WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 AT 5 PM – 7 PM A RALLY FOR AMERICAN PATRIOTS: A call to preserve our Constitutional Republic! Franklin Tn Downtown Square.
by Rod Williams - This event was originally scheduled for September 17th and delayed until September 23 due to the threat of bad weather. I will not be attending this event. While I would like to be part of such an event, I am not comfortable with the host. If Ms Laurie Cordoza-Moore was just one member of a host committee putting on this event, I might attend. But, I am not quit comfortable being part of a crowd that is her event.
If you recall when a Muslim congregation was attempting and eventually was successfully in building a mosque in Murfreesboro, Laurie Cardoza-Moore was a leading opponent trying to stop that from happening. The argument against it was that Islam is not really a religion and that Muslims were going to be building a terrorist training center in Murfreesboro. While I hope the government is keeping close taps on what is going on in the Muslim community and while there have been radicalized American Muslims who have committed acts of terrorism, I am not comfortable with someone who claims the world's largest religion is not really a religion and who wants to deny First Amendment protection to other Americans. The First Amendment also applies to Muslims.
The host of this event also once charged the Williamson County School Board with promoting anti-Semitism due to an objectionable portion of a text, taken out of context, in a social studies text book (link). I doubt the Williamson County School Board is anti-Semitic.
The Southern Poverty Law Center has called Ms Cordoza-Moore's organization, Proclaiming Justice to the Nations, a hate group. Now, I do not put much stock in what the SPLC says. They have called a lot of good conservative groups, especially Christian groups, hate groups. Any group that does not fall in line with the politically correct, woke, permissive, mainstream culture is considered a hate group. If you are pro traditional marriage, believe boys should use the boys bathroom, or are pro life, you might be a hater. So while I don't put much stock in SPLC, I do think it is worth noting. Being listed by SPLC as a hate group may not make them what I think of when I think of a hate group, but it is an indication that they are outside the mainstream. It raises a red flag. It tells me they deserve a closer look before joining their cause.
My concern in attended a rally for an event sponsored by Proclaiming Justice to the Nations is that I will become part of a cheering crowd that is a prop for some anti-Muslim rant or some weird conspiracy theory. I don't really fault anyone else for attending. It is not as if you are attending a Klan rally or anything, but for me, I am uncomfortable being part of a PJTN rally. I am really not trying to convince anyone else not to attend, I am just explaining why I won't attend and hoping people will look closely at this event and the decide if it is for them.
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i went, motivating talks and excellent speech by mr DEBERRY
ReplyDeleteI think there is some confusion. This event has not occurred yet. Are you sure you are not taking about the 9-17 event? Mr Deberry spoke at that event and he gave a very uplifting speech. I attended the 9-17 event.
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