calling me a fascist is a bit much considering about 80% of my mothers family was murdered by them. 

You should think about what you say in the public arena as free speech, while being a right is also something that should be used with inelegance and incite into what words mean. Something you should maybe think about as you seem to use words like fascist a little to lightly.

Do you know anything about the fascist period in Europe?

Read some history pal. Get some education, that man&#039;s comments were nasty, and out of line, period.
If he has issue with the Koran and Islam he should find more eloquent ways of using language to make his case. 

By the Mr. Mitchell are you religious? Do you go to church and believe in God and Jesus. Do you believe in talking snakes and angles? I find that silly and comical. I find the catholic religion to be one that has brought centuries of pain and suffering to the human race, and still does, to be just as awful as any thing that Islam has done in the name of God. So am I now using hate speech?

Do you find my statements offensive? If not then maybe your the kind of right wing zealot who has no moral fiber. One of those fat Republican types who wish for the good ol days when you could call your local sheriff and have all the Jews and uppity Black men arrested just for the hell of it. 

Oh did I insult you? Did I use hateful speech to define you even though I have never met you nor do I know what you believe in?

Please use your head and think for once in your life.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bill Mitchell if you think hate speech should be tolerated that&#8217;s your problem. So you believe in what that chap was saying? You support it. Free speech also has responsibility&#8217;s, something you seem to lack any concept of. </p>
<p>However calling me a fascist is a bit much considering about 80% of my mothers family was murdered by them. </p>
<p>You should think about what you say in the public arena as free speech, while being a right is also something that should be used with inelegance and incite into what words mean. Something you should maybe think about as you seem to use words like fascist a little to lightly.</p>
<p>Do you know anything about the fascist period in Europe?</p>
<p>Read some history pal. Get some education, that man&#8217;s comments were nasty, and out of line, period.<br />
If he has issue with the Koran and Islam he should find more eloquent ways of using language to make his case. </p>
<p>By the Mr. Mitchell are you religious? Do you go to church and believe in God and Jesus. Do you believe in talking snakes and angles? I find that silly and comical. I find the catholic religion to be one that has brought centuries of pain and suffering to the human race, and still does, to be just as awful as any thing that Islam has done in the name of God. So am I now using hate speech?</p>
<p>Do you find my statements offensive? If not then maybe your the kind of right wing zealot who has no moral fiber. One of those fat Republican types who wish for the good ol days when you could call your local sheriff and have all the Jews and uppity Black men arrested just for the hell of it. </p>
<p>Oh did I insult you? Did I use hateful speech to define you even though I have never met you nor do I know what you believe in?</p>
<p>Please use your head and think for once in your life.</p>
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		<title>By: AV</title>
		<link>http://www.onpointradio.org/2008/11/american-muslims-and-election08/comment-page-2#comment-6103</link>
		<dc:creator>AV</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Almost half of the world follows Abrahamic teachings. (there are around 3.8 billion followers of various Abrahamic religions)&lt;/i&gt;

So what? The significance of this was lost on me - could you please explain? Abrahamic or non-Abrahamic, or atheism or agnosticism - why should it matter how many numbers are there in each? Religion, or lack of it, should remain a personal matter between a person and his maker, not something to be used to decide policy on or to be worn on one&#039;s sleeve.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Almost half of the world follows Abrahamic teachings. (there are around 3.8 billion followers of various Abrahamic religions)</i></p>
<p>So what? The significance of this was lost on me &#8211; could you please explain? Abrahamic or non-Abrahamic, or atheism or agnosticism &#8211; why should it matter how many numbers are there in each? Religion, or lack of it, should remain a personal matter between a person and his maker, not something to be used to decide policy on or to be worn on one&#8217;s sleeve.</p>
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		<title>By: Ayaz Samadani MD</title>
		<link>http://www.onpointradio.org/2008/11/american-muslims-and-election08/comment-page-2#comment-6099</link>
		<dc:creator>Ayaz Samadani MD</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Muslims in the United States are serving in every corner of the fifty states. They serve and stand shoulder to shoulder with their counterparts in medical field, law enforcement, research, education, commerce and many other trades. Muslims pray to the same God that people of Christianity faith pray. People ought to be informed and educated. Media has an obligation to present a balanced perspective. Your program did discuss some important issues. Mr. Colin Powell’s comments “What is wrong to be a Muslim” were timely and very constructive. Press need to step in and bring more programs to reduce and diffuse haltered. President Obama brings humanity, sensitivity and respect to America and hopefully to the world. There is urgent need to dispel myths and fear. Almost half of the world follows Abrahamic teachings. (there are around 3.8 billion followers of various Abrahamic religions) It is time to act as well and it is not healthy to live in a state of fear.

Ayaz Samadani M.D.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Muslims in the United States are serving in every corner of the fifty states. They serve and stand shoulder to shoulder with their counterparts in medical field, law enforcement, research, education, commerce and many other trades. Muslims pray to the same God that people of Christianity faith pray. People ought to be informed and educated. Media has an obligation to present a balanced perspective. Your program did discuss some important issues. Mr. Colin Powell’s comments “What is wrong to be a Muslim” were timely and very constructive. Press need to step in and bring more programs to reduce and diffuse haltered. President Obama brings humanity, sensitivity and respect to America and hopefully to the world. There is urgent need to dispel myths and fear. Almost half of the world follows Abrahamic teachings. (there are around 3.8 billion followers of various Abrahamic religions) It is time to act as well and it is not healthy to live in a state of fear.</p>
<p>Ayaz Samadani M.D.</p>
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		<title>By: Doug Corrigan</title>
		<link>http://www.onpointradio.org/2008/11/american-muslims-and-election08/comment-page-2#comment-6076</link>
		<dc:creator>Doug Corrigan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ann B., above, starts by saying that, &quot;I am a Christian and my husband is a Muslim......&quot; If she&#039;s telling the truth, then her husband is acting in direct opposition to the command from allah, in the koran, Chapter 2, verse 221:  &quot;And do not marry the idolatresses (ie: Christians, etc) until they believe (ie: become muslims), (allah) makes clear His communications to men, that they may be mindful.&quot; 

At least when Ann spends eternity in hell, her husband will be there with her; she for being a Christian and him for marrying her in spite of allah&#039;s wishes.  You gotta love islam; it&#039;s such an absurd cult.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ann B., above, starts by saying that, &#8220;I am a Christian and my husband is a Muslim&#8230;&#8230;&#8221; If she&#8217;s telling the truth, then her husband is acting in direct opposition to the command from allah, in the koran, Chapter 2, verse 221:  &#8220;And do not marry the idolatresses (ie: Christians, etc) until they believe (ie: become muslims), (allah) makes clear His communications to men, that they may be mindful.&#8221; </p>
<p>At least when Ann spends eternity in hell, her husband will be there with her; she for being a Christian and him for marrying her in spite of allah&#8217;s wishes.  You gotta love islam; it&#8217;s such an absurd cult.</p>
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