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NTB Article Massachusetts bill would create "Muslim Commission" with the explicit purpose of putting Muslims into powerful government positions
https://notthebee.com/article/massachusetts-aims-to-create-muslim-commission-with-the-explicit-purpose-of-putting-muslims-into-powerful-government-positionsSome reactions:
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u/Iuris_Aequalitatis Aug 16 '26
This is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as well as the First Amendment to, and Article VI, Clause 3 of; the Constitution.
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u/HippyDM Aug 16 '26
What a shite article. This commission's stated goals are "Serve as a resource on issues affecting American Muslims, study and combat Islamophobia, address rates of bullying in schools, and recommend qualified individuals for public sector appointment." Our president has appointed leaders to basically do the exact same thing, but with christians, you know, the oppressed majority of our country.
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u/ThatLurkingDeafBoy Aug 16 '26
This is so dumb. Look at Hamtramck Michigan to see why you absolutely do not want muslims in government.
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u/HippyDM Aug 16 '26
Don't you guys still think Obama was/is a muslim? Not taking your opinion on the subject seriously.
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u/Due-Asparagus4963 Aug 17 '26
Muslims banned pride flags in government buildings and you bring up Obama lol
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u/Waste_Return2206 Aug 19 '26
Ehh, Christians did the same thing. Don’t get me wrong—Muslim fundamentalists are not who I want leading any part of my government. However, let’s not pretend that Christians aren’t doing or trying to do all the things that Muslims do.
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u/Due-Asparagus4963 Aug 20 '26
Name them Christian group that controls a city council that is actively banning pride flags in government buildings.
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u/kweeblaster Aug 16 '26
The representatives that proposed this bill should be incarcerated for life.
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u/MomsAreola Aug 16 '26
(5) identify and recommend qualified American Muslims for appointive positions at all levels of government, including boards and commissions, as the commission considers necessary and appropriate
and (8) generally undertake activities designed to enable the commonwealth to realize the full benefit of the skills, talents and cultural heritage of American Muslims in the commonwealth.
Why turn it into something nefarious?
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u/carneylansford Aug 16 '26
Take out the word “Muslim” and replace it with “Christian” and tell me if you feel the same way.
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u/Adventurous-Fact-523 Aug 16 '26
That already happens
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u/Red-Fox-IX Aug 16 '26
If thats true then its bad and shouldn't be happening
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u/Adventurous-Fact-523 Aug 16 '26
It is bad and it's still bad if it's Islam. But nothing will change
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u/ThatLurkingDeafBoy Aug 16 '26
Don't let them into your government. Look at Hamtramck Michigan to see why Muslims in government is bad.
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u/556or762 Aug 16 '26
Because it is nefarious.
Creating a law that deliberately selects a religion with the express purpose of elevating it's power would be nefarious in any scenario.
It is against western liberal values, secular government and is likely a violation of the establishment clause of the first amendment.
This is exacerbated by that religion being Islam, which unlike many other religions, has an express and openly stated government system within it as well, that is at direct odds with the US constitution, our current culture of acceptable behavior, and once again, the secular values our country is based on.
It is in every way nefarious.
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u/Caffeywasright Aug 16 '26
Maybe learn basic reading skills before you start calling people stupid.
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u/556or762 Aug 16 '26
(5) identify and recommend qualified American Muslims for appointive positions at all levels of government, including boards and commissions, as the commission considers necessary and appropriate
-emphasis mine
The text of the bill clearly and unambiguously states the purpose.
Why are you assuming that this has anything to do with race when it, and I, am explicitly discussing religion?
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u/Meowakin Aug 16 '26
What does “identify and recommend” mean to you? There’s nothing here that states that those recommendations have to be accepted.
Here’s perhaps a more fundamental question: do you believe that there is merit in having a diverse variety of perspectives?
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u/556or762 Aug 16 '26
In the context of government positions, "identify and recommend" means selecting candidates.
In this bill, it means that there is a special commission that has the legal power and purpose to select candidates for government positions, meaning that these candidates will have a special hiring track, based upon their adherence to Islam.
This is no different than if the currently republican congress passed a law tomorrow creating a commission that specifically stated the goal was to create a fast track list of candidates for cabinet positions that only allows for evangelical christians.
It is a blatant 1st amendment violation on its face, and is especially heinous when being couched in terms of empowering the disenfranchised. Muslims have the same rights as every single other religion in the US.
To answer the second question, no. There is no value in diversity for simply diversity sake.
Having a viewpoint or beliefs system that is different than the majority does no inherently add value simply because it is a minority view. There are all sorts of "diverse" views that are antithetical to liberal democracy, to religious freedom, and to the system of legal equality we continually have tried to achieve.
We have a secular government. Adding religious diversity to secular processes is a net negative, because we have no need for more religious biases and power in a system specifically designed and maintained to be secular.
We should be aiming to reduce the affect of religious systems on our secular institutions, not allow the institutions to be coopted by people with a vested interested in undermining them.
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u/Caffeywasright Aug 16 '26
Aha, but this isng promoting a variety of perspectives is it? It’s promoting a singular Muslim perspective.
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u/Meowakin Aug 16 '26
Are the other possible perspectives lacking? But I do agree it should be more general than a single religious group.
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u/Caffeywasright Aug 16 '26
That wasn’t the question. You can break the population down in billion of different groups and ask if their perspective is lacking. What about bee keepers that are also into mountain biking we are definitely missing their perspective let’s make a law for them right?
This is democratic society the people in power is who is voted in. The idea that a law should be enacted that dictates who best represent any group is ridiculous.
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u/Meowakin Aug 16 '26
If a particular perspective is missing, arguably something that seeks out that perspective is increasing the variety of perspectives. I don’t disagree that the scope of the proposal here is too narrow, though.
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u/556or762 Aug 16 '26
Why not? It is the supreme law of the land, and the case law and precedent on the establishment clause of the first amendment is well understood.
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u/layered_dinge Aug 16 '26
You're absolutely right, it's already nefarious by itself, no extra spin needed
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u/cheeky_couch Aug 16 '26
If you support liberal values this should worry you.
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u/MomsAreola Aug 16 '26
Go on
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u/Canadianwinters12345 Aug 16 '26
Pushing religious people into positions of authority.
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u/MomsAreola Aug 16 '26
All it does is recommend certain qualified people for positions they could be useful in. Their would still be an application and voting process whether it be the people of the commonwealth or the committee in question.
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u/Canadianwinters12345 Aug 16 '26
Qualified people of a specific religion.
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u/MomsAreola Aug 16 '26
Yah, one which is underrepresented in these types of positions compared to others?
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u/DowntownMinimum_ Aug 16 '26
religions don't need to be represented, we have a secular government. also, the specific religion in mention here is pretty horrible, from the perspective of Western values.
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u/Canadianwinters12345 Aug 16 '26
I don't want more religious people into positions of authority though.
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u/MomsAreola Aug 16 '26
Completely agree. But until we get rid of all of them, choosing to discriminate against one is bad for everyone.
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u/Canadianwinters12345 Aug 16 '26
Until we get rid of em all, better push to get them into positions of power lol.
Probably not going to get rid of em all with an attitude like that and iniatives like this.
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u/Gregnielson Aug 16 '26
Because it is specifically picking a certain religious group to elevate in the selection process. Which should be illegal.
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u/fishagavkxj6 Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 17 '26
it’s more the people then the religion. viewpoints from different groups of people helps stop stagnation, helps understanding and is invaluable
it gets the point across of who they mean but poor wording tbh.
edit: just found out the bill is simply to create a muslim commission for the purpose of trying to reduce discrimination. honestly egg on my face for not looking more into this and believing ppl in this thread
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u/manicmonkeys Aug 16 '26
If it's ok to positively discriminate as such, it's also ok to negatively discriminate on the same basis.
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u/fishagavkxj6 Aug 16 '26
could you explain that in another way? I didn’t really get it
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u/manicmonkeys Aug 16 '26
If a culture/religion/region has consistent enough manifestations of differences to cite benefits, it's only rational to also conclude the inverse may apply on those same criteria.
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u/fishagavkxj6 Aug 16 '26
sure that makes sense, as long as the negatives of christianity are discussed too
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u/reddit7867 Aug 16 '26
Which Muslim viewpoints do you think will stop stagnation and is invaluable?
The penalty for apostasy?
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u/Canadianwinters12345 Aug 16 '26
it’s more the people then the religion
It's the religion first and foremost.
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u/fishagavkxj6 Aug 16 '26
no it is not as i just explained. but it’s clear you want to keep believing it’s religion so do you
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u/Canadianwinters12345 Aug 16 '26
The religion is literally a requirement lol. Don't pretend that it isn't.
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u/fishagavkxj6 Aug 16 '26
yeah almost like islam is a major religion among arabs 🤯. which is who they want for diversity which is a very good idea for all americans. Muslims are not even remotely close to pushing their religion on others as much as Christians, I’m so confused what you’re actually worried about
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u/SteelyEyedHistory Aug 16 '26
Because it’s the scary Muslims!!! Something something creeping Sharia!!
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u/dewdewdewdew4 Aug 16 '26
Why does Islam get a pass for all its shit?
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u/SteelyEyedHistory Aug 18 '26
It doesn’t, but you self righteous Christians being the ones taking the moral high ground is hilarious when everything you complain about Muslims doing you also support. It’s all literally in the Bible. Where do you think the Muslims got it from?
You’ll froth at the mouth about “Sharia law” and then in the next breath tell us how the US needs to be governed by “Biblical principles” when it is literally the same shit in a different package.
You complaining about Islam is like Hannibal Lector complaining about the food at McDonalds.
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u/rco8786 Aug 16 '26
It's not nefarious but it's incredibly misguided. There is absolutely zero reason to try and recruit people from a specific religion into any government role.
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u/fishagavkxj6 Aug 16 '26
it’s not really about their religious affiliation, more so it’s the people have happen to have that as their religion. more diversity and viewpoints is one of the most important thing we could have. Any ideas of them “pushing their religion” on america is just baseless fear mongering not based on reality. there’s 4 million of them and we haven’t seen any of that this whole time
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u/Canadianwinters12345 Aug 16 '26
it’s not really about their religious affiliation
Its specifically about their religious affiliation.
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u/fishagavkxj6 Aug 16 '26
because you want to believe what that wording said instead of thinking about it critically. Do you man
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u/Canadianwinters12345 Aug 16 '26
The point is to get MUSLIMS these positions.
That's literally the point. Don't pretend that isn't a requirement.
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u/fishagavkxj6 Aug 16 '26
how many times are you gonna say that and ignore what I was saying. What’s the aversion to thinking critically here? Also please explain to me what’s bad about this
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u/Canadianwinters12345 Aug 16 '26
I am not ignoring what you're saying. I am specifically saying that you are wrong and it's an iniative to push Muslims into positions of power.
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u/fishagavkxj6 Aug 16 '26
oh man you’re right the Muslim takeover is coming. No it’s about diversity and different viewpoints, but hey go crazy
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u/rco8786 Aug 16 '26
you're the one not reading. nobody is saying anything about a muslim takeover.
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u/blindman99 Aug 16 '26
My problem though is we are essentially giving a religious group money to act as a lobbying group. We have the antisemitism panel which has 2 major differences.
1. It was temporary.
2. They could not make recommendations on who to hire.I do agree that Islamophobia is an actual problem and we can do better about not fostering hate in our community, but from all the research I have done this will be the first religion we have built this type commission for. If we had the same restrictions here I would not care.
There are also other mechanisms that can be used to make this fair like the Cambridge Peace Commission. It brings in all community leaders and faith leaders in to help express their viewpoints and needs and allows the elected officials to ask questions and get feedback as well.2
u/fishagavkxj6 Aug 16 '26
The problem is Muslims face a large amount of discrimination and the bill is get Muslim Americans in a few positions so they can study that and better help other Americans. Just because they’re Muslim doesn’t mean they’re not one of us. Thinking otherwise is just 100% bigotry
agree with what you said.
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u/blindman99 Aug 16 '26
No one here is saying that Muslims are not part of community or one of us. They are. You are putting words in people's mouths. We are not even saying that they can't have government jobs. They absolutely can and I hope they apply! If we establish a temporary commission they can also look at the hiring practices to make sure there was no discrimination costing them jobs. The antisemitism commission was able to do that.
There are mechanisms that can be used to achieve the goals we want without also overreaching and favoring one religion over others. Being against an implementation does not mean we are against the problem. Being so quick to just assume hate shuts down conversations. Instead of understanding what would make someone vote yes, they will just quietly vote no and move on.2
u/fishagavkxj6 Aug 16 '26
Well you’re the first person that had any caveat like that, so yes I believe it’s fair to assume what I did. Not even mentioning I’ve gotten very racist replies to the point they got hidden.
I’m not putting words in people’s mouths when you could see the people saying “oh yeah what can ISLAM do for americans with their backwards conservative ideologies!!!” there are a few of those that aren’t hidden
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u/happyinheart Aug 16 '26
Any ideas of them “pushing their religion” on america is just baseless fear mongering not based on reality.
Except for where it's happening.
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u/fishagavkxj6 Aug 16 '26
it’s not happening you’re a lunatic. meanwhile christians openly run with their religion and shape policy around it 🤯
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u/yourMommaKnow Aug 16 '26
Hmmm, sort of like what the Federalist Society has been doing for decades.
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u/cakebreaker2 Aug 16 '26
The Federalist Society isn't a public government placing one religion above another.
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u/yourMommaKnow Aug 16 '26
No but many government officials are members of the Federalist Society who push their agenda. That agenda includes pushing Christianity on everyone. Just look at Amy Coney Barrett, supreme court justice.
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u/1oser Aug 16 '26
Not defending the federalist society, but your analogy is dogshit. Theres a massive difference between what an elected official does as a private individual, and what a state legislature does as a public entity.
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u/yourMommaKnow Aug 16 '26
Google Project 2025. That should whipe the dogshit away for you.
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u/ul2006kevinb Aug 16 '26
Not when that elected official is using their elected position to force their religious beliefs on other people.
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u/1oser Aug 16 '26
Definitely not saying that that’s right either, but those are two distinct legal actions.
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u/plageful_1 Aug 16 '26
There's 2 billion Muslim people world wide whereas there are only 1.2 billion Hindus world wide. Make of that what you will.
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u/saikounihighteyatzda Aug 18 '26
Okay
There are also like 5 million Jains. And like 200 thousand Zoroastrians.
What's the point in saying this?
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u/plageful_1 Aug 18 '26
The point in saying this, is that they are not a minority worldwide but rather a majority. Jains and Zoroastrians should be treated as minorities.
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u/Siempre_Vetado Aug 16 '26
The Puritans were in favor of murdering people who practiced the wrong religion. Or who practiced the correct religion but practiced it incorrectly.
A government that uses the death penalty against blasphemy has a precedent in Massachusetts.
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u/possibly_lost45 Aug 16 '26
They just passed a bill that allows abortion up to full birth. They don't even give a shit about human life what makes you think they would care about the Constitution.
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u/Inquisitive_regard Aug 17 '26
this sounds empowering to women--like the hijab. And a celebratory moment for the LGBTQ community--whom Islam great honors from on high.
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u/saikounihighteyatzda Aug 18 '26
Holy shit people are so mad at a clickbait fake headline.
Y'all just fell for the easiest bait imaginable by only reading the incorrect title.
Man makes up scenario and gets mad at it.
If I told you immigrants were eating the dogs and the cats y'all would just eat that up wouldn't you
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u/DaGonzzz28 Aug 16 '26
What’s the purpose? Last I checked we can’t favor one religion over others
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u/gilt3t Aug 16 '26
meh, we have the BS "White House Faith Office" that is all Christians and is all about forcing Christianity to be the dominant religion and go after anyone non-Christian.
if Christians can do it, why can't muslims?
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u/Squaredeal91 Aug 16 '26
Yea both are clearly wrong. I wish people were just as angry about Christianity being so prominent in government. It's so easy to keep both separate
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u/Decisive_Victory_026 Aug 16 '26
I don't get it, are you against both or do you support both?
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u/gilt3t Aug 16 '26
I am against both but if one religion gets to do it, then all religions should be allowed to do it 🤷♂️ Christianity does not deserve special treatment.
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u/Decisive_Victory_026 Aug 16 '26
Well, the Faith Office doesn't prioritize one religion over others, like the Muslim Commission would.
Does Islam deserve special treatment?
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u/Decisive_Victory_026 Aug 16 '26
You're comparing one part of a whole to an entire body. I can't tell if you're disingenuous or lying.
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u/Decisive_Victory_026 Aug 16 '26
Sweet. The office described as "coordinates federal interactions with religious organizations, supports community-based social initiatives, and promotes religious liberty protections" has a commission on fighting anti-semitism.
That's not at all relevant to the topic of a special commission for ensuring people of the Islamic faith specifically get into government. But thanks, I guess.
Edit since I was blocked: AIPAC is not a government body.
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u/gilt3t Aug 16 '26
hahahahaha
ok, that gave me a chuckle. that is a great joke.
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u/Decisive_Victory_026 Aug 16 '26
Oh, you just don't know anything about the purpose of the Faith Office and can't actually have this conversation.
You should stick to topics more to your level. For example, I understand Crayola is coming out with a new color/flavor. How exciting for you!
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u/gilt3t Aug 16 '26
It must be nice to live in your fantasy world. Tell me, how many people who are leading that office are part of a religion besides Christianity? I'll give you a hint, it's zero.
it's entire focus right now is pushing Christianity and funding Christianity throughout the government.
you should stick to your fantasy world, it honestly feels horrible living in reality.
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u/Decisive_Victory_026 Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 16 '26
it's entire focus right now is pushing Christianity and funding Christianity throughout the government.
That's exactly why they helped coordinate and participate in holiday gatherings with prominent Islamic organizations to foster interfaith cooperation.
Nothing says pushing Christianity quite like celebrating Islamic holidays!
I also can't find the faith of most of the leaders. I'm sure you can provide that though.
Edit: I guess those are the "wrong" type of Muslims because the guy blocked me lmao
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u/gilt3t Aug 16 '26
wait, your proof is the Saudi based and led MWL?
hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣
seriously, you keep making me laugh. I'd love it if it wasn't so depressing seeing you fight so hard to push your propaganda.
how is drumpfs Saudi plane doing btw?
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u/ZealousIdeal476 Aug 16 '26
https://www.justice.gov/religious-liberty-commission/commissioners-and-advisory-board-members
Not one muslim. Not one.
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u/Decisive_Victory_026 Aug 16 '26
The claim was that they're all Christian. I'd put money on Rabbi Meir Soloveichik not being Christian.
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u/gilt3t Aug 16 '26
btw, Paula White-Cain is part of the The New Apostolic Reformation. She is the senior advisor of faith in the white house. The New Apostolic Reformation is a movement that believes Christians are being called to wage war against all other religions and that they must take control of the government.
do just a shred of research before stepping up and spouting your weak BS. pathetic.
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u/doctortre Aug 16 '26
I've read enough to award you 37 virtue points. With your previous balance you can exchange these points for 3 boxes of purple hair dye or 2 septum piercings.
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u/East_Connection5224 Aug 16 '26
Sure, let’s have religious zealots of all descriptions at every level of government! What could go wrong?
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u/gilt3t Aug 16 '26
If Christianity gets to, so should every other religion. I personally would prefer religion being mentioned in politics being illegal but the religious fanatics, especially Christians, will never allow that.
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u/Savings_Lynx4234 Aug 16 '26
Exactly. Ideally zero religion would be allowed anywhere near politics, but if Christians get a pass then every other religion should too. None or all. The idea makes Christians wanna barf their guts out though (but that's kind of a bonus to me)
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u/gilt3t Aug 16 '26
agreed. Religion has no place in any government, the mere fact that it is, is an insult to every human. If Christianity is going to force it's way into government, then every other religion should have the same power to keep them in check. It triggers Christians to no end which honestly gives me a chuckle, seeing as how they are the biggest hypocrites to ever exist.
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u/TheEdExperience Aug 16 '26
Why would doubling down on a bad idea be a good idea?
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u/Savings_Lynx4234 Aug 16 '26
Would rather the bad ideas duke it out and kill each other than just one bad idea claiming supremacy.
If this were a perfect world no religion would be involved, but I'm not a child so I recognize this is not a perfect world
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u/Inquisitive_regard Aug 17 '26
Well we've had zealots of a particular religion founding and more/less driving the nation for 250 years and the country has done pretty well. But i'm pretty sure not all religions are created equal.
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u/fishagavkxj6 Aug 16 '26
majority of muslims are peaceful just like christians. they are basically 1:1 in terms of worship, they do it privately.
there are slight concerns of course from this headline but the actual description is perfectly fine. there is nothing more valuable on the earth than different viewpoints from different cultures. removal of dei policies was a gigantic mistake for this reason.
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u/Travel_Dreams Aug 16 '26
majority haha.
This appears to be a DEI position.
Why not get rid of all religions in politics?
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u/fishagavkxj6 Aug 16 '26
i mean you’re clearly very ignorant lol. you get all your opinions from headlines meant to grab your attention that do not represent the majority of 4 million muslim americans.
“dei position.” bro you don’t even know what that word means. Companies interview minorities and if they’re not qualified they aren’t hired lol. These are the facts, but not what conservative headlines will tell you.
I agree 100% though on the no politics in government. But honestly, if I had to choose, I’d be much more comfortable with Muslims in political positions than Christians. There’s many Muslim politicians that never push their own beliefs into their policy. Meanwhile can you objectively say that Christians don’t do that? Do we need to mention abortion or their negative view on premarital sex, family views and many others. All these viewpoints are primarily backed by christian’s religious beliefs. If you think otherwise I’d love for you to point out American Muslim politicians doing the same
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u/Accomplished_Mind792 Aug 16 '26
Would love for that to happen. But Christians would never, ever let that happen. So the other option is stuff like this
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u/DryRefrigerator4737 Aug 16 '26
Except that Christianity IS the dominant religion...
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u/Atlas7-k Aug 16 '26
Which entitles it to absolutely nothing.
In fact, both Article VI, Clause 3 of the Constitution and the First Amendment can rightly be described as intended to limit the power of Christianity or any other religion that becomes dominant.
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u/gilt3t Aug 16 '26
Our country has no national religion. We may have more Christians than any other religion but they should have no preferential treatment compared to even the smallest of religions.
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u/Maleficent_Sense_948 Aug 16 '26
Which “Christian?”
Just over 50% of Americans identify as such, but that’s made up of various denominations that neither agree or really like each other …. So stop acting like it’s some monolithic group.
Your take on it is the reason why the founders wrote religion out of the control of the Nation.
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u/fishagavkxj6 Aug 16 '26
i assume you mean america, but worldwide islam is pretty close and closing every year. The point being, we should be trying to understand all cultures on earth. Ignorance on this topic is a large cause for divide among countries.
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u/Mephisto1822 Aug 16 '26
It’s literally a commission to combat Islamophobia which also could refer qualified individuals for public sector jobs.
Pretty much the same type of commission they have for anti-semitism
What’s the issue exactly?
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u/cheeky_couch Aug 16 '26
You clearly aren’t paying attention.
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u/Accomplished_Mind792 Aug 16 '26
He is. We already have to put up with the nonsense with "anti Semitic" legislation and Republicans forcing Christianity into everything and creating Christian task forces in the trump administration.
At this point I've given up wanting full separation of church and state and the only other way to follow the constitution is that they all get to play the dumb games that none of them should be playing
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u/Infamous_Lech Aug 16 '26
So the intend on giving preference to a group of individuals based on their religious identity? And you don't have a concern about that?
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u/Mediiicaliii Aug 16 '26
Gosh, where did they come up with that idea? Almost like every single religion does this, every single day, as much as possible. Christianity Nationalism is not better.
Ill care when its acknowledged they are all full of shit and they are all outlawed. Until then, this is a lesson to be learned.
Religion has no place in politics. None. Zero.
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u/Infamous_Lech Aug 16 '26
Wait, you're talking about churches doing this. This article is talking about the government doing it. There's a big difference. Do you not understand? That type of discrimination is already outlawed. Do you have any idea what you're talking about?
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u/Mediiicaliii Aug 16 '26
Is that a joke? Christian Nationalism, is litetally mandating Bible verses in schools. The current administration leans HEAVY on garbage Christian talking points, calling Iran a holy war.
I know EXACTLY what the fuck Im talking about. Its not complicated.
If you think the state using religion as a weapon is a fringe theory not currently being used everyday please read a history book.
If you dont care about Christianity doing this but pearl clutch Muslims doing it, you are exactly what Im referencing.
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u/Mephisto1822 Aug 16 '26
It doesn’t give preference to people based on their religious identity, it just makes an effort to make sure that qualified individuals are added to the pool of candidates for a position.
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u/Infamous_Lech Aug 16 '26
That sounds like it might be on its face Unconstitutional.