Comments on: A Time for Tolerance: Pushing Back on Hate-filled Rhetoric around the "Ground Zero Mosque" http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2010/08/27/a-time-for-tolerance-pushing-back-on-hate-filled-rhetoric-around-the-ground-zero-mosque/ Human Rights First builds respect for human rights and the rule of law to help ensure the dignity to which everyone is entitled and to stem intolerance, tyranny, and violence. Tue, 21 May 2013 11:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Randy http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2010/08/27/a-time-for-tolerance-pushing-back-on-hate-filled-rhetoric-around-the-ground-zero-mosque/#comment-211 Randy Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:06:58 +0000 http://69.164.209.119/?p=1409#comment-211 >Jesus also said things which, taken literally, suggest violence. (cut off your right hand, "I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.") Modern Christians understand this is hyperbole. Modern Jews understand that instructions to kill deformed and mentally retarded children are also ancient remedies and not to be taken literally today. Muslims can also update their understanding of the Koran and see it as understandable for the eighth century, yet needing a more enlightened interpretation for today. >Jesus also said things which, taken literally, suggest violence. (cut off your right hand, "I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.") Modern Christians understand this is hyperbole. Modern Jews understand that instructions to kill deformed and mentally retarded children are also ancient remedies and not to be taken literally today. Muslims can also update their understanding of the Koran and see it as understandable for the eighth century, yet needing a more enlightened interpretation for today.

]]> By: Randy http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2010/08/27/a-time-for-tolerance-pushing-back-on-hate-filled-rhetoric-around-the-ground-zero-mosque/#comment-210 Randy Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:59:57 +0000 http://69.164.209.119/?p=1409#comment-210 >Instead of or in addition to the mosque, I wish Muslim promoters of the mosque would offer to create a Muslim Center For Non-Violence at Ground-0. >Instead of or in addition to the mosque, I wish Muslim promoters of the mosque would offer to create a Muslim Center For Non-Violence at Ground-0.

]]> By: അടര്‍ക്കല്ല് http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2010/08/27/a-time-for-tolerance-pushing-back-on-hate-filled-rhetoric-around-the-ground-zero-mosque/#comment-209 അടര്‍ക്കല്ല് Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:54:05 +0000 http://69.164.209.119/?p=1409#comment-209 >A man in USA sees a dog attacking a lady.<br />He kicked the dog and it dies. <br />Newspaper report: “Local Hero Saves Lady from Dog’ <br />Man says: “I am not American” <br />Report is changed: “Foreign Hero Saves Lady from Dog” <br />Man says: “Actually I am Pakistani” <br />Next day Headline: “MUSLIM TERRORIST KILLED INNOCENT DOG” <br /><br />this is happening here >A man in USA sees a dog attacking a lady.
He kicked the dog and it dies.
Newspaper report: “Local Hero Saves Lady from Dog’
Man says: “I am not American”
Report is changed: “Foreign Hero Saves Lady from Dog”
Man says: “Actually I am Pakistani”
Next day Headline: “MUSLIM TERRORIST KILLED INNOCENT DOG”

this is happening here

]]> By: Ptashka http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2010/08/27/a-time-for-tolerance-pushing-back-on-hate-filled-rhetoric-around-the-ground-zero-mosque/#comment-208 Ptashka Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:33:19 +0000 http://69.164.209.119/?p=1409#comment-208 >"open discussion and honest disagreement are part of the American fabric".If it is true, why cartoons that featured Mohammad(along with Christ, Buddha, Moses) were censored after receiving threats from the islamists? No discussion, just murderous intentions. When I asked some Muslim about it, he said that Christians and Jews do not respect their prophets as Muslims do. And also that Sharia is above this country law. So if no discussion approved by his religion, no discussion will be permitted about its prophets. Dangerously not American way of thinking and behaving. Basically it is democracy one way: we have right to be and criticize you,to but you have no right to criticize us. >"open discussion and honest disagreement are part of the American fabric".If it is true, why cartoons that featured Mohammad(along with Christ, Buddha, Moses) were censored after receiving threats from the islamists? No discussion, just murderous intentions. When I asked some Muslim about it, he said that Christians and Jews do not respect their prophets as Muslims do. And also that Sharia is above this country law. So if no discussion approved by his religion, no discussion will be permitted about its prophets. Dangerously not American way of thinking and behaving. Basically it is democracy one way: we have right to be and criticize you,to but you have no right to criticize us.

]]> By: magdi http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2010/08/27/a-time-for-tolerance-pushing-back-on-hate-filled-rhetoric-around-the-ground-zero-mosque/#comment-207 magdi Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:18 +0000 http://69.164.209.119/?p=1409#comment-207 >Are you sure Islam is peaceful? What about the verses in Quran that forbids Muslim to befriend Christian or Jews? Please read Quran Soret Ettoba 5 and 9 . >Are you sure Islam is peaceful? What about the verses in Quran that forbids Muslim to befriend Christian or Jews? Please read Quran Soret Ettoba 5 and 9 .

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