Although I am often critical of them, when the NAACP does something I feel is a good thing I have no problem saying I am glad they spoke up.

Rob Redding has this NAACP press release on his site.

Although I don’t think he should have used the “principles of Islam or teachings in the Koran” clause. I always think it’s interesting when people who don’t follow a certain faith attempt to tell people within that faith what their faith teaches. Allow those in the cult of Islam to tell their “brothers” what their cult teaches. Given how they treat women in nations under Islamic law I’d be careful to speak about the “true principles” of Islam.

Considering the past rift between Mfume and Bond over Dr. Rice and the fact Mfume is out, it is good to see the new guy in as President is not a total pawn of that organization’s nutty Chairman.

In response to criticism, the Arab media is suddenly talking about freedom of the press. (That article includes the racist cartoon of Rice pregnant with a monkey.) We know what happened when Arab Muslims saw some cartoons they felt were offensive. They are getting the meaning of “freedom of the press” really confused. While the press is free to publish what they wish, that does not mean that no one can complain. Muslims called for laws in Western countries to ban such cartoons from publication. Nobody is calling for such from Muslim nations. Although we have no problem saying when something they publish is foolish.

I think Dr. Rice and other US officials should leave the Middle East and allow Israel to finish the destruction of their enemy. In fact, we need to be dealing with some of those enemies ourselves given they are terrorists that also threaten the USA.

update 8/6/2006 11:16PM: Shay at Booker Rising adds this.

My response: good move by Mr. Gordon, because the Arab media attacks have been quite racist. However, I strongly disagree with Mr. Gordon that such attacks by Arab Muslims do not reflect Islamic teachings. Clearly he has not read the Hadith vol. 9, nos. 162, 163 - the oral traditions of Muhammad - where Muhammad asserts that dreaming about a black woman is a sign of bad things to come.

Wow, we learn something new about this cult every day.

Also a commentor on her blog named Nina totally blows away any attempt to claim that the supposed “Curse of Ham” that some attempt to claim is mentioned in the Bible applies to Blacks or even Ham himself. Those who actually read the verses in the Bible see that it was to Canaan, not Ham himself and not everyone that happens to have a darker hue of skin. She also mentions that the blood of Jesus was shed for all, so it really does not matter what Noah said while he was drunk.

It’s good to see some theological debate come from this, because Jesus is going to win every time .