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A Texas county GOP's faction seeks to remove 'unsuitable' Muslim vice chair - GMDino - 01-10-2019 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/09/texas-county-gop-group-seeks-ouster-unsuitable-muslim-vice-chair/2524420002/ Quote:Tarrant county Republicans in Texas will vote Thursday on an effort by a faction to remove their vice chairman, Shahid Shafi, because he's Muslim. RE: A Texas county GOP's faction seeks to remove 'unsuitable' Muslim vice chair - Benton - 01-10-2019 O'Brien, eh? Sounds awfully Irish to me. May hap Dorrie isn't the best one to tackle this issue, given the history over IRA bombings. RE: A Texas county GOP's faction seeks to remove 'unsuitable' Muslim vice chair - fredtoast - 01-10-2019 Sounds familiar to me https://www.politifact.com/tennessee/statements/2012/aug/27/billhislamcom/anti-muslim-website-says-bill-haslam-promotes-inte/ Anti-muslim website says Bill Haslam promotes the interests of radical Islamists By Richard Locker on Monday, August 27th, 2012 at 1:28 p.m. Earlier this summer, a handful of Republican Party county committees in Tennessee passed resolutions criticizing Republican Gov. Bill Haslam for hiring Samar Ali, an accomplished young Muslim-American native of Waverly, Tenn., and honors graduate of Vanderbilt University and its law school. Now, at least two new websites are attempting to perpetuate the idea that Tennessee’s governor is somehow involved in a massive conspiracy to "promote the interests" of "Islamist radical ideology," including "Shariah compliant finance." For the purposes of this item, we are going to examine a statement from billhislam.com: "The Governor of the great state of Tennessee, Bill Haslam, has made it clear by his repeated actions that he will pursue a policy that promotes the interest of Islamist (sic) and their radical ideology as long as he is governor." We’re feeling déjà vu. PolitiFact Tennessee addressed an associated claim in July when GOP state Senate candidate Woody Degan of Shelby County charged the Haslam administration was "making our Economic Development Department Sharia compliant," in part by hiring Ali as international director earlier this year. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tennessee-lt-gov-ron-ramsey-questions-whether-islam-is-a-religion/ Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, a Republican competing in the GOP gubernatorial primary, said on July 14th that he is unsure if Islam is really a religion, suggesting that it could be a "cult." As TPM DC, which reported on the video after it was posted by the Nashville Scene, notes, Islam is the world's second-largest religion. Asked about the "threat invading our country from Muslims," Ramsey first said that he is "all about freedom of religion," proclaiming fealty to the first amendment to the Constitution. But he went on to add that "you cross the line when they start bringing Sharia Law in the state of Tennessee, the United States." "Now, you could even argue whether being a Muslim is actually a religion, or is it a nationality, way of life, a cult, whatever you want to call it," Ramsey said. "But certainly we do protect our religions, but at the same time, this is something we are going to have to face." RE: A Texas county GOP's faction seeks to remove 'unsuitable' Muslim vice chair - GMDino - 01-11-2019 https://www.texastribune.org/2019/01/10/tarrant-county-gop-shahid-shafi-vote-muslim/ Quote:Tarrant County GOP’s vice-chairman survives recall vote over his religion RE: A Texas county GOP's faction seeks to remove 'unsuitable' Muslim vice chair - Dill - 01-11-2019 (01-10-2019, 01:32 AM)fredtoast Wrote: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tennessee-lt-gov-ron-ramsey-questions-whether-islam-is-a-religion/ We are all behind freedom of religion, of course, and about protecting religion. But we are also all about eliminating Islam from the US. Seems like a contradiction--but not when you realize that Islam may not be a religion. It may be whatever you need it to be to advance your agenda. More must be done to stop the imposition of sharia law on Tennessee before it is too late. RE: A Texas county GOP's faction seeks to remove 'unsuitable' Muslim vice chair - Dill - 01-11-2019 (01-11-2019, 09:08 PM)GMDino Wrote: https://www.texastribune.org/2019/01/10/tarrant-county-gop-shahid-shafi-vote-muslim/ Letting the terrorists win. RE: A Texas county GOP's faction seeks to remove 'unsuitable' Muslim vice chair - Dill - 01-11-2019 (01-10-2019, 12:13 AM)GMDino Wrote: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/09/texas-county-gop-group-seeks-ouster-unsuitable-muslim-vice-chair/2524420002/ Haw haw, so many immigrants from traditional, patriarchal societies find the Republican party a natural fit--and then . . . . |