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During First Mosque Visit, Obama Explains How ‘Islam Has Always Been Part of America’
Townhall.com ^ | February 3, 2016 | Leah Barkoukis

Posted on 02/03/2016 6:29:56 PM PST by jazusamo

For the first time during his seven years in office, President Obama visited a mosque on Wednesday to share a message of 'religious tolerance and unity.'

"We're one American family, and when any part of our family starts to feel second class or separate or targeted, it tears at the very fabric of our nation," the president said.

Muslims, he continued, are "some of the most resilient and patriotic Americans you'll ever meet."

He even spoke about how "Islam has always been part of America."

"Islam has always been part of America," he said, detailing the beginnings of the religion among African slaves brought to America. He also pointed out that Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Virginia statute for religious freedom that the "Mohammedan" should have his faith protected in the United States.

"The very word Islam comes from 'Salam' - peace," he said. "The standard greeting is 'As-Salaam-Alaikum' - 'Peace be upon you,'" he explained. "Like so many faiths, Islam is rooted in a commitment to compassion and mercy and justice and charity. "Whoever wants to enter paradise, the prophet Mohammad taught, let him treat people the way he would love to be treated," he said as the audience applauded.

"For Christians like myself, I'm assuming that sounds familiar," he continued. [...]

Obama pointed out that the founding fathers also supported the religion of Islam.

"Jefferson and John Adams had their own copies of the Koran," he said. "Benjamin Franklin wrote, that even if the Mufti of Constantinople were to send a missionary to preach to us, he would find a pulpit at his service."

He also recalled the history of mosques in America - pointing out that the oldest surviving mosque was in Iowa and that the first American mosque was built in North Dakota.

Obama went on to encourage Christians to defend Muslims-Americans when their religion was being attacked.

"An attack on one faith is an attack on all our faiths," he said, noting that "we have to be consistent in condemning hateful rhetoric ... none of us can be bystanders to bigotry."

Obama also denounced the rise in "extremist elements" who have turned Islamic text into a violent ideology. Coincidentally, he was speaking at the Islamic Society of Baltimore, which has a long history ofties to extremism. In 2010 it was even placed under FBI surveillance.



TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: america; christians; isb; islam; muslims; obama; obamaismuslim; obamamosquevisit; obamaspeech
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To: ifinnegan

Yea we know that , but millions want to think it is true for their nice feely good hearts.


21 posted on 02/03/2016 6:44:29 PM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Ben Hecks

Well said and exactly right.


22 posted on 02/03/2016 6:46:03 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jazusamo

The only significant contribution of Islam to early America was justifying the creation of the US Navy, and Marines.


23 posted on 02/03/2016 6:46:20 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: jazusamo

The Very Start!

That’s Why America formed the Marines !

Bamy nails it Again.

/s


24 posted on 02/03/2016 6:47:34 PM PST by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: mrsmith

Amen to that!


25 posted on 02/03/2016 6:48:12 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jazusamo
If Islam has always been part of America, America would not have any Christians in it. Sharia law would be the rule.

A Short Course on Shariah & the Muslim Brotherhood

1. What Is Shariah?

2. How Does Shariah Define Jihad?

3. ‘Civilization Jihad’ – the Muslim Brotherhood’s Potent Weapon

4. True Lies – the Paradox of Debating Shariah

5. Taqiyya – A Concept of Deceit that Security Professionals Must Know

6. Slander – How it is Used and Abused Under Shariah

7. How Shariah ‘Blasphemy’ Laws are Being Imposed On Us

8. What is the Muslim Brotherhood and How Does it Operate?

9. Genesis of the Muslim Brotherhood

10. Movement of the Muslim Brotherhood into the West

11. The Muslim Brotherhood’s Westward Infiltration

12. The Muslim Brotherhood in America

13. The Holy Land Trial: On the Trail of the Muslim Brotherhood

14. The Muslim Brotherhood’s ‘Strategic Plan’

15. Penetration of the US Government: A Case Study

16. Mapping the Muslim Brotherhood in America

17. Who’s Who in the American Muslim Brotherhood


26 posted on 02/03/2016 6:50:19 PM PST by B4Ranch (https://www.22kill.com/)
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To: jazusamo

No praying photos with His butt in the air?


27 posted on 02/03/2016 6:50:33 PM PST by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: jazusamo

All I can say is As pepperoni I like it.


28 posted on 02/03/2016 6:51:21 PM PST by Rembrandt (Part of the 51% who pay Federal taxes)
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To: jazusamo
"Islam Has Always Been Part of America"

At first I thought that he was only referring to 'the shores of Tripoli', but then it occurred to me that, as a widely celebrated student of history as well as the preeminent gun salesman of the 21st Century, Obama was also referring to the development of the classic M1911 pistol for the purpose of more effectively, um, dispatching enemy Muslim fighters during the Moro Rebellion. Yeah, that must be what he was thinking of.

29 posted on 02/03/2016 6:52:53 PM PST by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: B4Ranch

Thanks for your post.


30 posted on 02/03/2016 6:53:14 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jazusamo

Lies lies lies lies lies lies and more lies. All the while, he’s still getting away with bringing in more enemy “immigrant” ( fighters for Allah) right into our midst. Prepare prepare to defend yourself — just look at what such Muslim “immigrants” have already done to so many innocent people in Europe and UK -and what the Muslims did to the Chtistians of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Sudan, Nigeria, Arabia, etc etc etc


31 posted on 02/03/2016 6:54:53 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 -- 43 BCE))
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To: Zeppo

Yes, the M1911 made a definite difference. :)


32 posted on 02/03/2016 6:56:40 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jazusamo

Come to think of it though they probably supplied us with most of our slaves.
That was a significant ‘part of America’ too.


33 posted on 02/03/2016 6:57:23 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: jazusamo

The United States Marine Corps
Kicking the hell out of muslim terrorists since 1805.

Lieutenant Presley O’Bannon, USMC aka “The Hero Of Derma” and The First Barbary War (1801 - 1805)

Lieutenant O’Bannon commanded a detachment of 7 Marines, 2 Navy midshipmen and 500 mercenaries during the Tripoli campaign of the First Barbary War.

In the combined operations with the U.S. Navy, he led the successful attack in the Battle of Derna on April 27, 1805.

After marching over 600 miles through the Libyan desert Lieutenant O’Bannon assaulted and captured the Tripolitan city of Derna, giving the Marines’ Hymn its line “to the shores of Tripoli”.

At this battle Lieutenant O’Bannon became the first man to raise a United States flag over foreign soil in time of war.

Semper Fidelis!


34 posted on 02/03/2016 6:58:30 PM PST by Iron Munro (The wise have stores of choice food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20)
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To: Iron Munro

Great post!

Semper Fidelis!


35 posted on 02/03/2016 7:02:42 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Big Red Badger
No praying photos with his butt in the air?

He's either praying or passing out Lewinskys.


36 posted on 02/03/2016 7:03:48 PM PST by Iron Munro (The wise have stores of choice food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20)
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To: B4Ranch

Thanks for the links......


37 posted on 02/03/2016 7:04:25 PM PST by Ben Hecks
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To: jazusamo

When will Obama visit a Christian church in Saudi Arabia?

Its a trick question...there are no churches there or in most of the Arabian penninsula....because Islam is a conquest movement.

Ergo, my fear of mooslimbs is not irrational...and certainly not ‘phobic’.


38 posted on 02/03/2016 7:05:13 PM PST by lacrew
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To: jazusamo
"He also pointed out that Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Virginia statute for religious freedom that the "Mohammedan" should have his faith protected in the United States."

Anyone have info on this?

39 posted on 02/03/2016 7:07:57 PM PST by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: jazusamo

They lie. He has been to mosques since he assumed office, just overseas.


40 posted on 02/03/2016 7:08:02 PM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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