Posted on 11/14/2012 7:48:41 PM PST by lex33
The controversial ads unveiled on the back of 10 CTA buses Wednesday read, “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.” They conclude with the words, “Support Copts. Defeat Jihad.”
Within hours of the buses' first runs, messages appeared on Facebook and Twitter denouncing the campaign.
Many said degrading a spiritual tenet of Islam -- one that refers to a Muslim's personal quest to become a better person -- amounts to hate speech.
“This whole campaign insinuates Muslims are violent,” said Asaf Bar-Tura, programs director for the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, which protested the ads on social media Wednesday. “If it's within their legal powers, (CTA) should either not put it up because they incite hate and stereotypical thinking or put a label next to each sign saying `The CTA disagrees with this ad.’ ”
So far, federal judges have sided with the advertisement's sponsor, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, which sued transit authorities in New York City and Washington, D.C., when they initially rejected the ads.
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Isn’t the ads openly denounces jihad only?:) Or does it if compalainants admits that all muslims are jihadis if it is insuling for them?
I’m offended !
Do we only consider the feelings of Muslims these days ?!
Anyone making such a hateful slur should have his head cut off!!!
“This whole campaign insinuates Muslims are violent,”
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Many are violent and most of those that aren’t—don’t stand up to the ones that are.
I have no sympathy and I’ve had enough of the Muslim one way street.
I listen to NOI and I get offended. We live in an country where we have equal opportunity to offend and be offended.
Free speech, cope or move to a Islamic country.
WHY would we ever think muslims are violent????
Anyone making such a hateful slur should have his head cut off!!!
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Or their daughters raped.....or have acid thrown on them to be disfigured.
Muslims ARE violent. Anyone who can't grasp that is living in an alternate universe.
All muslims? No.
But substantially in excess of 50%!
Islam is not “degraded” when jihad is explained for what it is: the attempt for the believer to secure a better place in the hereafter by destroying the unbeliever.
Thousands of followers of Islam commit acts of jihad every year. If there is any degrading, it is the pitiful denial of western non-believers about exactly what kind of dangerous religion Islam really is.
Insinuates Muslims are violent? I wonder what would give any body that idea.........
Muslims are violent savage animals? Sounds about right to me.
That is one mixed up Jewish Council.
The S is HTF NOW! Choose which side that you’re on NOW.
>> Many said degrading a spiritual tenet of Islam
Islam is a war plan, perhaps a “spiritual” war plan, but a war plan nonetheless.
has
Exactly!
True
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