Posted on 02/03/2016 6:29:56 PM PST by jazusamo
For the first time during his seven years in office, President Obama visited a mosque on Wednesday to share a message of 'religious tolerance and unity.'
"We're one American family, and when any part of our family starts to feel second class or separate or targeted, it tears at the very fabric of our nation," the president said.
Muslims, he continued, are "some of the most resilient and patriotic Americans you'll ever meet."
He even spoke about how "Islam has always been part of America."
"Islam has always been part of America," he said, detailing the beginnings of the religion among African slaves brought to America. He also pointed out that Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Virginia statute for religious freedom that the "Mohammedan" should have his faith protected in the United States.
"The very word Islam comes from 'Salam' - peace," he said. "The standard greeting is 'As-Salaam-Alaikum' - 'Peace be upon you,'" he explained. "Like so many faiths, Islam is rooted in a commitment to compassion and mercy and justice and charity. "Whoever wants to enter paradise, the prophet Mohammad taught, let him treat people the way he would love to be treated," he said as the audience applauded.
"For Christians like myself, I'm assuming that sounds familiar," he continued. [...]
Obama pointed out that the founding fathers also supported the religion of Islam.
"Jefferson and John Adams had their own copies of the Koran," he said. "Benjamin Franklin wrote, that even if the Mufti of Constantinople were to send a missionary to preach to us, he would find a pulpit at his service."
He also recalled the history of mosques in America - pointing out that the oldest surviving mosque was in Iowa and that the first American mosque was built in North Dakota.
Obama went on to encourage Christians to defend Muslims-Americans when their religion was being attacked.
"An attack on one faith is an attack on all our faiths," he said, noting that "we have to be consistent in condemning hateful rhetoric ... none of us can be bystanders to bigotry."
Obama also denounced the rise in "extremist elements" who have turned Islamic text into a violent ideology. Coincidentally, he was speaking at the Islamic Society of Baltimore, which has a long history ofties to extremism. In 2010 it was even placed under FBI surveillance.
I don’t think so. History says different and the founders wrote extensively about the horrors of Islam.
Yep, the muzzies have been a part of America since the very beginning. And always in an adversarial role. They are our mortal enemies.
I am so sick of this clown parading around that bald faced lie! He’s done so much more damage to this country (if not the world) than all previous presidents combined.
But it has not always been part of America.
You’re absolutely right.
Doesn’t it feel great being sold out so the democrats can get Muslim votes?
Obama is a total pos.
At first we tried appeasment, then we stood up to them
“... To the shores of Tripoli.”
I hear you.
I thought the standard greeting was Allah Akbar????
Muslims worship by the Quaran. The Quaran states that infidels (non-Muslims) should be killed. Therefore, one would have to assume that in order to be a good Muslim, we non-Muslims should be eliminated.
That's only part of the story. That applies on a Muslim to Muslim relationship.
Us non-Muslims are to be subjugated, converted or killed. - Tom
If not for Islamists, there may never have been a war with Barbary pirates.
I just don’t see how anyone, at this point, can deny he’s a muzzie. He even said it in an interview with Stephanopolous. He proves it in just about every action he takes.
No true American would ever say the things he is saying let alone an American President.
All obama voters should be banned from voting ever again! The damage they allowed this muzzie to inflict our country should have consequences.
This sounds to me like a government endorsement of Islam. Aw heck. That’s in the Bill of Rights. The Kenyan doesn’t believe in the Bill of Rights. He told the Muzzies that all Muzzies shouldn’t be blamed for the actions of a few. To bad the ahole doesn’t feel that was about law-abiding AMERICAN GUN OWNERS. In yo face, America!!!
What part did these inventions/discoveries play in the Muslim contributions to America: Steam engine, cotton gin, electricity, telegraph, airplane, internet, beheadings. Answer: beheadings
Well, muslims did have a significant impact on our early history — they were a huge factor in the creation of the US Marine Corps.
Fairy boy needs to understand history and the Barbary pirates.
He did seem right at home today though in that radical mosque.
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