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pan6467 · 07-21-2010, 05:33 AM

I agree with Powerclown and especially like Freeload's example of the Lotus Temple.

I also am confused because those that say it's a non issue, how dare those racists (and it wouldn't be racism, it would be a religious prejudice... but I guess "racism" sounds better and it's use gets more attention)... and so on. I think this is more of a study on how the press controls the minds and thinking of those on the left.

Yet, I could almost guarantee, if some of these Left leaning news agencies such as CNN, Time, and so on found out a synagogue or Pat Robertson decided to put a huge Christian church there, these same people would be talking about how wrong, ignorant and prejudiced it would be to build such a thing.

Especially, if those news agencies brought out all these left leaning protest groups saying how this was a slap to the Muslim faith, and how dare they and how can there ever be peace when we allow racists and religious phobes to do such a thing.

If the Left can't step back and see their own hypocrisy and how the press controls their thinking... it will only keep getting worse.

All in the agenda and the perspective the press wants you to have. So easily led. (And no, the Right isn't much different, but right now I'm talking about the Left)....

My point is it's all in how the Left get their marching orders from the press. How the press spins it and the agenda pushing it. It seems watching thread after thread after thread here, the left doesn't really have much of a debate except regurgitating "racism" "some phobia" "old white ignorant angry men" "how dare you hate.... we hate but we have reason to because you are small minded".... the Left want to come off more intellectually superior and patting each other on the back because they slammed an opponent but never really debated the issue.... but it all boils down to the marching orders they get from their news.

The saddest part of all this isn't the debate over the mosque being there...and debate should be had. It's the fact that the press can so easily get the leftists to support without thinking and to attack mercilessly any thoughts outside of what they want....

Look at it this way... the Left say they are compassionate and try to understand (well in my day it was both sides) today it's whatever minority group is affected.... You don't care about the feelings of those who are being offended, instead you ridicule and berate them for those feelings.... Is that truly what you want in your heart, that kind of hatred? Again, if roles were reversed and it was Pat Robertson building a huge Christian Church and the press told you to fight against that... you would be what you hate right now.

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pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	I agree with Powerclown and especially like Freeload's example of the Lotus Temple. I also am confused because those that say it's a non issue, how dare those racists (and it wouldn't be racism, it would be a religious prejudice... but I guess "racism" sounds better and it's use gets more attention)... and so on. I think this is more of a study on how the press controls the minds and thinking of those on the left. Yet, I could almost guarantee, if some of these Left leaning news agencies such as CNN, Time, and so on found out a synagogue or Pat Robertson decided to put a huge Christian church there, these same people would be talking about how wrong, ignorant and prejudiced it would be to build such a thing. Especially, if those news agencies brought out all these left leaning protest groups saying how this was a slap to the Muslim faith, and how dare they and how can there ever be peace when we allow racists and religious phobes to do such a thing. If the Left can't step back and see their own hypocrisy and how the press controls their thinking... it will only keep getting worse. All in the agenda and the perspective the press wants you to have. So easily led. (And no, the Right isn't much different, but right now I'm talking about the Left).... My point is it's all in how the Left get their marching orders from the press. How the press spins it and the agenda pushing it. It seems watching thread after thread after thread here, the left doesn't really have much of a debate except regurgitating "racism" "some phobia" "old white ignorant angry men" "how dare you hate.... we hate but we have reason to because you are small minded".... the Left want to come off more intellectually superior and patting each other on the back because they slammed an opponent but never really debated the issue.... but it all boils down to the marching orders they get from their news. The saddest part of all this isn't the debate over the mosque being there...and debate should be had. It's the fact that the press can so easily get the leftists to support without thinking and to attack mercilessly any thoughts outside of what they want.... Look at it this way... the Left say they are compassionate and try to understand (well in my day it was both sides) today it's whatever minority group is affected.... You don't care about the feelings of those who are being offended, instead you ridicule and berate them for those feelings.... Is that truly what you want in your heart, that kind of hatred? Again, if roles were reversed and it was Pat Robertson building a huge Christian Church and the press told you to fight against that... you would be what you hate right now. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?" Last edited by pan6467; 07-21-2010 at 05:45 AM..