Met any Baghdad Baptists Lately? (8-23-10)

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Monday, 23 August 2010 00:00

Hi - this is the candid conservative with today's candid minute...

Once again sensing a leadership void, President BHO has stepped forward in the nick of time to defend the legality of an Islamist religious complex near ground zero. He's technically correct that it's legal, but as usual, he's missing the point. This issue is one of sensitivity - not legality. Lest we forget, it was Islamists who flew two planes into the World Trade Center and vowed to do more. Seen those pictures of the cut off noses of young Afghan girls? Yep that's our Muslim buddies practicing something called Sharia law - which, if you're a guy, licenses you to do about anything but draw a cartoon of Mohammad. Can you imagine an inspired Christian trying to build a Baptist church in downtown Baghdad? The waiting line of suicide bombers would necessitate crowd control and refreshments. What you can do and should do are not always the same thing. We encourage our Muslim brothers to start confronting their extremists with the same enthusiasm with which they are confronting ours. Our guys protest and share emails - your guys cut people's heads off with a dull knife...

I'm Dr. Carl Mumpower and you've just spent a minute with a candid conservative...

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written by Carl Mumpower, August 24, 2010

Hi Adam,

I am afraid your information on this facility is incorrect. It will contain a Mosque and it is very much a religions complex.

If you double check the Koran, as written by one man - Mohammad, the peaceful content rests in the early passages. The violent and political part comes later. When faced with conflicting passages, Mohammad encouraged his followers to pick the newest.

Adam, this site was close enough to ground zero to receive debris damage from one of the planes. I am fascinated with how the left can ignore the insensitivity (no arguments about the legality) of placing an Islamic religious site in proximity to ground zero.

Still, it is reassuring to see the left defend our peace loving Muslim brother's private property rights. Too bad you guys couldn't muster those same principles in defense of Wal-Mart's efforts to build in NY.

I am afraid that you are taking the same short-cuts that you are accusing others of taking. In my view your analogies, information, and conclusions miss the mark.

It is always my pleasure to entertain or inform others as best serves their interests and capacities.

Regards,

Carl M.

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written by Adam, August 24, 2010

Hi Dr. Mumpower,

I wanted to comment on your "Candid Minute" from yesterday, the rant about Islam and the World Trade Center "mosque." First off, as I'm sure you know, it's not a mosque, or a religious complex. It's a community center, no different than the JCC here in Asheville, or the YMCA located in every corner of the country. Secondly, Imam Rauf is of the Sufi sect of Islam. The Sufi's are like a hippy version of Islam, all about love, peace, harmony, and acceptance, the exact oppposite of what you and many of your right wing friends would like America to believe . I understand the Imam Rauf is representing the Muslims of the world, and that to most Americans, Islam is Islam. This is what's wrong with our country, the fact that we can't see the varying sects of Islam. It would be like the rest of the world saying that the IRA bombers of the 70's and 80's were Christians, and represented all Christians across the board.

If you and your cohorts would just stop and took a look at what the situation actually is, I think you might see that it's much ado about nothing. Not to mention that there is a strip club and adult movie shop on the same "hallowed ground" block as the proposed community center. Have you ever been to NYC? If so, then you would realize that the center is no where near the WTC site. Three city blocks is a long way.

I wish you the best Dr. Mumpower. Your daily rants give me a good laugh!

Adam

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