Very Simple Question about Obama

[pontooner]

Bravo!!!!!!! I nominate this post of the year. The other stuff was dead on also but this is masterpiece.

I tend to agree. Look at how we viewed the Japanese after Pearl Harbor? Look what ultimately happened to end that Japanese aggression. Yet, we have today warm ties with the Japanese. How long should it take to realize we can not hold a whole race, or all members of a country, or all of a religion to blame for the ruthless acts of just a few in leadership positions within that race, countyr, or religion. What about Hiltler? Look what he did to Great Britian in the Blitz. Yet Germany and the English, and US are allies now.

IF WE ALLOW THE TERRORISTS OF 911 TO CAUSE US NOW TO ABANDON THE MOST BASIC UNDERPINNINGS OF OUR AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE, IF WE NOW DECIDE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS NOT FOR ALL AS OUR CONSTITUTION SAYS IT IS.......THEN THEY HAVE WON BY CAUSING US TO ABANDON OUR VALUES AND OUR WAY OF LIFE.

2 ways to defeat an enemy. Either with brute force, or ideologically. The terrorists can match us blow for blow, but they can cause us to question our way of life in hope we will willfully abandon it.

So I say "NO", I won't call out to stop religious freedom. Obama said we as Americans have to be above this, and see the right to religious freedom as a basic American value that not even a tragedy like 911 can take away from us.

Should we say no Catholic churches near play grounds because of the indescretions and crimes committed by a few of that church? What about the race and religion of the folks that crucified Christ? Should that religion and race be banned from worship in America? Do we want to look deep to mid-evil days and look at the ruthless actions that occurred and were perpetrated by Christians?

Gosh folks, what relgion has a clean slate, and has not experienced ruthless leadership?

Last thought......how many terroristist, extremists, and insurgents in the US, IRAQ,and Afghanistan have we sent to meet with Allah since 911? Point is, punish the individual criminal, not the race, or religion, or nationality.

Lets stay true to what makes us great, our values. Lets see this as a woeful and terrible incident, that as such, is still not enough to make us back away for the freedoms MILLIONS of Americans have fought and died to preserve.

[DJD]

Dang Bob are you a political speech writer in your spare time? You hit all the politically correct points thats for sure.

I tend not to be so pc. I don't see how comparing things that Hilter and Japan did many years ago should be compared to the public opinion on muslims today. Nor do I see what Christians and Catholics did years ago compare to how we decide to deal with muslims today. We are talking opinions here, based on recent and daily actions by muslims. Lets deal with what Catholics and Christians do today compared to muslims today. When was the last attack on USA soil that killed thousands and was committed by Christians and Catholics. When was the last war waged against radical Christians and Catholics by the USA? When was the last stoning or beheading committed by radical Christians and Catholics?

We have some great muslim examples of leadership don't we? Seems that several on here make some great points but where are the leaders of the religion? Where have they been? Anyone remember seeing a leader of these folks trying to get the americans to change their minds on what happened? Apologizing for their radical brothers??? Where is the outcry from them on the "bad rap" muslims are getting? There hasn't been and that bothers me.

The 911 attack was tied to muslims that can't be changed. The placement of anything tied to that religion at ground zero is insensitive plain and simple. There are hundreds of mosque's in New York so I don't think this religion is being victimized or singled out based on freedom of religion. It's about using common sense and holding a sense of decency to the victims families of this tragic attack. Let them build this somewhere else and see if they still want to build it. Allowing this is a mistake in my opinion.