At Ramadan Dinner, Obama Honors Muslim Americans Lost on 9/11

In our nation, founded on religious freedom, respecting our neighbors religion should be a given.

Islam has not always been a part of our American family. Perhaps some of the ships that brought slaves to the south were Muslim but so far I have never read of any Muslims in our history.
Of course we have religious freedom and all should feel free to worship privately as they wish.
However I do not like seeing people praying on the floor in public buildings. I have encountered this several times once almost tripping over a young boy praying outside a woman’s restroom while his mother stood guard outside in the hall.

In our nation, founded on religious freedom, respecting our neighbors religion should be a given. Apparently some people commenting here just don’t get it.

Obama is sure focused on Islam…It explains his ability to quote Islamic propoganda history (wrong history that no one but a muslim would be able to quote.)

She floats to market,
a specter
of darkness
A cosmic void
sweeping through dusty streets.
Nameless
Faceless.
An abstraction.
A pawn
in this checkered world
of wannabe kings.
The back of her neck
Is sticky with sweat
and the putrid odor
of decaying dreams.
This is her life
under the lonely tent
Where neither the sun
nor even the moon
dare gaze upon
her beautiful face.
” in celebration of a faith known for its diversity and a commitment to justice and the dignity of all human beings.” -President Obama.

“In our nation, founded on religious freedom, respecting our neighbors religion should be a given. Apparently some people commenting here just don’t get it…”
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Gimme that old-time religion?
Some may respect the religion of Warren Jeffs or, for that matter, the religion of Osama bin Laden.
I just don’t get that.
Or maybe I just don’t get why people utter platitudes so platitudinous as to appear to serve no other function than self-gratification.

Lucia, you are right….”respecting.g our neighbors religion should be a given”. So where’s the outpouring of sympathy for the Christian’s? It is consistently under attack from the metal “cross” at 911 Memorial, President canceling National payer day to the Veterans Memorial Administration forbidding the use of His, Jesus at fallen soldiers funerals. Do you not see the point?

Research our Constitution. Read the Bill of Rights… Then open your mouth people.

pander, pandering: intransitive verb; to act as a pander; especially : to provide gratification for others’ desires
President Obama did promise transparency in his Administration, and we are seeing exactly that right here… to the point of it being insulting.
11/6/2012 just can’t come soon enough.

@ TV, and your point is..???
Why is our President having a Ramadan dinner, and not a 9/11 dinner..????

Today, it is hard even to remember that 2008 hope and change magic.
Gaunt and gray, Pres Barry looks like he needs a cigarette. Real bad.

Okay so…..The day after he sells our country off in pieces, he is off thanking Muslims for 9/11???? Is there NO ONE in Washington to explain how this may upset many American’s???? Does this Obama have NO common sense???? Pay close attention to the UK…..ask yourself this question….Just what is the main cause for the tensions in London??? Do some research…….See if you can figure out the cause. If you are from the UK or Serbia, you already know…..The USA will be next…If we do not Unite. Obama is not the man to Unite us…I pray in all religions that someone of honor, truth and loyalty joins the 2012 race for Saving the USA.

All religion is a rich stew of mental illness and ignorance. If people keep their neuroses and stupid world-views to themselves, that would be fine, live-and-let-live, as they say. But the spectacle of the leader of the free world kowtowing to a religion whose adherents attack people on a daily basis, in a quest for forcing their religion down the world’s throat, send chills down my spine.

All religion is a rich stew of mental illness and ignorance.
Posted by: Barry Tilles | Aug 11, 2011 1:46:06 AM
Remember when it was the Christians killing off and torturing pagans and heathens by the hundreds of thousands.
It seems to be a phase extremist believers and the power hungry go through.

The Obama administration sought to ban baby Jesus from the executive mansion as part of its plans for a “nonreligious Christmas,” according to a participant at a White House luncheon.
Remember when Obama refused to allow a Nativity to be put up in the White House? Remember the attacks on Perry for having a national day of prayer for our nation last Saturday? Obama touts “diversity” and “unity”, yet, when it comes to Christians, he always opts out of Christian events. Obama should give credence to all religions in our country, not just Muslims.

Posted by: David From Texas | Aug 11, 2011 2:04:32 AM
The Obamas have celebrated Christmas dinners, Ramadan dinners, Jewish dinners and so on at the White House.
He is the President of all Americans and participates in celebratory ceremonies of many religions.
It makes sense to me.

Posted by: Gray | Aug 11, 2011 2:45:01 AM
Seek some counselling Gray, you’re troubled. Get some kind of positive employment or volunteer work so you feel more like you’re contributing to society. Confide in your family.

Next year when election is in play he will not hold ramadon dinner cause there are more votes to be had in Chistians so he will have day of prayer.

Noz, it is sad when people can’t see that they are hypocrites.
I’ve been reading these comments and following politics for years. I have never seen the level of outright hatred, illogical blaming and lack of facts as I’ve seen in the postings from the far-right since Obama took office.
Look at Deena’s post, accusing the President of selling off our country. Does that make any sense at all?
Look at the birth-certificate craziness and tell me that wasn’t paranoid. Same with the accusation that the President was a Muslim and a secret plant.
This kind of paranoid thinking is suddenly okay in the minds of too many far-right Republicans. It’s crazy.

Non-Issue….

PT 2 from below,
Further, this was a religious feast! Not a 9/11 tribute dinner! This celebrated the end of ramadan. As a Christian man, however much I may respect another’s religious freedom and expression, I will NEVER take part in things or rituals or religious ceremonies that don’t RECOGNIZE Jesus Christ as Lord!
Hello? There are scriptures SCATTERED throughout the bible of people falling away from truth and sound doctrine! WAKE UP!

I am really ashamed to read the majority of the comments here. It’s a sad sad glimpse into the intolerance and hatred that is rampant in this country right now. President Bush held a Ramadan iftar every year he was in office and Thomas Jefferson was the first to hold a Ramadan iftar. This is nothing new. It’s a matter of recognition and respect. People who spew this garbage about only recognizing Christianity are absolutely ignorant and out of touch. This country was founded on religious FREEDOM your Christian ancestors left Europe because they were being persecuted and now you turn around and do the same to others. Jesus would be ashamed of your un-Christian behavior.

The Obamas have celebrated Christmas dinners, Ramadan dinners, Jewish dinners and so on at the White House.
He is the President of all Americans and participates in celebratory ceremonies of many religions.
It makes sense to me.
Posted by: Sandy | Aug 11, 2011 2:22:52 AM
Me too.

Jacob, “our President” has told republicans to get in the back of the bus. If you think this man cares about “all” Americans you are sadly mistaken. He only cares about select groups when he is trolling for votes. Kind of like how his DOJ has decided not to prosecute any cases where the victim is white. Please put the koolaid down.

To say that Islam has “always” been a part of America is so absurd, so at variance with simple facts, that I can only shake my head.
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The historical record seems to pretty much prove you wrong. “Part of America” doesn’t say any more than that . . .
“Estevanico of Azamor may have been the first Muslim to enter the historical record in North America. Estevanico was a Berber originally from North Africa who explored the future states of Arizona and New Mexico for the Spanish Empire.”
The man was exploring and pioneering in what would one day become the United States in the 1500s.
“In 1790, the South Carolina legislative body granted special legal status to a community of Moroccans. In 1797, President John Adams signed a treaty declaring the United States had no “character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen”.
Granted, the influence of the British Isles and the French Revolution should not be underestimated.

Yes Junaid, some of the slaves were Muslim.And virtually all of the slavedrivers that sold them to Europeans were Muslim.And unfortunately The African Muslim slave trade continues today.What happened to the culture that produced Al Andulas?

The Obamas have honored various religions in our White House.
They have celebrated Christmas dinners, Ramadan dinners, Jewish dinners and so on.
He is the President of all Americans and participates in celebratory ceremonies of many religions.
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I like his approach very much.

The President said: “An America that doesn’t simply tolerate people of different backgrounds and beliefs . . . America where we treat one another with respect and with dignity. – - – - – - – - – The President should have excluded his “target groups” such as: Tea Party, The Greedy Rich, Supreme Court Justices, Insurance executives, Bank executives, Gun Owners, etc, etc. Who can be trashed when ever possible!!

Helen Thomas wrote: “When the NAME of JESUS has a hard time crossing the lips of the man voted to represent America, I have a hard time wondering why this dinner was held.”
David from Texas wrote: “Obama touts “diversity” and “unity”, yet, when it comes to Christians, he always opts out of Christian events. Obama should give credence to all religions in our country, not just Muslims.”
I guess they missed the Easter prayer breakfast he held at the White House in April (for the second year).
Where he said:
“As busy as we are, as many tasks as pile up, during this season, we are reminded that there is something about the resurrection … of Our Savior Jesus Christ that puts everything else in perspective…This amazing grace calls me to reflect, and it calls me to pray.”
Obama said his daughters help keep things in perspective for him, and so does having a “strong spouse…. But nothing beats Scripture and the reminder of the Eternal.”
He is absolutely correct to demonstrate respect and tolerance of Muslim Americans and of Muslims around the world. It is the moral thing to do AND wise foreign and domestic policy.

Obviously, Obama does not understand separation of church and state. He clearly has confused wishful thinking with fact; paying public tribute to his Muslim religion and those responsible for the 9/11 tragedy is contrary to U.S. National interests. Is he planning to pay tribute to other ethnic or religious groups who lost lives on that fateful day? He is out of touch with mainstream AMERICANS.

Can anyone read the comments on this story and still pretend that one of the main reasons the whack jobs want our president to fail is purely based on their own racist hatred?