Islam: An Invitation

Dear Claiborne,

Thanks for sending the invitation to this Saturday's "Open Mosque" visitation.

I am interested. Are you going?

Did you know that Florida's Islamic-American community voted overwhelming for George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential election? 

Keeping in mind that "everything" depends on how "you do the accounting," it is a "fact" that if only half Florida's Muslims had voted for Bush - rather than the 80% plus who did - Al Gore would have won that election hands down, no questions asked. 

At least until the Iraq War, American Muslims - in keeping with their conservative values - cast consistently conservative ballots. 

"A Fascinating Look At The Political Views of American Muslims" - http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/08/a-fascinating-look-at-the-political-views-of-muslim-americans/242975/  Excerpt: "A new Gallup poll shows that they are more likely than Christians or Jews to object to the targeting and killing of civilians."

"How Did Muslims Vote in 2000?" - http://www.meforum.org/13/how-did-muslims-vote-in-2000 

Pax-Shalom-Salaam

Alan

On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 1:11 PM, C  wrote:

If you are interested, Triangle area Mosques are opening their doors this Saturday so that we who are not Muslim may learn more about Muslim-Americans, their beliefs, etc. I am pretty sure it will be educational and I gather there's also food.

Here's a website:

http://www.mymuslimneighbor.org/

Best regards - C