what I heard id that around the late 1940's the Koran was rewritten by some guy in prison at the time and some how it got into circulation.. and it is what is used to justify the suicide bombers but I am not sure as it was in a fleeting news program . I have several islamic friends and \i do like them,, but the truth is their beliefs make no sense to me at all .. every time I try to read them,, I get confused as they do not seem to make sense..
It seems to me that the hard ore right wingers (The conservatives) are the ones that seem to cause all the problems and that applies to all sides.. Maybe we need to build a self reliant colony in space mining the asteroids for building materials and water, with an emphasis on growing their own food and meat products.. they we could even set up the belief system and not allow the others.. with everyone required to be physically involved doing the labor of farming.. including the top leadership.. now that would be a sight to be hold leaders doing grunt work.. Allan On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've read about some of the serious problems facing countries due to > Muslim immigration proportions. I find it bad enough here that > signage needs to be English and Spanish and wondering how long it will > take for the signs to also accommodate the Muslims. This is "Not" > assimilation but first level overpowering! > > Why don't people just stick it out in their homeland and find a way to > make life better there? > > Please be Opinionated!! > http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,511361,00.html > > Article: > > As America's Muslim population grows, so too does the influence of > Islamic law, or Shariah, in daily life in the U.S. > > "Shariah Law is the totality of the Muslim's obligation," said > Abdullahi An-Na'im, a professor of law at Emory University in Atlanta. > According to An-Na'im, Shariah is similar to Jewish Talmudic Law or > Catholic Canon Law in that it guides an adherent's moral conduct. > > "As a citizen, I am a subject of the United States," An-Na'im said. "I > owe allegiance to the United States, to the Constitution of the United > States. That is not inconsistent with observing a religious code in > terms of my own personal behavior." > > While many view this as a testament to the "great American melting > pot," others see Islamic law's growing influence as a threat. > Shariah's critics point to cases such as the airport in Minneapolis, > where some Shariah-adherent taxi drivers made headlines in 2006 for > refusing to pick up passengers they suspected of carrying liquor. The > drivers' aversion to alcohol stemmed from a verse in the Qur'an that > describes "intoxicants and gambling" as "an abomination of Satan's > handiwork." > > Last year, a Tyson Foods plant in Shelbyville, Tenn. replaced its > traditional Labor Day holiday with paid time off on Eid al-Fitr, the > Muslim festival — marking the end of fasting during Ramadan. A labor > union had requested the change on behalf of hundreds of Muslim > employees— many of them were immigrants from Somalia. > > But public outcry over the decision to dismiss Labor Day quickly > prompted the company and union to negotiate a new contract that makes > accommodations for both holidays. > > In 2007, the University of Michigan installed ritual foot baths to > accommodate Islamic tradition. "These things are beginning to > percolate up as Shariah-adherent Muslims insist that their preferences > and practices be accommodated by the rest of the population," said > Frank Gaffney, founder and president of the Center for Security Policy > — a Washington think tank. > > Gaffney predicted the U.S. could soon face problems similar to some > Western European countries, where the religious values of Muslim > immigrants sometimes clash with their highly secular host cultures. > > But Professor An-Na'im believes it will be different in America. "The > variety of American secularism — which is much more receptive of > public displays of religion and a public role for religion — is, in > fact, more conducive for Muslims to be citizens and to be comfortable > with their religious values and citizenship than European countries," > An-Na'im said. > > > > -- ( ) I_D Allan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
