Puff piece by the LA Times. They've got a huge man-crush on this imam.
My, how those secular progressive mainstream media types love them some muzzies!
Posted on 05/27/2011 5:06:49 AM PDT by Meet the New Boss
At the pulpit of an inner-city Chicago mosque, the tall blond imam begins preaching in his customary fashion, touching on the Los Angeles Lakers victory the night before, his own gang involvement as a teenager, a TV soap opera and then the Day of Judgment.
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The sermon is typical of Webb, a charismatic Oklahoma-born convert to Islam with a growing following among American Muslims, especially the young. He sprinkles his public addresses with as many pop culture references as Koranic verses and sayings from the prophet. He says it helps him connect with his mainly U.S.-born flock.
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Webb is at the forefront of a movement to create an American-style Islam, one that is true to the Koran and Islamic law but that reflects this country's customs and culture.
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At a Muslim conference in Long Beach last year, he suggested that mosques adopt a "don't ask, don't tell" policy toward gays.
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He is fluent in Arabic, the language of the Koran, and studied for six years at one of the world's leading Islamic institutes, Egypt's Al-Azhar University.
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As he walked among the stages and booths, he was stopped often by admirers — at 6-feet-4, the blue-eyed imam stands out at Muslim events. Some asked for on-the-spot advice, as if he were a walking confessional: What should I do about this guy I broke up with? Where should I study Arabic? Is what I'm doing as a Muslim rapper OK?
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Puff piece by the LA Times. They've got a huge man-crush on this imam.
My, how those secular progressive mainstream media types love them some muzzies!
Useful idiot. The jihadists will behead him if they have the chance.
Muslim and US just do not mix well. YUK
All Imam’s are a DIRECT threat to US security! They teach the overthrough of our country and that our laws are second to the “laws” of Islam.
Why shouldn’t it be a puff piece? Look at the name of the author...
Am I mistaken, or is he wearing some sort of vest under that shirt?
Might be a good idea to maintain a 100-yard radius of the dude.
DANGER WILL, DANGER
Lib reporters love this kind of story, where they can shout “AND HE’S A BLONDE WHITE MAN!!!!!” It’s like crack for them.
I predict one of two things:
1. He is simply a non-threatening-looking front for a terrorist organization.
OR
2. If he's honest about pushing for a more tolerant Islam, he will get his throat slit.
he is #1. 6 years at Al-Azhar, he’s not for a more tolerant version. it’s all taquiyya and kitman.
my Imam was from there also. “moderate”. board member of CAIR. model community. but privately, he confirmed the exact same beliefs as Al-Queda.
There is only 1 Islam. you cannot make a more tolerant version, because the Quran is believed to be literally the word of God, which would be blasphemy to change. This blonde guy knows that.
Neo-collectivist, tricky-totalitarian ALERT!
Life, liberty and the pursuit and destruction of totalitarians.
Fislam
Translation: Webb is attempting to pound a square peg into a round hole. LA Times believes he's a genius.
Polish a turd and you still have a turd....
Listen to the first 30 seconds.
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