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Hawaii Lawmakers Pass Bill to Create 'Islam Day'
Foxnews ^ | May 06, 2009 | By Kelly Chernenkoff

Posted on 05/20/2012 5:18:10 PM PDT by redreno

HONOLULU -- Hawaii's state Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday to celebrate "Islam Day" -- over the objections of a few lawmakers who said they didn't want to honor a religion connected to Sept. 11, 2001.

The Senate's two Republicans argued that a minority of Islamic extremists have killed many innocents in terrorist attacks.

"I recall radical Islamists around the world cheering the horrors of 9/11. That is the day all civilized people of all religions should remember," said Republican Sen. Fred Hemmings to the applause of more than 100 people gathered in the Senate to oppose a separate issue -- same-sex civil unions.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Philosophy; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: birthers; democrat; democrats; hawaii; indonesia; islam; islamday; kenya; muslim; terrorist; wot
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1 posted on 05/20/2012 5:18:15 PM PDT by redreno
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To: redreno

Then I guess they can get by without my tourist money.


2 posted on 05/20/2012 5:20:28 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Ich habe keinen Konig aber Gott)
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To: redreno

Is there a Christianity Day or a Judaism Day? If not, this is clearly an establishment of religion issue so the atheists should be out in force. How about they have Islam day on Pele Day and throw radical Muslims into a volcano?


3 posted on 05/20/2012 5:22:03 PM PDT by JMS
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To: redreno
what... no Shinto Day???
4 posted on 05/20/2012 5:22:22 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: redreno

Maybe if Christians blew things up, they would have a “Christian Day” too.


5 posted on 05/20/2012 5:23:49 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: JMS

Christmas and Easter are Christian Days

We just arent allowed to associate those names with our religion or use anyy religious symbols or references during our celebrations, lest we offend (muslims)


6 posted on 05/20/2012 5:25:25 PM PDT by silverleaf (Funny how all the people who are for abortion are already born)
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To: redreno

Mahalo, brau Muhamid!


7 posted on 05/20/2012 5:25:46 PM PDT by moovova (OBAMA: The first US President to come out of the closet.)
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To: redreno

Will they propose a “Christian Day”?

/s

Hypocrites.


8 posted on 05/20/2012 5:26:54 PM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (America doesn't need any new laws. America needs freedom!)
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To: redreno

Sounds like an Eat Bacon Day.


9 posted on 05/20/2012 5:28:51 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: redreno; SJackson; SandRat; Cindy; wagglebee; cripplecreek; justiceseeker93; ExTexasRedhead; ...

WTF????!!!!

I hope that this blows up in the DemocRATS faces and that Republicans make historic gains there.


10 posted on 05/20/2012 5:29:01 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Obama and Company lied, the American economy died)
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To: redreno

After all, it is the “religion of peace”.
/s


11 posted on 05/20/2012 5:30:04 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (What if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today.)
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To: redreno

Separation of Church and State?

You have violated the Constitution by elevating one religion over another and making it official.


12 posted on 05/20/2012 5:30:04 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live athrough it anyway)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Maybe they’ll lose their heads...


13 posted on 05/20/2012 5:30:40 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (We may die, but DISCO LIVES FOREVER!!!)
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To: redreno

Never work. Luau is not halal. You know roast pig and such.


14 posted on 05/20/2012 5:34:23 PM PDT by Molon Labbie (Prep. Now. Live Healthy, take your Shooting Iron daily.)
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To: Vendome

Bingo. You can’t have an Islam Day. The ACLU will have to go file a lawsuit against this. This is clearly an official governmental endorsement of one specific religion.


15 posted on 05/20/2012 5:36:52 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: redreno; SJackson; SandRat; Cindy; wagglebee; cripplecreek; justiceseeker93; ExTexasRedhead; ...

I just noticed, this passed back in 2009. Obviously, it passed by a veto-proof majority.


16 posted on 05/20/2012 5:37:50 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Obama and Company lied, the American economy died)
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To: redreno
If the inhabitants won't come to their senses,
all the beautiful weather in the world won't blow the stench off the place.
17 posted on 05/20/2012 5:38:45 PM PDT by tomkat (:^)
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To: redreno

seriously, I thought this was satire. I spent 5 minutes googling and felt my cranial pressure increasing

on top of this... it seems there was a trick played on the morons in HI legislature... seems the date picked releates to 9-11 which means... we now have an islamic holiday celebrating the 9-11 attacks

http://www.transasianaxis.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6130

can anyone confirm the calendar slight of hand?


18 posted on 05/20/2012 5:41:14 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: redreno; BIGLOOK
If they have an Islam Day, they may as well have a Satan day. They're both working to the same end.



Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

19 posted on 05/20/2012 5:41:48 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: redreno

Is this Satire? If Not, then SHAME on Hawaii! Boycott Hawaii! Boycott everything Hawaiian!

Dear Mrs. Obama:

I have never been more ashamed of my country then I am today.

Signed, The Unheard American


20 posted on 05/20/2012 5:44:43 PM PDT by This I Wonder32460
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