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| Hawaii lawmakers back the creation of 'Islam Day' |
| 2009-05-07 |
| Hawaii's state Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday to celebrate "Islam Day" - over the objections of a few lawmakers who said they didn't want to honor a religion connected to Sept. 11, 2001. The Senate's two Republicans argued that a minority of Islamic extremists have killed many innocents in terrorist attacks. "I recall radical Islamists around the world cheering the horrors of 9/11. That is the day all civilized people of all religions should remember," said Republican Sen. Fred Hemmings to the applause of more than 100 people gathered in the Senate to oppose a separate issue - same-sex civil unions. The resolution to proclaim Sept. 24, 2009, as Islam Day passed the Senate on a 22-3 vote. It had previously passed the House and now goes to Republican Gov. Linda Lingle. The bill seeks to recognize "the rich religious, scientific, cultural and artistic contributions" that Islam and the Islamic world have made. It does not call for any spending or organized celebration of Islam Day. "We are a state of tolerance. We understand that people have different beliefs," said Sen. Will Espero, a Democrat. "We may not all agree on every single item and issue out there, but to say and highlight the negativity of the Islamic people is an insult to the majority" of believers "who are good law-abiding citizens of the world." But Republican Sen. Sam Slom argued that the United States has become too sympathetic toward Islamic extremists. "I don't think there's any country in the history of the world that has been more tolerant than the United States of America, and because of that tolerance, we've looked the other way a lot of times, and many thousands of our citizens have been killed by terrorists," said Slom, a Republican. The lone Democrat voting against the bill opposed it on church-state separation fears. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #33 I demand a Caturday Holiday in recognition to the thousands of Cats that have given their lives to the Cat goddess. |
| Posted by: Chief 2009-05-07 22:01 |
| #32 Is that before or after Death To America Day? Just before "Kill a Haole Day" |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-05-07 20:22 |
| #31 It's simple, Islam Day is in honor of Hawaii's own: Barack Hussein Obama II A grass Burqa conjures up visions of Cousin It |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2009-05-07 18:03 |
| #30 How a about a "State Shintou Day" each December 7th? Japan turned from a medieval backwater country into a world class industrialized, military power within 5 decades, while under the rule of State Shintou. That's what I would call a "rich religious, scientific, cultural and artistic contribution" to the the world. A few decades later, on December 7th 1941 the Japanese demonstrated their contributions right within what is now the State of Hawaii... |
| Posted by: Jeremiah Ulaith5325 2009-05-07 16:36 |
| #29 The Hawaiians will have to revert to long pig. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-05-07 15:22 |
| #28 Sharia = zero Hawaiian economic activity. Dumbasses. Zero Spam too. I wonder if any of them considered that? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-05-07 15:11 |
| #27 Sharia = zero Hawaiian economic activity. Dumbasses. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-05-07 15:03 |
| #26 Grass burqas are unIslamic because you might get a peek of something...well...something unIslamic if there happened to be a parting in the blades of grass. You could go to hell for that so they'd have to cut your head off. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-05-07 14:57 |
| #25 "the rich religious, scientific, cultural and artistic contributions" yeah, that is rich |
| Posted by: Flinese the Ruthless7486 2009-05-07 14:54 |
| #24 The Senate's two Republicans ..."" nuff said |
| Posted by: Bob Hupumble8801 2009-05-07 14:52 |
| #23 Aloha Akbar. Funny beyond words. ROFLMAO. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2009-05-07 14:18 |
| #22 Every day is Islam Day!!! Death to those who seek to set aside only one day for the one true faith!!!!!!!! |
| Posted by: Aloha Akbar 2009-05-07 13:29 |
| #21 WTF??!! |
| Posted by: Querent 2009-05-07 13:06 |
| #20 Festivities. What kind of festivities? It's an important question. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-05-07 12:55 |
| #19 Mo-man don't surf. Close the beaches on this day then. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-05-07 12:51 |
| #18 All those girls in bikinis on the beach at Waikiki would be considered unIslamic, you know. (And yet, they are truly wonderful to behold.) So would okolehao. And how about Tiny Bubbles or Lovely Hula Hands? You could sit around all day long thinking about the various aspects of Hawaiian culture that would be banned under penalty of death if Muslims had their way. But, hey, it's just donk politicians doing what donk politicians do...living in a fantasy world and attempting to impose their frivolous little whims on real people who are trying to live in the real world. Kinda pisses me off. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-05-07 12:42 |
| #17 I don't know... Dancing a hula in a grass Burqa? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-05-07 12:18 |
| #16 Seems to me it'd be kinda tough to dance the hula in a burqa. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-05-07 12:09 |
| #15 Next time you visit Hawaii Rabid, get off the beaten path, get away from Hilo Hatties and the tourist areas. It won't take you long to find out. A word of caution. Don't stay long enough that you'll need to enroll your children in the public school systems. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-05-07 10:11 |
| #14 besides most here on Rantburg, WTF is wrong with these ppl? |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2009-05-07 10:06 |
| #13 "We are a state of tolerance. Which has now endorsed a faith of total intolerance. My congratulations. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-05-07 10:05 |
| #12 Unacceptable. Should be every Friday. |
| Posted by: KBK 2009-05-07 10:02 |
| #11 This should be the big story of the day. Warn folk! Write to the Gov! |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2009-05-07 09:23 |
| #10 What prompted this resolution? Why a special day for Islam? Is there a day for Buddhism? Or Shinto? |
| Posted by: john frum 2009-05-07 09:18 |
| #9 recognize "the rich religious, scientific, cultural and artistic contributions" that Islam and the Islamic world have made. So what will you do with the other 23 hours and 59 minutes? Most of their 'contributions' have either been stolen from conquered cultures or developed by non-muslim Dhimmi. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-05-07 09:06 |
| #8 The bill seeks to recognize "the rich religious, scientific, cultural and artistic contributions" that Islam and the Islamic world have made. SPFFfffff! Somebody hand me a paper towel, please. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2009-05-07 08:50 |
| #7 I've got it, the software excludes anything that might link to dirty pictures. Parts 1 and 3 would not post. Part 1 included the word ***nograp*ers: "Haven't the rest of these dolts heard of the First Amendment? Or do they think that it is only for the benefit of por***r*phers and liberal journalists?" Part 3 was "Fact is, the average legislator would cheerfully endorse cannibalism, in**st, or human sacrifice if they thought it might be helpful in advancing their careers." |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2009-05-07 07:13 |
| #6 2 How about Christian, Jewish, Zoroastrian, Buddhist, and Cthulhu cult days? |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2009-05-07 07:08 |
| #5 Ok, there must be something objectionable in the content. Here it is in three parts, let's see which one won't post. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2009-05-07 07:06 |
| #4 I tried 6 (!) times to post a relevant comment and it just would not come through. What gives? |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2009-05-07 06:57 |
| #3 why can't I post a comment here? |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2009-05-07 06:56 |
| #2 "the rich religious, scientific, cultural and artistic contributions" Ima thinkin' that's gonna be one short day. Now if you had Fatwas and Corpses Day, you could party on that all week. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-05-07 01:23 |
| #1 Is that before or after Death To America Day? |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-05-07 00:08 |