OT: Temecula mosque gains commission’s approval

[Anonymous]

[quote=Ren]Why does [insert some crime or otherwise socially unacceptable behavior here] happen FAR more with [insert any religion/race/gender/arbitrarily defined group here] than any other [group]?

Culture, probably.[/quote]

Why do white males commit the majority of financial crimes?

Why do blacks commit a disproportionate number of drug offenses?

Culture, probably.

But this is only half right. Part of it is culture, other reasons include opportunity and circumstances.

The fact that much of the Islamic world has been boxed into a corner by the Western world explains a few things. Do you ever wonder why the borders of Iraq, an ancient civilization consisting of dozens of ethnic groups, are such neat, straight lines?

Not an excuse, but an explanation.

[quote]What’s the solution? There isn’t one that doesn’t involve taking away other freedoms.[/quote]

Then there’s no reason to be torn.

We only sacrifice civil liberties when there is reason to believe a specific threat exists.

Police make exceptions to the Fourth Amendment when there is probable cause that a specific person is committing a specific crime. Law enforcement cannot simply perform searches when there is some general statistical evidence that a person is more likely to commit a crime because they are a member of a group.

Should we allow the FBI to perform warrantless searches on financial records of white males because white males are far more likely to commit financial crimes than any other group? If they did, they would catch far more crooks…

So why should we deny the First Amendment to any individuals based on a vague, pseudo-statistical belief? (which Arraya has pointed out is likely not even accurate.)

[briansd1]

I’m all in support of the mosque in Temecula. If Christians can build churches, Muslim can build mosques. It’s as simple as that in my mind.

[briansd1]

I’m all in support of the mosque in Temecula. If Christians can build churches, Muslim can build mosques. It’s as simple as that in my mind.

[briansd1]

I’m all in support of the mosque in Temecula. If Christians can build churches, Muslim can build mosques. It’s as simple as that in my mind.

[briansd1]

I’m all in support of the mosque in Temecula. If Christians can build churches, Muslim can build mosques. It’s as simple as that in my mind.

[briansd1]

I’m all in support of the mosque in Temecula. If Christians can build churches, Muslim can build mosques. It’s as simple as that in my mind.

[Ren]

[quote=Arraya]I think the bigger question is why do you think it does.

All Terrorists are Muslims…Except the 94% that Aren’t
http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/not-all-terrorists-are-muslims/%5B/quote%5D

And I can pick out a fraction of the world’s population and demonstrate that mormon housewives kill more people than the mafia, but ignoring the rest of the world doesn’t make muslim extremist violence go away. Despite our government’s utter ineptitude, we’ve done okay at keeping it out of this country.

[Ren]

[quote=Arraya]I think the bigger question is why do you think it does.

All Terrorists are Muslims…Except the 94% that Aren’t
http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/not-all-terrorists-are-muslims/%5B/quote%5D

And I can pick out a fraction of the world’s population and demonstrate that mormon housewives kill more people than the mafia, but ignoring the rest of the world doesn’t make muslim extremist violence go away. Despite our government’s utter ineptitude, we’ve done okay at keeping it out of this country.

[Ren]

[quote=Arraya]I think the bigger question is why do you think it does.

All Terrorists are Muslims…Except the 94% that Aren’t
http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/not-all-terrorists-are-muslims/%5B/quote%5D

And I can pick out a fraction of the world’s population and demonstrate that mormon housewives kill more people than the mafia, but ignoring the rest of the world doesn’t make muslim extremist violence go away. Despite our government’s utter ineptitude, we’ve done okay at keeping it out of this country.

[Ren]

[quote=Arraya]I think the bigger question is why do you think it does.

All Terrorists are Muslims…Except the 94% that Aren’t
http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/not-all-terrorists-are-muslims/%5B/quote%5D

And I can pick out a fraction of the world’s population and demonstrate that mormon housewives kill more people than the mafia, but ignoring the rest of the world doesn’t make muslim extremist violence go away. Despite our government’s utter ineptitude, we’ve done okay at keeping it out of this country.

[Ren]

[quote=Arraya]I think the bigger question is why do you think it does.

All Terrorists are Muslims…Except the 94% that Aren’t
http://www.loonwatch.com/2010/01/not-all-terrorists-are-muslims/%5B/quote%5D

And I can pick out a fraction of the world’s population and demonstrate that mormon housewives kill more people than the mafia, but ignoring the rest of the world doesn’t make muslim extremist violence go away. Despite our government’s utter ineptitude, we’ve done okay at keeping it out of this country.

[Ren]

[quote=pri_dk]
Then there’s no reason to be torn.
[/quote]

Oh, I’m not torn enough that I don’t agree with you.

I’m only torn on whether or not we would be better off with a benevolent dictatorship, with Me at the helm.

[Ren]

[quote=pri_dk]
Then there’s no reason to be torn.
[/quote]

Oh, I’m not torn enough that I don’t agree with you.

I’m only torn on whether or not we would be better off with a benevolent dictatorship, with Me at the helm.

[Ren]

[quote=pri_dk]
Then there’s no reason to be torn.
[/quote]

Oh, I’m not torn enough that I don’t agree with you.

I’m only torn on whether or not we would be better off with a benevolent dictatorship, with Me at the helm.

[Ren]

[quote=pri_dk]
Then there’s no reason to be torn.
[/quote]

Oh, I’m not torn enough that I don’t agree with you.

I’m only torn on whether or not we would be better off with a benevolent dictatorship, with Me at the helm.

[Author]

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