weekending February 14, 2010

I wrote several pieces this week, here are a few

Valentine’s Day

Valentines Day is a designated day to celebrate love, where two people choose to express their affection for each other. Through out the history, words have taken on new and expanded meanings, so is Valentine's Day.
http://mikeghouseforamerica.blogspot.com/2010/02/valentines-day-taking-on-universal.html
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Bad Fatwa by Muslim-American body against airport body scanners

The word "Fatwa" is wrongfully associated with "death threats", it may be wise for us, until we educate the public that it is merely an opinion, and instead use the word "Opinion". The word Fatwa carries a negative perception and until it is removed, it is not wise to use the word in this context. After all, we are using the English language to communicate and let the language be in English.

Furthermore, this "Fatwa" will be wrongfully propagated as Anti-American... continued: http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2010/02/bad-fatwa-by-muslim-american-body-about.html
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Petition for Native American Heritage Day

Please sign the Petition for Native American Heritage Day
My heart is in tune with the Native Americans and the native people around the world. I am sensitive to what they have endured over the centuries, it is time for all of us Americans to come together and acknowledge their contributions and honor their tradition with the Native American Heritage Day.
http://wisdomofreligion.blogspot.com/2010/02/petition-for-native-american-heritage.html
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Synagogue Library Destroyed in Crete

In behalf of the Foundation for Pluralism and the World Muslim Congress I express my dismay about this incident. I am saddened that people attack the houses of worship and educational institutions.

As a community of people of the faith, we need to discourage such behavior, and as a Muslim I want to parttake in rebuilding of the synagogue Library by shipping a few books on Judaism that I have treasured.

Books are the most they want at this time.
http://wisdomofreligion.blogspot.com/2010/02/synagogue-library-destroyed-in-crete.html
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Ancient Tribe Goes Extinct as Last Member Dies

It is time to mourn the end of an era of the Bo tribe in Andaman Islands, and it is sad to read this non-sense from the British officer Portman, who wrote in 1935, "the natives were still either ferocious enemies or at best half-tamed ". The Jerk got away with it, the world at that time let him - Mike Ghouse.
http://wisdomofreligion.blogspot.com/2010/02/ancient-tribe-goes-extinct-as-last.html

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Stunned Passengers after Muslim bus driver pulls over

This is a ridiculous act of showoff, the Muslim man stopping the bus in the middle of the journey to pray with a busload of passengers waiting anxiously and watching him pray. What was he doing? Impressing others that prayer is important? It is indeed important, but not inconveniencing others. If he was on his own, he should do that, but he was carrying the responsibility of public transportation.
http://worldmuslimcongress.blogspot.com/2010/02/stunned-passengers-after-muslim-bus.html
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