American Rightwing Outraged That Best Buy Dares Market Itself To Muslims

News Type: Event — Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:57 PM EST

Article Source: minnesotaindependent.com

politics, islam, muslim, muslims, retail, best-buy, black-friday, twin-cities, eid-al-adha

Allah forbid a major big box retailer send holiday wishes to members of one of the world's largest religions. But that's what Best Buy did, including a small message wishing Muslims a "Happy Eid al-Adha" in a circular. And now the Twin Cities-based retailer is facing a boycott by commenters at the rightwing Free Republic forum.

Best Buy, as we reporter earlier, was the target of a rightwing "War on Christmas" campaign in 2006 for not using the word "Christmas" in its holiday marketing, but this year, it's been upgraded on the American Family Association's list from anti-Christmas to merely "marginalizing" the Christian holiday.

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Ahmad's comments on the original story in the Minnesota Independent explains the basis of jhihadist-islamic members' behavior, referencing the Quran. It is sickening to witness how so-called christians desecrate their brothers beliefs by directing ill-will and discord. Christians have wallowed in it's religious domination in the U.S. for centuries, and now that the citizens of this country have become religiously diverse, the preverbial gloves have come off - and so have the masks that candy-coated christians have hidden behind.

Retailers will use whatever marketing ploy neccessary to entice shoppers to spend money. Their motivation is greed; however, they have the right to pursue happiness - you know, that inalienable right that is given by grace through our soverign Lord and Father AND The United States Constitution.

Until we learn tolerance, we will forever carry the burden of our sins.

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