Hawaii lawmakers back the creation of 'Islam Day' (22-3 Senate vote)

AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/6/09 | Mark Niesse - ap

[NormsRevenge]

HONOLULU – Hawaii's state Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday to celebrate "Islam Day" — over the objections of a few lawmakers who said they didn't want to honor a religion connected to Sept. 11, 2001.

The Senate's two Republicans argued that a minority of Islamic extremists have killed many innocents in terrorist attacks.

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The resolution to proclaim Sept. 24, 2009, as Islam Day passed the Senate on a 22-3 vote. It had previously passed the House and now goes to Republican Gov. Linda Lingle.

[NormsRevenge]

http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/

fwiw .. There’s a Feedback link.

nuff said.

[GRRRRR]

This country is DOOMED. I have no words left...

[jtal]

But EVERY day is Islam Day!

[Mr. Mojo]

The resolution to proclaim Sept. 24, 2009, as Islam Day

Frankly, I'm surprised they didn't make it Sept. 11th.

[nickcarraway]

Christian Day would be unconstitutional.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Can you imagine if they passed a law proclaiming “Jewish day” or “Christian day” or “Mormon Day” ????

If such as the above were passed, wouldn’t the ACLU be out there in a hurry filing lawsuits, on “separation of church and state”???????

[svcw]

WTF! The governor will sign the bill, thats a given. Why not she is hiding the birth certificate.
Good bye America.

[UCANSEE2]

Islam Day.

Well.... we still have National Day of Prayer.

Or.... at least we did have it. Not that the White House celebrated or honored it.

[freedumb2003]

Next up:

NAZI day! I mean why hold all Nazi Germans responsible for the actions of just some of them?

[UCANSEE2]

Islam Day.

Well.... we still have National Day of Prayer.

Or.... at least we did have it. Not that the White House celebrated or honored it.

[rawhide]

When are they going to make it a paid legal holiday?

What is it with these democrats? Why are they so eager to cave in to the muslims? What is in it for them? They all cannot be so stupid! We are a Judeo-Christian nation.

[P-Marlowe]

Christian Day would be unconstitutional.

Islam is a political movement and not a religion. In effect they might as well have declared it NAZI day.

[max americana]

Welcome to Amerika...where “Gay day”, “Abortion Day”, “Peace Day”, are in the planning stages.

[randog]

I guess the question hanging out there like a fart in church is: What does one do on “Islam Day”?

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Liberalism is a mental disorder, characterized by unwarranted feelings of guilt, extreme naivete, massive stupidity, and suicidal tendencies.

[SandRat]

[P-Marlowe]

We should all celebrate by blowing up copies of the Koran.

[Travis McGee]

Exactly.

[NormsRevenge]

Close all the libraries and churches and synagogues?