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West Point opens Islamic worship space as Muslim cadets increase
Newsday.com ^ | 10/22/06 | Newsday.com

Posted on 10/22/2006 7:50:40 PM PDT by World_Events

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) _ Muslims at the U.S. Military Academy numbered just two in 2001. This year, there are 32.

Now West Point has opened its first space dedicated to Muslims, a worship hall complete with a pulpit facing Mecca. The space officially opened Thursday.

"I knew the Army had a policy of religious tolerance, but I didn't know it was to this extent," said first-year Cadet Ahmed Moomin, 20, from the Maldives.

Until now, Friday prayers were held in an increasingly crowded first-floor office, said Imam Asadullah, the academy's Muslim cleric. The number of Muslim cadets jumped by 10 from last year.

The new hall is large enough for dozens of followers, he said.

West Point's Muslim leaders approached administrators last year for help.

"We live in a world where everyone is looking at the United States saying, 'You're anti-Islam.' But here at West Point, that's not what we do," West Point Chaplain Col. John Cook said.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: barf; benedictarnolds; dhimmitude; enemywithin; fifthcolumn; infiltration; islam; jihad; letstrainourenemies; muslim; muslims; trop; usma; westpoint
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To: World_Events

I just hate to think that the next terror muzzie is a West Point graduate...


41 posted on 10/22/2006 8:12:28 PM PDT by ChristianDefender (Never Give Your Enemy (ROP) A Foothold.)
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To: knarf
It's weird, isn't it? I didn't even know this part:

be a U.S. citizen at time of enrollment (exception: foreign students nominated by agreement between U.S. and another country).

Why would a foreign student be admitted?

42 posted on 10/22/2006 8:12:31 PM PDT by KittyKares
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To: conservative in nyc
Or move from NY.

The Beast is casting her spell on you.

43 posted on 10/22/2006 8:13:36 PM PDT by LasVegasMac (Islam........not fit for human consumption.)
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To: Jotmo
It needs to be explained to you?

Yes. A one word response of "sick" needs to be explained to me. I don't understand why setting aside a place to worship at West Point in and of itself is sick. Should there be no Muslim cadets at West Point? Is that what's sick?
44 posted on 10/22/2006 8:14:05 PM PDT by conservative in nyc
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To: World_Events

This is just plain dumb. Political correctness has been running rampant through the military bureaucracy. But this is the worst yet.

And this is the same military which recently told military chaplains that they cannot mention the name of Jesus?


45 posted on 10/22/2006 8:14:51 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Rokke

It doesn't take a lot of thought to be against the issue, and anyone in favor of the issue is obviously incapable of thought, deep or otherwise.


46 posted on 10/22/2006 8:15:03 PM PDT by F.J. Mitchell ( I predict a victory for Republicans that will make Dims remember 1994 as a very good year for them.)
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To: KittyKares
"Why would a foreign student be admitted?"

We train other country's military officers, even though most have their own equivalent of West Point, Annapolis and the Air Force Academy.
47 posted on 10/22/2006 8:15:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Second to none!)
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To: conservative in nyc
Should there be no Muslim cadets at West Point?

I say NO.

Why? Have you checked out the world news headlines in the last, say, 4 years???

Is that what's sick?

Yes.

48 posted on 10/22/2006 8:16:57 PM PDT by LasVegasMac (Islam........not fit for human consumption.)
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To: KittyKares
(exception: foreign students nominated by agreement between U.S. and another country)

I wonder if any such agreements with our "friends" the Saudis, Egyptians, or Pakistanis have been reached?

Why would a foreign student be admitted?

Because the U.S. is on a suicide mission.

49 posted on 10/22/2006 8:17:53 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: shankbear
"THEY ARE A CULT OF DEATH!!! How about that as a justification????"

Doesn't cut it. There are millions of practicing Muslims in this country. With one or two exceptions, they have not committed murder or committed suicide at a rate any different than non-Muslims in this country. That doesn't mean you have to like them. But legally, West Point (or any other military institution) has no recourse but to accept them as they would a Baptist, Catholic, Jew,Pagan or atheist.

As I stated earlier, somebody needs to give a rational and legal justification for West Point to discriminate against Muslims.

50 posted on 10/22/2006 8:19:25 PM PDT by Rokke
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To: ChristianDefender
Wonder how many islamites are cadets at the AF Academy?

Imagine the sonovabitches flying fully armed B52s into buildings.
51 posted on 10/22/2006 8:19:49 PM PDT by F.J. Mitchell ( I predict a victory for Republicans that will make Dims remember 1994 as a very good year for them.)
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To: World_Events

Infiltration.


52 posted on 10/22/2006 8:20:22 PM PDT by bordergal (John)
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To: F.J. Mitchell
"anyone in favor of the issue is obviously incapable of thought, deep or otherwise."

So assuming you are a deep thinker, why don't you provide the legal justification West Point can use to exclude Muslims.

53 posted on 10/22/2006 8:21:04 PM PDT by Rokke
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To: World_Events

Wow, people....

Not EVERY Muslim is a terrorist. There are millions of peaceful, law-abiding Muslims who are citizens of this great country. Some of them want to serve their country. If they go through the same (extremely rigorous) nominating/admissions process as all the other cadets, then they have earned their place at the Academy.


54 posted on 10/22/2006 8:22:57 PM PDT by FreedomFighter78
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To: Rokke
"While I'm no fan of the Muslim religion, the thoughts expressed on this thread do not support any argument that can be used by West Point to exclude Muslim students from either attending or practicing their faith at West Point. Simply saying it's "sick" indicates a lack of depth in thought for or against the issue."

I'm not going to simply say it's "sick".

I'm going to say that muslims are enrolling to be taught from some of the best on how they can better kill us..Which is what their religion teaches to do.

We are infidels to them.

This is more than 'sick' - it's crazy!!

55 posted on 10/22/2006 8:23:34 PM PDT by LADY J
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To: Rokke

Maybe because France has many Muslims in its military, and there is now worry now about their loyalty, given the chance they might be required to deal with the rioting by Muslim "youts" in the streets of Paris.

Also, Sgt Ackbar.


56 posted on 10/22/2006 8:24:50 PM PDT by bordergal (John)
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To: conservative in nyc

There should be no Mudslimes period, in this country or any other that is brave enough to mock them!


57 posted on 10/22/2006 8:26:40 PM PDT by acapesket (never had a vote count in all my years here)
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To: Rokke
Okay, Rokke. Has the law of survival been rescinded?.
58 posted on 10/22/2006 8:26:50 PM PDT by F.J. Mitchell ( I predict a victory for Republicans that will make Dims remember 1994 as a very good year for them.)
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To: Rokke

If the Mooselimbs here do not disavow the acts of the terrorists who are doing their best to help spread the cult of death ways, then they are a valid target of whatever may come their way. You are either with us or against us.....especially those who make this their residence.


59 posted on 10/22/2006 8:27:14 PM PDT by shankbear (Al-Qaeda grew while Monica blew)
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To: Rokke

the problem with this is what you read here:

"We live in a world where everyone is looking at the United States saying, 'You're anti-Islam.' But here at West Point, that's not what we do," West Point Chaplain Col. John Cook said."

You can see from this statement, that there is a "guilt factor" involved with accomodating them. The "world" thinks the US is anti-islam, just because we happened to be a little upset that they flew some planes into the WTC and the Pentagon, so of course the "world" must be right, and we need to bend over backwards to accomodate them now. Because after all, its the US that is really guilty here.

Imagine this same approach applied to the Japanese after Pearl Harbor.

Your "legal" issues aside, what you are seeing here is an example of why we aren't on track to win this war.


60 posted on 10/22/2006 8:27:21 PM PDT by oceanview
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