Posted on 11/26/2009 4:51:28 AM PST by Zakeet
Michelle and I would like to send our best wishes to all those performing Hajj this year, and to Muslims in America and around the world who are celebrating Eid-ul-Adha. The rituals of Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha both serve as reminders of the shared Abrahamic roots of three of the world’s major religions.
During Hajj, the world’s largest and most diverse gathering, three million Muslims from all walks of life – including thousands of American Muslims – will stand in prayer on Mount Arafat. The following day, Muslims around the world will celebrate Eid-ul-Adha and distribute food to the less fortunate to commemorate Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son out of obedience to God.
This year, I am pleased that the Department of Health and Human Services has partnered with the Saudi Health Ministry to prevent and limit the spread of H1N1 during Hajj. Cooperating on combating H1N1 is one of the ways we are implementing my administration's commitment to partnership in areas of mutual interest.
On behalf of the American people, we would like to extend our greetings during this Hajj season – Eid Mubarak.
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The news last night said Lincoln started Thanksgiving. I kid you not.
Did he say “Muslims strike home”?
To the poor: food for you, next; food for you; a bullet for you two; a simetar for you and you; food for you; a bullet for you; a hanging for you; a kidnapping for you. Well, a busy, busy day all in all.
He wasn’t speaking on behalf of me.
That did bear repeating. :)
Islam is explicitly set up to treat people differently, not as equals under God. Supposedly, Muslims are equal under God, but infidels are there to be converted, taxed, oppressed or killed. In the end, infidels are to be eliminated. That is the goal of Islam.
At least President Bush had the good sense to send the greeting personally from him and Laura - not on behalf of the nation.
“...three million Muslims from all walks of life – including thousands of American Muslims – will stand in prayer on Mount Arafat.”
Three words:
Target Rich Environment.
I agree, if the God of Abraham was Allah then muslims would not be muslims, they would be Jews. Mohammad the pedophile is a pi** poor prophet and anyone who would follow such a vile creature has to be insane.
I was wondering the same thing and found this:
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sent Wednesday a Thanksgiving message of thanks and support to the US military and all those hurting financially in what he said had been “a tough year for America.”
“I want to wish a happy Thanksgiving to every service member at home or in harm’s way,” Obama said in a brief speech outside the White House on the eve of Thanksgiving, which falls this Thursday.
“We’re proud of you and we are thinking of you and we’re praying for you.
“As we give thanks for our security, let’s in turn thank those who’ve sacrificed to make it possible, wherever they may be,” he said, saying he was honored to serve as “commander-in-chief of the finest military in the world.”
Obama also spared a thought for the “many members of our American family (who) are hurting” as the United States weathers a difficult period economically with unemployment at a 26-year high.
“There’s no question this has been a tough year for America. We’re at war. Our economy is emerging from an extraordinary recession into recovery.
“On this quintessentially American holiday, as we give thanks for what we’ve got, let’s also give back to those who are less fortunate,” Obama said.
The First Family was due later Wednesday to deliver two Thanksgiving turkeys to Martha’s Table, a non-profit that provides food, clothing and educational opportunities to the needy in Washington.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gp-ZKMVZRW38N0dbEzU-4JscBFlw
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Did he give a “shout out” to his Kenyan grandmother who is in attendance at Hajj?
pic ping!!
My turkey is still frozen!!!! Happy Thanksgiving!
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