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Originally posted by DJMessiah
And yet if Muslims tried to have Eid become a National holiday here in the US, people cry that we're not "assimilating" and trying to "Islamicise" the US.
Gotta love hypocrites.
Maybe you do not see the benefits of a more open Iraq that takes even the minoritys in its country seriously... A more open minded middle east is what should be strived for, this is the only way to fight extreme fundamentalists. This is a positive step forward for not only Iraq, but the greater middle east.
Let us call a spade a spade. Islam does not have that great of a reception around in the modern world today, largely because of the extremists who use it for their own sick demented cause. This is not fair, sure. But the ME is not doing anything to help tharwt this epidemic.
Originally posted by GradyPhilpott
Regardless of your generalization, I do believe that people are granted time off for their respective religious holidays in the US, even if those holidays are not granted official national status.
Christmas in the US is also as much a secular holiday as it is a religious one and is probably celebrated by as many unbelievers as it is by Christians, so your hypocritical swipe at the "hypocrites" doesn't carry much weight.
Regardless of your generalization, I do believe that people are granted time off for their respective religious holidays in the US, even if those holidays are not granted official national status.
Originally posted by masonwatcher
You are suggesting there was a problem of discrimination of minorities when there wasn't one. Iraq was a secular state with less religious discrimination than in Britain or the US. Most holidays in Iraq was either secular or basic Muslim holidays. In the whole world only the religious holidays of the primary religion is celebrated. If all religions in any country are celebrated, it would be holiday in every month!
A thread extolling the virtues of the benevolent and religiously-tolerant dictator Saddam might be in order for those who find that to be a more interesting topic.
Originally posted by masonwatcher
Let us call a spade a spade, the west coast is not the world.
You assume your prejudice is universal when in fact it is unique to you and your ilk.
You are missing the point. A more accepting benevolent Iraq is the point. Do you not see a more open minded Iraq as beneficial to the world wide community? Please clarify if this is what you meant.
Originally posted by West Coast
Originally posted by masonwatcher
You are suggesting there was a problem of discrimination of minorities when there wasn't one. Iraq was a secular state with less religious discrimination than in Britain or the US. Most holidays in Iraq was either secular or basic Muslim holidays. In the whole world only the religious holidays of the primary religion is celebrated. If all religions in any country are celebrated, it would be holiday in every month!
You are missing the point. A more accepting benevolent Iraq is the point. Do you not see a more open minded Iraq as beneficial to the world wide community? Please clarify if this is what you meant.
Originally posted by masonwatcher
You assume that Iraqis were closed minded. Wrong. They are more religiously accepting than Americans.
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Your assertions that Islam is universally religiously tolerant is absurd.
Originally posted by Styki
Originally posted by masonwatcher
You assume that Iraqis were closed minded. Wrong. They are more religiously accepting than Americans.
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What... I say again what?
Where are you getting this from. I find this interesting. Vary interesting.
A more accepting benevolent Iraq is the point. Do you not see a more open minded Iraq as beneficial to the world wide community?
Originally posted by masonwatcher
You assume that Iraqis were closed minded. Wrong. They are more religiously accepting than Americans.
What I said was clear, however, I suspect what you are interested in are Iraqis open minded to accept the American Christian religion in a personal way.