It is looking more and more like today's version of the old protest song "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" is quickly turning into "Where Have All Their Marbles Gone?"
To use the weak excuse, "They won't let us build a church in their country, so they can't build one in ours" is simply pathetic. I really thought Newt Gingrich was better educated than to make such a statement. Religious freedom is one of our most fundamental liberties, and a founding principle of our nation. But apparently, Gingrich didn't learn this wherever he got his history degree. Our laws protect the right to build a house of worship whether it is a Mormon stake house, a Lutheran church or a synagogue -- and this includes a mosque.
Even for those who place their faith in the new church of Glenn Beck, please remember that throughout our nation's history, Jews, Protestants, Catholics and Muslims -- including the Irish, Italians, and all who brought these non-native religions to this country -- have all been victims of fear and discrimination.
We must speak out to see that tolerance and justice prevail. We must go to the polls in November. This is our duty to speak out and support what we know is right. Political leaders like Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Sen. Orrin Hatch, who both have come out in support of religious freedom, should be praised for standing up for religious freedom in the face of such political and social pressure.
When will we ever learn? When will we ever learn?
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