Many cowboys and cowgirls left the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo earlier this year left outraged because the opening prayer was carried out by Imam Mouthed Bakhach.
For some reason, organizers felt it would be a good idea to diversify who delivered the prayer, and for most including a Muslim was going to far.
So who’s the genius that thought this would be a good idea? Tensions in Texas have certainly been heating up between Muslims and ‘infidels’ as evidenced by mounting protests.
“I just will choose NOT to go somewhere that embraces a religion that wants me, my family and my people DEAD,” one individual wrote on the rodeo’s Facebook page, according to the Star Telegram.
“Muslim/Islam has no place in this country let alone fwssr. Not one Muslim has come out against the radical actions that is the Muslim belief. PERIOD. COWBOYS DON’T WANT IT,” another reportedly commented.
“This really disappoints me in the FWSSR! Sad to see such a Texas & American institution fall in the gutter of political correctness,” yet one more person echoed.
As noted by The Dallas Morning News, outrage did not appear directed at Bakhach’s comments, but simply at the inclusion of someone who belonged to the Muslim faith.
Nevertheless, according to the Star Telegram, Bakhach said he sensed a “beautiful spirit” at the venue Sunday and thought the prayer went well.
“I didn’t hear any negative reaction to what I said,” he told the Star-Telegram. “I sat down to watch the show.”
“I didn’t hear any negative reaction to what I said.”
Share:The president and general manager of the rodeo, Brad Barnes, said he found the Muslim Imam’s comments to be “spot-on” and “very appropriate.”
Others also defended him on Facebook.
“Kudos to FWSSR for leading the way and understanding that America is a country of immigrants. Thanks for showing love and not hatred by showing tolerance for all religions; as Freedom of Religion applies to every American, even if they don’t look like you or believe what you believe,” one person wrote.
“The ignorance here,” another echoed. “You all should be ashamed of yourselves.”
The Stock Show will continue through mid-February.
WHAT THE $#%&!@* TEXAS! Are YA’LL going nuts or what?
i guess texas is going the way of california.
Time for a good ole Texas linching , to bad their bulls have all the balls
WTF TEXAS ,, ????????
This event is like the holy grale for rednecks… it would be the same for a Catholic to walk in to an ISIS convention and give opening prayer. The ignorance here is change happens in baby steps. Not by throwing two fighting pitbulls in the ring together and telling then to play nice…
This is funny and sad at the same time. Sad because he said nothing wrong yet because he is Muslim people were judging him. Funny because I was thinking “Wow,a Muslim cowboy.”
It is a shame that someone did not begin saying the Lord’s Prayer and get that started to drown out this imam. He will never convince me that he does not hate anyone who is not a muslim because that is what he teaches and lives. He doesn’t belong in America because he hates this country and its Christian roots.
obviously that went over like a fart in church.
The problem with the PC enablers is that Islam does NOT practice tolerance, does NOT recognize any but their own religion, and it matters not whether in the US or Mid East. We may be a nation of immigrants, but that meant that people who came to the US did so to embrace our country, to become citizens, and to learn English and our customs so they could assimilate. They gave us respect, honor and their hard work to make America a better place. NOT SO MUSLIMS – or the vast others who have poured into the US for the gravy train. They take all the freebies while disrespecting us, our nation, our values and laws. They spit in our faces, they steal from us, they lie, they make life in America worse, not better, and they form ghettos and no-go neighborhoods in which they ignore and defy our laws. To hell with all things PC.
Yes freedom indeed. Like the freedom to say that Islam is a demonically inspired cult. We know this because Moohamed was attacked by an evil entity in a cave while writing the Koran. …..The more you know….