Muslims Used To Love Living In Tennessee — Now It’s A Nightmare
Courtesy of Buzz Feed
“In November 2011, Geller and Spencer both attended a conference in Nashville promoted as the “first true national conference on Sharia and the Islamization of America.” National groups were finding fertile ground in Tennessee.”
Courtesy of Buzz Feed
“In November 2011, Geller and Spencer both attended a conference in Nashville promoted as the “first true national conference on Sharia and the Islamization of America.” National groups were finding fertile ground in Tennessee.”
Note: They did not invite me to the conference, but have claimed on the Wikipedia entry that I chose not to attend.
” Ossama Bahloul, the imam of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, recalls feeling deeply uneasy when LGBT groups expressed their support during the campaign to stop the building of his mosque; recently, he declined to support one of these groups in return.”
“You might find it very confusing,” Bahloul says. “Politically, how am I going to support someone who is against my personal values? Because he supports my existence? And the very conservative person shares with me the same values — but he is against my existence.”
Standing up for the rights of all humanity is the Muslim thing to do, however, just like the conservative Christians, Conservative Muslims are opposed to the LGBT. I am glad, I was one of the first few Muslims in America to have seen a clear distinction between the rights of individuals and have supported and would defend the rights of LGBT community. What they do is between them and God, I have no right to pass judgments against any one. Thank God, Congressman Keith Ellison stood up for their rights and finally I believe (Needs to be verified) ISNA also recognized the right of each human, hetrosexual or homosexual.
This article is worth reading, its quite long, but there is a lot to understand here. Article at: http://www.buzzfeed.com/davidnoriega/muslims-used-to-love-living-in-tennessee-now-its-a-nightmare?utm_term=.hwG3195M1#.xsXlkdzgk