Posted on 08/13/2010 8:40:00 PM PDT by smoothsailing
August 14, 2010
By Bryan Fischer
When Gov. David Paterson of New York stepped into the breach to offer a resolution to the exploding controversy over building the Ground Zero mosque, he quite deliberately offered to grant Islam a favored status under New York public policy that is denied to Christian churches.
Here's what the governor said (emphasis mine): "If the sponsors were looking for property anywhere at a distance that would be such that it would accommodate a better feeling among the people who are frustrated, I would look into trying to provide them with the state property they would need."
He added some mumbo-jumbo about a competitive bidding process, but that was obviously just for show. If he wants to provide state land for a mosque, trust me, he will find a way, and his liberal friends will back him to the hilt.
Offering to provide government property for a house of worship normally would provoke howls of outrage from our hypersensitive friends on the left, who see grotesque breaches of the wall of separation between church and state even where the wall of their fevered imaginations doesn't exist.
Can you imagine the firestorm that would have erupted had the good governor offered to find state property for a Christian church? He'd have been dragged into court by the ACLU so fast it'd give him a nosebleed.
The First Amendment, remember, only prevents Congress from the "establishment" of religion, by which the Founders meant granting one Christian denomination preference in law and directing taxes to its support.
This means, of course, that states are free to "establish" a state religion if they wish, meaning they remain free to select one Christian denomination and give it official preference in law. At the time of the founding, nine of the 13 original states did in fact have an established church, that is, one Christian denomination that was the official church of that state.
Wisely, in my view, all states had abolished state establishment by 1833, but they remain constitutionally free to do so if they wish.
But our secular fundamentalist friends, with no regard for original intent, are quick to see First Amendment violations in things as benign as the Pledge of Allegiance and our national motto.
Thus it is noteworthy that the left has been strangely and totally silent on this offer by the governor of New York to give official state sponsorship and support to the religion of Islam.
The explanation? Most likely, secular fundamentalists are easy on Islam for the simple reason that they share with Islamic fundamentalists a deep and abiding hatred for America and its traditions and values.
But the Muslims behind the Ground Zero mosque turned down Gov. Paterson's offer instantaneously. They remain determined to build their monument to the great victory of Allah over the infidel on 9/11 no matter who it offends, no matter who it insults, and no matter who it provokes. Are these the actions of a religion of peace? I don't think so.
© Bryan Fischer
Patterson, Bloomberg, Obama and all their ilk can spin it any way they want, but allowing the mosque is a victory for the militant Islamist fundamentalists and their twisted fatwas and sick jihads. I prefer they have zero victories and infinite defeats.
“But that’s because, upon being approached with the plan, the city authorities should’ve nipped it in the bud. “
Well quite frankly everyone should know quite well that if you want common sense you shouldn’t look in New York City.
New York City Voters are not inclined to vote for folk that have any form of common sense, just people with D’s attached to the end of their name.
Time is ripe for an American Crusade.
Nadler is in a class by himself. What it is, we don’t know but he is weird and red.
Big mistake.
The Constitution comes from God.
God is not mocked.
Bloomberg is such a quisling.
The infiltration just keeps on happening ... amazing.
Bump.
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Just wait....the Saudi Prince WILL bail out NYS...if it accepts Sharia Law. You heard it here first.
IMHO, it should be Kelo’d...(eminent domain-ed)... and the site be used to build a shelter for battered or threatened Islamic women.
This statement reflects the general ignorance of many americans. Those who live in large cities, be it in NY or GA, tend to vote democratic. Consider the number of people who reside in the City of New York and you will gain a better understanding of how electoral votes shift democratic. Outside the large cities, the majority of New Yorkers are conservative.
If the Obamosque is started, the hole at ground zero should be left open and no structure raised their for commerce or dwelling, as graphic evidence of what Islam is all about regardless of how quaint their Obamosque looks when built.
Jerald the Hut ... yeah, I know he lost a lot of weight, but his fat head still reminds me of Jabba from Star Wars.
An eye for an eye.
“Sharia, we just passed a law called sharia...”
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