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rdking647

(5,113 posts) Mon Jan 30, 2017, 08:04 PM Jan 2017

texas mosque burnt down. jewish community offers key to the synagogue

That is America,not agent oranges version....

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/us/texas-mosque-fund-raiser.html

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texas mosque burnt down. jewish community offers key to the synagogue (Original Post) rdking647 Jan 2017 OP

It is great to see this great response, this is where our nation could work together and Thinkingabout Jan 2017 #1

There is a little over $918K in the GoFundMe account right now. lpbk2713 Jan 2017 #2

K & R canetoad Jan 2017 #3

its not just the jewish community rdking647 Jan 2017 #5

So right. nt canetoad Jan 2017 #6

This is so great. When I was a kid there was a huge building project going on at my Catholic Church monmouth4 Jan 2017 #4

Intersting that the hate from the white supremacists seems to be bringing wildeyed Jan 2017 #7

THIS. This is who we are. Stinky The Clown Jan 2017 #8

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

1. It is great to see this great response, this is where our nation could work together and

Reply to rdking647 (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 08:14 PM

Jan 2017

The greatness would be everywhere. Donald Trump will not stop our greatness.

lpbk2713

(43,298 posts)

2. There is a little over $918K in the GoFundMe account right now.

Reply to rdking647 (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 08:17 PM

Jan 2017

Trumpass may not realize it but he has re-energized America over the past few days.

Link: https://www.gofundme.com/victoria-islamic-center-rebuilding

canetoad

(21,021 posts)

3. K & R

Reply to rdking647 (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 08:17 PM

Jan 2017

Great response by the Jewish Community.

rdking647

(5,113 posts)

5. its not just the jewish community

Reply to canetoad (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 08:22 PM

Jan 2017

Its the real america as opposed to agent oranges and bannons version.

canetoad

(21,021 posts)

6. So right. nt

Reply to rdking647 (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 08:23 PM

Jan 2017

monmouth4

(10,779 posts)

4. This is so great. When I was a kid there was a huge building project going on at my Catholic Church

Reply to rdking647 (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 08:20 PM

Jan 2017

including the gym/rec area. The Synagogue in town offered theirs to us and we all had such a great time. Back in the day being Jewish was sort of a mysterious thing, not that long after WW2, etc. A great experience..

wildeyed

(11,243 posts)

7. Intersting that the hate from the white supremacists seems to be bringing

Reply to rdking647 (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 08:35 PM

Jan 2017

Jews and Muslims together. Everyone is so terrified of Trump and his minions, we are ALL coming together.

Stinky The Clown

(68,964 posts)

8. THIS. This is who we are.

Reply to rdking647 (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 08:40 PM

Jan 2017

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