What Are You Thinking?

[Richtofen]

Faustinasa: WTF?!

It was on my rogers homepage...it was weird Here is what it says...

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By Merita Ilo, The Canadian Press

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TORONTO - The controversial Ground Zero mosque in New York and Campbell's Canadian-made tomato soup have nothing in common, one would think.


Yet they're being stirred in the same pot by some conservative bloggers in the U.S., who say Islamic terrorists are behind both projects.


Pamela Geller, who runs a widely read anti-Muslim site called Atlas Shrugs, is calling for a boycott of some 15 soups made by the Canadian subsidiary of New Jersey-based Campbell Soup Co..


The soups are certified as halal food, meaning they're prepared according to Islamic dietary laws.


Sold in Canada, the soups are certified by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), which has been certifying halal foods since 1988.


But Geller claims ISNA has ties to terrorist groups, including Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.


"No one is suggesting they not have halal food. I'm not against halal food any more than I'm against kosher food. My issue is who's doing the certifying," Geller told The Washington Post Sunday.


A number of conservative groups, including JihadWatch.org, have joined Geller's call for the soup boycott. A Facebook page called Boycott Campbell Soup counted more than 3,500 members as of Sunday night.


What seems to be lost in the American blogosphere is the fact that Campbell's halal soups are not offered in the U.S., and the company says it's not planning to.


The company says ISNA was selected after consultations with professionals in the field of Islamic foods and nutrition, and with Islamic scholars.


ISNA has denied any ties to Hamas and has specifically condemned religious extremism and violence, the Washington Post said in a story headlined "A Canadian line of Campbell's soups has activists stewing over Islamic connection."


And the Muslim Brotherhood, a fundamentalist political movement founded in Egypt in the 1920s, is not included in the U.S. State Department's list of foreign terrorist organizations, the report said.


The New York Times has also published a profile of the 52-year-old mother of four, who critics say is spreading fear of Islam and a dehumanization of Muslims.


According to the NY Times report, Geller's Atlas Shrugs, which gets about 200,000 unique visitors a month, helped draw thousands to protests against the Ground Zero mosque project earlier this summer. She's also the leader of an organization called Stop Islamization of America.


It is not the first time Geller looks north for inspiration.


In 2008, she issued an appeal to raise $4,000 for a headstone for a Muslim-Canadian girl who was killed by her family for refusing to wear a headscarf, the NY Times reported.


Aqsa Parvez, a 16-year-old woman from Mississauga, Ont., was killed by her father and brother after a dispute over her choice of dress, her friends and other issues. The two men were sentenced to life in prison after guilty pleas last June to second-degree murder.

As for the impact the boycott calls have had on Campbell's soup business, the company says it has not noticed any effect on its sales.

 

[Vergil'sBitch]

That's really, really small minded.
What is wrong with people? Is no one allowed to think for themselves these days? *Looks at article again* maybe not

 

[Richtofen]

Apparently <_<

 

[The crazy demon]

:O

:O

:O

 

[Ebony]

^ I haven't got time to read anything on here at the min, so sorry if I'm swooping in when something seems to be going on.....

I'm just spreading the Din.....I mean new Dante love! *points to Avatar* I'm still not 100% sure about him, but I thought maybe making him a nice avatar may help me in these difficult times, lol.

His battered face doesn't take very kindly to being reduced to avatar size does it?

 

[aka958]

XD

That thread on GameFAQs is hilarious! Zomg I can't stop laughing! XD XD

 

[SpawnShooter]

man, im tired im off for the evening, have a good night/day people^_^

 

[aka958]

Okay... Breathe slowly. Just look at the DMC forums for a while then return to the thread. For gods sake just don't laugh like that again! >.<

Ohh... And goodnight SpawnShooter! ^_^

 

[Meg]

^ Sweet dreams!


CT: Excuse me while I get some Campbell soup.

 

[The crazy demon]

^ I haven't got time to read anything on here at the min, so sorry if I'm swooping in when something seems to be going on.....

I'm just spreading the Din.....I mean new Dante love! *points to Avatar* I'm still not 100% sure about him, but I thought maybe making him a nice avatar may help me in these difficult times, lol.

His battered face doesn't take very kindly to being reduced to avatar size does it?

The avatar looks actually very good ^^.

Oh BTW if you notice his left eye is orange and his right one is yellow.

But everyone has their own good or bad eyes <.<

 

[Vergil'sBitch]

STUPID PAGE, F***ING LOAD!!!
*Grabs Yamato*
No you don't! *Hold back VB* See, it's loaded.
Grrr....

 

[Ebony]

The avatar looks actually very good ^^.

Oh BTW if you notice his left eye is orange and his right one is yellow.

But everyone has their own good or bad eyes <.<

Thanks TCD. Yeah I like his colourful eyes.
my new av is working already, I'm finding good points!

Cornwall is on the TV - I thought of VB

 

[DreadnoughtDT]

Why oh why do I have to explain every little thing? It's fine if it's one thing, but when I have to do it over and over, it's really bleh...

 

[The crazy demon]

^Now you know what if feels to be a teacher :lol:

 

[aka958]

^Now you know what if feels to be a teacher :lol:

Random reply and thought: I've tried to teach to alot of people before. All the people's attention is pressuring me, making me sound like a wimp and talk incorrect. >.<

I'd rather be teached. :\

 

[Vergil'sBitch]

Thanks Eb... :lol:
What ever you saw on tv may look impressive... its actually quite boring.

CT. Wow, you've really hurt me.
I hate you...

 

[The crazy demon]

Hell i can push mahself though a good damm long Wikipedia article, but now that it is for a Phillips 66 about Cruelty to animals i cant ;.;

 

[Ronan]

Listening to this song makes everything I do seem ten times more dramatic >:3

 

[The crazy demon]

That should show them WHO is insane >;3

 

[DMC]

what the-