'Deliciously ironic' offense

'Deliciously ironic' offense

Russ Jones - OneNewsNow - 9/20/2011 4:15:00 AM

A Muslim group is calling out a California councilman for comments made on his Facebook page concerning Muslims and 9/11, but at least one Christian group has come to his defense.

The Greater Los Angeles Area chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has requested that Orange city Councilman Jon Dumitru apologize for posting remarks on Facebook concerning the anniversary of 9/11. According to Dr. Gary Cass of DefendChristians.org, CAIR is upset that the councilman linked the teachings of Islam and the Koran to the terrorist attacks.

"This is just another attempt on the part of CAIR to try to silence any opposition to Islam -- even if it's honest, even if it's legitimate, and even if it's fully protected constitutional speech," Dr. Cass contends. "And we're here to say [that] some Americans are not going to be silenced, no matter what CAIR says, or no matter what CAIR does."

Dumitru, who is also a firefighter, wrote: "It was ten years ago today that most Americans learned first-hand of the teachings of Islam and the Koran being filled with messages of peace ... as they killed thousands of our fellow Americans! Today, I remember those lost, left behind, and those across the world searching for these pure evil terrorists and dispatching them from this world! We will never forget! We will never forgive!"

In the DefendChristians.org spokesman's opinion, "What's so deliciously ironic about this is CAIR was connected to the Muslim Brotherhood; and the Muslim Brotherhood, along with CAIR, [was] helping to raise money through the Holy Land Foundation that was being sent to Hamas, a terrorist organization."

Even so, CAIR has responded to the firefighter's words by writing: "Your hateful statement, in which you falsely insinuate that the teachings of Islam and the Koran would allow the terrorist attacks of 9/11, is deeply troubling to all Muslims."