Posted on 10/03/2005 8:19:02 AM PDT by Alouette
TAMPA - There was, perhaps, no better place to witness American-Islamic relations Saturday than from a comfortable seat in the lobby of the Tampa Convention Center.
Outside the ballroom that would host the Council on American-Islamic Relations' annual Tampa banquet were olive-skinned men with beards and women wearing long dresses and burkas. They exchanged assalamu alaikums and cheek kisses.
Flowing through the crowd of activist Muslims were those entering and exiting the Tampa Boat Show: light-skinned men in deck shoes and Hawaiian shirts and tanned women wearing capri pants and halter tops. Some were drinking beers, others pushing strollers.
The power of prejudice was evident as the groups brushed shoulders.
Stares. Nudges. Whispers.
"Where are we?" a woman asked her husband as they walked past T-shirts for sale that read, "I am a rising Muslim star," and a poster that read, "We're all Americans."
"Look at this," a young man in a Corona T-shirt told his buddy, thumbing toward burka-clad women.
(Excerpt) Read more at tampatrib.com ...
Warning! This is a high-volume ping list.
Warning! This is a high-volume ping list.
Did cair have any Bibles on hand for the Americans?
CAIR seeks better relations with Americans. Hmmmmm. Dear CAIR - thanks, but no thanks.
Did cair have any Bibles on hand for the Americans? /sarc
That's how I meant it.
The article rightly brings up the importance of civil rights.
One of the most important civil rights, is the right not to be mass murdered by atrocity loving muslim terrorists. I hope the government does a good job of defending this right.
Define : activist Muslims
That's easy. Look for bulges around their waist and chest.
CAIR seeks better relations with other Americans?
Leaving may be a good start /sarcasm off
They hate the West. Why are they here ?
To make us a caliphate(sp?)
Does this mean they have purged the Koran of the section dealing with Dhimmitude status of infidels? Until they do this I will trust nothing that they say or do, and consider them to be the 'American impersonators' their 'holy book' instructs them to be.
Murder is murder under any banner of religion.
CAIR seeks better relations with other Americans?
I don't think so after comments like this from Co-founder, Omar Ahmad:
"Those who stay in America should be open to society without melting, keeping Mosques open so anyone can come and learn about Islam. If you choose to live here, you have a responsibility to deliver the message of Islam ...
Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faiths, but to become dominant. The Koran, the Muslim book of scripture, should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth."
"Why are they here ?"
Well, according to the headline they are looking for better ties. Does Rush still sell them?
Your thoughts are correct, and these are my thoughts.
islam is a lie.
There are only two choices, be muslim or be killed
according to islam.
islam seeks only to control or kill.
islam is not tolerant of other religions, therefore
islam is a cult and not a religion.
Have you shown your Bible in an arab country today?
No because this is against the law in an arab country.
Be islam or die. This is islam.
How about just a necktie party ?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.