At a forum entitled "Common Ground: Being Muslim in the Military" on Jan. 25, Chaplain Awadh A. Binhazim responded to a question from student Devin Saucier, vice president of the V.U. chapter of conservative group Youth for Western Civilization, by saying he would have to "go with what Islam teaches" regarding the imposition of capital punishment on practicing homosexuals.Considering that he's a chaplain, he's not making the Army look very good, either. Major Hasan said a lot of stupid things before shooting people at Fort Hood; no one connected the dots or did anything. Is anyone listening to this man?
Update, 2/5/10: Apparently he's not an army chaplain; according to a friend of mine who looked into this, Binhazim's talk was to an ROTC or similar group. My assumption was in error.
Wanna bet there are no repercussions for the Muslim Student Association on any campus in the US-- while Christian groups that dare to exclude sexually active homosexuals from leadership positions will continue to face major hurdles on college campuses, even if the Supreme Court upholds their rights in the CLS case?
ReplyDeleteGiven the prevailing attitude of Congress toward all things military, can you blame military personnel for fearing to have some sort of permanent record that they dared to question the intentions of a Muslim who expressed the desire to kill Christians and "infidels?" While someone should have connected the dots, attitudes of political correctness make it almost impossible to do so without repercussions.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I read the article, and I am not sure what it has to do with the army..
ReplyDeleteDonalbain, the reference is in the first dozen words I quoted--but nowhere afterward. Given the title of the talk and his personal title of "chaplain", I assume he's in the army. Then again, we all know what happens when we assume....
ReplyDeleteAll sorts of organisations have Chaplains. Not just the military. Indeed, in this case, he is referred to as he Chaplain of Vanderbildt University
ReplyDeleteActually he is a chaplain at Vanderbilt University, not a chaplain in the military.
ReplyDeleteA friend looked further and said found that the man is a volunteer at Vanderbilt and works for a different organization--not the army.
ReplyDeleteSee what happens when we "assume"? We make an "ass" out of "u" and I have to post a correction :)
At least Donal's showing the good sense to avoid the central issue: the intolerant nature of much of Islam.
ReplyDeleteSo Donal, what's the spin that justifies the good chaplain's bland assertion that death is an appropriate societal response to the practice of homosexuality?