Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) supports our universal human rights of freedom of religion, freedom of conscience, and freedom of worship for ALL people — without exception.
In California on August 16, 2010, yet another California Tea Party group is planning an anti-Islam event, once again promoted on the national Tea Party Patriots web site about “the threat of Islam at our borders.” The event is sponsored by a Claremont, California Tea Party organization led by Donna Lowe, and is scheduled to be held in the Claremont city government’s Hughes Community Center. You can contact the Hughes Community Center at 909-399-5490.
Hughes Center in Claremont, CA where "Threat of Islam" Tea Party Event to be Held
California Tea Party Activist Donna Lowe states that the event is sponsored by the Mountain View Republican Club, but the “threat of Islam” event is not on that web site’s calendar. Donna Lowe has regularly promoted Mountain View Republican Club events on the national Tea Party Patriots web site. Donna Lowe is the organizer of a 39 member Claremont Conservatives Tea Party, which lists its website as the Mountain View Republican Club. The Claremont Conservatives Tea Party also has its own web page, where the August 16 event is promoted.
The August 16 “threat of Islam” California Tea Party event is also promoted on other Tea Party websites, as well as promoted on Facebook, which lists the planned attendees.
California Tea Party Event on "Threat of Islam" - Screen Shot: Tea Party Patriots Web Site
On July 30, 2010, in Temecula, California, a group called the Southwest Riverside County (SWRC) Tea Party Citizens in Action had a protest outside of a warehouse facility currently being used by the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley. The Islamic Center is seeking to build a mosque on property that it purchased in 2005, so that it can move out of its temporary facilities. The Southwest Riverside County (SWRC) Tea Party Citizens in Action, other California Tea Party activists, and other protesters held a protest during the Friday Muslim worship services with bullhorns calling for “no more mosques in America,” and telling worshipers to “go back home,” “we don’t want you here.”
On July 29, 2010, R.E.A.L. reported in an interview with California Tea Party activist Shellie Milne that she believed that some California Tea Party activists rejected the mosque protest. R.E.A.L. has publicized an online petition for Tea Party activists to sign to publicly support freedom of religion and disassociate themselves with protests against houses of worship. To date, it has just one signature by one Tea Party activist – Shellie Milne.
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Responsible for Equality and Liberty (R.E.A.L.) supports our universal human rights to freedom of religion, freedom of worship, and freedom of conscience for all people of all faiths, including the freedom of religion supported under Article 1 of the United States Constitution. Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.”
We urge those who promote hate and intolerance to unburden the hate from their hearts.
We urge all to Choose Love, Not Hate. Love Wins.
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Previous R.E.A.L. Postings:
— California Mosque Protest: Protesters Call for “No More Mosques in America”
— California Tea Party Activist Denounces Temecula Mosque Protest
— California: Temecula Mosque Protest for July 30 Promoted on National Tea Party Web Site
— Temecula: Tea Party Anti-Islam Mosque Protest Planned for July 30
— California: Anti-Islam Tea Party Group Protests Temecula Mosque Plans
