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Trump just ended a long tradition of celebrating Ramadan at the White House
The Washington Post ^
| June 24, 2017
| Amy B Wang
Posted on 06/24/2017 2:33:59 PM PDT by Hadean
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To: Hadean
To: Hadean
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06/24/2017 2:46:28 PM PDT
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Paladin2
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To: Hadean
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posted on
06/24/2017 2:46:38 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country.)
To: tflabo
I always face away from Mecca while dealing with my shoes at airport....
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06/24/2017 2:47:49 PM PDT
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Paladin2
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To: Hadean
Our beautiful Ramadan for 2017 is nearing it's conclusion. Thanks to the Washington Post for all of your support.
To: Hadean
In case anyone didn't read the article and wonders what the first two sentences have to do with anything... The compost writer is attempting to conflate Thomas Jefferson extending common courtesy to the Tunisian envoy as somehow establishing a 200+ year tradition of U.S. Presidents recognizing Ramadan. In fact it started in 1996 with a reception hosted by, guess who, Hillary Clinton as first lady.
For the first time in nearly two decades, Ramadan has come and gone without the White House recognizing it with an iftar or Eid celebration, as had taken place each year under the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations.
As far as I can tell this sort of action is precisely why Donald Trump was elected President. Suits me fine. On to the next win.
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posted on
06/24/2017 2:48:20 PM PDT
by
rpierce
(We have taglines now?)
To: GrandJediMasterYoda
What if they gave a Jihad and nobody showed up?
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06/24/2017 2:49:08 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
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To: Hadean
Does anyone think that celebrating Ramadan in the White House did a single thing to appease the Muslim killers? No, it only helped convince them that they were winning against a bunch of groveling jerks.
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posted on
06/24/2017 2:49:18 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Hadean
Don’t believe this Jefferson - Ramadan guff. He was trying to end a war/deal with pirates. The “tradition” didn’t start till much later. Under Clinton IIRC.
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posted on
06/24/2017 2:49:22 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: Hadean
I once heard that every single year, more books are translated into Spanish than have been translated into Arabic in the entire history of the world.
they just don’t feel they have to learn anything from the outside world and you know what..?
good.
because I don’t want to learn anything from Islam at all.
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posted on
06/24/2017 2:49:36 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: Hadean
Twenty years is a long tradition? All those presidents should be condemned along with the mussies that were killing men, women and children during that time.
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06/24/2017 2:50:22 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(You know they invented wheelbarrows to teach FAA inspectors to walk on their hind legs.)
To: Hadean
Headline is a blatant lie
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posted on
06/24/2017 2:50:39 PM PDT
by
wardaddy
(Eff You I'm Millwall!)
To: Hadean
Did Jefferson actually have an eid dinner? Seems unlikely with the state of relations with the Muslims in N Africa? Can some history buff tell us?
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posted on
06/24/2017 2:51:34 PM PDT
by
Oldexpat
To: Hadean
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posted on
06/24/2017 2:51:38 PM PDT
by
MichaelCorleone
(Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
To: Hadean
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posted on
06/24/2017 2:52:36 PM PDT
by
combat_boots
(God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! And please, God, bless the USA again.)
To: Hadean
From 'msn.com' need I say more? I say a silent prayer for DJT every day since his Election. To MAGA, we must stomp on the filthy moslems, and we should not honor/invite those murderous swine to the 'People's House! What used to be Obama's house has been returned to We the People! May God Bless Team Trump!
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06/24/2017 2:53:37 PM PDT
by
heterosupremacist
(Domine Iesu Christe, Filius Dei, miserere me peccatorem!)
To: Hadean
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posted on
06/24/2017 2:54:48 PM PDT
by
mac_truck
(aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
To: Hadean
My guess is this attempt to make nice with Muslims began after 9/11 in a misguided attempt to show that we did not consider all of Islam to be evil. Well, despite our celebration of their holidays it seems nothing has changed and the war goes on and radical islamists are killing people all over the world and here any chance they get.
I believe the president should speak on this and he should tell the world that the United States of America will again celebrate the end of Ramadan as soon as we see the Muslim countries celebrate Christmas and Easter.
To: Hadean
Thomas Jefferson DID NOT celebrate Ramadan. Being a courteous gentleman, he postponed a state dinner until after sunset in order to accommodate the religious practices of an ambassador from an Islamic country.
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posted on
06/24/2017 2:56:30 PM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
To: Hadean
Why on earth should a Christian president celebrate Ramadan?
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posted on
06/24/2017 2:56:53 PM PDT
by
Not A Snowbird
(Almost a year in Arizona... and I haven't burst into flames yet.)
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