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Western media dishonest in stance on Islam The editorial, "No religious test" (Telegram & Gazette, Dec. 25), which unctuously endorses the request by Minnesota Rep.-elect Keith Ellison to take his oath of office on the Quran and harshly censures Virginia Rep. Virgil Goode for his concerns about Muslims and immigration, is emblematic of the deferential and intellectually dishonest stance toward Islam and Muslims that prevails in much of the Western media. While our Constitution ensures the freedom of religion, it does not compel citizens to lend their imprimatur in a public ceremony to a book that, as read and preached openly by many of the world's 1.3 billion Muslims, might in fact be antithetical to the principles of our founding document. The editorial doesn't even consider the possibility that the prescriptions and injunctions in many suras of the Quran, interpreted as though this were 7th century Mecca, are fundamentally incompatible with the American republic and that Quranic law can undermine constitutional freedoms from within. The position of the T&G recalls Nicholas D. Kristof's recent defense of Dar al-Islam, in which the author reminds us, for the umpteenth time, that more Muslims live in South Asia than in the Arab world, that most Muslims are peace-loving, and that, therefore, we needn't worry. Tell that to Theo Van Gogh. The relentless demographic revolution in Eurabia should give Americans pause. Pluralism, not multiculturalism, is enshrined in the Constitution. We owe it to the decent Muslims among us to demand an honest account of their faith and its relationship to the modern polity. TODD S. HYATT [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
