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 Owla Awada manages a popular bakery in Dearborn, Michigan, a possible battleground state in November.
April 3rd, 2012
03:35 PM ET
Muslim voters could swing election, report findsBy Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) - The number of Muslims in the United States is tiny - less than one in 100 Americans - but their votes could sway the results of the presidential election in November, a new study says. That's because they are concentrated in a number of key swing states, says Farid Senzai, the author of the report. Take Florida, for example, the state that famously swung the 2000 presidential election for George W. Bush over Al Gore. Bush won by 537 votes - while a get-out-the-vote phone bank contacted 23,000 Muslims in one day during elections in 2008 and 2010, the report says. Nauman Abbasi - the head of Emerge USA, which ran the phone bank - says efforts like his will increase Muslim voter turnout. There are about 1.2 million registered Muslim voters in the United States, according to the study, "Engaging American Muslims." More religious Muslims and those more involved in their mosques are more likely to vote, it found. The biggest Muslim populations are in New York and California, which are unlikely to be battleground states in November. But the next largest numbers of Muslim voters are found in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Virginia, all of which could be key battlegrounds between President Barack Obama and his Republican opponent. Florida and Ohio, two states that have been decided by razor-thin margins in recent years, also have enough Muslim voters to make a difference to the final result, the report says. Of course, many other, larger constituencies, from Hispanics to women to the unemployed to political independents, could also claim to be the key ingredient in a winning coalition. And Muslim voters have much the same concerns as the population at large, with domestic issues and the economy dominating, the study says. Most Muslims voted for Bush in 2000, Democratic Sen. John Kerry in 2004 and Obama in 2008. They are more likely than the population as a whole to approve of Obama's performance now, the study found. The report comes from the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, a Washington think tank focusing on Muslim issues. It is based largely on earlier data from sources including Gallup, Zogby International and the Pew Research Center.
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Oklahoma was right in banning Sharia Law a couple of years ago! Whodda thunk it?!
Reblogged this on Every Question Has an Answer and commented:
Very interesting, but totally understandable statements that I would agree with. Clearly, if the Republican Party and people following them has made statements against Obama's Muslim heritage on his father's side, Muslims will be very skiddish about the Republican Party as a whole. That's one reason why making negative statements about any other religion could cast a negative light on your own practices. This is true regardless if is applied to Islam, Christianity, or any other way of practicing. Even though I am not Muslim, the statements that some of the GOP candidates have made supporting Christianity have made me kinda' nervous about the potential of a Christian Republic coming out of the 2012 elections. Obama is way more fair and level headed to people of all faiths and other types of beliefs or creeds than any of the other candidates.
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"Muslim voters could swing election, report finds"
They sure can. So can lobbyists, corporations, town counsels, and even the ordinary organized group of voters. That doesn't mean it's newsworthy.
OMG the muslims will take over our country!
why oh why are you feeding into ignorace and islamophobia. Do not fear what you do not know.
If God created something from nothing, then both something and nothing would be apart of him. The problem is that something and nothing are total opposites. Like good and evil. Nothing is associated with no movement, something is associated with movement and to be both would be like saying that truth and lies are the same. If God created something from nothing, he would not be a jealous God because he could easily turn something back into nothing. The point here is that no scripture in the Bible specifically states that God created something from nothing.
Finite Universe – zero and one are equal (matter can be infinitely divided into nothing – God is Nothing that created everything out of emptiness) "At the Planck distance and the Planck time all physics, as we know it today collapses. This is the reason we call the beginning of the big bang a singularity. You cannot apply ordinary reasoning there. Zero and one have no sense there.OK?" J-P Burri There should be no doubt in anyone’s mind that the Big Bang views one and zero as being equal, since it states that zero appeared out of the absence of zero; then zero created something. Many scientists believe or have faith that light does not have mass, thus they believe the Universe is Finite. Religion promotes the most commonly accepted idea of the group. If light does not have mass, then it would be impossible to move an electron. Light described as a particle means nothing, if it has no mass since it would be impossible to distinguish from nothing because no mass means void of substance. If it has no substance, then nothing is present to distinguish the particle from other particles.
The Big Bang theory prevents any condition where something has always been. Infinity is defined as the difference between one and zero. Once one and zero are the same according to the big bang, the definition of infinity as stated above is no longer valid. If the big bang occurred, all math's must deal with the proof of 0=1.
Infinite Universe – zero is not equal to one (there is a point where matter can't be divided – God is Something that can neither be created nor destroyed that is dependent on nothing.) An infinite universe lacks a beginning, so there is no one set past or a given future. The infinite Universe supports the view that all particles considered to be energy have mass or substance; that there is one fundamental particle which accounts for all the diverse forms of matter in the Universe. It is the ultimate example of team work, since it fundamentally has no reason to destroy itself. So, why does evil exist? Free will and without freewill, God would lack choice. Balance is the nature of perfection in the Infinite Universe. In an infinite Universe the total amount of something remains constant. When an atom is divided it no longer has the characteristics of the original element. There is a point where matter can't be divided and at this point something and nothing are distinctly defined. In the infinite Universe, the term infinite is used to describe the difference between something (1) and nothing (0). There is an infinite difference between zero and one.
Therefore the principles of human evolution from an insane species require a virgin birth of Adam and Eve for the establishment of a moral and just human government (Isaiah 9:6).
bible lol
you have chosen your name wisely, ' kentuckyscience ' . Like the chicken, your science is fried, devoid of anything useful and causes gastric troubles.
Sorry for poking fun bro, but couldnt resist 🙂 On a serious note though, your 'science' is not just or moral, as it has no theory or any valid experiments or proof. Try applying the same logic/science to building a car that can work, and I ll believe everything u say
look.at.theese.post..............u.r.all.idiots.religeous.or.not.U.R.ALL.IDIOTS.
The Muslim population from now on shall became the biggest swing vote in America. The Muslims of America shall vote in great numbers. We shall decide all elections now because so many issues around the world affects us Muslims. Islam shall lead this world
You're Adorable.
The number of muslims in the US is about 2%. The article is wrong. There are more than 6 million muslims in the US.
Which comes to 1.9%.
Christianity takes people away from actually working on real solutions to their problems.
Prayer has been shown to have no discernible effect towards what was prayed for.
Christianity makes you frothy like Rick Santorum. Just go to http://santorum.com to find out more.
Christianity prevents you from getting badly needed exercise.
Christianity makes you fat.
Christianity wears out your clothes prematurely.
Christianity contributes to global warming through excess CO2 emissions.
Christianity fucks up your knees and your neck and your back.
Christianity can cause heart attacks, especially among the elderly.
Christianity reveals how stupid you are to the world.
Christianity exposes your backside to pervert priests.
Christianity makes you think doilies are exciting.
Christianity makes you secretively flatulent and embarrassed about it.
Christianity makes your kids avoid spending time with you.
Christianity gives you knobbly knees.
Christianity makes you frothy like Rick Santorum. Just google him to find out.
Christianity dulls your senses.
Christianity makes you post really stupid shit.
Christianity makes you hoard cats.
Christianity makes you smell like shitty kitty litter and leads you on to harder drugs.
Christianity wastes time.
seems like u r a anti-muslim and anti christian .....im a muslim and i love my christians brotherssss......
F U
WOW. Thanks Stalin for your loving comments on soemones faith and belief systems. Why don't you go have tea with your friend Mao and talk about how to oppress the unwashed masses.
Apparently Christianity isn't the only thing that makes you post really stupid stuff.
All the same, Jesus loves you too!
"WOW. Thanks Stalin for your loving comments on soemones faith and belief systems. Why don't you go have tea with your friend Mao and talk about how to oppress the unwashed masses."
Religion has killed more people in human history far more than Stalin or Mao. Duh!
IT will be interesting to see how this block votes, bout more interesting to see the reaction. Honestly, the religious right in this country does a pretty good job of alienating and offending the Islamic community, and the Republican candidates have between fighting tooth and nail to prove who is the MOST in line with teh religious right, so it wouldn't surprise me at all if nearly every vote went to Obama. What will then be very entertaining, will be watching people claim that that is proof the Obama is secretly a Muslim. The fact that people might just be voting for a less offensive more open minded candidate probably won't occur to some people.
Not only will it not make a"difference" , this piece is just meant to aggravate Americans.
There's not enough comments about Obama being a secret Muslim Socialist Nazi Kenyan for my liking.
Mommas don't let your babies grow up to be secret Muslim Socialist Nazi Kenyans
"Prayer changes things"
Prayer doesn’t not; you are so full of crap and lies. You have NO proof it changes anything! A great example of prayer proven not to work is the Christians in jail because prayer didn't work and their children died. For example: Susan Grady, who relied on prayer to heal her son. Nine-year-old Aaron Grady died and Susan Grady was arrested.
An article in the Journal of Pediatrics examined the deaths of 172 children from families who relied upon faith healing from 1975 to 1995. They concluded that four out of five ill children, who died under the care of faith healers or being left to prayer only, would most likely have survived if they had received medical care.
The statistical studies from the nineteenth century and the three CCU studies on prayer are quite consistent with the fact that humanity is wasting a huge amount of time on a procedure that simply doesn’t work. Nonetheless, faith in prayer is so pervasive and deeply rooted, you can be sure believers will continue to devise future studies in a desperate effort to confirm their beliefs!`. ..
nope.
"nope" is a dope
nope .
Yeah it has power but the poor guy that takes the Lords name in vain still can't produce any evidence to contest the simple Truth that prayer changes things.
Bahahhahahaha.
"Yeah it has power but the poor guy that takes the Lords name in vain still can't produce any evidence to contest the simple Truth that prayer changes things."
That's why you go against the bible and spread lies not backed up with any facts. What a hypocrite.
Suicide voters!
They go in the booth and BOOM!
You first
"Prayer changes things"
Don't bother its proven to be a waste of time. LOL!
Mommas don't let your babies grow up to be atheists like it that takes the Lord Jesus' name in vain. The poor pathetic misfit can't even comment on the proper string
"Mommas don't let your babies grow up to be atheists like it that takes the Lord Jesus' name in vain. The poor pathetic misfit can't even comment on the proper string"
More lies proving you can't even follow your own bible. What a hypocrite.
nope .
I see the power is still on in his trailer park this morning.
Maybe the guy that takes the Lords name in vain doesn't have power, it ain't posted in awhile. Not that it has anything of value to post, just hearsay unproven blather.
"Maybe the guy that takes the Lords name in vain doesn't have power, it ain't posted in awhile. Not that it has anything of value to post, just hearsay unproven blather."
That's why you go against the bible and spread lies not backed up with facts. What a hypocrite.
william, why must you say such things? not good man, not good.
mommas don't let your babies grow up to be atheists
"Prayer changes things"
~Prayer doesn’t not; you are so full of crap and lies. You have NO proof it changes anything! A great example of prayer proven not to work is the Christians in jail because prayer didn't work and their children died. For example: Susan Grady, who relied on prayer to heal her son. Nine-year-old Aaron Grady died and Susan Grady was arrested.
An article in the Journal of Pediatrics examined the deaths of 172 children from families who relied upon faith healing from 1975 to 1995. They concluded that four out of five ill children, who died under the care of faith healers or being left to prayer only, would most likely have survived if they had received medical care.
The statistical studies from the nineteenth century and the three CCU studies on prayer are quite consistent with the fact that humanity is wasting a huge amount of time on a procedure that simply doesn’t work. Nonetheless, faith in prayer is so pervasive and deeply rooted, you can be sure believers will continue to devise future studies in a desperate effort to confirm their beliefs!~
AHH
So Prayer troll is a redneck.
Interesting! Predictable but interesting.
Had him pegged from day one. Still lives with his parents, too.
Prayer is delusional.
Atheism is not healthy for children and other living things. Need proof ? Read above !
"Prayer changes things"
~Prayer doesn’t not; you are so full of crap and lies. You have NO proof it changes anything! A great example of prayer proven not to work is the Christians in jail because prayer didn't work and their children died. For example: Susan Grady, who relied on prayer to heal her son. Nine-year-old Aaron Grady died and Susan Grady was arrested.
An article in the Journal of Pediatrics examined the deaths of 172 children from families who relied upon faith healing from 1975 to 1995. They concluded that four out of five ill children, who died under the care of faith healers or being left to prayer only, would most likely have survived if they had received medical care.
The statistical studies from the nineteenth century and the three CCU studies on prayer are quite consistent with the fact that humanity is wasting a huge amount of time on a procedure that simply doesn’t work. Nonetheless, faith in prayer is so pervasive and deeply rooted, you can be sure believers will continue to devise future studies in a desperate effort to confirm their beliefs!`
Atheism is not healthy for children and other living things. Really need proof ? read above.
"Prayer changes things"
Posting more lies proving you can't even follow your own bible. What a hypocrite.
"Prayer changes things" assumes that lies are healthy for children. The irony.
Proof that atheism is not healthy for children and other living things posted above by AGuest9
I see the power is still on in his trailer park this morning..
An easy and safe solution:
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From the studies of Armstrong, Rushdie, Hirsi Ali, Richardson and Bayhaqi-
The Five Steps To Deprogram 1400 Years of Islamic Myths:
( –The Steps take less than two minutes to finish- simply amazing, two minutes to bring peace and rationality to over one billion lost souls- Priceless!!!)
Are you ready?
Using "The 77 Branches of Islamic "faith" a collection compiled by Imam Bayhaqi as a starting point. In it, he explains the essential virtues that reflect true "faith" (iman) through related Qur’anic verses and Prophetic sayings." i.e. a nice summary of the Koran and Islamic beliefs.
The First Five of the 77 Branches:
"1. Belief in Allah"
aka as God, Yahweh, Zeus, Jehovah, Mother Nature, etc. should be added to your self-cleansing neurons.
"2. To believe that everything other than Allah was non-existent. Thereafter, Allah Most High created these things and subsequently they came into existence."
Evolution and the Big Bang or the "Gi-b G-nab" (when the universe starts to recycle) are more plausible and the "akas" for Allah should be included if you continue to be a "crea-tionist".
"3. To believe in the existence of angels."
A major item for neuron cleansing. Angels/de-vils are the mythical creations of ancient civilizations, e.g. Hitt-ites, to explain/define natural events, contacts with their gods, big birds, sudden winds, protectors during the dark nights, etc. No "pretty/ug-ly wingy thingies" ever visited or talked to Mohammed, Jesus, Mary or Joseph or Joe Smith. Today we would classify angels as f–airies and "tin–ker be-lls". Modern de-vils are classified as the de-mons of the de-mented.
"4. To believe that all the heavenly books that were sent to the different prophets are true. However, apart from the Quran, all other books are not valid anymore."
Another major item to delete. There are no books written in the spirit state of Heaven (if there is one) just as there are no angels to write/publish/distribute them. The Koran, OT, NT etc. are simply books written by humans for humans.
Prophets were invented by ancient scribes typically to keep the un-educated masses in line. Today we call them for-tune tellers.
Prophecies are also invali-dated by the natural/God/Allah gifts of Free Will and Future.
"5. To believe that all the prophets are true. However, we are commanded to follow the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) alone."
Mohammed spent thirty days "fasting" (the Ramadan legend) in a hot cave before his first contact with Allah aka God etc. via a "pretty wingy thingy". Common sense demands a neuron deletion of #5. #5 is also the major source of Islamic vi-olence i.e. turning Mohammed's "fast, hunger-driven" hallu-cinations into horrible reality for unbelievers.
Walk these Five Steps and we guarantee a complete recovery from your Islamic ways!!!!
Unfortunately, there are not many Muslim commentators/readers on this blog so the "two-minute" cure is not getting to those who need it. If you have a Muslim friend, send him a copy and help save the world.
Analogous steps are available at your request for deprogramming the myths of Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Paganism..
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Enjoy!
I like to sniff glue
I once thought there was some hope in Atheism but my experience with Evangelical Atheists like you have left me sorely disappointed. All religions if they don't seek to promote emotional maturity (spiritual enlightenment) end up producing people like you. The opp. of atheism is theism not religion.
I am not holding brief for any religion. If you are a Christian and choose to promote the religion at the cost of loving your fellow human as yourself you are as wrong as any militant Atheists are.
Nii Nii the stupid guy...only education he knows is that of the delusionals or in his one celled brain-church. Nii Nii the stupid guy says he is against being gay but yet agrees that being lesbian is okay. Nii Nii the stupid guy is as dumb as a stump!
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and I am supposed to apologise for my name to someone who is afraid to use his name? Or u r afraid if lesbians leave your fold u will have no defense to be gay? Which one makes u cry? today is so slow I'll appreciate the conversation. lol
Nii: If you want the conversation, explain to me how allowing gays to legally marry in this country equates to "special" rights as opposed to equal rights.
Evangelical Athiests!
Wait to you meet some Athiest Jihadists.
The only way to prove a Thiest wrong is to kill them, and let them not see for themselves.
Prayer changes things .
Prayer doesn’t not; you are so full of crap and lies. You have NO proof it changes anything! A great example of prayer proven not to work is the Christians in jail because prayer didn't work and their children died. For example: Susan Grady, who relied on prayer to heal her son. Nine-year-old Aaron Grady died and Susan Grady was arrested.
An article in the Journal of Pediatrics examined the deaths of 172 children from families who relied upon faith healing from 1975 to 1995. They concluded that four out of five ill children, who died under the care of faith healers or being left to prayer only, would most likely have survived if they had received medical care.
The statistical studies from the nineteenth century and the three CCU studies on prayer are quite consistent with the fact that humanity is wasting a huge amount of time on a procedure that simply doesn’t work. Nonetheless, faith in prayer is so pervasive and deeply rooted, you can be sure believers will continue to devise future studies in a desperate effort to confirm their beliefs!`
Atheism is not healthy for children and other living things. Need proof ? Read reply above.
"Prayer changes things"
No it doesn't. Prayer doesn’t not; you are so full of crap and lies. You have NO proof it changes anything! A great example of prayer proven not to work is the Christians in jail because prayer didn't work and their children died. For example: Susan Grady, who relied on prayer to heal her son. Nine-year-old Aaron Grady died and Susan Grady was arrested.
An article in the Journal of Pediatrics examined the deaths of 172 children from families who relied upon faith healing from 1975 to 1995. They concluded that four out of five ill children, who died under the care of faith healers or being left to prayer only, would most likely have survived if they had received medical care.
The statistical studies from the nineteenth century and the three CCU studies on prayer are quite consistent with the fact that humanity is wasting a huge amount of time on a procedure that simply doesn’t work. Nonetheless, faith in prayer is so pervasive and deeply rooted, you can be sure believers will continue to devise future studies in a desperate effort to confirm their beliefs!`
nope
Don't let your children grow up to be like it that takes the Lord Jesus' name in vain. A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
Don't let your children grow up to be like it that takes the Lord Jesus' name in vain. A mind is a terrible thing to waste."
That's why you go against the bible and spread lies not backed up with facts. What a hypocrite.
I laughed one day when I heard a professor, a Hindu, shout it in a lab when a piece of equipment exploded. I thought, "What is that? Is that like me shouting 'Bob Jones'?" What did that name mean to him? Pretty funny.
Islam (indeed, all religions, but Islam especially) is to intellectual thought as Miley Cyrus is to avant-garde music.
fear not what you do not truly know...