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Sunday, September 12, 2010

A Case Study in Denial: the Example of Rabbi Gary M. Bretton-Granatoor

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10 comments:

  1. What's a "Muslim of good will"? Is it a Muslim who distances themself from their own religious texts? I don't understand how any person of that religion could have "good will" when the from what I can see here the teachings they follow are demonic.

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  2. Dear Warren - in fact several Muslims have spoken up to oppose the Park51 project, for a variety of reasons. One of the reasons Muslims have given is compassion for the victims of the 9/11 atrocity. Muslims hold a wide variety of beliefs - so just because you have a certain understanding of Islam doesn't mean all Muslims will share it! One of the things worth fighting for is the freedom and right of Muslims to believe what they want to believe, and to practice - or not practice - Islam in whatever way they want to. It is not helpful to stereotype Muslims, no matter what you may think about the religion of Islam.

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  3. Well, I think my criticism still stands. I can't imagine that there would be too many good Muslims who are against the building of a Muslim house of worship. Why would they? Would you expect a Christian to fight against the construction of a church? Also, just based on what I have found on your site, it doesn't seem there is room for anything positive with these people. I mean, the iman Feisal saying he is a Jew just to negate Judaism is pretty nasty and insidious if you ask me. Where can I find a positive interpretation of Muslim beliefs that perhaps we can work with?

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  4. Warren - there are a whole variety of reasons why some Muslims are opposing the Park51 Project. Some find it offensive that the organizers tried from the start to link this project to the Ground Zero site. Some oppose Islamic radicalism and point out that mosques are often centers of radicalization. Others believe that, if built, the Center will be a permanent rallying-point for anti-Muslim feelings. Some say this issue has been foisted upon the Muslims of the world, and is causing them grief.

    The Investigative Project has given an overview of Muslims who have opposed the Park51 mosque project: http://www.investigativeproject.org/2131/the-ground-zero-mosques-muslim-opponents

    Also see Abdur-Rahman Muhammad's objections on Pajamas Media, here: http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/from-an-actual-moderate-muslim-a-memo-to-the-msm-on-imam-rauf/

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  5. Thanks for this. I'll have a look.
    Warren

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  6. It's interesting to see that some Muslims are linking the mosque to the atrocity, because according to what I just found on the net, it seems that the 9/11 victims themselves support the building of the mosque:

    http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/41580/

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  7. Yes, some survivors support the mosque, but others oppose it.

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  8. Addressing Islam from the western worldview, as it is done by Rabbi Gary Breton-Granatoor, is harmful for the western values of equality and freedom. It is also very Harmful for the Freedom Movements in the Muslim world.
    It is true that the majority of Muslims are peaceful people. However, it is also true that these majority of Muslims are suffering the oppression of the lack of freedom under Islam

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