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4. "hosting the Draw Muhammad contest was Pamela Geller's right."

Tue May 5, 2015, 08:39 PM

May 2015

As part of the "Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest" organized by the group on Sunday, the organization offered $10,000 to the best depiction of the Prophet in a "Draw Muhammad" contest.

Alia Salem, the director of the Dallas/Forth Worth chapter of CAIR said that hosting the Draw Muhammad contest was Pamela Geller's right.

"We should have free speech, and nobody’s stopping her from doing this, go ahead, maybe there’ll be some Muslims entering this, who knows," Salem told CBS.

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Muslims React To Garland Shooting With Strong Condemnation Of Violence [View all] edhopper May 2015 OP

Makes a great point that the program that instigated these crimes is far more of an NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #1

Really well said. cbayer May 2015 #2

I am also very glad to see this. cbayer May 2015 #3

"hosting the Draw Muhammad contest was Pamela Geller's right." beam me up scottie May 2015 #4

Something more than few seem to not understand. Behind the Aegis May 2015 #6

Very true...some posters here have stated very plainly skepticscott May 2015 #9

I believe the term is edhopper May 2015 #15

Thank Darwnin SOMEONE involved in this broughaha understands Free Speech. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #20

it proves lots of muslims are good people. But their declaration is at odds with the canon Yorktown May 2015 #5

Most people are better than their religions, if they weren't, pluralistic societies wouldn't... Humanist_Activist May 2015 #7

Yup. Agree 99%. Yorktown May 2015 #8

Those posters here who constantly preach skepticscott May 2015 #19

Being at "odds with the canon" is a good thing in this case. cbayer May 2015 #10

What a silly question Yorktown May 2015 #11

They fully live up to the fact that their position is their honest interpretation of the cbayer May 2015 #12

"You don't get to decide which interpretation is right and you have proven nothing." trotsky May 2015 #14

Well, trotsky. They finally agree with us. Act_of_Reparation May 2015 #21

Ha! n/t trotsky May 2015 #22

Wow! Wow! Wow! Just Wow!!!!! Starboard Tack May 2015 #55

"You don't get to decide which interpretation is right". The who does, cbayer, you? cleanhippie May 2015 #16

. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #17

Also, it took me about 2 minutes to find this, and there are probably better examples. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #18

Consistency is not a strong suit. cleanhippie May 2015 #26

You obviously do not bother to read what people post Yorktown May 2015 #33

No, see, I did read your uncited wiki links and responded directly to them elsewhere. cbayer May 2015 #34

Again, you prove you do not read what people post Yorktown May 2015 #38

Oh, please don't worry your precious little head about my not having read the Quaran. cbayer May 2015 #39

LOL what religious books have you read up to know? Yorktown May 2015 #41

Pretty sure you're already on her ignore list. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #47

Noah's Ark story is how I became an atheist at age 8. Yorktown May 2015 #49

Oh, I had periods in my life when I read many. cbayer May 2015 #48

There is a middle ground between expert and ignorant Yorktown May 2015 #50

I'm not ignorant and you are not expert. cbayer May 2015 #52

with all due respect, you stated you are an ignorant of Islam Yorktown May 2015 #53

I finally got the chance to take a closer look at your wiki references here. cbayer May 2015 #23

They are specified in Hadith's, which are analogous to the four gospel's claims of what Jesus said. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #25

A (mild) correction Yorktown May 2015 #42

Yeah, i got you. And I agree. AtheistCrusader May 2015 #45

they are not false in Afganistan and pakistan where people are routinely stoned to death samsingh May 2015 #28

That may be true, but that is not what the member said. cbayer May 2015 #32

With all due respect, you are ignorant of Islam Yorktown May 2015 #35

What is the definition of muslim canon? cbayer May 2015 #36

You posted a few problematic statements here. (#36) Yorktown May 2015 #40

So Muslim canon is Islamic jurisprudence? cbayer May 2015 #46

I see you are not bound by logic or syntax Yorktown May 2015 #54

"Bigoted speech can never be an excuse for violence." trotsky May 2015 #13

she was asking for it and don't you dare compare that to rape victims because words. nt. Warren Stupidity May 2015 #37

CAIR nil desperandum May 2015 #24

CAIR is a sock puppet of the Muslim Brotherhood Yorktown May 2015 #43

the troubling part is: We also reiterate our view that violence in response to anti-Islam programs samsingh May 2015 #27

You misread that edhopper May 2015 #29

hopefully you or people you know are not unbalanced enough to become suicide bombers. samsingh May 2015 #30

not sure what that means edhopper May 2015 #31

Bingo. Spot on. nt. Yorktown May 2015 #44

k & R AuntPatsy May 2015 #51