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The controversy surrounding the proposed Brookfield, Wisconsin mosque stems from misinformation and fear, resulting in preventable community conflict, in my opinion. Some comments uttered at the Waukesha County Anti-Islam Rally and mosque-related meetings over the past few months have been disconcerting, to say the least. So I was happy to learn that, according to Lisa Sink [...] Back in March I wrote about some Waukesha County residents’ opposition to a proposed Brookfield, Wisconsin mosque and my concerns over misinformation and fear-mongering. I like to give people the benefit of the doubt and not jump to hasty conclusions, but that’s not easy to do when they say things that make it nearly impossible. My hope [...] I recently returned from a cruise on the Royal Caribbean ship Mariner of the Seas (a redundant name, given that a mariner always ships on the seas). We sailed from Galveston, to Honduras and Belize and Cozumel. That doesn’t matter here. Interestingly, they have art auctions on those ships, and the big draw is Thomas [...] A definite hatred of satirical cartoonists: Anwar al-Awlaki A Seattle cartoonist who drew a satirical cartoon suggesting an “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!” — an idea she later disavowed — reportedly has been placed on a hit list by a terror leader linked to the failed Times Square car bombing. Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki [...] The Islamic Society of Milwaukee wants to build a mosque in Brookfield, Wisconsin, and some area residents are freaking out. Members of the Eagle Forum cite traffic concerns as the central reason they oppose the mosque, but it’s hard to believe that’s the case after reading comments made at their Tuesday night meeting. Of course, [...] Comedian (and good friend of this blog) Lee Camp made an appearance recently on “Countdown With Keith Olbermann,” where he discussed the prevalence of God in presidential elections. Here’s the video: Lee also has a new Moment of Clarity out in which he asks the question, “Why is there so much religion in our [...] Yep… |
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