Posted on 10/04/2007 12:40:03 PM PDT by camerakid400
CBNNews.com - President Bush is hosting a controversial event at the White House Thursday evening, with an invitation to Muslim officials and clerics to join him for prayer and dinner in observance of the holy month of Ramadan.
Many Christians question the president's decision to make the Islamic celebration of "iftar" into a standard religious observance for the White House.
Iftar officially breaks Muslims' daytime fast.
Islam, referred to by some politicians as a religion of peace, is viewed by many conservative Americans as a faith rooted in violence and hostility toward non-Muslims, collectively referred to as "infidels."
One of the invited guests to Bush's annual event is Congressman Keith Ellison of Minnesota. Ellison, the only Muslim elected to office, asked to be sworn into his position in Congress with the Koran instead of the Bible.
The Democrat expressed that he is looking forward to Thursday's iftar event at the White House, and noted that he has also engaged in Ramadan observances at the Pentagon and the Capitol.
This week, the House voted unanimously, 376-0, to recognize Islam's holy month of Ramadan. The resolution commended Muslims and hailed the Islamic faith as "one of the great religions of the world."
More pro-Muslim sentiment by the U.S. government was evident on September 25 when a Muslim cleric delivered the House's daily prayer.
The Bible teaches that leaders who embraced, tolerated or celebrated foreign gods brought suffering and disaster upon their nation.
376 individuals in Congress voting unanimously to celebrate this religion of killers.
Despicable bastard$ all. Damn I'm angry.
“this is unbelievable”
Incredible, you’re right.
These . . . things he called “evil-doers” should be trooping in about now into our house, the place they tried to destroy 6 years ago.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, on our southwestern border the invasion continues while our troops continue to engage the foot soldiers of our guests on the other side of the world.
Someone get a rope.
You made an excellent point, the main stream churches do not talk about this. Some believe we all worship the same God but we take a different path to get to him.
There is only one way to get to God and it is not through a mortal man by the name of Alah.
Sounds as if George W. has finally gone over the edge.Time for Dick to take over the office.
Good job President Bush! Hopefully we can propagate this event around the Muslim world to undercut Al Qaeda’s lie that we are waging a war against Islam.
Uh oh! I did it again. Now I’ll get my wrists slapped for doubling.
Who voted No or abstained?
I wonder if the libs will want to make ramadan a national holiday? With pay of course.
No, not sarcasm. Our moderate Muslim allies are our key to defeating the radicals, imo. The intel they share is of great value in the war on terror.
Yet Bush remains the number one leader in the war on Islamic terrorism. Year after year.
Seems like Dems aren't the only simpletons who still don't get Bush.
Thank you. Somebody who actually gets it!
Clearly some of the people getting bent out of shape over this have fallen right into Al Queda's attempt to promote a religious war.
Thank God Bush is too smart for that.
Thanks pal! I’m glad I’m not the only one who gets it.
Bush wasn’t in office the previous year to celebrate Ramadan in 2000. And yes, the Clintons celebrated it in the White House, too. It is standard protocol.
Last year when the event was celebrated at the White House many of the honored guests were American soldiers that had just returned from Iraq.
?? It was unanimous. They ALL voted or abstained.
“this is unbelievable.”
Sadly with THIS President, it is really not.
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