Is this just paranoia?, Unbased Fear? Is there really nothing to worry about?
On Mar 30, 5:34 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Good point Don, I was mostly taken aback by the Taxi cab scenario > where citizens are being "Punished" or at the least "Discriminated" > against due to the "Personal" religion of the Taxi driver. This > worries me in the sense that they are condoning this behavior but if > anyone treats them in such a way they start yelling! I'm also > concerned that this is merely the first wave of Muslim immigrants and > that there is a long term plan for future internal warfare to > eliminate infidels. While most I've met are pacifists, the underlying > temperament is hostile. It is no secret that the majority of Islam > calls for "Death of America", that 's the sad part. > > There are several Muslim Compounds that the government is concerned > enough about to be keeping an eye on them. > > http://www.break.com/usercontent/2008/1/Muslim-Compounds-in-America-4... > > http://www.rightsidenews.com/200902223753/homeland-security/islam-in-... > > http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfn... > > On Mar 30, 10:36 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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. > > > Oh really? Seems every time I turn on the news there's another story > > about somebody griping about the 10 commandments or nativities or a > > cross or prayer or something. This guy must mean we're tolerant of > > every religion EXCEPT CHRISTIANITY. Being raised one and having fond > > memories of Christmas and Easter this offends me slightly. Not enough > > to go picket city hall, but I'm offended just the same. Maybe I > > should write a stern letter to my congressman. Nah. > > > dj > > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 8:56 AM, 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. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
