DNC boots candidate from chairmans race for criticizing Ellisons Islamic faith
Source: The Hill
The Democratic National Committee is kicking a candidate out of the chairmans race after he told The Hill that Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) should not be the partys next leader because he is Muslim.
In a Jan. 5 email to The Hill, Vincent Tolliver, a former House candidate in Arkansas, said that Ellison, the first-ever Muslim elected to Congress, should not be chairman because of Islamic positions on homosexuality.
His being a Muslim is precisely why DNC voters should not vote for him, Tolliver wrote. Muslims discriminate against gays. Islamic law is clear on the subject, and being gay is a direct violation of it. In some Muslim countries, being gay is a crime punishable by death.
Clearly, Mr. Ellison is not the person to lead the DNC or any other organization committed to not discriminating based on gender identity or sexual orientation, Tolliver continued. I'm shocked HRC [Human Rights Campaign] has been silent on the issue. A vote for Representative Ellison by any member of the DNC would be divisive and unconscionable, not to mention counterproductive to the immediate and necessary steps of rebuilding the Democratic Party.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/317248-dnc-boots-candidate-from-chairmans-race-for-criticizing-ellisons-islamic
a kennedy
(29,721 posts)JI7
(89,278 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)Marriage Equality
I believe in expanding marriage rights and responsibilities to same-sex couples and to have those marriages recognized by other states and the federal government. I strongly support repealing the discriminatoryDefense of Marriage Act, which actively denies marriage rights and recognition to same-sex couples.
https://ellison.house.gov/issues/civil-and-human-rights/gay-lesbian-bisexual-and-transgender-equality
bullwinkle428
(20,631 posts)catbyte
(34,478 posts)African governments to pass laws making being gay a crime punishable by death? What a goddamned liar. And a creep.
slumcamper
(1,606 posts)Religion and the nonsensical distractions and pissing matches it foments is the last goddamn thing our party needs.
bitterross
(4,066 posts)By his logic then Christians should not be allowed to be Chair of the party. Good grief. Is he even vaguely aware of the Kill The Homosexuals bills from Africa that are spurred on by evangelicals in the USA? Say in Arkansas for instance.
JI7
(89,278 posts)Hestia
(3,818 posts)I personally do not know who Vincent Tolliver, never saw his name on the ballot, nor read one word about him, and yes, I do read the paper to keep up with the goings on's around here.
JI7
(89,278 posts)shrike
(3,817 posts)BainsBane
(53,075 posts)That's unacceptable. Plenty of Christian's discrimate again LGBT too.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,243 posts)joshcryer
(62,277 posts)This guy literally has one blurb about him that I can find. How he even got nominated is anyones guess. I guess he got enough signatures or something.
rpannier
(24,341 posts)A spokesperson for the DNC said there is no signature threshold to participate in the forums. The events are open to anyone who reaches out to the DNCs secretary to request inclusion.
joshcryer
(62,277 posts)Clears it up at least.
And good riddance to this bigoted idiot.
Maybe I should have thrown my hat into the ring
Humanist_Activist
(7,670 posts)There's a couple of Christian countries(Uganda, Russia) where open homosexuality is punishable by imprisonment and/or fines, along with tolerated vigilante and mob justice(lynchings).
Behind the Aegis
(54,007 posts)I have concerns with Ellison, but his being Muslim isn't one of them. It is almost funny someone would say something like this given it is almost exclusively Christians who are the thorns in our side in the US.
And who is Vincent Tolliver? All I could find was this comments about this and three days ago blaming Clinton's loss on Kaine. This is very, very strange.
ETA:
VINCENT TOLLIVER (D) District 4
BORN: June 11, 1967, Lake Village EDUCATION: Hendrix College, 1985-86, U of Southern California 1987-89 FAMILY: Single RELIGION: Southern Baptist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Writer POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: 313 Main Street, Lake Village 71653. Tel.: 501-265-2314 Tolliver's candidacy is somewhat quixotic. A young African-American writer, he is running against a two-term incumbent in a 72% white district that includes Bill Clinton's hometown. With a "black agenda" that criticizes "white men who don't know anything" for writing laws that unjustly send black men to prison, Tolliver might not have a prayer. Nevertheless, he's running to make a better life for the "common folk" and believes a balanced-budget amendment is a fine idea once all Americans have adequate food and shelter.
THE ISSUES Budget NO Medicare NO Defense YES Abortion YES Guns YES Gays NO Bosnia NO NAFTA NR Welfare NO Medical Leave YES (For an explanation of these issues, see the front of this guide.)
QUOTE OF NOTE: "My campaign gets back to the basics. When you talk about the House of Representatives, it should represent the common folk...It's now made up of the rich, elite white folk, which is not representative of America."
June 2001
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,134931,00.html
The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)SkyDaddy7
(6,045 posts)Geez.