April 6, 2017, Washington, DC — Judge Gorsuch is a fine individual and perhaps will make a great judge despite his flaws. He is more for the corporations’ rights than individual’s rights. Perhaps, we can live with that, as we have lived with the rich having an upper hand.
However, the problem is with the evil idea from Senator McConnell, who wants to go with the nuclear option if he does not get enough votes for Gorsuch. He is pushing thru this nomination with 52 or 53 votes – breaking the tradition of 60 votes. This guy is going to be a judge for life time without support from a majority of Americans? Shouldn’t he get least 60 votes to represent a larger swath of Americans and not just Republicans? Ideally it should be 67.
Because of the divisive support, his judgments and decisions will continue to keep Americans at odds with each other. This is wrong and does not bode well for America for generations to come. We want to continue to aspire to build one nation and his appointment will not let that happen. A judge should be above politics, but he is too tainted with politics now and is not good for America.
McConnell should know that when the Democrats have their day, they can flip the Republican decisions upside down. Trump should know that every dog has his day; his executive orders can be cancelled too by the next president. Is this the kind of monkey business we want in our government with an unprecedented record of stability of 240 years? Is this the kind of respect we pay to our system?
We the People are the ultimate losers. We are a game to these evil bullies. As Americans we cannot let that happen. McConnell cannot change the rules in the middle of the transactions, and we cannot accept that as an ethical norm. He does not own America.
I am not a Republican or a Democrat, I am an American and my loyalty is to America. As Americans we should work on giving the full majority at Senate to the Democrats in 2018, and keep the full majority at the House with Republicans – let them fight, let no bill be slam dunked, and let these men and women work on developing consensus, we need stability with mature adults and not these monkeys.
If Judge Gorsuch has any dignity, he should withdraw his nomination. Paul Ryan would not have run for speaker unless he was assured a majority – and he won. Judge Gorsuch needs to withdraw his nomination, as he does not have the support of most Americans and continue his life time tenure with dignity.
Article Courtesy – huffington post
Prophet Muhammad’s birthday fell on December 11, 2016, but traditionally it is celebrated year round – the idea is to highlight his peace work. God called him a mercy to mankind and his mission was teaching a sense of equality of humans, humility that builds bridges, liberation of women, slavery and caring for neighbors, and among other things creating just societies.
Verse 49:13 suggests that given that uniqueness, conflicts are bound to happen, and then God tells, the best ones among you are those who take the time to learn about each other, and respect the otherness of others (109:6). When we learn about each other conflicts fade and solutions emerge.
When we live as neighbors, fellow workers, students, players, activists and inhabitants of the same city, it behooves us to learn about each other’s beliefs, motivations, moments of celebrations, devotions or commemorations. The more we know about the other, the less mythical they would become forging a friendly environment for all of us to function effectively in whatever we do.
hurch (USA). He served churches in Virginia and Texas over a period of
Mike is an expert in the subject of Pluralism and Interfaith understanding. He has written over 3000 articles and hosted 700 hours of Radio talk shows on understanding religion and its essence along with multiple workshops on understanding Religion, all the beautiful religions. He will be moderating the event.
Hinduism is one of the most misunderstood religions of the world. Bhagvad Gita is one of the holy books of Hinduism, and I learned one of the most powerful statements of my life from it “Finding the truth is one’s own responsibility.” The book is about an ongoing dialogue between one and one’s conscience. It is time we learn about it and speak from knowledge and avoid passing judgments against fellow Americans.
Sri. Dasa is a priest at International Society for Krishna Consciousness of Washington D.C., where he teaches classes, courses, and seminars, and leads small group discussions. He also participates in inter-faith dialogues where he has found that when one gets past externals and enters into genuine dialogue, one gains not only understanding, but inspiration form those of other traditions. He encountered members of ISKCON while in college in 1980, and took up monastic life in 1992. After marrying in 2003, he and his wife have served as priests in ISKCON temples, in Detroit, and Philadelphia before coming to D.C.
Jay Director of Government Relations based in Washington, DC, holds a BA in Government and Asian Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. He develops and maintains strategic relationship with leaders in public policy and in various fora, including congressional briefings, interfaith and human rights roundtable meetings, and official government functions. Jay testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the plight of the Hindu minority in Bangladesh in April 2015. He also serves as the Foundation’s liaison to the Hindu community in the greater D.C. area.
We hope each one of us would walk in with an open mind and an open heart towards understanding other faiths, and walk out feeling connected with our fellow beings who are different than us. No matter what faith we believe, we have to live together, and as responsible citizens we have to create an environment for each one of us to live without apprehension.
The Center for Pluralism is committed to promoting understanding between peoples of different religious affiliations. We would like to thank the Church of Scientology National Affairs Office for hosting the series of events. In support of Article 18 of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, knowledge leads to understanding and understanding to acceptance and appreciation of another faith. If we can learn to respect the otherness of others and accept the genetic uniqueness of each one of us, then conflicts fade and solutions emerge.
