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Talk:Gallery of American Heroes (view source)
Revision as of 16:02, August 3, 2010
, 16:02, August 3, 2010→"Muhammed" Ali
::I'm putting the question out there that he might not be an ''American'' Hero because his values do not match what I believe to be essential American values. Yes, I believe a strong Christian faith should be a requirement for inclusion on this list. [[User:MatthewW|MatthewW]] 14:52, 13 March 2009 (EDT)
::I'm putting the question out there that he might not be an ''American'' Hero because his values do not match what I believe to be essential American values. Yes, I believe a strong Christian faith should be a requirement for inclusion on this list. [[User:MatthewW|MatthewW]] 14:52, 13 March 2009 (EDT)
:::Should [[George Gershwin]] and [[Irving Berlin]] be struck as well, seeing that they were Jews? Also, several of the heroes, while at least nominally Christian aren't ''usually'' the first to pop to mind as people who were possessing a "strong Christian faith", [[George Patton|Patton]], for example. [[User:Openmined|Openmined]] 18:13, 13 March 2009 (EDT)
:::Should [[George Gershwin]] and [[Irving Berlin]] be struck as well, seeing that they were Jews? Also, several of the heroes, while at least nominally Christian aren't ''usually'' the first to pop to mind as people who were possessing a "strong Christian faith", [[George Patton|Patton]], for example. [[User:Openmined|Openmined]] 18:13, 13 March 2009 (EDT)
:::: I'm not going to take a side in this argument, but propose another point: he should be removed from this page because he refused to serve in the U.S. military during the Vietnam war. Regardless of his religious conviction, I'm sure we can agree that it's distinctly non-heroic and un-American behavior.
== John Brown ==
== John Brown ==