Liberals and leftists demonize their opponents all the time. This isn't even demonization. Liberals hate Christians and don't vote for them because they are Christians. Double standards abound as always.
Posted on 08/27/2016 12:15:38 PM PDT by Jyotishi
Caption: Not the days of Joan of Arc, this is US 2016. Still, the Christian mentality to annihilate the faiths of other exists. Shame!!!
Hindu Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard Called 'Devil' Shamelessly By A Republican Opponent. Hindu Reactions Surfaced.
HENB, Washington, Aug 25, 2016: Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu member in House of Representative (for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district since 2013) contesting again to the US Congress, has been targeted for her Hindu faith by her Republican opponent in the Congressional elections, prompting sharp reactions from the Hindu-American community members.
35-year-old Democratic Representative Gabbard is seeking her third-term re-election from Hawaii against Republican candidate Angela Kaaihue.
Kaaihue last week described support to her as "worship (ping) the devil" and called the Democratic Party the "Devil Democratic State."
"Some Christians say, a vote for Tulsi Gabbard is a vote for Satan, the devil do you agree or disagree?" Kaaihue alleged in a Facebook post, which has now been deleted.
This infuriated the Hindu-American community. The Hawaii Republican Party in a statement urged party members to disavow Kaaihue for her attacking Gabbard for her religion and faith.
The chairman of Kaaihue's party also condemned the attack, calling it "vulgar" and "religiously intolerant".
"Her vulgar, racially bigoted, and religiously intolerant descriptions of Democratic Party candidates are offensive, shameful and unacceptable in public discourse," said Fritz Rohlfing, chairman of the Hawaii Republican Party.
Tulsi Gabbard, a sympathizer of many Hindu organizations and Bharatiya Janata Party and its nationalist leader, Narendra Modi, was one of the first two female combat veterans to be elected to U.S. Congress.
Tulsi was among the first few to criticise the U.S. government's decision to deny a visa to Modi before he was elected prime minister of India. Gabbard had called the decision a "great blunder" for US politics and building relationship with foreign states.
Even after being ridiculed and abused by a Radical Christian politician from her opponents, Tulsi is spreading a message of peace and religious tolerance with a full faith in Hindu roots and Bharatiya Sanskara (Indian Cultural Link). Here is a great message on building peace and harmony from Tulsi Gabbard on the occasion of Holy Janmashtami.
Upananda Brahmachari, Chairman of Hindu Existence Forum and the Editor, Hindu Existence website vehemently opposed the ill mentality (Hinduphobia) and religious intolerance expressed by Republican candidate Angela Kaaihue and wished a solidarity for the success of the Democratic candidate Tulsi Gabbard with an emphatic win.
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Courtesy: PTI & Swarajya.
I see words ‘attributed’ as ‘described by’ and ‘alleged on Facebook’ but I see no tapes, videos or recordings or otherwise about. Merely describing and alleging is warrant enough to convict?
Wow...a republican attacks a person over their faith...and not their political positions or voting record...
They deserve to lose...
that’s simply dumb...
She didn’t actually attack her religion or her faith.
Most of us would probably agree that voting for a Democrat is a vote for Satan, irregardless of religion or faith.
You can scratch the Hawaii 2nd District off your (R) pick up list.
Liberals and leftists demonize their opponents all the time. This isn't even demonization. Liberals hate Christians and don't vote for them because they are Christians. Double standards abound as always.
Going solely on the name, I’m guessing the R candidate is supportive of Hawaii independence. Having said that, what was allegedly said was wrong on so many levels.
How long before Trump gets blamed?
Why?
Tactically?
I think personal beliefs of candidates are fair game for voters to include in their decisions.
Why is it wrong?
Enumerate the levels.
yawn....
It’s time for Tulsi to support Donald Trump
and disavow Hillary Clinton . Then ...I will be impressed .
Any ‘veteran ‘ than is willing to support HRC , merely based on Party affiliation , has their hear way up their okole .
The Hindu pantheon of gods is comprised of good and bad guys. There are, quite literally, thousands of gods worshipped by Hindi.
What is the matter with these people? So far as I can tell, the Hindus are not a problem. The Muslims on the other hand....
I live in HI CD - 2
and it is always a sad affair .
The utterly negligent Hawaii Republican Party ALWAYS fails to find and field any decent candidate ,that has any chance of winning .
Usually it’s a Honolulu outskirts person who has zero neighbor island affiliations. .
CD-2 should be the neighbor islands ONLY and NOT INCLUDE any part of so-called ‘ rural Oahu ‘ . The CD-2 Rep should be from a neighbor island , NOT Oahu . Tulsi is a Oahuan , born and raised and just makes an occasional show of touring around on the neighbor islands in order to schmooze her constituency.
Again this year , no tangible opposition , and no HRP support . In fact , as you can see here , the HRP chooses to attack the only candidate opposing Tulsi . HRP is nothing but an extension of the Never Trumper ethos .
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“War veteran Tulsi Gabbard who has opposed both Obama and Hillary needs to switch to the Republican party.”
She supports Bernie Sanders. And Hinduism is used by Satan all the time. The best thing that could happen to Hindus world wide would be a universal abandonment of that Hinduism in favor of Christianity.
That’s ridiculous. Tulsi is another name for Holy Basil.
Basil is too fine an herb to be the Devil!
“So far as I can tell, the Hindus are not a problem. The Muslims on the other hand....”
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/03/14/christian-persecution-by-hindus-rises-in-india-say-humanitarian-groups.html Give it time. http://www.christianpost.com/news/500-hindu-radicals-attack-christians-stones-church-raid-163486/
Keep yer stick on the ice Tulsi and fuggedaboutit.
War veteran Tulsi Gabbard who has opposed both Obama and Hillary needs to switch to the Republican party.
Her father (according to Wikipedia) is a very conservative Catholic politician who switched from the Republicans to the Democrats because he wanted to get elected.
Her mother converted to Hinduism (according to Wikipedia) and the children all have Hindu names.
If the context of Kaaihue's message was that a vote for a Democrat candidate is support for Satan - then sure. A Party that votes 'no' to acknowledge God's Goodness at their convention; that supports unfettered abortion; that celebrates sodomite perversions; that supports pornographers; that promotes racial and class divisions and warfare; - yes that is a Party that is owned lock stock and barrel by Satan.
That being said, I note that the Leftist media will be aghast at the awful Christian who engaged in such slander. Meanwhile, the same Leftist media is likely to ask a Christian:
"What is your stance on Evolution?"
"How old is the Earth?"
etc.
The "wrong" answer will brand the Christian as "stupid" and "anti-science".
Would the Leftist media ask a Hindu about their thousands of gods? About reincarnation? About Vishnu and the destruction of worlds?
Nope.
It's only OK to pick on Christians. If you turn it around and pick on "the other guy" then you're just a Hater.
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