VICIOUS Christian protesters shout down Muslim kids singing National Anthem at Texas rally

[kpete]

Angry conservative protesters disrupted the Texas Muslim Capitol Day celebration in Austin on Thursday, repeatedly shouting “No Sharia” and screaming “Go home.”

The celebration was organized by the Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and according to their website, the event was “an opportunity for community members to learn about the democratic political process and how to be an advocate for important issues.” The group largely consisted of Muslim students and children, along with faith leaders.

The event was protested by a group calling itself the Patriot Defense Foundation Inc., who claimed that CAIR sought to create a climate in which it would be able to “take over” America, destroying it for “Americans (who) believe in the Constitution and what this country was founded on.”




Local reporters said protesters shouted “Islam is a lie!” at Muslim children when they were singing the National Anthem. One protester reportedly shouted: “There’s no ‘twilight’ in Sharia!”

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/christian-protesters-shout-down-muslim-kids-singing-national-anthem-at-texas-rally-islam-is-a-lie/
https://www.facebook.com/CAIRNational/posts/10152717999627695

[HappyMe]

1. Assholes.

Unspeakable assholes.

[starroute]

43. Some of the legislators are just as bad

http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/rep-staff-ask-muslim-visitors-pledge-allegiance/

Freshman state Rep. Molly White, R-Belton, is not in Austin today to celebrate Texas Muslim Capitol Day. But she left instructions for the staff in her Capitol office on how to handle visitors who are, including asking them to declare allegiance to the United States.

"I did leave an Israeli flag on the reception desk in my office with instructions to staff to ask representatives from the Muslim community to renounce Islamic terrorist groups and publicly announce allegiance to America and our laws," she posted on Facebook. "We will see how long they stay in my office." . . .

The Council on American-Islamic Relations has sent a letter to House Speaker Joe Straus asking whether White had violated ethics rules by instructing her staff to ask Muslim visitors to her office to declare their allegiance to the United States.

"Our ethics question is: Has Rep. White violated any House rules in creating such an internal office policy that is selectively being enforced to discriminate against certain religious minorities trying to meet with her or her staff?" the letter asks. "Are House members prohibited from making constituents take oaths before meeting with their elected representatives or House staff?"

[Panich52]

103. Yep. I was gonna bring up her bigoted ass

Wonder what she thinks of harassing Muslims who were doing just what she wanted? Ooh...they were just trying to infiltrate...)

[shenmue]

2. These people make me throw up

[kpete]

5. this group

is especially VILE!!!

DISGUSTING


they should be SO embarrassed of themselves

sick, sick, sick


peace to you shenmue,
kp

[shenmue]

8. You too

[brooklynite]

3. When you see a crazy person with a "The World is Ending" sign, just step around them...

[NuclearDem]

4. Just like Jesus would've done.

[Thinkingabout]

31. Exactly!

[kacekwl]

35. Love the fact..

that they recite Our Father prayer while practicing hate.

[cwydro]

6. yikes.

that poor child

[BeyondGeography]

7. Banner: "Take Obama with you"

Poor dears.

[MohRokTah]

9. They are no different than Westboro Baptist Chruch.

Other than the fact that most members of WBC are attorneys and will sue your ass at the drop of a hat.

[azureblue]

70. and they hate Catholics, too

baptists believe that Catholics are not true Christians and they worship idols. When I run into one of those "prayer in school" idiots I agree with them and say "yep, a "Hail Mary" every morning will start the day right." And they look stunned, then try to dance around the subject.

[dembotoz]

10. so if moderate Muslims need to take responsiblitiy to isis-am i as a Christian supposd to take

responsibility for these thugs

[Mopar151]

75. An excellent point -

I wish you would, but you'd probably have to shoot somebody - in Texas, you may be legally obligated to. Really that's laying off karma like a bookie lays off a bet - not cool.

[lunasun]

11. lowlifes and see they are breeding more sick haters.

[BlueJazz]

12. “Americans (who) believe in the Constitution and what this country was founded on.”

Ah...standing in the street screaming a bunch of lies and bullshit ??
I think you are talking about Fox News...

Most of those idiots probably think the Constitution starts out with " Mama, Don't let your babies grow up to be..."

[alfredo]

25. They would be surprised to read, if they can, that

there were Muslims fighting along side our founding fathers at Bunker Hill and Concord.

[Art_from_Ark]

29. I would be very surprised to read that myself

since colonial Massachusetts was very intolerant of non-Christian religions, and even some Christian denominations, until at least 1780 when its constitution ostensibly granted religious freedom to certain previously persecuted religious groups.

[alfredo]

52. Peter Salem, was one of several Muslims fighting for us during the Revolutionary war and

the war of 1812. Leicester, where he settled, was known for it religious and racial tolerance.

Many of the slaves brought over were Muslims.

I remember when I went to fort Jesus in Mombasa Kenya. I went to the quarters where the captured slaves were chained. On the wall Arabic script was scraped into the beams by those poor souls.

BTW, slave owners forbade slaves from practicing their native religions. They also took their names away and gave them new names, usually reflecting the owner's surname. Cassius Clay's family was owned by one of Henry Clay's relatives. Muhammed Ali was how Cassius Clay threw off the last vestiges of his slave heritage

[Iggo]

13. Yay, Christians!

They're the best!

[guillaumeb]

17. extremists of all types

I have met intolerant people who call themselves Christians, Muslims, Atheists, Liberals, Progressives, and Freethinkers, among others. Please do not confuse the extremist with the philosophy. It is sad that ignorant people can be so easily frightened by "The other" , whoever that other may be, because that same fear response shuts off the thinking process. Peace be upon all of you.

[Dont call me Shirley]

14. Anti-Christs.

[JI7]

15. same ones bullying migrant kids

[Ykcutnek]

16. Shouldn't they be celebrating assimilation? nt

[Historic NY]

18. No sharia law unless its "Christian sharia law"..

[LiberalArkie]

22. If I am not mistaken aren't they both from Moses?

[Historic NY]

30. You mean hi-jacked..

why of course most religions hijack from each other and profess it as original.

Leviticus 24:16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death.

My law is better than your law..!!!

[LanternWaste]

68. I think the accurate word is 'acculturation' rather than hijack

I think the more accurate and objective term is 'acculturation' rather than hijack-- a process which incorporates, in a addition to religion, all human traditions, from entertainment and diet practices to fashions and community civic practices.

Though I imagine there are people who will maintain that the an evening dinner of pizza and wine has been hijacked from the Babylonian Empire and China respectively...

[Spitfire of ATJ]

19. “There’s no ‘twilight’ in Sharia!”

That's a GOOD thing.

[whopis01]

88. lol - I am ready to convert now. n/t

[frylock]

20. “Islam is a lie!” the fuck does that even mean?

[MindPilot]

28. Christianity is the truth.

Didn't you get the memo?

[Curmudgeoness]

21. Stay classy, you Patriotic fundamentalists!

Acting like heathens to a group of kids....I cannot believe that they are not ashamed of themselves, but are probably slapping each other on the back. Evil.

[alfredo]

23. This is how the right wing creates terrorist.

[livingonearth]

24. Where were the riot police forcing them to keep moving?

If this had been an Occupy group, or an anti war rally, they would have been told they were blocking the sidewalk. The pepper spray and billy clubs would have been deployed for sure.

[AtomicKitten]

26. It's ironic that these self-identified Christians

... are exhibiting decidedly NOT Christ-like behavior.

[Skittles]

86. with repukes it's a normal state of mind

[Spitfire of ATJ]

95. They think they're warriors in defense of the Church....

You know,...like this guy...

[RKP5637]

27. Oh ya, promoting the love of god and jesus. These people are real creeps! n/t

[Fla Dem]

32. Jesus would be so proud of these "Christians". Shameful, just shameful. nt

[AC_Mem]

33. What horrid people

And it is such non-"Christlike" behavior.

This is the stuff that turned me away from religion.

[riderinthestorm]

34. Despicable. Hope they find the perps and charge them with a hate crime nt

[blkmusclmachine]

36. Haters gonna hate. Were any Korans burned up???

[KamaAina]

37. "Muhammad is dead"?

Well, so is Jesus, right?

[whopis01]

89. Technically he is undead, isn't he?

(I apologize for using the word technical in a discussion about religious saviors. The use of that word might seem to imply that a logical, analytical mindset was applied, but I assure you it was not.)

[KamaAina]

91. Ooh! Ooh! A Jesus vampire flick!

[KamaAina]

38. Why do they hate America so much?

Do they have some kind of problem with our national anthem?

[carolinayellowdog]

39. Glad to see DU condemning Islamophobia

but it will take a long time to remove the stain

[Violet_Crumble]

61. A few days ago a DUer posted that no one supports anti-Muslim bigotry...

and went on to say 'but a lot of people have a problem with islam and all that entails with its treatment of women, gays, terrorism and ex-muslims.' I'd be interested to know if they think what those creatures yelling at Muslim kids was doing was merely people having a problem with Islam, but I doubt they'll make an appearance in this thread

[FiveGoodMen]

74. So let me get this straight

If people have a problem with the teachings of Islam then they're bigots and hypocrites?

So the only good people are the ones who agree with Islam (and it's treatment of women, etc)?

Is that what you're saying?

[Violet_Crumble]

97. Let me help you get it straight using what I actually said...

1. A few days ago I spotted someone posting that in response to someone talking about anti-Muslim bigotry in the US.
2. This current OP supplies a very blatant and ugly example of anti-Muslim bigotry in the US. Those who are doing it do claim they merely have a problem with the teachings of Islam, but it's very clear that they're not merely doing that, they're adding in what makes it bigotry, which is stereotyping all Muslims.
3. I wondered if the DUer who posted the thing I mentioned a few days ago would rethink what they said after seeing this and the related incident where that Teabagger politician insisted any Muslim visiting her office had to swear an oath of allegiance to the US using an Israeli flag.

To say what I'm saying just a bit more - I'm an atheist so having a healthy dislike of religion is inbuilt for me. Where I draw the line is when I see people using hate and stereotypes against any minority group or holding one minority to a standard they don't hold themselves or others to.

THAT was what I was saying...

[Skittles]

87. no it's not the same creatures

repukes detest anyone not like them

normal people can find fault with what religion teaches

[Violet_Crumble]

98. Not the same creatures as who?

This bunch have only gained notoriety over the past 24hrs with that really ugly stunt. But when it comes to finding fault with what religion teaches, I'd say those who can only do it by focusing on one religion and using sources that are acknowledged hate sites (eg religionofpeace.com, barenakedislam.com etc) and fixate on 'teaching' others that moderate Muslims are a tiny minority amongst Muslims, or turn around and blame European Muslims for the hate aimed at them by extreme RW groups, those folk are bigots as they clearly move far beyond finding fault with religion to the dangerous and ugly territory of stereotyping Muslims as a whole.

Disliking those who aren't like them is an ignorant trait that while much more common and coarse amongst the Right, does seep into the Left at times. Antisemitism, racism, homophobia and sexism are all ones along with anti-Muslim bigotry that get more traction than they should amongst a small number of left-wingers who should know better

[nakocal]

40. Not Patriots or Christians

None of these ignorant, bigoted, racist protesters are Patriots or Christians. They are just small minded people that represent the worst of humanity.

[Joey Liberal]

41. The Sarah Palin Crowd

Jerks.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

42. Slobbering fucking idiots.

[gregcrawford]

44. I'm sure there must be good and sane Texans...

... but where the hell ARE they? Both of them should say something...

[kentauros]

50. The Muslims being protested are good and sane Texans.

And I saw far more than two up there.

That line of lilly-white haters does not represent the whole of Texas.

[gregcrawford]

63. Guess I should have pasted that SARCASM thingie up there

[kentauros]

71. It does help.

Especially when the sarcasm is subtle.

Plus, we have plenty of DUers around here that wouldn't have labeled that sarcasm because they believe exactly that way

[Paladin]

82. Both of us decent Texans would really appreciate it.

[atreides1]

72. There are good and sane Texans

These protesters are not Texans...let's call them Texicans! Texicans identify themselves by where they reside, and only think of themselves as Americans when it's convenient...Texicans only acknowledge two Constitutional Amendments, the 2nd and the 10th...to a Texican if your skin is darker then a beige sheet you are subhuman!

Those are just a few of the differences between a Texan and a Texican...anyone else want to weigh in?

[whopis01]

90. Don't mess with Texicans.

They are messed up enough already.

[snooper2]

79. If you would have watched it you would see crazy lady at end traveled from Michigan

Just FYI...

[PatrynXX]

45. meh those particular fake Christians are using Sharia Law

breaking several commandments in the process

[zentrum]

46. These folks

..really only have meaning when they can be persecuted victims. Since the Red Commie Scare petered out, they've been looking ever since for a new "Godless" enemy to fear and hate.

Hope Austin rallies in a big public way around its Muslim members.

[paleotn]

47. Just as moderate Muslims are told to take responsibility and speak out against....

...ISIS, Al Qaeda, etc. are Christians going to do the same with these clowns, Westboro, AFA, etc., etc.? "No true Scotsman" defense in 3....2....1

[Bluenorthwest]

56. Westboro did literally hundreds of anti gay actions in all 50 States over several years without any

opposition or response to them came out of either the larger straight or Christian communities. It went on and on and no one did anything. Eventually, they went after Veterans' funerals and that's when they finally got some push back. Of course by then, society had allowed them to normalize such behavior and thus paved the way for these fucks to scream at children.

[Iliyah]

48. Is there a pattern starting to happen that so called "Christian" adults

are beginning to attack children that are non white Christians?

Matthew 5 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called Children of God.

[mountain grammy]

49. Fred Phelps alive and well and living in Texas..

[Mopar151]

76. A good name for these fools

"Zombie Freds" or "Zombie Phelps" The Fred that never dies... IIRC, they regard Zombies as blasphemies.

[elleng]

51. Stop referring to these fools as 'conservative,'

They are RADICALs, anti-human, anti-humane, and should be SHUT DOWN!

[whopis01]

92. Agreed.

I hate that the word "conservative" has come to mean the exact opposite of conservative.

[elleng]

96. Ditto, and I'm often a broken record on the matter.

[surrealAmerican]

54. irony impaired protesters

They call themselves "patriots" but shout down a bunch of children singing the national anthem because these protesters are against freedom of religion.

Where's the patriotism in that?

[treestar]

55. Horrible ignorant people

Why are they venting about Sharia law? If they are such Patriots, why did they not shut up when people were singing the national anthem?

[YOHABLO]

57. "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."

We're here

[world wide wally]

58. Totally humiliating for what is supposed to be a "free" country

[Douglas Carpenter]

59. I just don't hear the love of Jesus Christ echoing in the voices of those Christians

"See from his head, his hands his feet - sorrow and love flow mingled down. Did ever such love and sorrow meet or thorns compose so rich a crown."

I certainly don't hear the tone of that message in their catcalls.

[ReRe]

60. Betcha' they're all riled up because....

.... their church just bussed the parishioners over to see "American Sniper" last week.

[1monster]

62. What absolutely GREAT representatives of their Christian faith!

Seeing the Israeli flag being waved in such a manner reminded me of photos of KKK rallies with burning crosses in the background. Seeing the Star of David being used as a symbol of hate and intimidation is jarring.

But hearing the Our Father prayer screamed out in hatred was too much form this non-religious soul. I coudl not watch more of that video.

"By their fruits you shall know them." Those are some seriously bitter fruits and I would not go near that tree.

[Douglas Carpenter]

64. .nothing like hearing the Lord's prayer, "Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us

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receited in a spirit of hatred and venom

[chrisa]

65. Self-righteous, scared little Christians.

I have to appreciate the "My gawd is better than your gawd" childishness on display here by these Christians. It's like a bunch of 5-year-olds arguing over which Transformer is the best one.

[Enthusiast]

66. Kicked and recommended! They are horrible people.

[Vinca]

67. These fools make you wish for a well placed lightening bolt from You-Know-Who.

[DebJ]

69. Sick fucks. That makes me so angry I couldn't watch even half of it. n/t

[tclambert]

73. "Vicious Christians." There's a phrase that would make Jesus weep.

If you claim to be a Christian, and you're vicious, ur doin' it wrong.

[Warren DeMontague]

94. Especially if he tried to say it ten times fast.

Luke luck licks lakes, vicious christians like viscous friction
Luke takes licks in viscous Christian lakes
Viscious Christians take licks in lake luke likes

[Spitfire of ATJ]

77. Considering Texas is supposed to be "ground zero" for hate the turnout of stupid was dismal.

[muntrv]

80. But don't call 'em racists! It's Obama that racist!

[muntrv]

81. Draft these "Christians" to fight ISIS!

[blackspade]

83. Assholes

Not only have they not read their fucking bible, but apparently not the constitution either.

[muntrv]

84. OH TEXAS TEABAGGERS!!!

https://www.google.com/search?q=Bush+kissing+Saudi+Prince&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=8NbLVKiOLc32yQSV7IDYCQ&ved=0CB8QsAQ&biw=1920&bih=985

[polly7]

85. Disgusting and crazy. nt.

[Warren DeMontague]

93. "Vicious Christians, oh your time has come...."

now I got that damn song stuck in me head.

[Violet_Crumble]

99. Whatever it is, I hope it's not from a band that sucks...

Or it's going to be like me the other day when a friend said they worked 9-5 in their new job and I couldn't get this horrific thing out of my head for the next few hours. It was a truly traumatic time for me...

[Warren DeMontague]

100. A BAND THAT SUCKS, YOU SAY?!!

I guess you didn't have the privilege of being a teenager in the states, in the 80s. This shit was well-nigh inescapable.

[Violet_Crumble]

102. LOL. I hadn't heard them before. They're like the bastard offspring of Toto and Whitesnake!

Though I'd rather have that stuck in my head than Sheena Easton

[PM Martin]

101. The "Evangelical taliban" is the best term to describe these bastards.

[Trillo]

105. "Patriot Defense Foundation Inc." are Christians?

There is a website owned by a group by the same name, patriotdefensefoundation.com. They make no religious references. Maybe it's not the same group? They're registered as a Florida domestic corporation.

Seems weird. I know a lot of folks want to pile on the Christians for some of the stuff their religion has done for millennia, but this story may (or may not) be wrong in some respects.

[napkinz]

106. sickening