[Faith-talk] The principles of religious tolerance.

[Poppa Bear]

Dear Mostafa, I do respect your feelings and opinions regarding these views. 
Here is the thing that separates the actions that your government takes from 
the actions that our government takes, in the American constitution we are 
guaranteed certain rights and one of those rights is the freedom of speech. 
It is a solemn and serious right that is a great part of what our country 
was built on. Many people abuse it every day, but never the less it is a 
sacred right that is protected by the laws of our land. It is often trampled 
upon, twisted and taken out of context, but if we didn’t have this right our 
country would be in worse shape than it is in now.

History shows that when the people’s voice is relegated to what the 
government deems right and acceptable that tearany is the natural 
progression of that society. Freedom of speech allows every side of the 
argument to be heard, contemplated, accepted or rejected. This may be a 
bitter sweet concept to you, but in an imperfect world and government it is 
a necessary check and balance. If the government shut this man’s ministry 
down then the government would have the legal precedent to start shutting 
other organizations down as long as they found a reason to justify it. The 
only thing that governments will not tolerate is treason and that is because 
if people do not take advantage of the public avenues of speaking to gain 
support for their ideas for change and progress and have to discuss violent 
measures to overthrow their own government then that is not a subjective 
threat to the safety of our government in this case, but an objective threat 
that cannot be allowed to form into dangerous actions. We provide more than 
enough channels to address laws, politics and if people have enough 
determination they will be heard. Look at the homosexual community in the 
US, though they are less than 5% of our population they have generated 
enough support to change laws all over our country, court after court, 
school after school, business after business. Should the government just 
shut them down? That would take away from their freedom of speech and not 
only them, but the freedom of speech for anybody who makes systematic points 
about their views and beliefs including Muslims and Christians. I may 
completely disagree with the homosexual lifestyle, but I do respect the fact 
that they are committed to their mission and are taking legal and 
transparent paths to reach their goals. I could go on, but I hope that I 
have made the picture I wanted to draw clear enough about how important it 
is for our country to respect the protected right to have freedom of speach. 
With all of this said, I by no means condone abuse and violence and hope 
that the people of your faith find paths of peace and the ever growing truth 
of God day by day and prayer by prayer.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mostafa" <mostafa.almahdy at gmail.com>
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 2:03 PM
Subject: [Faith-talk] The principles of religious tolerance.


> Dear all, peace be with you.
>
> This is a continuation of my previous post earlier today.
>
> Where are we going in this world?
>
> I have been following various sermans and ministries of  Pastor Hagee.
>
> He explicitly demonizes Islam in the rawest of terms and the wickedest of 
> dispositions.
>
> I still do not understand; why Pastor Hagee is not banned from the public 
> arena.
>
> The threat of religious extremism is grave.
>
> The religious extremism is growing.
>
> Pastor Hagee is a radical monger of malign and detest.
>
> If you do not believe me, just go and look for his sermans entitled who is 
> Allah and listen to them yourself.
>
> After you listen to them; tell me what that signifys to you?
>
> What does that suppose to reflect?
>
> As I stated earlier, we have suspended multiple telecast religious 
> programs, because of embracing incite of hate and verbal aggressions.
>
> We have deposed them, and we have publicly declared the Brotherhood 
> movement a terrorist organization.
>
> Now, what Pastor Hagee and his telecasted assimilators are doing, when 
> they broadcast on CBN and other Christian cables in the States.
>
> They eminently incite hateful disposals, broadly promoting the demonize 
> Islam bandwagon.
>
>  Some of you asked me to not put all Christians in a one basket.
>
> Well, I would not do so but, I am concerned of this negative neglectedness 
> and the constantly deliberate silence of his persistent belligerent 
> rhetoric when Hagee speaks about Israel.
>     I caught him  explicitly inciting hatred against Islam so many times.
>
> I am just proposing to you my friends, to seriously consider banning such 
> hateful speakers from the public ministry.
>
> I am not sure why this exclusively notorious in the States.
>
> There in Canada, for instance, such hate rhetoric is utterly deprived from 
> the religious ministry.
>
>   It is plainly proven in a lovely friendship that I maintain with a 
> Catholic girl called Sarah Jevnikar.
>
> She lives in London Ontario, and we have been friends for virtually four 
> years now.
>
> We talked about all sensitive subjects, and we never offended each other 
> what so ever.
>
> To the contrary, our wonderful friendship developed to the extent that we 
> seriously considered or thought of relationship potentiality.
>
> I am in Egypt she is in Canada, I am a Sunni Muslim and she is a devout 
> Catholic but, our hearts fantastically integrated in this warm friendship 
> which rapidly grows up everyday.
>
> In spite of our distance and difference, we have always been near to each 
> other in both heart and mind.
>
> I plainly recognize the fundamentals of religious tolerance within my 
> friendship with her.
>
> Our friendship defys all cultural obstacles, I am tremendously proud of 
> that, and so she too.
>
> That is what I have got for the time being, and I thank everyone for his 
> deference and forbearance.
>
> I have to get off now, to pray a bit at night, before I go to bed.
>
> I’m ought to wake up early to go vote for the constitution draft.
>
> Thank you for reading, and have a pleasant time.
>
> Peace be with you.
>
> Mostafa.
>
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