{"id":2966,"date":"2011-05-13T13:19:31","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T13:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=2966"},"modified":"2011-05-13T13:19:31","modified_gmt":"2011-05-13T13:19:31","slug":"statements_from_a_presidential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=2966","title":{"rendered":"Statements From A Presidential Advisor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I have said before, the problem with the internet is that once you say something publicly, it can be looked up by anyone under any circumstances.&nbsp; Well, here we are again.<\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Trebuchet MS\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yourjewishnews.com\/6311.aspx\">Your Jewish News<\/a>&nbsp;has reported that Eboo Patel, President Obama&#8217;s faith advisor, in an October 2009 article in a Newtopia Magazine, stated:<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><em>&#8220;The problem is that we live in a time when the Muslim totalitarians are dominating. Why? Because they are building powerful institutions that propagate their interpretation of Islam &#8211; just as the Christian totalitarians in America have powerful institutions; and the Jewish totalitarians in Israel have powerful institutions&#8230;:<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This a statement from a faith advisor?&nbsp; The article reports:<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wnd.com\/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&amp;pageId=298017\"><em>WND<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;(WorldNetDaily) reported last week Patel blasted what he called the &#8220;myths&#8221; of America &#8211; describing them as beliefs that the country is &#8220;a land of freedom and equality and justice.&#8221;&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This is not an attitude I want in someone who is in a powerful position in America.&nbsp; I know there are injustices and inequality in America, but they are surely less frequent that in the Muslim countries Mr. Patel sees as ideals.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The article reports:<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><font face=\"'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif\"><em>&#8220;In February 2010, Obama named Patel to his Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"'Trebuchet MS', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif\"><em>&#8220;Patel, a Muslim activist from Chicago, is the founder and executive director of Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core, which says it promotes pluralism by teaming people of different faiths on service projects.&#8221; <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font face=\"Trebuchet MS\">I guess I am wondering exactly&nbsp;what a &#8216;Muslim activist&#8217; is.&nbsp; Would a &#8216;Christian activist&#8217; or a &#8216;Jewish activist&#8217; be named to that position?&nbsp; I am also very concerned about the concept of Christian totalitarianism.&nbsp; I happen to be a Christian.&nbsp; I try to live my life as a Christian.&nbsp; I would love to see the laws of America reflect Christian (or Judeo-Christian) values.&nbsp; The founders of America set up the laws to reflect Judeo-Christian values.&nbsp; However, I do not believe I am justified in murdering anyone because they do not agree with me.&nbsp; <\/font><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font face=\"Trebuchet MS\">It is truly unfortunate that Mr. Patel is considered any sort of spiritual authority.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I have said before, the problem with the internet is that once you say something publicly, it can be looked up by anyone under any circumstances.&nbsp; Well, here we are again. 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