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Duke reverses plan to allow Islamic call to prayer from campus chapel
wral.com ^
| Jan 15,2015
| wral.com
Posted on 01/15/2015 3:14:12 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER
DURHAM, N.C. Two days after announcing that Islamic students would be broadcasting a weekly call to prayer from the Duke Chapel bell tower, Duke University officials abandoned that plan Thursday, citing the furor the move had created.
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TOPICS: Education; Religion
KEYWORDS: duke; dukeu; highereducation; muslim; muslimamericans; nevermind; searchduke
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
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posted on
01/15/2015 3:14:57 PM PST
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SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
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posted on
01/15/2015 3:17:32 PM PST
by
deport
To: SWAMPSNIPER
Where was the ACLU in this? Too bad that a similar furor wasn’t raised at Minnesota State University at Mankato when a few years ago student funds were used to install Muslim foot baths in the student center bathrooms.
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01/15/2015 3:18:27 PM PST
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The Great RJ
(Pants up...Don't loot!)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
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posted on
01/15/2015 3:19:37 PM PST
by
yldstrk
To: SWAMPSNIPER
“The North Carolina Council of Churches supported Duke’s effort to allow the call to prayer from the bell tower, saying it would only help everyone’s faith.”
Ringing bells is one thing. Three minute chants would be another.
To: SWAMPSNIPER
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posted on
01/15/2015 3:21:40 PM PST
by
dennisw
(The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: The Great RJ
Footbaths??? I’ve been using them as urinals!
To: deport
Muslim Imams were caught measuring the drapes!
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posted on
01/15/2015 3:26:08 PM PST
by
Dr. Ursus
To: TexasGator
Council of Churches...nuff said.
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posted on
01/15/2015 3:26:54 PM PST
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rrrod
(at home in Medellin Colombia)
To: rrrod
Council of Churches...nuff said. Yah, lot of old time Christian money / feelings / beliefs down that way.
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posted on
01/15/2015 3:29:25 PM PST
by
onona
(Obama's entire term reads like a John Semmens post.)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
My guess is that they were flooded with alumni donors calls telling them they’d seen their last dime if they went thru with this stupid idea.
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posted on
01/15/2015 3:30:13 PM PST
by
Afterguard
(Liberals will let you do anything you want, as long as it's mandatory.)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
FIRE WHOEVER OK’D THAT CRAPPY PRAYER!!!! CHRISTIANS have LOST THEIR MINDS and THEIR SOULS....NEXT THEY WILL LOSE THEIR LIVES!!
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posted on
01/15/2015 3:30:28 PM PST
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Ann Archy
(ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
David M. Rubenstein probably called Dean Martin and said, “wtf?”
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posted on
01/15/2015 3:30:52 PM PST
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KingLudd
To: SWAMPSNIPER
Glad they 'woke up'!
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01/15/2015 3:31:00 PM PST
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potlatch
("Dream as if you'll live forever...Live as if you'll die today")
To: TexasGator
Council of Churches is an ATHEIST GROUP!!!! They are no more Christian than my Jewish husband!!!
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01/15/2015 3:31:26 PM PST
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Ann Archy
(ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
To: Ann Archy
Correcto..on of the most vile and disgusting groups on the planet....
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posted on
01/15/2015 3:35:00 PM PST
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rrrod
(at home in Medellin Colombia)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
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01/15/2015 3:35:28 PM PST
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BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Ann Archy
Broadcasting “There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah” five times a day is NOT inclusive.
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