Posted on 06/19/2015 5:23:03 PM PDT by windcliff
DENVER (Reuters) - A civil rights group said on Friday it was deeply disturbed by reports that a Colorado motorcycle club has distributed flyers for an anti-Ramadan barbecue, including a pig roast, this weekend "in defiance of the Islamic holiday of Ramadan."
Scott Levin, regional director of the Mountain States Anti-Defamation League (ADL), said in a statement the "open bike party" was being advertised by the Colorado Springs chapter of the Infidels Motorcycle Club.
"Holding an event mocking the Muslim observance of Ramadan, a holy time in the Muslim faith, is highly offensive and abhorrent. As a community, we must reject anti-Muslim bigotry whenever and wherever it surfaces," Levin said.
It was not immediately possible to reach the Colorado Springs chapter of the Infidels Motorcycle Club for comment.
Muslims worldwide observe Ramadan, during which many abstain from eating and drinking during daylight hours.
The Gazette, a local newspaper in Colorado Springs, reported on Friday that the fliers were found posted around the Fort Carson Army Base, on the southern outskirts of the city, and were immediately taken down.
The newspaper said the flier features a depiction of the Prophet Mohammed, a woman wearing the upper half of a burka, and a picture breaking down the parts of a pig.
It also has an explicit reference to the Islamic State militant group, the paper said, and promises "patriotism, brotherhood, food and drinks, merchandise, music and good times" at the Infidels' headquarters in the Cimarron Hills area, northeast of Colorado Springs.
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Ironic that a “Rights Group” would take away the bikers’ right to assemble and have opinions....
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