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In the discussion thread: Is it fair for Republicans to go after Keith Ellison for being a Muslim? [View all]

Tue May 15, 2012, 03:36 PM

20. I voted yes.

I feel that is acceptable to question what impact his faith will have on his decisions/agenda. He represents a large group of people.

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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

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