'Draw Muhammad' contest planned in Phoenix

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An anti-Muslim activist is planning a “Draw Muhammad” cartoon contest and rally Friday at a Phoenix mosque.
The event is being dubbed a “Freedom of Speech Rally” and comes three weeks after a similar event in Garland, TX., that prompted violence by two alleged ISIS sympathizers who attended the mosque.12news.com/story/news/local/valley/2015/05/27/draw-muhammad-contest-phoenix-anti-islam/28029579/
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Why is it being held at a Phoenix mosque? Is it this Friday?
 
How could they hold it on private property?

Hope nobody shows up for the contest.
 
They intend to protest on the street outside the mosque. I think it’s silly, but certainly no worse than people who have picketed churches. This mosque was chosen because the two men who were shot to death in Garland Texas, attended there for a time.
 
If Islam were indeed “the religion of peace”…this would be a non-event.
 
Zoltan_Cobalt said:
If Islam were indeed “the religion of peace”…this would be a non-event.
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I don’t know. When the artwork “**** Christ” came to Australia… we smashed it. :nunchuk:

I believe it was smashed in France as well.
 
Good for them I suppose. Once nothing happens a few times these type of events will lose steam.
 
It’s kind of sad that we have to rely on people like this to stand up for free speech, but I’m glad at least somebody is.
 
When people describe protests like this as childish, idiotic, provacative, serving no purpose, etc, I certainly will not disagree with them, but when they advocate banning such demonstrations because serious trouble could arise, then I have to say, learn to live with it. We Catholics along with others have had our churches picketed before, without people getting harmed, and I do not think Islam is entitled to some special category status, because some people feel they are more likely to be provoked by such activities.
 
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Just because you have a right to do something doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the right thing to do.
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Maybe. But I’m a big fan of supporting the rights of others to express that which offends me most.
 
We had a similarly ridiculous incident in a Texas. When a new mosque opened up in West Houston(they were a client of mine) their farmer neighbor started holding pig races during their services. They just ignored him
 
It is happening tomorrow. Short notice. Hope nobody does anything stupid.
 
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