Politician calls Islam 'cult': Church to burn Quran

@SparklyKatie Said

Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, lagging in polls in the Republican gubernatorial primary race, according to Talking Points Memo, says he's not sure if Constitutional guarantees of freedom of religion apply to Islam, since, he says, Islam may be a cult, not actually a religion.

https://content.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/2010/07/islam-quran-koran-dove-world-outreach-center-burn/1?csp=hf

Keep the hate alive! The government should totally decide which religions are fit and which aren't.

@someone_else Said

Hmmm...

Main Entry: cult
Pronunciation: ˈkəlt
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: French & Latin; French culte, from Latin cultus care, adoration, from colere to cultivate ? more at wheel
Date: 1617
1 : formal religious veneration : worship
2 : a system of religious beliefs and ritual; also : its body of adherents
3 : a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious; also : its body of adherents
4 : a system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulgator <health cults>
5 a : great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (as a film or book); especially : such devotion regarded as a literary or intellectual fad b : the object of such devotion c : a usually small group of people characterized by such devotion. Cult


Main Entry: re?li?gion
Pronunciation: ri-&#712;li-j&#601;n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English religioun, from Anglo-French religiun, Latin religion-, religio supernatural constraint, sanction, religious practice, perhaps from religare to restrain, tie back ? more at rely
Date: 13th century
1 a : the state of a religious <a nun in her 20th year of religion> b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
2 : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness
4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith Religion


I don't know about you, but I don't see much difference in the definitions. The pastor of my church says the definition of a cult is 'the church down the street' (not literally).

@Galastaray Said

Half the world's population would find this offensive.

@ssnot_me Said

IMO all religions are cults. But I guess you could say the same with fans of sport teams or bands, etc.

On side note, this guy, Mr Ramsey is just trying to get some press. But he sure is making himself look like a f***ing douche bag.

@SparklyKatie Said

Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, lagging in polls in the Republican gubernatorial primary race, according to Talking Points Memo, says he's not sure if Constitutional guarantees of freedom of religion apply to Islam, since, he says, Islam may be a cult, not actually a religion.

Quote:
In an email to TPMDC, Ramsey wrote that "my concern is that far too much of Islam has come to resemble a violent political philosophy more than peace-loving religion. It's time for American Muslims who love this country to publicly renounce violent jihadism and to drum those who seek to do America harm out of their faith community."