[buggyone]

Originally Posted by billethkid

"...I just wonder if a large group of Muslims built a mosque in Wildwood and began attending concerts at Brownwood or Lake Sumter Landing in their traditional clothing, how you all would react. Any thoughts?..."

Bait?!?

No, not bait of any kind but just wondering what kind of welcome these people might get from Villagers.

I know there are quite a few Muslim doctors with practices in and around The Villages. There is also a mosque located on Hwy 27 this side of Clermont about 45 miles from The Villages. This is a very real possibility that Wildwood could get a mosque and The Villages town squares are open to everyone.

[DaleMN]

The Crusades.

[Golfingnut]

Hummmm. I am on the verge of saying ALL religions suck. I see more prejudice in all religion than out of it. Lets hear from some ATHEISTS. Who do Atheists fear and hate? They may just have the solution for the entire world. Religion is responsible for mass murder throughout recorded history. Where do Atheists stand on violence and what would make an Atheist mad enough to kill? I must add, that most Christians kill in support of their governmental where Muslims will take sharia law on individually and kill indiscriminately. For sure, if the whole world was Atheist, we would have one less reason to kill each other over.

[billethkid]

Originally Posted by buggyone

No, not bait of any kind but just wondering what kind of welcome these people might get from Villagers.

I know there are quite a few Muslim doctors with practices in and around The Villages. There is also a mosque located on Hwy 27 this side of Clermont about 45 miles from The Villages. This is a very real possibility that Wildwood could get a mosque and The Villages town squares are open to everyone.

OK fine.....they are not entitled to any more of a "welcome" or not than any other race or religion moving in to the area. And as long as they do not expect the rest of us to change our laws, rules, beliefs, menus, dress or anything else......as long as they are prepared to let us live our life style as we have without gripping about a ham sandwich on a school menu .......then come on in/down/over/whatever.
btk

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by billethkid

OK fine.....they are not entitled to any more of a "welcome" or not than any other race or religion moving in to the area. And as long as they do not expect the rest of us to change our laws, rules, beliefs, menus, dress or anything else......as long as they are prepared to let us live our life style as we have without gripping about a ham sandwich on a school menu .......then come on in/down/over/whatever.
btk

I would take this one step farther. If any person lives in this country AND uses anything supported by tax dollars like schools, roads, government services, the US laws and only the US laws apply. If you have a drivers license it will have your uncovered face on it and you will show the lic and face during a traffic stop, etc. Muslim law must NEVER be taken over US law EVER. If you cannot abide by US law 100%, then get your burka out of this land. This is one area that if we give an inch, it will be the first step to losing our way of life.

[Madelaine Amee]

Originally Posted by buggyone

No, not bait of any kind but just wondering what kind of welcome these people might get from Villagers.

I know there are quite a few Muslim doctors with practices in and around The Villages.

I don't think the type of person who is a doctor in TV is likely to be a radical. I have to believe they are sending their children to school in order to be educated (girls as well as boys), they are probably making a very good living from their medical practices and they are probably living in very nice homes. I cannot bring myself to believe they would want to march in the streets and recommend violence against their adopted country. After all there is not much left back in their home lands for educated people, they've blown up most of it!

I do, however, wish that American Muslims would come out against radical Muslims who want to turn the world into Afghanistan. I believe this problem can only be solved from the inside out. No amount of aggression from the West is going to make a difference until rational Muslims rise up against the radical tyranny.

A case in point is Nazi Germany - didn't large numbers of the elite leave when they saw the handwriting on the wall - I believe that's how we got the atom bomb!

[billethkid]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

Hummmm. I am on the verge of saying ALL religions suck. I see more prejudice in all religion than out of it. Lets hear from some ATHEISTS. Who do Atheists fear and hate? They may just have the solution for the entire world. Religion is responsible for SOME mass murder throughout recorded history. Where do Atheists stand on violence and what would make an Atheist mad enough to kill? I must add, that most Christians kill in support of their governmental where Muslims will take sharia law on individually and kill indiscriminately. For sure, if the whole world was Atheist, we would have one less reason to kill each other over.

The hypotesis or premise requires one huge assumption...that all fears are spawned based on religious differences.....which is an assumption for the sake of example/discussion.....but it would fail the reality test as fear is much, much more than just a religious manifisatation.

btk