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Muslim view of LGBT people in spotlight after Orlando attack
NEW YORK (AP) -- After the massacre in Orlando, the head of a prominent Muslim advocacy group stood before a bank of microphones and made remarks beyond the expected condemnations.
Along with denouncing the attack by gunman Omar Mateen as a violation of Islam, and offering prayers for the victims at the gay nightclub Pulse, Nihad Awad of the Council on American-Islamic Relations expressed unequivocal support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights.
"For many years, members of the (LGBT) community have stood shoulder to shoulder with the Muslim community against any acts of hate crimes, Islamophobia, marginalization and discrimination. Today, we stand with them, shoulder to shoulder," Awad said at a Washington news conference. "We cannot fight injustice against some group and not against others."
[Editorial comment - The line "We cannot fight injustice against some group and not against others." is one that more people should remember because if you are not against ALL injustice then what you are REALLY FOR is "privilege for __[fill in the blank]__".
NEW YORK (AP) -- After the massacre in Orlando, the head of a prominent Muslim advocacy group stood before a bank of microphones and made remarks beyond the expected condemnations.
Along with denouncing the attack by gunman Omar Mateen as a violation of Islam, and offering prayers for the victims at the gay nightclub Pulse, Nihad Awad of the Council on American-Islamic Relations expressed unequivocal support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights.
"For many years, members of the (LGBT) community have stood shoulder to shoulder with the Muslim community against any acts of hate crimes, Islamophobia, marginalization and discrimination. Today, we stand with them, shoulder to shoulder," Awad said at a Washington news conference. "We cannot fight injustice against some group and not against others."
[Editorial comment - The line "We cannot fight injustice against some group and not against others." is one that more people should remember because if you are not against ALL injustice then what you are REALLY FOR is "privilege for __[fill in the blank]__".
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About time! I just hope more "moderate" Muslims stand up and speak out against the radicals.
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The art of taqiya is to make it ok to lie. In the Quran this a mentioned several times in multiple verses. This is exactly what CAIR is doing. They lie to make it seem like they are on your side and then boom they go back to doing what they were doing. CAIR doesn't give a crap about the LGBT community due to the fact CAIR is the number of pusher to implement SHARIA law. So take what they say with a grain of salt because there sympathy is worth the paper that you wipe your butt with.
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