Posted on 10/03/2007 6:32:16 AM PDT by 3AngelaD
Navy imam Chaplain Abuhena M. Saifulislam lifted his voice to God as he called to prayer more than 100 Department of Defense employees Monday at a celebration of Ramadan at the Pentagon....Uniformed military personnel, civilians and family members faced Mecca and knelt on adorned prayer rugs chanting their prayers in quiet invocation to Allah.
“We do all we can to help meet the religious needs of our soldiers,” said Deputy Pentagon Chaplain Army Maj. Alan Pomaville, a Christian, who attended the iftar alongside the Muslim chaplains...
As the Pentagon celebrated Ramadan, the White House is in preparations for an iftar feast tomorrow, said Lt. Cmdr. Saifulislam, who will be participating...
“President and Mrs. Bush host an iftar dinner every year because they want people around the world to know how much they respect Islam and the many Muslims living in the U.S. who are free to worship as they want...," said Gordon Johndroe, spokesman for the White House National Security Council...
Defense officials could not readily provide current estimates on the number of Muslim service members, but said the department works diligently to provide spiritual counseling and guidance to service members of all faiths...
For the Pentagon, as with the rest of the country, the process of mending fences since the September 11 attacks has not always been easy but necessary, he added.
"I think there is a misconception at times," said Cmdr. Saifulislam....The first Muslim U.S. congressman — Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota Democrat — also attended the iftar, along with Imam Sheik Rashid Lamptey, executive director of the Muslim Association of Virginia. Sheik Lamptey also served as the deputy imam of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society in Virginia...
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The Muslims will fight alongside their countrymen...until the time comes to fight against them in the name of Jihad.
Please excuse me while I run and throw up over this story...
Nothing new. We also have Wiccans, Druids and Satanic worshipers as well as many others in the Military.
I hope they are planning to hold a passover celebration as well as a Christmas or Easter celebration at the Pentagon!
I have a feeling though that what goes on under the false pretenses of the “establishment clause” will prevent this, though.
Why? We have religious freedom in this country, last I looked. The first amendment isn't only for non-muslims.
this is a bunch of crap! why are they doing this? insanity.
do you think 1945 army would be bowing before a japanese shrine? hell no!
It makes me physiclaly ill too- do they offer mass and Communion to the pentagon people, who work on Christmas and Easter?
But the Wiccans, Druids and Satanic worshipers aren’t immigrating here by the millions and plotting to overthrow our government and Constitution and force their Wiccan, Druid and Satanic worship Sharia on us. They aren’t taking over entire communities in Maryland, Virginia, Michigan and elsewhere. I think you have thrown a huge red herring into this debate that has nothing to do with what Islam in America is up to.
Prediction: someday, it will have to be changed to remove "protection" for Muslims. Seriously.
- John
If you think we have religious freedom in this country try to say a prayer (Christian prayer) out loud in public school - or in a public meeting room at the Pentagon, for that matter
Then get back to us on how well you were tolerated
Try smuggling a priest or rabbi into a government building in Saudi Arabia, et al and see how long he keeps his head.
If our government doesn't wake up and expel these muslims heads will roll.
What if that "religion" commands you to MURDER?
Does your right of worship override others right to breathe?
Did they put the altar whet Flight 77 came through the wall?
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