The U.S. State Department Promotes Islam!

YOUR GOVERNMENT AT WORK

State Dept. promotes 'Mosques in America' - 'Publishes ' - 09 calendar featuring worship sites for only 1 religion - ISLAM!

This now available from the U.S. State Department: "2009 Mosques of America Wall Calendar: Limited Edition for Ramadan."

"Yep, you read that correctly. It's 'perfect for Muslim outreach efforts," according to a commentary at the Gates of Vienna blog. "Where's the ACLU on this one?"



The product was being advertised by "Global Publishing Solutions," a division of the U.S. State Department, until bloggers started talking about the product.

Officials then apparently hid the page behind the security of a password-protected wall. However, a number of sources said the "offering" still was available in a Google cache of the website.

According to the Gates of Vienna, the government advertised:

"In celebration of Ramadan, Global Publishing Solutions (GPS) is offering a limited edition of the 2009 Mosques in America Wall Calendar. This 12-month calendar is perfect for Muslim outreach efforts, as well as office and event giveaways.

"The wall calendar features a vibrant photograph or photomontage for each month, displaying the beauty of mosques in America. The upper half of the hanging calendar depicts mosque facades or interiors, and the lower half displays a monthly calendar grid. The 28-page calendar is saddle-stitched and measures 23 x 30 1/2 cm (9 x 12 inches).

"This item is on sale until August 1st, 2008 in shrink-wrapped packs of 20 pieces."

"Remember," said the Internet commentator, "This was on an official State Department (state.gov) web page. GPS describes itself this way: 'The Global Publishing Solutions, manages this site as a gateway to information and transactions for their U.S. State Department clients."

On the site, Armance recommended, "My suggestion for the U.S. State Department is to adorn the calendar with equally vibrant Quranic verses and hadiths, samples of what is preached in those mosques. For example: January: Kill the infidels wherever you find them. February: Allah's Apostle said: I've been made victorious with terror – and so on and so forth."
At JihadWatch.org, the sudden disappearance was noted.

"Brian notes that the page has been pulled since he put his notice up at Snapped Shot yesterday. I still had it open and was able to capture the mosque image, but sure enough, it's gone now. As Brian remarks, it seems that the wise 'public servants' at State 'get all nervous when We, The People actually notice' what they're doing," the site said.

JihadWatch also made available captured screen shots of the top half as well as bottom half of the page.

"'The wall calendar features a vibrant photograph or photomontage for each month, displaying the beauty of mosques in America,'" wrote ImNoDhimmi on the website. "Now if that isn't enough to make you lose your breakfast, I don't know what is. There is nothing beautiful about mosques in America – or anywhere else in the West, for that matter."

"Since Islam is not really a religion, but a political ideology, the government's sale of an Islamocentric calendar evidently doesn't violate the separation of church and state. It's like selling photos of local Democratic Party Headquarters," added the Gates of Vienna.

"In fact, in certain precincts of Hamtramck and Brooklyn, those two types of institution may well be found at the same street address."

The cached page reveals the prices are $44 per pack if you order from 6-10 packs of 20.

... this is your "conservative" Bush administration doing this! Are you Republicans listening at all? And where are you Democrats? Why aren't you crying about state-sponsored religion? Both parties are absolute hypocrites! - Tiger

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