One of the major surprises for me after returning from twelve months in Iraq was the anti-Moslem bias in my country. Now, five years later, I suppose that is to be expected. Very few Americans know any Moslems. And, of course, we are all very faimiliar with the eighteen murderous Moslems that attacked us on
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DOJ Files Suit Regarding Teacher Denied Leave for the Hajj
The Department of Justice has filed suit against a school district in Illinois, near Chicago, because the school refused to allow a Moslem teacher time off to go on the Hajj. The Hajj is a requirement for Moslems who are financially and physically able. They make a trip to Mecca and pray. It is said…
Texas Education Board Passes Anti-Islam Resolution
I try to talk on this forum about employment issues and discrimination in general. Since I am an Iraq veteran, I also discuss the war from time to time, typically simply to note the death of a local soldier killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. So, when a local governmental entity itself expresses some form of…
Another Church Near Ground Zero
I do not understand. I read polls saying Americans disfavor a mosque near Ground Zero and many Americans prefer not to have any mosque near their homes. And, yet, I do understand. If I had not spent 12 months in Iraq serving in the Army and working closely with several Iraqi, Moslem interpreters, I might…