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Johonny

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15. I agree

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Is it fair for Republicans to go after Keith Ellison for being a Muslim? [View all] RZM May 2012 OP

Keith Ellison doesn't bury the fact that he is a Muslim. onehandle May 2012 #1

So you liked Santorum's constant citations better? Nuclear Unicorn May 2012 #45

islam is a real faith--Mormonism is a cult. n/t librechik May 2012 #2

How do you tell the difference? cynatnite May 2012 #6

since all religion is BS, IMO, it's funny you ask librechik May 2012 #16

Islam has NOT been around for thousands of years. Muhammad started writing his "revelations" in 610. slackmaster May 2012 #22

right, give or take half a millennium. You get my point. librechik May 2012 #25

Interesting that you would equate Mormonism to all of Christianity azurnoir May 2012 #34

That's absurd. I did no such thing. slackmaster May 2012 #38

actually yes you did here with this quote in comment #22 azurnoir May 2012 #44

I just stated a fact. You are free to mis-interpret it to your heart's content. slackmaster May 2012 #48

misinterpreted you pointing out that Christianity is older than Islam in a discussion of LDS vs azurnoir May 2012 #50

LDS does equate with all of Christianity, in the same way the Protestant flavors of Christianity do. slackmaster May 2012 #51

Lol it was another poster entirely who made that claim about Islam azurnoir May 2012 #52

Oops, my bad. slackmaster May 2012 #54

There are some superficial similarities in the origins of Mormonism and Islam RZM May 2012 #23

Both also, took multiple wives. That, I think, is one of the reasons these religions were demosincebirth May 2012 #28

I'm pretty sure polygamy was already practiced in the Arab world before Mohammed had his visions n/t RZM May 2012 #37

Remember, that Emperor Constantine made Christianity the sole religion of the Roman Empire and demosincebirth May 2012 #49

Partially Incorrect ellisonz May 2012 #57

Alright, I concede on the Arabian Peninsula. demosincebirth May 2012 #60

Actually he didn't do that RZM May 2012 #59

+1000 ellisonz May 2012 #62

lds churches have 14 million members. not 1.5 billion, but still a sizeable number. HiPointDem May 2012 #63

Start by cracking open a few books LanternWaste May 2012 #24

Well, Arugula Latte May 2012 #31

The personal like or dislike of the person making the distinction, usually. (nt) Posteritatis May 2012 #32

Good one! TheManInTheMac May 2012 #11

They are ALL cults.... truebrit71 May 2012 #46

Sure matt819 May 2012 #3

Those of us in Keith's district know what he is: hifiguy May 2012 #7

+1 n/t azurnoir May 2012 #36

I consider it a distinct honor to have been represented by both Paul Wellstone... trotsky May 2012 #40

What hifiguy said Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #43

"Go after" get the red out May 2012 #4

As the question is asked? I voted Yes. cthulu2016 May 2012 #5

Good points RZM May 2012 #8

I don't think anyone's religion is the business of the American people... cynatnite May 2012 #9

All religious people say it is definitive of themselves cthulu2016 May 2012 #14

I agree Johonny May 2012 #15

Those of us who live in Rep Ellison's disctict already know what a fine man he is and myrna minx May 2012 #10

The question should be whether they question his faith in a fair manner aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #12

Precisely. Good answer. cthulu2016 May 2012 #13

A better question: Have they and will they continue to attack Ellison regarding his faith? 11 Bravo May 2012 #17

If he can keep his religion OUT of his politics, HockeyMom May 2012 #18

Is it is fair? No SpartanDem May 2012 #19

I voted yes. NCTraveler May 2012 #20

Of course it's fair slackmaster May 2012 #21

Yes. ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #26

What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. If it is OK to kelly1mm May 2012 #27

Yes, of course. Starry Messenger May 2012 #29

Yes. That's American politics, always has been. If you don't want to fight this battle, Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #30

yes emilyg May 2012 #33

I voted other azurnoir May 2012 #35

Well, of course - lynne May 2012 #39

It's not nice? No. Do they do it? Yes. Marr May 2012 #41

If it may affect his votes and bills, yes. Why not? Same for any religion or philosophy dmallind May 2012 #42

Fair? Not fair? 99Forever May 2012 #47

If his religion were making him a hateful, bigoted, predatory prick, and this was evident in his AzDar May 2012 #53

is this one of those "gotcha" polls?? progressivebydesign May 2012 #55

That depends on how you look at it. It was more a reaction to the discussion of Romney's Mormonism RZM May 2012 #56

No, absolutely not. ellisonz May 2012 #58

I get the point here, it's just that all the conservatives here are taking a certain side CreekDog May 2012 #61

Since they go after folks that aren't Muslim for being such, I'd guess they wouldn't hesitate TheKentuckian May 2012 #64