[Illbay]

Oh yeah. I mean, who the h*ll needs that First Amendment garbage, anyway?

[kittymyrib]

The First Commandment: "Thou shalt have no other gods." That's a COMMAND, not a suggestion, from the Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. No Christian should have stayed in his seat during the prayer to a false god. One of these days, when the persecutions begin here in this country as they are now occuring in Muslim countries abroad, we will see who the real Christians are. It shouldn't surprise us since it's been going on intermittantly for two millennia, and it will soon be our turn.

[nightdriver]

"Even if half of them leave it's OK for me," Joban said. "As a Muslim we have to respect what people believe and . . . we have to forgive something because of ignorance."

We see the "respect" moslems have for other religions throughout history, haven't we? Their own scriptures tell them to lie to and kill non moslims.

Oh, and by the way, islam has been declared to be NOT under the purview of the First Ammendment of the Constitution by a Supremem Court ruling since 1892.

[Dataman]

Oh yeah. I mean, who the h*ll needs that First Amendment garbage, anyway?

If the allah mumbo jumbo was 1st Ammendment garbage, then so was the walk-out.

Apparently you don't appreciate the inconsistency here. Separation of church and state only seems to apply to Christianity. All else must be tolerated.

[Eaker]

Once again you are a hypocrite.

Why was the walkout not free speech? Further, the 1st Amendment is a guarantee of free speech not a guarantee of a bully pulpit with a captive audience.

As an American you ALWAYS have the right to walk out.

Eaker

[RightOnline]

Oh, relax. I don't have to observe their religion. I don't begrudge anyone's right to practice their faith; this IS still a more-or-less free country.

Sure as all hell doesn't mean I have to pray to whomever the Muslims think they're praying to. My faith counts, too, dude.

[truth_seeker]

"Oh yeah. I mean, who the h*ll needs that First Amendment garbage, anyway?"

The two legislators were exercising their right to NOT LISTEN.

If the cleric was up there, spouting off the sort of things that his brother-clerics do, in other places, such as "kill Jews and Americans"..would you REQUIRE that the legislator stay and listen, so as to be "respectful?"

Ever heard of "al Taqiyah?" Muslims religious justification for deception, not telling the truth.

Many would say the cleric in Washington, by NOT saying "kill the Jews and Americans" is simply practicing deception.