Ernie: Well , it is overdue but it is something. Needless to say, I wonder if these imams know the Qur'an except very selectively, but at least they recognize the seriousness of the problem of Muslim violence. For an eye opener go to "Religion of Peace.com" and look over their latest roundup of the past two months of Muslim terror attacks around the world. RofP only publishes 2 months at a time because even this limitation means hundreds of reported incidents, everything from killings of individual Christians or Hindus, to mass slaughters. By their tally, over 15,000 attacks since 9/11. Which is probably accurate. More realistic than either claims in the low thousands or near the 50,000 mark which I have sometimes used, inaccurately it now seems. So, 15,000 appears to be the best number to use, all fully documented. Billy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canadian Imams denounce Islamic radicalism Last Updated: Friday, August 13, 2010 | 12:20 PM ET _Comments99_ (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/08/13/canadian-imams-denouce-radicalism.html#soci alcomments) _Recommend61_ (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/08/13/canadian-imams-denouce-radicalism.html#) _CBC News_ (http://www.cbc.ca/news/credit.html)
A group of Canadian Muslim leaders has issued what it calls an "unprecedented" declaration condemning radicalism among some followers of Islam. A statement from the Canadian Council of Imams — signed by almost 40 senior Muslim religious leaders — will be read during Friday prayers in hundreds of mosques across Canada. The Imams say the seven-part declaration represents a co-ordinated national attempt to denounce radical Muslims who think violent acts are sanctioned by the tenets of their religion. The declaration says the "best Muslim" is the one "who avoids harming others," and goes on to say that "Islam does not permit the killing of innocent people, regardless of their creed, ethnicity, race or nationality. "The sanctity of human life overrides the sanctity of religious laws," it says. "Islamic rulings do not — and should not — contradict natural laws." The Council of Imams said it issued the unanimous declaration as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began to "set the record straight" about what Canadian Muslims stand for. “We hope this declaration will make our stance and the views of the silent majority of Canadian Muslims on a variety of issues loud and clear,” said the council's chairman, Imam Hamid Slimi. “We expect it to reverberate around the world.” Rising tension The declaration comes at a time of rising tension that the council says Muslims all over North America are noticing. The council made specific reference to the recent controversy over plans to build a mosque and Islamic centre a couple of blocks from Ground Zero in New York. Islamic leaders have also noted with some concern that the end of Ramadan this year will occur around Sept. 11. In the U.S., several Islamic associations have alerted law enforcement agencies to the overlap and have urged mosques to review security. "The issue I can sense brewing on hate sites in the internet is, 'These Muslims are celebrating on Sept. 11,'" said Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations. "It's getting really scary out there." The Islamic Circle of North America, which organizes Muslim Family Days in several cities near the end of Ramadan, has planned nothing for Sept. 11 because of the sensitivity around the anniversary. -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
