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Well in this joyous season of good will to all we have
LOWES, a giant hardware store, pulling its ads from a reality show on the TLC
Network ALL AMERICAN MUSLIM which showcases five (5) Muslim families that live
in Dearborn, Michigan, the largest Muslim community in the U.S. and close to
where I live.
LOWES pulled the ads because an ultra conservative,
Christian lunatic group called FLORIDA FAMILY ASSOCIATION called the show
“propaganda that riskily (sic) hides the Islamic agenda’s clear and present
danger to American liberties and traditional values.” And the group probably
indicated to Lowes that Christians just may avoid shopping at Lowes if the ads
are not removed…and the mindless twits at Lowes fell for that nonsense.
The reality show ALL AMERICAN MUSLIM showcases the fact that
Muslim families are just like all American families of whatever religious
persuasion, and have the same wants, desires and plans for the future that we
all have.
For religious bigots to blackmail a company is one thing but
for a company to yield to those demands is unacceptable, un-American and
bigoted as they come and those companies need to made into examples by the
majority of Americans that believe in the founding principles of this nation
like inclusion and diversity.
A backlash has started and I hope it continues until Lowes
reinstates their ads on the show; an apology just will not do the trick.
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