IWA for Sunday September 24, 2006Hey folks,
Just a quick news update. According to Reuters, there is NO evidence whatsoever that Osama bin Laden has died, You can check out the whole story here
Back to the IWA. Well, this one was easy. This is one of the reasons that we have so many problems in this country, fighting this war on those that want us dead. There are some people that do not take it seriously. They do not realize the importance of what we are doing. The depth of the hatred towards us. Along with many other reasons.
But this one? This is just plain stupid. This is an example of someone who just didn’t think, or worse yet, they just do not care. They may have thought it to be funny, but it is wrong on so many levels.
According to this AP article
"A car dealership's planned radio advertisement that declared "a jihad on the automotive market" has drawn sharp criticism for its content but will not be changed, the business said Saturday.
Several stations rejected the Dennis Mitsubishi spot, which says sales representatives wearing "burqas" — head-to-toe traditional dress for Islamic women — will sell vehicles that can "comfortably seat 12 jihadists in the back."
"Our prices are lower than the evildoers' every day. Just ask the pope!" the ad says. "Friday is fatwa Friday, with free rubber swords for the kiddies." A fatwa is a religious edict."
Are you kidding me? One, you insult good Muslims. Two, some could see it as insulting the Pope. Three, some could see it as you making light of, and dismissing the importance of those lives lost on 9-11. Then you have they fact you are going to give out rubber swords to the "Kiddies?" That’s just plain wrong. You may say that this ad does not do this, but that is exactly what it does.
He said,
"It was our intention to craft something around some of the buzzwords of the day and give everyone a good chuckle and be a little bit of a tension reliever,
According to the article,
"Using that as a promotional pitch when so many are dying from the criminal activity of suicide bombers, that's not funny," chapter president Asma Mobin-Uddin said. "I don't think it's appropriate when it causes real pain. It exploits or promotes misunderstanding in terms already misunderstood or misused."
They are still going with this folks. Some stations have decided to wrong with it. I wonder what affiliation they have. Like I said, Mr. Keith Dennis may SAY the ad does not do this, but that is EXACTLY what it does. For someone in the hopes to make money, of simply are too stupid to see it, MOST DEFINITELY deserves the award. Congratulations to the Dennis Mitsubishi Dealership President Keith Dennis, you ARE the Idiot of the Week. I wonder if you will have some problems selling cars with this. I also wonder about those radio stations running the ad.
Peter
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United Methodist Church leaders helped launch a week of protest and civil disobedience against the war in Iraq by signing a declaration of peace in the capital, urging President Bush to pull US troops out of the country.
The Declaration of Peace, signed on 21 September 2006, is described as a call for nonviolent action to end the war in Iraq. The Washington DC event was one of 350 staged nationwide to promote the peace initiative.
More than 500 groups, almost half of them faith organizations, are involved in the declaration of peace effort, which recently retired Bishop Susan Morrison said includes "acts of moral witness to seek a new course for our country."
By signing the peace document in front of the White House, the United Methodists and other protesters also hope to influence congressional races in November 2006 by forcing candidates to outline where they stand on the war.
Speakers at the Washington DC rally accusing the President of lying about Iraq possessing weapons of mass destruction and launching what they called an illegal offensive.
"Our demand as a movement is to end the war now," said Bishop Morrison. The declaration calls the situation in Iraq "an endless fire consuming lives, resources and the fragile possibilities of peace."
Thirty-four protesters, attempting to deliver the peace statement to Bush in an act of civil disobedience, were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. None of the United Methodist protesters participated in that portion of the day's activity.
The Declaration of Peace initiative provides a way for the faithful to vent their anger about Iraq, Morrison said. "There are a lot of frustrated United Methodists out there who don't know where to channel it," she added.
United Methodist clergy attending the recent 2006 International Clergywomen's Consultation in Chicago signed the declaration to "call to end this war" and made a commitment to take action to translate the call into a concrete plan for peace.
Jim Winkler, top executive of the United Methodist Board of Church and Society, said that protesting the war is similar to the church's work to promote other social movements. The church took prophetic positions on civil rights, women's rights and nuclear disarmament before Congress acted, he noted.
"It has taken time for Congress to catch up," Winkler said. "We may be seeing another example of that."
Staff members of the denomination's social advocacy agency have been meeting with congressional staff members on a weekly basis regarding policy toward Iraq. Political leaders on Capitol Hill have been divided on the Bush administration's policy, with some calling for a timetable for withdrawal and others urging a staying of the course.
"You see more and more Republicans who are uncomfortable with the position of 'stay the course,'" said Mark Harrison, director of the board's Peace with Justice programme.
But the White House asserts that Iraq would collapse if US troops leave prematurely, potentially leading to a full-blown civil war.
United Methodist leaders argue that the long insurgency in Iraq, which has resulted in the deaths of thousands Americans and Iraqis, is proof that U.S. involvement is misguided.
"Iraq is in a civil war right now because we're there," Winkler said.
Morrison agreed. "We just exacerbate what's going on." She disputed critics who claim that war protesters undermine US troops and sap their morale.
"We care deeply about the troops," she said. "We're proud of their commitment. We want them safe. We want them home."
Within individual United Methodist congregations, however, some members do not agree with the way the anti-war movement is articulating its opposition.
Differences of opinion must be respected, said the Rev Dean Snyder, senior minister of Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington. Such divisions have come up throughout Christian history.
"It's part of our discernment process of truth," he said. "But that does not change the fact that church leaders are put in positions of prophetic responsibility."
Posted on September 25, 2006 09:46
http://www.evangelicalright.com/2006/09/bushs_own_church_has_called_fo_1.html
food for thought
Betty
Hey Betty,
UM,, OK. Thanks for the info. Not sure what you are saying here as for "food for thought." Don't get me wrong. I love the fact you are sharing, but, ???
Peter
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