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Related: About this forumHindus, Sikhs, Muslims Blast Rick Santorum On 'Equality' Comment
Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus are accusing Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum of bigotry and ignorance after he said that equality is solely a Judeo-Christian concept.
Where do you think the concept of equality comes from? Santorum said on the campaign trail last Friday (Jan. 20). It doesnt come from Islam. It doesnt come from the East and Eastern religions. It comes from the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Not everyone agreed.
Sen. Santorums presidential campaign is now playing to the lowest common denominator of religious bigotry and prejudice by attacking Eastern religions and Islam, said Aseem Shukla of the Hindu American Foundation. Santorums comments, Shukla added, show a profound ignorance of the teachings of Dharma spiritual traditions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism.
Santorums campaign did not answer repeated requests for comment.
more here
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/hindus-sikhs-muslims-blast-rick-santorum-on-equality-comment/2012/01/27/gIQAaKk5VQ_story.html
Where do you think the concept of equality comes from? Santorum said on the campaign trail last Friday (Jan. 20). It doesnt come from Islam. It doesnt come from the East and Eastern religions. It comes from the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Not everyone agreed.
Sen. Santorums presidential campaign is now playing to the lowest common denominator of religious bigotry and prejudice by attacking Eastern religions and Islam, said Aseem Shukla of the Hindu American Foundation. Santorums comments, Shukla added, show a profound ignorance of the teachings of Dharma spiritual traditions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism.
Santorums campaign did not answer repeated requests for comment.
more here
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/hindus-sikhs-muslims-blast-rick-santorum-on-equality-comment/2012/01/27/gIQAaKk5VQ_story.html
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Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims Blast Rick Santorum On 'Equality' Comment (Original Post)
Vehl
Jan 2012
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Enrique
(27,461 posts)1. the GOP is full of scholars
teaching us all kinds of stuff about history, religion, science, etc.
xchrom
(108,903 posts)2. Du rec. Nt
PassingFair
(22,434 posts)3. Until Moses brought the ten commandments, people were all like animals.
Don't you know history?
provis99
(13,062 posts)4. that asshole Santorum doesn't even think women are equal to men.
massive religious hypocrite.
LeftishBrit
(41,210 posts)5. Since when has Santorum supported equality anyway?
DCKit
(18,541 posts)6. Would folks of those religions have voted (R) anyway?
He's gaining cred with the fundies and racists, a far larger voting block.
Someone needs to explain the concept of the "dog whistle" to any minority group that might take, at face value, anything that comes out of any Republicans (or politician's, in general) mouth.