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Catholic University Investigated for Offending Muslims By Having Too Many Crosses
Breitbart Big Government ^ | 5-12-15 | John Hayward

Posted on 05/12/2015 6:59:52 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

“Complaint says crosses at Catholic school offensive, prevent Muslim prayers,” reads the headline at BeliefNet.

It’s one of those headlines that sounds like a bad joke, but it isn’t. It’s not exactly a serious complaint, either, and it isn’t coming from actual Muslim students in any event. “Baffled Catholic University officials say they have never received a complaint from any of the schools Muslim students,” writes BeliefNet.

In fact, the university expressed its bafflement in a full-length statement: “Catholic University’s faithfulness to our Catholic tradition has also made us a welcome home to students of other religions. No students have registered complaints about the exercise of their religions on our campus. We understand that a professor unaffiliated with Catholic University has made public allegations claiming that we are discriminating against our students on religious grounds, but we have not seen any legal filing – and will respond to them if we do.”

The sixty-page complaint was filed with the Washington, D.C. Office of Human Rights by a one-man nuisance-lawsuit factory, George Washington University Law School Professor John Banzhaf. Muslim students are but pawns in Banzhaf’s game against Catholics. Taken to its logical conclusion, his lawfare would wipe out mosques and Islamic learning centers as well. The rules of engagement in the Establishment’s War on Religion have a funny way of changing to accommodate Islam, however, so perhaps those hypothetical logical conclusions will never be reached.

Banzhaf’s complaint alleges that the large amount of Catholic imagery draping the halls of Catholic University creates an “offensive” environment in which Muslims are intimidated out of proper reverence for their own religion.

He further alleges the university “does not provide space – as other universities do – for the many daily prayers Muslim students must make...

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: catholic; christianity; crosses; faithandphilosophy; islam; popefrancis; religionofpieces; romancatholicism; university
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1 posted on 05/12/2015 6:59:52 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Then, enroll someplace else. Nobody is required to attend Catholic University.


2 posted on 05/12/2015 7:00:33 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

We in the military recognize precisely what Moslems are doing. In our parlance, it is called “probing for the gaps”. This is where the enemy seeks to find gaps in a defensive line in order to infiltrate and exploit a weakness.


3 posted on 05/12/2015 7:03:39 AM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: afraidfortherepublic; NYer; Alex Murphy

Professor John Banzhaf - rabble rousing & publicity seeking lawyer. Now worried about Moslems being offended by too many crucifixes at Catholic University. Next he will take after a Protestant religious college for too many crosses that might offend Moslems.


4 posted on 05/12/2015 7:04:37 AM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Same old Muslim agenda....”Kill all the Christians and Jews”.


5 posted on 05/12/2015 7:06:59 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: rjsimmon

bttt


6 posted on 05/12/2015 7:08:32 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
I teach as an adjunct at Catholic University Law School. When the new law school building was completed in the Nineties, there was some opposition to the traditional placing of a crucifix in every classroom. One of my Jewish friends on the faculty led the opposition to the crucifixes. He was a good man, but I was baffled by his position. If you don't want to attend or teach at a CATHOLIC school, go elsewhere.

The crucifixes finally went up, but not without delay.

7 posted on 05/12/2015 7:14:25 AM PDT by jumpingcholla34 (.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Short answer should be to “shop elsewhere, as we have more Muslim accommodations that the Muslim Universities have Catholic accommodations”.

(What Muslim Universities?)


8 posted on 05/12/2015 7:16:15 AM PDT by G Larry (Obama Hates America, Israel, Capitalism, Freedom, and Christianity.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Round up all Moslems and ship them to Syria.

End of story.


9 posted on 05/12/2015 7:19:08 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Somebody has to say it? Where are the Muslim Universities? How about non existent.


10 posted on 05/12/2015 7:21:13 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
We understand that a professor unaffiliated with Catholic University has made public allegations claiming that we are discriminating against our students on religious grounds

Typical liberal. If no one is complaining, they they will be offended for them.

11 posted on 05/12/2015 7:22:23 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (A free society canÂ’t let the parameters of its speech be set by murderous extremists.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

More thoughtful response:

“Perhaps you could show us an example of how Muslim Universities accommodate Catholics, so that we may benefit from your wisdom?”


12 posted on 05/12/2015 7:23:09 AM PDT by G Larry (Obama Hates America, Israel, Capitalism, Freedom, and Christianity.)
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To: G Larry

I am so tired of Muslims and their nonsense. They expect all others to embrace their religion while never reciprocating themselves


13 posted on 05/12/2015 7:30:15 AM PDT by Baltimore ken (Baltimore Ken)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Round up all Moslems and ship them to Syria.

End of story

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AMEN so well said....


14 posted on 05/12/2015 7:50:13 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 (Get the USA out of the UN then get the UN out of the USA; send bamaboy back to Kenya ASAP!!!!)
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To: Baltimore ken

I think it’s time to replace the word “islamo-phobia” with the word “islamo-nausea”.


15 posted on 05/12/2015 7:53:39 AM PDT by pfony1 (Let's welcome some Democrat congressmen into the Republican party and OVERRIDE!)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

So like vampires, crosses repel Muslims? I’ll make a note of that...


16 posted on 05/12/2015 7:55:15 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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To: jumpingcholla34
The crucifixes finally went up, but not without delay.

They call it "Catholic University of America". With a name like that, I bloody well better be able to walk around on campus and know it's a Roman Catholic university, even without reading the signs. It should be exuding "Catholic" from its every pore.

17 posted on 05/12/2015 7:58:06 AM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Professor John Banzhaf, I'm a protestant Christian, I've attended Catholic Mass with friends, and Mass when given in the field by the Catholic Army Chaplain. There is no complaint.

If your at a Catholic Parish, a Catholic Mass, or a Catholic University the Symbols are going to brewery where Professor John Banzhaf, accept the situation.

In short Professor John Banzhaf, STFU!

18 posted on 05/12/2015 7:58:18 AM PDT by SandRat (WILL GET THROUGH)
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To: SandRat
the Symbols are going to brewery

Eh?

Monks making monastery ale?

19 posted on 05/12/2015 7:59:51 AM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: afraidfortherepublic

I wonder how many Christian crosses are on display at the new muslim university I just read about?


20 posted on 05/12/2015 8:02:38 AM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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