Posted on 10/27/2011 6:39:22 PM PDT by Jean S
The Washington, D.C. Office of Human Rights is investigating the Catholic University of America.
The Tower, a student newspaper at the university, says the charges allege the school does not provide Muslim students with places to hold frequent prayer services free of crosses or other Catholic symbols.
John F. Banzhaf III, a George Washington University Professor of Public Interest Law, ade the complaint to the human rights agency. In a news release Banzhaf alleges: "It is alleged that CUA does not provide space -- as other universities do -- for the many daily prayers Muslim students must make, forcing them instead to find temporarily empty classrooms where they are often surrounded by Catholic symbols which are incongruous to their religion."
The university says it hasn't seen any legal filings on the matter, but sent a written statement to Fox News.
“Our faithfulness to our Catholic tradition has also made us a welcome home to students of other religions,” said Victor Nakas, associate vice president for public affairs. “No students have registered complaints about the exercise of their religions on our campus.”
Banzhaf also complained that CUA does not sponsor a Muslim student association. But the Tower reports an Arab American Student Association recently formed on campus. The founder, Wiaam Al Salmi, told the Tower, “The community here is very respectful of other religions and I feel free to openly practice it.”
Patrick Reilly, the president of the Cardinal Newman Society, an organization that promotes Catholic identity on college campuses, told Fox News he was stunned by the complaint.
“This attorney is really turning civil rights on its head,” he said. “He’s using the law for his own discrimination against the Catholic institution and essentially saying Catholic University cannot operate according to Catholic principles.”
While this is absurd, it really highlights how Roman Catholicism is incompatible with the larger mainstream culture in the US (which had been a “lowest-common-denominator” Protestantism, and that has degenerated into state-mandated atheism).
Stealth Jihad the slaves of Allah use American laws —and Liberal attorneys ,preferably ACLU trained (Communists make the best allies for Muslims ) to turn American into a submissive Shariah compliant dhimmitude mule for their Arab Masters.Muslims at a Catholic University —or any Western Institution is a dangerous blasphemy.
Would muzzie U allow a Catholic worship service? Would they make sure a troublesome attorney received a reorientation lesson?
time to be Praying the Lord will raise up a Charles Martel.It seems we have not only the bloody freakin Muslims to worry us—but those in sheeps’ clothing who are already submitted to Islam at the Washington DC Office of Human Rights Enemies to America.—Slaves to Allah.
I’d say...Hang more crosses. And while we’re at it, lets put up some Crusader statues.
Unfortunately, the time will likely come in which that sarc tag won`t apply.
So I can demand that a muslim school pander to me?
Fifth columnists.
Which right is violated? Is it the one that guarantees their religion be free from competition? Or is it the one that guarantees Islams dominance over America and the world?
I wonder what Obama’s approval rating is among Muslims these days?
In a majority Christian culture, I would be surprised walking through a community if I did NOT see some Christian emblem.
That is no different than walking thru a community display that includes snowmen, reindeer, wrapped gifts, and tinsel, to also see a creche.
That Scotus ruling says that Christianity is not ALL that the culture is, but that it is certainly A PART of what the culture is.
It is also the majority religion by a huge, huge, amount. Therefore, for the government to attempt to control or to “balance out” Christianity’s statistical presence is for the government to violate the first amendment against it in both the establishment and free exercise aspects of that amendment.
I seem to have missed some meaning in john 3:17 - I found nothing about any Moslim.
Correct: John 3:18 adds context -- and scripturally, it's pretty clear that the love of God extends only to those on whom his favor rests: it is not universal in scope.
Not sure the sarcasm tag is needed in your post. The way things are going, Christianity being legal in the USA WILL violate the moozies rights. Some activist judge will see to that.
“... Of course Catholic universities have crosses...”
And they also have Crucifixes. Maybe that’s what upsets our moozy “friends”. They see the Son of God there and can’t stand it.
Why are mooozies going to a Catholic university in the first place?
You are so correct. Just deny muslimes access to every Catholic or other Christian University. Better yet, just kick them all OUT of the USA.
So is the Catholic school just friggin’ dain bramaged? WHAT inspired these idiots to admit muslims? Did they think that something like this was NOT going to happen? THey are damned lucky these FJA’s (Future Jihadis of America) are hiring lawyers and not making bombs.
Yet.
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