No White House Ramadan
Jun 26, 2017 10:21:31 #
I just read that President Trump did not celebrate the end of Ramadan as did OBAMA, Clinton and a few others. In case you missed this, just wanted to say. I'm proud of him.
Hope you all feel the same. These people were once forbidden entry into this country.
So, why now recognize their celebrations? That's all!
Hope you all feel the same. These people were once forbidden entry into this country.
So, why now recognize their celebrations? That's all!
Jun 27, 2017 08:01:00 #
Jun 27, 2017 09:29:16 #
"On December 9, 1805, Thomas Jefferson hosted the first Muslim ambassador to the United States. Sidi Soliman Mellimelli, an envoy from the Beylik of Tunis, arrived during Ramadan and Jefferson invited him to the White House for dinner at the usual time of 3:30 PM. Having knowledge of Islam from his personal two-volume English translation of the Koran, Jefferson changed the meal to sunset to allow the envoy time to observe his religious tradition. Many such as President Obama and the Houston Chronicle call this incident "the first Iftar dinner held at the White House" but it isn't likely Jefferson had any intentions of holding an official Iftar dinner or officially recognizing a Muslim religious tradition. It is more likely he just changed the time of the dinner to be a good host.
Furthermore, there are no official proclamations or recorded evidence that Jefferson was officially recognizing the Iftar tradition.
The primacy of paying tribute to the religion of Islam belongs to Ms.Hillary Clinton who being the First Lady, on February 20, 1996 welcomed Muslims in a reception dinner at the Old Executive Office Building. Clinton described it as an historic event, saying that:
Eid Mubarak. I want to welcome you all to the White House as you and Muslims all over the world celebrate the end of Ramadan. I am honored so many of you could take the time to share part of this holy month with us. This is a historic occasion–the first Eid Celebration ever at the White House. It is only fitting that, just as children and families of other faiths come here to celebrate some of their holy days, so you, too, are all here to mark this important Islamic tradition.
President Bill Clinton continued the tradition as did his successor President George W. Bush who hosted an iftar dinner at the White House in 2001. He subsequently continued the dinners every year of his two terms. President Barack Obama continued the dinners as had been done by his predecesors.
Thomas Jefferson surely always remembered the detriment of America dignity and the outrage that underwent the country by the Mohammedan pirates, following the instructions of the Koran. The founding fathers were not in any way close to the Islam, all of them were christians and masons who had the Bible as their holy book but respected the liberty of religión that the Koran does not grant. Benjamin Franklin, parodying a North African pirate addressing a colonial audience in the 17th century asked his audience, "Is it worse to follow Mahomet than the Devil?" He had read the Koran.
Furthermore, there are no official proclamations or recorded evidence that Jefferson was officially recognizing the Iftar tradition.
The primacy of paying tribute to the religion of Islam belongs to Ms.Hillary Clinton who being the First Lady, on February 20, 1996 welcomed Muslims in a reception dinner at the Old Executive Office Building. Clinton described it as an historic event, saying that:
Eid Mubarak. I want to welcome you all to the White House as you and Muslims all over the world celebrate the end of Ramadan. I am honored so many of you could take the time to share part of this holy month with us. This is a historic occasion–the first Eid Celebration ever at the White House. It is only fitting that, just as children and families of other faiths come here to celebrate some of their holy days, so you, too, are all here to mark this important Islamic tradition.
President Bill Clinton continued the tradition as did his successor President George W. Bush who hosted an iftar dinner at the White House in 2001. He subsequently continued the dinners every year of his two terms. President Barack Obama continued the dinners as had been done by his predecesors.
Thomas Jefferson surely always remembered the detriment of America dignity and the outrage that underwent the country by the Mohammedan pirates, following the instructions of the Koran. The founding fathers were not in any way close to the Islam, all of them were christians and masons who had the Bible as their holy book but respected the liberty of religión that the Koran does not grant. Benjamin Franklin, parodying a North African pirate addressing a colonial audience in the 17th century asked his audience, "Is it worse to follow Mahomet than the Devil?" He had read the Koran.
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