California Conservative

PFAW President Ralph Neas is the latest to jump into the Ellison/Qu’ran debate. The official PFAW statement starts with namecalling:

When congressman-elect Keith Ellison, the first Muslim ever elected to Congress, said that he would take the oath of office using a Koran, far right ideologues were quick to attack him. Right wing activist Dennis Prager said that Congressmen should only be allowed to use only the Bible in taking the oath of office, and the American Family Association demanded that legislation be passed to require all Congressmen to swear an oath on the Bible, regardless of their religion.

and descends from there:

“At a time when Religious Right leaders are falsely trying to turn “happy holidays” into an attack on Christianity, Prager has given us a real example of religious intolerance.”

The first graph is from PFAW’s official statement; the second is from Ralph Neas. Neas is a proud member of the far left. He’s even said that John Roberts was far outside the mainstream of American jurisprudence. Need I say more?

You know that you’ve struck a nerve when the person responding starts with namecalling. At that point, you’ve won the debate. Another indicator that you’ve touched a nerve is when you see your opponent characterize you as intolerant. That’s usually a telltale indicator that they’re intolerant.

I’m interested in seeing how Mr. Ellison handles PFAW’s endorsement of his using the Qu’ran for his swearing in. PFAW is one of the most liberal, and extremist, lobbying groups in American history. Anyone who believes in the pro life position is branded a far right extremist. They’re one of Ted Kennedy’s biggest allies in extremist jurisprudence, serving almost as a research department for him.

I’m thinking that that won’t deter Ellison from associating with PFAW. In all probability, he’s likely their kind of congressman. I’m just watching to see what shape their relationship takes.

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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

This entry was posted on Monday, December 11th, 2006 at 6:53 pm and is filed under ACLU, Activism, Author: Gary Gross, Domestic Policies, Religion. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.