Posted on 09/16/2010 1:48:29 AM PDT by Rashputin
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Wonder if they have been killed since then....
If these were Muslim women who normally worshiped at that mosque, the police had no business becoming involved. Since they were Muslim, it seems it'd be hard make a case for trespassing unless they had been told previously not to come on any part of the property. Probably not enough information.
For years, the police have been called for PC “violations.” So this is not surprising. The police are not there to protect you and me from criminals. The police are there to carry out the policies of the local administration that hired them.
If the police had not removed them, there would have been riots and general mayhen throughout the muzzy world. And it would be all our fault.
(That’s the usual MO for getting their way, isn’t it?)
try this comparison:
a woman in a clerical collar (and a few supporters) walks into a catholic church and goes through the motions of conducting mass. When asked to leave, she refuses.
Should the police respond when called by the rector?
Seems like the police were removing trespassers from private property at the request of the property owners. The reasons the property owners want the individuals removed is of no interest.
On the ohter hand if the women want to pray outside or protest the discrimination, they are free to do so.
It doesn't matter; they are only women, property of some man or another. < /sarc >
‘Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;’ Congress shall not, states may. DC is under the jurisdiction of Congress. The DC cops were prohibiting the free exercise of religion unconstitutionally!
If it is private, it is not a true religious enterprise, but rather a private one, meaning that Congress may pass laws prohibiting activities or the exercise of those private activities and any and all tax breaks received by said mosque and any "clergy" should be rescinded! They can't have it both ways.
This is a simple case of trespassing.
If I were to decide that I wanted to practice my pagen fertility ritual on the alter of a catholic church in Washington DC, and the cops are called in to remove me (I was asked nicely to leave, but I refuse), is that a violation of my free exercise of religion?
>> It’s not a church, it’s a club.
It’s a war room.
The reason?
That is what G-d specified when they received the Law at Sinai.
No, Mosque...Agreed and thanks.
Here is a well produced video of 3 Basic Things one you should know about Islam and Shari’a Law;
http://www.thewall.net/view/1332/islam-three-things-you-didnt-know-1/
Its only 8 minutes or so and very worth it.
If you have others who would be interested, this should be sent to them.
They're members. The trespassing is then their not playing by the club rules and staying in the back of the bus? I don't think disobeying the club rules is trespass and I find their sitting down a bit less than a disturbance of the peace. I realize people are willing to see trespass due to the fact that they want their own property protected but this is different. They had a right to be there. They are members of the Mosque.
If you don't follow the rules, you aren't a member.
Have you heard of the concept of "trespass on private property"? Because trespass is what happened here, not some membership controversy.
If you have an all-mens club, and a woman shows up uninvited or enters a restricted area, do you not expect the police to come and remove the intruder if called and asked by the property owner to do just that?
Or, if a member no longer in good standing shows up, do the police not have the authority to remove him if asked to do so? This is what you're asserting.
No, "The police have no role in enforcing private membership rules and/or beliefs.", but they do have a role in enforcing trespass complaints from private property owners.
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