Anybody care to try and reconcile these two articles?
Article 1: House passes resolution expressing respect for muslims and ramadan.
Article 2: Eagle scout requests flag flown over capital as gift for grandfather, with certificate saying: "In honor of my grandfather, and his dedication and love for God, country and family." Pelosi's minions refuse to include "God" on the requested certificate.
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U.S. House Passes Historic Ramadan Resolution
Large majority in House of Representatives backs measure
[/align]By Lea Terhune
USINFO Staff Writer
Washington "“ A resolution recognizing the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and expressing the "deepest respect to Muslims in the United States and throughout the world" was adopted in the U.S. House of Representatives October 2 by a vote of 376-0.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today defended the Architect of the Capitol's refusal to permit use of the word "God" on official certificates enclosed with flags flown over the U.S. Capitol.
Dayton-area GOP Rep. Michael Turner and more than 100 of his Republican colleagues sent a letter to Pelosi last week after an Eagle Scout in his district asked that a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol be sent to his grandfather with a certificate inscribed with the message: "In honor of my grandfather Marcel Larochelle, and his dedication and love of God, country, and family."
The boy and his father contacted Turner's office after noticing the word "God" was left off the certificate included with the flag. Outraged upon learning that the acting Architect of the Capitol, Stephen T. Ayers, won't allow religious expressions on flag certificates, Turner sent a protest letter to Pelosi.
"The Architect's policy prohibiting "God" from appearing on certificates for flags flown over the U.S. Capitol puts at risk our religious freedoms and heritage," said the letter, which also was signed by Ohio Republican Reps. Steve LaTourette of Bainbridge Township, Patrick Tiberi of Genoa, Jim Jordan of Urbana, Steve Chabot of Cincinnati and Jean Schmidt of Miami Township. "The Architect's policy is in direct conflict with his charge, as well as the scope of his office and brings into question his ability to preserve a building containing many national religious symbols."
Asked about the issue today at a press luncheon, Pelosi said the architect's policy was adopted because "people were asking for statements that not only were religious, beyond using the word God, but political as well." She said the official policy is to send a certificate that lists nothing beyond the date the flag flew over the Capitol and the name of its recipient. She said that members of Congress who request flags on behalf of constituents can "add whatever they wish" to the certificates, "whether it is a political statement or a religious statement."
"It's not about being anti-religion," Pelosi said, noting that each day in the Capitol starts with a prayer. "It is just about what the architect thought was appropriate for him to proclaim in a certificate."
Turner said Tuesday that he will continue seeking more signatures for his letter asking Pelosi to overturn the policy, and "if the speaker and the architect continue to implement their censorship program, we will drop legislation to compel the architect to return to granting inscriptions permitting the acknowledgement of God."
He said members of Congress vet the appropriateness of messages constituents request with the flags, and their discretion should be sufficient.
"We have the responsibility for these common sense issues that might arise with flag inscriptions and this one is basic," Turner said. "The architect has decided the word 'God' is offensive. This rule should not be allowed to stand."
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today defended the Architect of the Capitol's refusal to permit use of the word "God" on official certificates enclosed with flags flown over the U.S. Capitol."
Wonder who this idiot works for? After sucking up to the Muslims and their Ramadan, Pelosi pulls this crap. Ramadan is a total sham. They just reverse their very light schedule and eat all night andsleepin the day time.
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RE: Hypocrite Pelosi... (and others)
Pelosi, Hypocrite??? Arnt those words synonymies.
Dont you know its perfectly fine to cut agianst the Christian grain, but you damn well better not do anything negative towards Mulims or the likes. Seperation of Church and State only applies to Christianity. Our country bends over so far backwards for the sake of P.C. that our heads have gotten stuck in our butts.
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Actually it's a good representation of what your Congressman's job is in DC.It worked justlike what I said in regards to the shafted soldiers. The family worked through their representative and got the problem resolved.
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I couldn't help but notice in the original post that the resolution passed 376-0. Does it bother anyone else that not one vote was cast against this idiotic bill?
And, you guys have missed the entire point... The point was not: "oooooh... look at the bad Congress, they recognized ramadan." The point was the hypocrisy of the Democrats in recognizing ramadan, and then refusing to allow an Eagle Scout to have the word "God" in the certificate issued with a flag honoring his grandfather. Note that it is the Republicans seeking to allow his request. So, in this instance, it's the Republicans who are not being hypocritical.
It worked justlike what I said in regards to the shafted soldiers. The family worked through their representative and got the problem resolved.
They didn't get the problem resolved. The kid still doesn't have the inscription he wanted onhis grandfather's certificate. All his representative did is send a letter of protest to Clown of the House Pelosi.
Hypocrite Pelosi... (and others)
