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Minnesota college students vote against honoring 9/11 victims, saying it’s offensive to Muslims
leoaffairs.com ^ | november 25, 2015

Posted on 11/26/2015 4:45:10 PM PST by lowbridge

Students at the University of Minnesota killed a proposed moment of silence for 9/11 victims due to concerns that Muslim students would be offended.

Theo Menon, a Minnesota Student Association representative realized that the university wasn't doing anything to memorialize 9/11.

So, on October 6, he introduced an MSA proposal to asking the university to institute a "moment of recognition" during the mornings of all future September 11ths.

The resolution in no way referred to Islam or to whether Islam itself is to blame for global terrorism. It did not require anyone to contemplate the fact that the terrorists responsible for 9/11 were Muslims. "It merely stated that 9/11 has had a lasting effect on many students, and ought to be reflected upon for a single moment, once a year."

But according to the Minnesota Republic, the resolution proved oddly controversial. MSA Director of Diversity and Inclusion, David Algadi, voiced "severe criticism" of the resolution.

Algadi was not the only one with this opinion. A majority of student government representatives sided with him, voting down the resolution in a 36-23 vote this month. If students had their way, there would be no moment of silence at UMN on Sept. 11, 2016.

But after the university became "inundated" with demands for a rebuke of the vote, UMN President Eric Kaler announced that he would formalize the moment of silence anyway. Kaler told the local press that he "wanted to make sure folks were aware that the U is committed to honoring the victims."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 911; davidalgadi; education; erickaler; minnesota; muslims; theomenon
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

Then I say we oblige him.

L


41 posted on 11/26/2015 5:21:10 PM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: lowbridge
MSA Director of Diversity and Inclusion

I think I have an idea what their problem is...

42 posted on 11/26/2015 5:22:03 PM PST by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: Stosh

You’d think the “moderate muslims” would be pushing for this too, even if with crocodile tears but still to show at least outwardly that this is not what they have in mind when they say the word jihad.


43 posted on 11/26/2015 5:22:03 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: rickmichaels

Non Islam college students are offensive to Islam.


44 posted on 11/26/2015 5:22:42 PM PST by angry elephant (Endangered species in Seattle)
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To: grobdriver

Yup and it’s LACK of those two things, exacerbated by this official supposedly in charge of ameliorating it.

This is like most things modern liberal, a lie.


45 posted on 11/26/2015 5:22:58 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Lurker

Maybe some Moose will, for managing to highlight the issue far more than if he’d just kept his trap shut. I see no need to degrade ourselves in any case.


46 posted on 11/26/2015 5:24:15 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Letting them do it is a degradation. I’m sincerely sorry you can’t see that.

L


47 posted on 11/26/2015 5:25:33 PM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: Lurker

IOW, s’excuse, s’accuse (French for he who excuses himself, accuses himself).

Maybe he’s not such a wonderful friend to Muslims after all, though that’s not for lack of outward trying.


48 posted on 11/26/2015 5:25:38 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: jacob allen
Odumbo says 9/11 has nothing to do with Muslims.

His name doesn't merit capitalization of the first letter, even when it begins a sentence.

49 posted on 11/26/2015 5:26:42 PM PST by Salvey
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To: Lurker

“Beloved do not take your own vengeance, but leave room for the wrath of God.”

You have already in the recent past demonstrated your disdain in this category. I do not share it. He who pooh poohs the work of God, should not complain that God seldom arranges for him to see it.


50 posted on 11/26/2015 5:26:47 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Lurker
Here is the beacon of wisdom. Guess he could have saved American from 9/11/2001. OTOH, he looks like a perfect candidate for the next Pajama Boy series of idiotic ads.


51 posted on 11/26/2015 5:27:35 PM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: Cheerio

He is not delusional. It’s something else.


52 posted on 11/26/2015 5:29:23 PM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: lowbridge

Incidents such as this confirm Islam isn’t a religion, form of government, or anything recognizable to the civilized mind. Islam is a disease, an incurable disease of the mind that’s highly contagious among the feeble minded and is now spreading among the world’s feeble minded at an epidemic rate. As with any disease, one can’t reason with this disease, negotiate with it, or treat in any manner other than how one would treat any other incurable disease.

As past efforts to contain this disease have failed, carriers of this Plague of Islam must be eradicated wherever they’re found, for if they’re not, this disease will eventually end not just Western Civilization, but it will undo over 5,000 years of human civilization.


53 posted on 11/26/2015 5:30:00 PM PST by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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To: Lurker

Two questions: Q1: which U of M is this? If it’s U of M Moorhead, my alma mater, they have received my last dime until the end of time. Q2: if not UM Moorhead, what’s this vermin’s salary? That what I’ll deduct from the next time they come to alum for money. Dirt bag.


54 posted on 11/26/2015 5:35:49 PM PST by Afterguard (Liberals will let you do anything you want, as long as it's mandatory.)
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To: Cheerio

global warming is causing terrorism, Syrian immigrants coming here are like the pilgrims, ISIS is not Islamic, and the Paris attack is a bump in the road.

I have to say that the man is not taking his meds lately, he’s frigging nuts and certifiable insane.

Now where is the RNC running AD’s saying all this crap and why not mention this to the media on live camera to inform the public seeing as the media won’t bring all this up.


55 posted on 11/26/2015 5:35:49 PM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: lowbridge

Future social security payers they are....

we are screwed..


56 posted on 11/26/2015 5:40:09 PM PST by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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To: Mears

Anything over free is to much and reason enough to cut UofM funding.


57 posted on 11/26/2015 5:40:50 PM PST by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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To: EinNYC

Dear God! Is the bottom picture of one of the jumpers from the tower? This is the first time I have ever seen a pic from that. Everything was censored.


58 posted on 11/26/2015 5:43:03 PM PST by Patriot Babe
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To: HiTech RedNeck

You let me know when God kicks his ass.

Have you ever considered that God may just send someone like me to do His will?

You’re like those Jews who were being herded into the gas chambers believing right until the last second God would save them. In fact God was weeping that those Jews weren’t killing Nazis and their enablers with their bare hands.

L


59 posted on 11/26/2015 5:44:06 PM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: SaveFerris

Nancy Graham’s “houseboy”?


60 posted on 11/26/2015 5:44:07 PM PST by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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