The ACLU Has Found a Religion It Will Defend. What happened separation of church and state?

Question

The American Civil Liberties Union has given their blessing to the public funding of Islamic footbaths at the University of Michigan, to let Muslims wash their feet before prayers.

The ACLU says it has nothing to do with religion.

This pleases CAIR greatly, because now the Islamic community won’t have to pay for them: Muslims won’t fund footbaths. And also because it’s another small step toward shari’a.

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Answer 1

Not a chance the ACLU will ask public funding of holy water founts or wicka candles. Selective support by the ACLU.

Answer 2

It seems to me that the American Civil Liberties Union has forgotten the first word of it's name.

They stick their nose into every off the wall thought and decide it's "for them" to go in and sue somebody for someone's "Civil Liberty".

How about this, the American Civil Liberties Union should take a good, hard look at it's name and then change it because it's not defending the civil liberties of the American people.

One good example: illegal immigrants. They want to defend them against the people here in the United States. Isn't this backward? Excuse me, but I don't believe they have civil rights in this country, they're not citizens, they're breaking the laws of this country, and the ACLU is cheering on the sidelines before they take up the cause. The ACLU needs to go to another country and "try" to defend people there and leave the democratic process alone here in this country. It doesn't need them.

And yes, have you noticed how quickly the ACLU gets into the act of something like this. They are "ambulance chasers" by nature.

If everybody else has to pay for their religious practices in order to separate the Church from the State, so should the Muslims. Every citizen in this country has the same rights, as well as, the same responsibilities. And, it's their responsibility to pay for this themselves.

Answer 3

On the bright side, the Jews should demand a Mikvah be built for every Islamic Footbath facility that is built. Both have to do with being spiritually cleansed before performing certain religious rituals. As for the Christians, a nice Baptismal would be good for those that needed to be spiritually cleansed in order to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Regardless of what the ACLU says or thinks, it would be hard for any municipal, county, parish, state or federal agency to fund one of the above without funding the others and they really don't want to go down that slippery slope. If you see your government trying to authorize any of the above, show up and be vocal as to the separation of church and state needs to apply to all religions or none. There can be no middle ground on this one!

Answer 4

OK first the ACLU is not funded by the Government so they get to chose what they defend when.

I do not understand why any one has issues with the public funding of foot baths for Muslim when the government of our nation has funding programs for Christians and a FEW other religious groups under the guise of a funding program for all religious beliefs.

Separation of church and state went slowly into he dark, has been for the last decade or so. With the Christian Religious right being so hard core, the government has slowly caved to them. Frankly with so many Christians screaming they are being persecuted,, they need to remember that "Freedom of Religion" stands for ALL religions not just them.

So wait to see if the Muslims actually get the Public Funding,, not likely but if they do hey great, Maybe my religion will start getting some of the Benefits the Christians get freely and rapidly!

Answer 5

it is not the first or only religion they have defended. you need a better understanding of it all. read up,please

http://www.aclu.org/religion/index.html

edit. they are not so much about defending religions as defending rights to practice religion or keeping religious groups from infringing on others rights. have we reached a point where we need no one to protect our rights,including the right to be here bashing the ACLU? it may also surprise some that the ACLU defended the NRAs rights

Answer 6

You conveniently left out the ACLU's rational argument in your narrow-minded hate-filled diatribe.

Kary Moss, director of the Detroit branch of the ACLU, said its review concluded the plan is a “reasonable accommodation” to resolve “safety and cleanliness issues” that arose when Muslims used public sinks for foot cleaning before prayers, which often spilled water on bathroom floors.

“We view it as an attempt to deal with a problem, not an attempt to make it easier for Muslims to pray,” said Moss, who likened the plan to paying for added police during religious events with huge turnouts. “There’s no intent to promote religion.”

Answer 7

It's really because the ACLU has gotten so fragmented that all the various leaders send it into so many differant causes with no though to what it was created to do.

Answer 8

this is no surprise. The ACLU usually lands on the wrong side of every issue and protects mainly the liberties of criminals, and pedophiles.

Answer 9

The ACLU are one of the many parasites destroying the US from the inside out

Not left or right opinion, there are bad groups on both sides.

Answer 10

The ACLU is warped. It defends the rights of few and ignores the rights of many. Ok here to help. I just visited your website. So they will defend the right of a prisoner to preach in prison but fight prayer in school? Pretty retarded to me.