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12-26-2006, 06:14 PM #1
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Ellison to Muslims: Stand together
Now it begins!!!
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Ellison to Muslims: Stand together
The Associated Press
DEARBORN — The first Muslim elected to Congress returned to his home state and told fellow Muslims to observe their faith and work for justice.
“You can’t back down, you can’t chicken out, you can’t be afraid, you got to have faith in Allah, and you got to stand up and be a real Muslim,” Keith Ellison said Sunday night in this Detroit suburb, which is the center of Michigan’s Arab American community.
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He spoke at a convention of the Muslim American Society and the Islamic Circle of North America, attended by about 3,000 people, the Detroit Free Press reported.
Born in Detroit, Ellison converted to Islam while in college. He ran successfully as a Democratic candidate for a Minnesota U.S. House seat.
U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Va., drew widespread criticism when he challenged Ellison’s intention to take the oath of office on the Quran, rather than the Bible. Goode said more Muslims would be elected to office unless immigration was limited.
Muslims can expect more attacks in the future, Ellison said Sunday.
“We’re going to continue to face them,” he said. “They’re not going to stop right away. But if you, and me too, stick together, if we believe in Allah ... if we turn to the Quran for guidance, we’ll find an answer to the questions we have. And we will find that we are an asset and a plus not only to our own community, but to this country, and to this whole world.”
Ellison said that Muslims can help the nation learn about justice and equal protection.
“Muslims, you’re up to bat right now,” he said. “How do you know that you were not brought right here to this place to learn how to make this world better? How do you know that Allah ... did not bring you here so that you could understand how to teach people what tolerance was, what justice was?
“How do you know that you’re not here to teach this country?”
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12-26-2006, 06:20 PM #2“How do you know that you’re not here to teach this country?”
“You can’t back down, you can’t chicken out, you can’t be afraid, you got to have faith in Allah, and you got to stand up and be a real Muslim,” Keith Ellison said
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12-26-2006, 06:24 PM #3
Maybe I am a racist, I don't really know, however I do know I dont feel I need Muslims here to teach this country anything knew, what is it they feel the Americans, need them, the Muslims to teach them?How about they try to learn a little from us instead, about how to stand up when things are being done that are wrong such as the radical Muslims wanting to kell everyone that does not convert to what they preach, where are the "Good Muslims" at, who should be standing up and shouting the radicals down, where are they?I am sorry, I just havent seen to many Muslims standing up and teaching tolerance and justice for all!
Build the dam fence post haste!
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12-26-2006, 06:56 PM #4
Where is the Christian right? All the left whines about is how strong the Christians are, am i missing something?
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12-26-2006, 08:31 PM #5Originally Posted by Lone_PatriotBuild the dam fence post haste!
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12-27-2006, 04:18 AM #6
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There's an old Celtic saying ellison that goes "pog mo thon".
Who is this fool that thinks he will teach me anything ??????
What kind of idiots do we have here in this country who would vote this adam henrey into office??
Perhaps this fool needs to learn a few things of his own about what it means to be an American.Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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12-27-2006, 04:16 PM #7
Perhaps we should all send him an email, telling him how his arrogance rubs his fellow Amercans the wrong way, the only thing he may possibly teach us is not to make the same mistake as his consitiuents made!
Build the dam fence post haste!
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12-27-2006, 06:33 PM #8
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SCREW YOU, Ellison
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12-27-2006, 09:09 PM #9
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Originally Posted by MountainDog
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12-27-2006, 09:24 PM #10
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