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From TROP:
First Muslim congressman encourages crowd to push for justice
By Niraj Warikoo
Detroit Free Press
(MCT)
DETROIT - Speaking in Dearborn, Mich., late Sunday night, the first Muslim elected to Congress told a cheering crowd of Muslims they should remain steadfast in their faith and push for justice.
"You can't back down, you can't chicken out, you can't be afraid, you got to have faith in Allah, and you got to stand up and be a real Muslim," Detroit native Keith Ellison said to loud applause.
"Allahu akbar" - God is great - was the reply of many in the crowd.
Ellison, a Minnesota Democrat elected to the U.S. House, has been the center of a national debate in recent weeks over Islam and its role in politics. Ellison has said he would take his oath of office on the Quran, the Muslim holy book, igniting a storm of criticism from some commentators. And Rep. Virgil Goode, a Republican from Virginia, said in a letter to constituents this month that the election of Ellison and other Muslims poses a danger to the country.
But Ellison said in Dearborn that Muslims can help teach America about justice and equal protection, suggesting that Muslim activists may be part of God's plan. He spoke at the annual convention of two Muslim groups, the Muslim American Society and the Islamic Circle of North America. The convention ended Monday morning.
"Muslims, you're up to bat right now. . ." he said. "How do you know that you were not brought right here to this place to learn how to make this world better? How do you know that Allah, sallalahu aleyhi wasallam," (meaning peace be upon him) "did not bring you here so that you could understand how to teach people what tolerance was, what justice was? ... How do you know that you're not here to teach this country?"
Update:
This story has now been removed by its source, The Kansas City Star Online. Wiped clean, it seems. I cannot find another source online. BIG XOXOXOXOXOs to www.thereligionofpeace.com for finding this and posting in time. I grabbed it all, and the entire piece can now be read here.
Odd, odd, odd.
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Ellison Spouts on About Islam; 'Allahu Akbar!' is the Reply
From TROP:
First Muslim congressman encourages crowd to push for justice
By Niraj Warikoo
Detroit Free Press
(MCT)
DETROIT - Speaking in Dearborn, Mich., late Sunday night, the first Muslim elected to Congress told a cheering crowd of Muslims they should remain steadfast in their faith and push for justice.
"You can't back down, you can't chicken out, you can't be afraid, you got to have faith in Allah, and you got to stand up and be a real Muslim," Detroit native Keith Ellison said to loud applause.
"Allahu akbar" - God is great - was the reply of many in the crowd.
Ellison, a Minnesota Democrat elected to the U.S. House, has been the center of a national debate in recent weeks over Islam and its role in politics. Ellison has said he would take his oath of office on the Quran, the Muslim holy book, igniting a storm of criticism from some commentators. And Rep. Virgil Goode, a Republican from Virginia, said in a letter to constituents this month that the election of Ellison and other Muslims poses a danger to the country.
But Ellison said in Dearborn that Muslims can help teach America about justice and equal protection, suggesting that Muslim activists may be part of God's plan. He spoke at the annual convention of two Muslim groups, the Muslim American Society and the Islamic Circle of North America. The convention ended Monday morning.
"Muslims, you're up to bat right now. . ." he said. "How do you know that you were not brought right here to this place to learn how to make this world better? How do you know that Allah, sallalahu aleyhi wasallam," (meaning peace be upon him) "did not bring you here so that you could understand how to teach people what tolerance was, what justice was? ... How do you know that you're not here to teach this country?"
Update:
This story has now been removed by its source, The Kansas City Star Online. Wiped clean, it seems. I cannot find another source online. BIG XOXOXOXOXOs to www.thereligionofpeace.com for finding this and posting in time. I grabbed it all, and the entire piece can now be read here.
Odd, odd, odd.
- Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison Called The Cops On Fellow Congressman Tom Tancredo For Smoking A Cigar
Well, well, well... Ellison just made a new friend... (H/T Neocon Express) Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) believes it is his right as a Muslim to be sworn into Congress with the Quran. But apparently, the freshman lawmaker doesn’t believe it’s Rep....
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I have said in other places that I have no objection to Mr. Ellison taking his oath of office with the Quran. I don't really care if he uses the collected work of L Ron Hubbard (preferably his truly great Scifi), or some newly 'uncovered'...
- Muslim Congressman Ellison Speaks To Radical Islamist Groups
What if another Congressman spoke to the KKK, or to the Nazi Party? Would we hold him accountable? Of course, we would. So, why is the hiding, yes, hiding the fact that Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison is speaking to known radical groups: The Muslim...
- Cair Attacks Rep. Virgil Goode For His Anti-muslim Remarks
UPDATE FROM PASTORIUS: Call Virgil Goode and let him know you support him:Phone: (202)225-4711 - Fax: (202)225-5681 (AXcess News) Washington - American Muslims, outraged at Rep. Virgil Goode's (VA-R) anti-Muslim remarks, called on GOP leaders to rebuke...
- Keith Ellison's Victory Speech
At the end of Keith Ellison's "God-is-good-y'all" speech, listen for the cries of "Allahu Akbar!" But, of course, Mr. Ellison's campaign had nothing to do with religion, right? And he reprimanded those chanters, right? Note: Photo from CAIR's...