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2010-08-28 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by gorb 2010-08-28 01:37|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Is public financing government funding? If it is government funding doesn't this violate the separation between church and state, i.e. the First Amendment. This is the Amendment Bloomberg is so keen on using for justification for building the victory mosque. WTF?

Posted by JohnQC 2010-08-28 07:58|| 2010-08-28 07:58|| Front Page Top

#2 A proper spirit of submission is important.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-08-28 10:06|| 2010-08-28 10:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Tax laws allow such funding for religiously affiliated non-profits if they can prove the facility will benefit the general public and their religious activities are funded separately.

I don't see how this facility will benefit the general public. Muslims are not partial to sharing their spaces with infidels. While the stated general usage community centre, pool, yada yada may be open to general public, it won't last. The doors will shut on infidels.

Will this victory mosque allow women to pray in the same room as the men? Side by side in equality? The constitution is fairly solid on the equality thing. Public funds/tax free bonds can't be used by institutions that do not provide for equal usage.

it will have it's own fatwa bulletin board and a sharia court. Operating a parallel judicial system - one that muslims see as superiour to US law - can't be supported by public funds. There is nothing this facility offers the general public outside providing a target-rich environment.

Posted by Swanimote 2010-08-28 10:43|| 2010-08-28 10:43|| Front Page Top

#4 public funding mean equal access, no?
would ham sandwiches get equal access?

Posted by gorb 2010-08-28 13:56|| 2010-08-28 13:56|| Front Page Top

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