The Ramadan Bill

[AlsheikhAhmedElhady]

Kudos Mr. Ellison

[shoedoctor99]

Great, this is good. We need more positivity like this. Happy Ramadan to all Americans and American Muslims.

[SirQubit]

John Adams, America’s second president, named the Prophet Muhammad one of the world’s great truth seekers alongside Socrates and Confucius. Thomas Jefferson, the country’s third president and the author of the Declaration of Independence, learned Arabic using his copy of the Qur’an and hosted the first presidential iftar, marking the end of the daily fast during Ramadan. The Founding Fathers also drew upon principles from Muslim civilisations, among many others, in fashioning the American system

[lahij]

all religion any one must first respect idlam, many year world never respect islam why why?

[apologiamixer]

What a joke for him to refer to Jesus. The Quran twists nearly every Christian doctrine and attacks the deity of Christ and His redemptive blood. They say in one breath they believe in Jesus (Isa) yet will not be baptized or submit to His teaching. Muslims are simply deceivers and lairs.

[mingalabaa]

@apologiamixer You are the lier. The Quran doesn't twit about Jesus. It just doesn't supprort Trinity.

[Augurae]

As a European, I can say that when I see all the amercans racist comments, I don't see any "progress".

You people are as racist and ignorant than during the segregation

[GGboy1987]

Get the fuck outta here, my family came from Somalia and ive never experienced any racism, Americans are not racist, at least not in so cal, i dont know about the south though..

[mingalabaa]

@GGboy1987 Yeah you don't know about the south. So shut up.

[mjconley12]

A fucking European lecturing us on racism and ignorance. That is priceless.

[cjoseluisco]

@Augurae Well my dear friend if you are an European as you said you must Know as well that your language isn't german or you are not living in slavery because the racist  and unjust United Estates.

[emac32123]

The ignorance of the people who posted on this wall astounds me. A sad state of affairs, and a very poor representation of America. You all should be ashamed of yourselves. When did America's Cesspool get Internet access? Ellison has done an amazing job if any of you were wondering, but that doesn't make a difference to any of you hatemongers does it?

[acesscode]

fox news banger..lol, like I said buddy, read a fucking book ya moron. Islam is not what fox news tells ya. I grew up with musliums and have found them to be the most humble, hardworking, ethical people around the U.S. We all should learn allot from them.

[ophelia7707]

I think the more holidays the better, all religions are full of control and hypocrisy that is why Bush should never be allowed to spew his religion ans this holy war America is supposed to embrace all fgaiths and show equality and by the looks of responses we are only succeeding at breeding hate and predjudice these are the times that try mens souls. . .

[MadShogun1981]

muhammed was a child molester.

[totallybarefoot]

Best wishes for this Ramadan to all!

To our friends and neighbors of other religions, perhaps you will take the opportunity to fast for a day or a half day or a week or the whole month with us, or give charity with us, or just come to iftar break fast meals with us, and reflect on the similarity between our religion and yours. Christians have Lent, Jews have the High Holy Days. If recognizing our fasting season encourages you to recommit to your own religious observance, good 4 all.

[ragman2008]

Please lose this election in 2008 for congress

Keith ellisionm

I pray that you lose

You terrorist muslim scum

[mi6QBranch]

I'm sorry, am I missing something? Don't we have a separation of Church and State????

[totallybarefoot]

Christmas is a federal holiday. So is the Roman New Year.

[WHEREtheFUNK]

separation of religioni and state comes to miind here so WTF is going on. If this was a Christian agenda it would not happen so please somebody tell.

[totallybarefoot]

Christians already have Christian holidays recognized by the federal government.

Ever wondered how come school holidays coincide with Christmas and Easter?

[mi6QBranch]

Too Bad!

[totallybarefoot]

Sooooooo...if Pagan/Christian Christmas (Solstice) does not violate the first ammendment, neither does recognizing Ramadan, and celebrating Eid.

[loadmaster8991]

totallybarefoot.... Easter's on a Sunday. Name the last time school was in on a Sunday?

[1masry]

Wish for Americans to get the facts straight .Our number as Muslim Americans exceeded the number of Jewish Americans but yet we still are looked at as outsiders we are not we are hard working Americans ,we pay our taxes and our kids right now are fighting at the front lines in IRAQ and Afghanistan. We deserve as much respect as any other citizens.

[totallybarefoot]

We are not outsiders. We live in what is fundamentally still a meritocracy. We will be recognized for what we bring to the societies in which we live. We have the merit. We are being recognized by those we live and work and study with, and by those who are helped by our charity.

The haters are noisy, but they mean nothing. They hated blacks before Jews, and Jews before us, and long ago the Japanese, and maybe they still do They are just frustrated by their lack of success in meritocracy

[mi6QBranch]

Bite bacon!

[totallybarefoot]

Turkey bacon is OK. I prefer fried seaweed.

[mi6QBranch]

You'll get Bacon and like it!

[DeucePrez]

mia6branch:

I'm down for that....!

Just as long as it is TURKEY BACON!! No swine for me....!!

;-)

[acesscode]

typical red necks like you, make all good americans looks bad.

[jordan11231123]

in conclusion..his point is to show that muslims arent too far apart from other religious groups..he's not preaching anything..preaching would be like..Bush saying he had a conversation with God to go to war in Iraq..that'll be promoting a religion.

[acesscode]

and whats wrong with promoting ones relgious faith.  Islam is a beautiful religion. People like you have no education past grade 8 and base their views off of Fox news. LOL. Fuckin retard. read a book asshole

[pcoyoteusz]

well here you go america--the invasion is almost complete--now you have islam in your government buildings---next is the white house---all those americans who died for freedom better rise up and strike down these savages

[jordan11231123]

your so unpatriotic...you dont deserve to be categorized as a human being with sense..logic..and tolerance..let alone call yourself an American. Freedom of religion..equality..the right to vote..these are all rights i deserve as a muslim..just as much as u do..you can call me pro hitler..a terrorist..etc..but im not the one trying to ethnically cleanse our senators.

[pcoyoteusz]

i'm not an american,don't insult me like that--

[jordan11231123]

money..can make a person hate his own mother..so dont give me this egypt bs...

insecurity..can make a person intolerant and belligerent..of a persons race and religion..so dont try to hypnotize anyone with this "big mo" bs..fox news..i mean p-coyote lol..

"democracy"...can help vote a party into power..but doesnt necessarily mean that that party will be in power..(hamas-fatah)

[Swayingpines]

pcoyteusz obviously your parents did not teach you to respect other people's religion. I pity you and your parents!

[pcoyoteusz]

so why should we recognize a muslim holiday??? oh right we in the west are tolerant and islamic countries aren't---lets see--women get stoned,gays are tortured then hung--yup,i sure want to live in a muslim country--not!

[jordan11231123]

our constitution clearly states...OUR constitution clearly states that we as americans..that WE as americans have the choice of religion if u want to be an athiest and run for congress,this is America land of the free home of the brave the possibilities are endless. if u want america all to yourself because u justify that its yours and only yours then that justification isnt backed by any evidence what so ever... truthfully its neither mine nor yours but its real owners are the native americans.

[acesscode]

more like kick you racist fuckers out of the country. I love america and love its freedoms. We don't need people like you in this country. If we have a muslium in the white house, so be it, they'll probablly do a better job then what we got now in the white house.

[frank1f11]

its a say day in america, that false relgions are allowed in the congress.

[skankuser]

And what would you consider a "true" religion? OHHHHHH boy, I hope you're not talking about Christianity? Care for me to rip apart that absurdity of a belief?

They're both full of horseshit. As long and neither one of them are taking control of the political structure, then leave it be.

[peoplesforall]

Allahu Akbar

[mnboy]

It's a holy month brother/sister and you have to respect as you want other people to respect what you value.

[scj16]

christmas should not be an official govt. holiday and neither should this. seperate church and state.

[bagang2011]

halucination of Islam, u don't realize that u r picking the wrong faith...

[jordan11231123]

u believe what you may...and i'll do the same :)

[hwydaddy]

This is what this Nation has been built on, all people living in peace and standing as one Nation. God Bless America.

[simaklagi]

subhanallah

[wallstreet9110]

Jazakallah :)

[uchoo786]

alhamdulillah