In 2015, many liberal residents in Hamtramck, Michigan, celebrated as their city became the first in the United States to elect a Muslim-majority city council. They viewed the power shift and diversity as a meaningful rebuke of the Islamophobic rhetoric of then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign. This week many of those same residents watched in dismay as a now fully Muslim and socially conservative city council passed legislation banning Pride flags from being flown on city property that had – like many others being flown around the country – been intended to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.
Religion-driven identity is literally toxic to humanity.
Dude I don’t want an any religion majority council.
“Same bigotry, different religion”
Never trust someone religious. By definition they are ruled by fairy tales, and that’s not a rational approach to living.
Wow what a shock, religious people using it as an excuse for their bigotry? Who could have ever guessed that this could happen!
