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. We reject protests against houses of worship, and the coast-to-coast protests and attacks on mosques around America.
— August 8, 2010 – Associated Press report: “Far From Ground Zero, Opponents Fight New Mosques”
— Murfreesboro, Tennessee: “Mosque leader Essam Fathy, who helped plan the new building in Murfreesboro, has lived there for 30 years. ‘I didn’t think people would try that hard to oppose something that’s in the Constitution,” he said. “The Islamic center has been here since the early ’80s, 12 years in this location. There’s nothing different now except it’s going to be a little bigger.'”
— see also: NYT: Across Nation, Mosque Projects Meet Opposition
— See also Protests Against Houses of Worship
— See also Islamophobia
Photos of Recent Mosque Protests Across America: 1. Manhattan, 2. Tennessee, 3. Staten Island, 4. Florida - "Islam is the Devil", 5. Brooklyn, 6. Wisconsin, 7. California. (Photos: 1. YouTube, 2. John A. Gillis/DNJ, 3. NYT, 4. Facebook, 5. Picasa, 6. Sheyboygan Press, 7. KABC )
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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.