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Hawaii Lawmakers Pass Bill to Create 'Islam Day'
Foxnews ^
| May 06, 2009
| By Kelly Chernenkoff
Posted on 05/20/2012 5:18:10 PM PDT by redreno
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.
"I recall radical Islamists around the world cheering the horrors of 9/11. That is the day all civilized people of all religions should remember," said Republican Sen. Fred Hemmings to the applause of more than 100 people gathered in the Senate to oppose a separate issue -- same-sex civil unions.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Philosophy; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: birthers; democrat; democrats; hawaii; indonesia; islam; islamday; kenya; muslim; terrorist; wot
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posted on
05/20/2012 5:18:15 PM PDT
by
redreno
To: redreno
Then I guess they can get by without my tourist money.
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posted on
05/20/2012 5:20:28 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(Ich habe keinen Konig aber Gott)
To: redreno
Is there a Christianity Day or a Judaism Day? If not, this is clearly an establishment of religion issue so the atheists should be out in force. How about they have Islam day on Pele Day and throw radical Muslims into a volcano?
3
posted on
05/20/2012 5:22:03 PM PDT
by
JMS
To: redreno
what... no Shinto Day???
4
posted on
05/20/2012 5:22:22 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: redreno
Maybe if Christians blew things up, they would have a “Christian Day” too.
5
posted on
05/20/2012 5:23:49 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
To: JMS
Christmas and Easter are Christian Days
We just arent allowed to associate those names with our religion or use anyy religious symbols or references during our celebrations, lest we offend (muslims)
6
posted on
05/20/2012 5:25:25 PM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Funny how all the people who are for abortion are already born)
To: redreno
7
posted on
05/20/2012 5:25:46 PM PDT
by
moovova
(OBAMA: The first US President to come out of the closet.)
To: redreno
Will they propose a “Christian Day”?
/s
Hypocrites.
To: redreno
Sounds like an Eat Bacon Day.
9
posted on
05/20/2012 5:28:51 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: redreno; SJackson; SandRat; Cindy; wagglebee; cripplecreek; justiceseeker93; ExTexasRedhead; ...
WTF????!!!!
I hope that this blows up in the DemocRATS faces and that Republicans make historic gains there.
10
posted on
05/20/2012 5:29:01 PM PDT
by
Clintonfatigued
(Obama and Company lied, the American economy died)
To: redreno
After all, it is the “religion of peace”.
/s
11
posted on
05/20/2012 5:30:04 PM PDT
by
Past Your Eyes
(What if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today.)
To: redreno
Separation of Church and State?
You have violated the Constitution by elevating one religion over another and making it official.
12
posted on
05/20/2012 5:30:04 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live athrough it anyway)
To: Clintonfatigued
Maybe they’ll lose their heads...
13
posted on
05/20/2012 5:30:40 PM PDT
by
GOPsterinMA
(We may die, but DISCO LIVES FOREVER!!!)
To: redreno
Never work. Luau is not halal. You know roast pig and such.
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posted on
05/20/2012 5:34:23 PM PDT
by
Molon Labbie
(Prep. Now. Live Healthy, take your Shooting Iron daily.)
To: Vendome
Bingo. You can’t have an Islam Day. The ACLU will have to go file a lawsuit against this. This is clearly an official governmental endorsement of one specific religion.
To: redreno; SJackson; SandRat; Cindy; wagglebee; cripplecreek; justiceseeker93; ExTexasRedhead; ...
I just noticed, this passed back in 2009. Obviously, it passed by a veto-proof majority.
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posted on
05/20/2012 5:37:50 PM PDT
by
Clintonfatigued
(Obama and Company lied, the American economy died)
To: redreno
If the inhabitants won't come to their senses,
all the beautiful weather in the world won't blow the stench off the place.
17
posted on
05/20/2012 5:38:45 PM PDT
by
tomkat
(:^)
To: redreno
seriously, I thought this was satire. I spent 5 minutes googling and felt my cranial pressure increasing
on top of this... it seems there was a trick played on the morons in HI legislature... seems the date picked releates to 9-11 which means... we now have an islamic holiday celebrating the 9-11 attacks
http://www.transasianaxis.com/vb/showthread.php?t=6130
can anyone confirm the calendar slight of hand?
18
posted on
05/20/2012 5:41:14 PM PDT
by
sten
(fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
To: redreno; BIGLOOK
If they have an Islam Day, they may as well have a Satan day. They're both working to the same end.
Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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posted on
05/20/2012 5:41:48 PM PDT
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
To: redreno
Is this Satire? If Not, then SHAME on Hawaii! Boycott Hawaii! Boycott everything Hawaiian!
Dear Mrs. Obama:
I have never been more ashamed of my country then I am today.
Signed, The Unheard American
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