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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: MJ who wrote (89063)	8/18/2010 8:48:49 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224729

The "Ground Zero" mosque I find myself in complete accord with what President Obama said about the matter: "As a citizen, and as President, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. ... And that includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in Lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances. This is America. And our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable. The principle that people of all faiths are welcome in this country and that they will not be treated differently by their government is essential to who we are. " Having said that, I think it behooves those who spent so much time, effort, and, in many cases, vitriol defending the placement of the mosque to now devote, say, a tithe of that effort to promoting religious liberty in Islamic countries, many of which rank at or near the bottom on scales of religious freedom: "The Muslim majority countries comprise the religious areas with the largest current restrictions on religious freedom. This pattern parallels problems with democracy, civil liberties, and economic freedom, but the negative trend with respect to religious freedom is even stronger. Of the twenty “unfree” countries and territories surveyed, twelve are Muslim majority. Of the seven countries receiving the lowest possible score, four are Muslim majority. This is a phenomenon that goes beyond the Arab world or the Middle East..." professorbainbridge.com (note I quote Bainbridge about being in accord with Obama, but I have not actually listed to or read the speech (other than that short excerpt), so I would hardly endorse the whole thing, I don't know what I would be supporting.