The chief reason for this, of course, is because in traditional Islamic law, the invitation to Islam must precede an attack on non-Muslims.

The Islamic prophet Muhammad makes this clear, directing Muslims to issue this invitation first, and if the unbelievers refuse, to invite them to enter the Islamic social order as second-class dhimmis, and if they refuse both, to go to war with them:

Fight in the name of Allah and in the way of Allah. Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy war, do not embezzle the spoils; do not break your pledge; and do not mutilate (the dead) bodies; do not kill the children. When you meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. If they respond to any one of these, you also accept it and withhold yourself from doing them any harm. Invite them to (accept) Islam; if they respond to you, accept it from them and desist from fighting against them….If they refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizya [the poll tax on non-Muslims]. If they agree to pay, accept it from them and hold off your hands. If they refuse to pay the tax, seek Allah’s help and fight them. (Sahih Muslim 4294)

Is, then, a major attack imminent?

read the rest…

Although many things can be said in criticism of religious faith, there is no discounting its power.

Millions among us, even now, are quite willing to die for our unjustified beliefs, and millions more, it seems, are willing to kill for them.

What is faith then? Is it something other than belief? The Hebrew term “emuna” is alternately translated as “to have faith” “to believe” or “to trust.”

The Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, retains the same meaning in the term pisteuein, and this Greek equivalent is adopted in the New Testament.

Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as “the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
Read in the right way, this passage seems to render faith entirely self-justifying: perhaps the very fact that one believes in something which has not yet come to pass (“things hoped for) or for which one has no evidence (“things not seen”) constitutes evidence for it’s actuality (“assurance”).

Let’s see how this works: I feel a certain, rather thrilling “conviction” that Nicole Kidman is in love with me. As we have never met, my feeling is my only evidence of her infatuation.

I reason thus: my feelings suggest that Nicole and I must have a special, even metaphysical, connection-otherwise, how could I have this feeling in the first place?
I decide to set up camp outside her house to make the necessary introductions…..clearly; this sort of faith is a tricky business.

Sam Harris

A moderate Islam does not exist. It does not exist because there is no difference between Good Islam and Bad Islam.

There is Islam and that is the end of it. Islam is the Koran, and nothing other than the Koran.

And the Koran is the Mein Kampf of a religion that desires to eliminate others- non –Muslims-who are called infidel dogs, and inferior creatures.

Read the Koran, that Mein Kampf, yet again. In whatever version and you will see that the evil which the sons of Allah have perpetrated against us comes from that book.

Allah finds that the death penalty is warranted for apostasy.

Enough is enough. Let’s stop with the politically correct spin and hype.

The source of the problem facing the world is Islam, the sick ideology of Allah and Mohammed as it is set out in the Islamic Mein Kampf: the Koran.

The texts in the Koran leave little to the imagination.

In various Sura’s Muslims are called upon to oppress, persecute, or kill Jews, Christians and others, believers and non –believers and to beat women and to rape and to use violence to implement a worldwide Islamist state.

Numerous other Sura’s are used by Muslims to incite to death and destruction.

Ban that wretched book like Mein Kampf is banned!

In doing so send a signal to our attackers and other Islamist that the Koran never ever can be allowed to be used as an inspiration for violence.

I am ashamed of pundits and politicians. Their naïve and pathological striving for a utopian moderate Islam which will only bring our country hell and damnation.

I am ashamed of the people inside and outside the Politics who refuse to stop the Islamic invasion of Europe and North america.

I am ashamed for American politicians who day in and day out accept the over representation of foreigners in illegality and criminality and have no answer for it.

Our Congress is full of cowardly members. Fearful people who are born cowards and will die as cowards.

Those who talk to the representatives of the terrorist group Hamas.

Those who see the extremists of the Muslim Brotherhood as partners for discussion. 

Those who couldn’t care less about the interests of American citizens and are working to transform the USA into Ameicarabia as a province of the super state of the Caliphate.

I have had enough of Islam period: Not one more Muslim immigrant should be let in.

I have had enough of the reverence for Allah and Mohammed in the Media: There should not be even one more mosque.

I have had enough of the Koran in our universities and schools. Ban that wretched book.

Enough is enough.

It has shocked Belgium to the core!!!!

“That’s why the West has to monitor the majority of Muslims because you don’t know when they’re ready to be activated. Because they share the same basic belief, that’s the problem,” “

Muslims have been hostages of their own belief systems for 1400 years. There is no way we can keep the Koran

Dr Sultan, who was raised on Alawite Islamic beliefs before she renounced her religion, began to question Islam after she witnessed her university teacher get gunned down by Muslim hardliners in Syria in 1979.

She is completing her first book, The Escaped Prisoner: When Allah is a Monster.

....the constitution of the new, post-Taliban Afghani regime stipulates that “no law can be contrary to the beliefs and provisions of the sacred religion of Islam.”

Abdul Rahman’s case showed that Islam’s traditional classification of apostasy as a capital crime would be included in this.

The prophet Muhammad regarded apostasy from Islam as a supreme evil, and one of the main reasons the punishment is so severe is because apostates were once Muslims but “turn renegade.”

Muhammad decreed that no Muslim could be put to death except for murder, unlawful sexual intercourse, and apostasy.

He said flatly: “Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.”

This is still the position of all the schools of Islamic jurisprudence

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Religion Of Peace by Robert Spencer

Ted Kennedy is one of the great liberal lions of the U.S. Senate. For the past forty years, no one in that body has roared louder for liberal causes.

Name the issue and Kennedy has been there: soak the rich with higher taxes; abortion on demand; protect the planet from ecological damage; take on the wealthy and polluting oil companies; universal health care for all Americans; ban guns; amnesty for illegal aliens.

He clearly sees income redistribution as a moral imperative. If there is a battle to be waged, Kennedy is usually in the middle of it. And unlike many of his Senate colleagues, Kennedy is not one to back down.

No doubt much of the liberal love for Kennedy comes from his air of moral certitude. With fine senatorial bombast he skewers his opponents, frequently calling their motives into question.

But do his actions match his words? Does Kennedy actually live by the principles he so loudly and vigorously proclaims?

A closer look at his conduct in private life reveals that this champion of liberal causes is really the king of liberal hypocrites.

All of the Kennedys have been longtime cheerleaders for alternative sources of energy. Senator Kennedy has introduced dozens of pieces of legislation over the years to encourage the development of solar, hydrogen and wind as alternatives to oil and coal.

As far back as 1980, when he ran for president, he was calling for greater use of alternative energy to become a central part of our energy policy.

He was cosponsor of the 2005 Clean Power Act, which would require a reduction in power plat emissions, which he said”caused deaths and contribute to global warming.”

Joe and Patrick have backed the same sort of legislation in the house. Robert Kennedy has crisscrossed the country, decrying our “addiction” to oil and calling for a new era of “clean energy.”

During a recent speech to the National Press Club, Senator Kennedy said that we need to “start demanding immediate action to reduce global warming and prevent catastrophic climate change that may be on our horizon now.”

Part of the answer was to shift to alternative sources” “We should replace our dependence on foreign oil, not by drilling in the priceless Arctic national Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, but by investing in clean energy.”

All of this must have been very encouraging to Jim Gordon when he decided to develop and build a “clean energy” project in Massachusetts.

With their commitment to clean energy, the search for alternatives to coal and oil, and an ethic that says individuals can make a difference; Gordon must have assumed that the Kennedys would support him. But he soon discovered that the Kennedy’s have “clean energy” for other people-not themselves.

In 2003, after several years of research and study, Gordon and his fellow investors launched the Cape Wind Project in an effort to provide clean energy for thousands of homes on Cape Cod.

Their hope was to replace the coal fired plants that were providing much of the area’s power and were believed to be causing health problems.

The Cape Wind Project was expected to provide three-quarters of the electrical power needed by the Cape and other islands without producing pollution or greenhouse gases.

This was not a radical or untried plan. Both Sweden and Denmark (two countries that Kennedy often praises as paragons of enlightened social policy) use similar wind-powered power systems near their coasts.

But from the moment the Kennedy family got wind of these plans (so to speak), they came out in strong opposition. Their complaint: The wind turbines would be built in Nantucket Sound, about six miles off the coast from the Kennedy compound in Hyannis. The problem was not aesthetic; the Kennedys wouldn’t be able to actually see the turbines from their home.

Instead Robert Kennedy Jr., who had been beating the drums for alternative sources of energy for more than a decade, complained that the project would be built in one of the family’s favorite sailing and yachting areas.

The Kennedys were quickly joined by other affluent “environmentalists” with homes in the area.

When the U.S. army Corps of Engineers was assigned to conduct a comprehensive review of the proposal, Cape Wind was optimistic that the results would sway the plan’s opponents.

“I believe when he [Kennedy] sees the results of this comprehensive environmental review, he will see the compelling public interest benefits: lower electrical costs, a cleaner healthier environment, and energy independence and minimal environmental impact” said Jim Gordon.

Kennedy made a judicious pronouncement to the effect that the idea needed further study. “We have an obligation to preserve the Cape for future generations, which requires us to know the impact of our decisions on the landscape, seascape and environment,” he said in publicly. Privately he worked diligently to get the study canceled.

Environmentalist groups lined up behind the project.  Antinuclear activist Helen Caldecott wrote to Kennedy personally in an attempt to persuade him to embrace the project. But Kennedy wouldn’t budge.

Days after the report was issued, Kennedy called for greater federal regulation of wind farms and got his longtime friend Sen. John Warner, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, to offer an amendment to the defense budget to stop the project.

Other members of the Senate took notice and the amendment was withdrawn.

As of this writing, Kennedy remains completely opposed to the “clean energy” Cape Wind Project.

TAX HIS LAND,
TAX HIS BED,
TAX THE TABLE
AT WHICH HE’S FED.

TAX HIS TRACTOR,
TAX HIS MULE,
TEACH HIM, TAXES
ARE THE RULE.

TAX HIS COW,
TAX HIS GOAT,
TAX HIS PANTS,
TAX HIS COAT.

TAX HIS TIES,
TAX HIS SHIRT,
TAX HIS WORK,
TAX HIS DIRT.

TAX HIS TOBACCO,
TAX HIS DRINK,
TAX HIM IF HE
TRIES TO THINK.

TAX HIS CIGARS,
TAX HIS BEERS,
IF HE CRIES, THEN
TAX HIS TEARS.

TAX HIS CAR,
TAX HIS GAS,
FIND OTHER WAYS
TO TAX HIS ASS!

TAX ALL HE HAS,
THEN LET HIM KNOW,
THAT YOU WON’T BE DONE
TILL HE HAS NO DOUGH.

WHEN HE SCREAMS AND HOLLERS,
THEN, TAX HIM SOME MORE,
TAX HIM TILL
HE’S GOOD AND SORE.

THEN TAX HIS COFFIN ,
TAX HIS GRAVE,
TAX THE SOD IN
WHICH HE’S LAID.
PUT THESE WORDS
UPON HIS TOMB,
” TAXES DROVE ME TO MY DOOM…”

WHEN HE’S GONE,
DO NOT RELAX,
ITS TIME TO APPLY
THE INHERITANCE TAX.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE TAX
BUILDING PERMIT TAX
CDL LICENSE TAX
CIGARETTE TAX
CORPORATE INCOME TAX
DOG LICENSE TAX
EXCISE TAXES
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT TAX (FUTA)
FISHING LICENSE TAX
FOOD LICENSE TAX
FUEL PERMIT TAX
GASOLINE TAXES (?? CENTS PER GALLON)
GROSS RECEIPTS TAX
HUN TING LICENSE TAX
INHERITANCE TAX
INVENTORY TAX

IRS INTEREST CHARGES IRS PENALTIES (TAX ON TOP OF TAX) LIQUOR TAX LUXURY TAXES MARRIAGE LICENSE TAX MEDICARE TAX PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX PROPERTY TAX REAL ESTATE TAX SERVICE CHARGE TAX SOCIAL SECURITY TAX ROAD USAGE TAX SALES TAX RECREATIONAL VEHICLE TAX SCHOOL TAX STATE INCOME TAX STATE UNEMPLOYMENT TAX (SUTA) TELEPHONE FEDERAL EXCISE TAX TELEPHONE FEDERAL UNIVERSAL SERVICE FEE TAX TELEPHONE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL SURCHARGE TAXES TELEPHONE MINIMUM USAGE SURCHARGE TAX TELEPHONE RECURRING AND NON-RECURRING CHARGES TAX TELEPHONE STATE AND LOCAL TAX TELEPHONE USAGE CHARGE TAX UTILITY TAXES VEHICLE LICENSE REGISTRATION TAX VEHICLE SALES TAX WATERCRAFT REGISTRATION TAX WELL PERMIT TAX WORKERS COMPENSATION TAX

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

NOT ONE OF THESE TAXES EXISTED 100 YEARS AGO, AND OUR NATION WAS THE MOST PROSPEROUS IN THE WORLD.
WE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO NATIONAL DEBT, HAD THE LARGEST MIDDLE CLASS IN THE WORLD, AND MOM STAYED HOME TO RAISE THE KIDS.
WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED? CAN YOU SPELL “POLITICIANS?”
AND I STILL HAVE TO “PRESS 1” FOR ENGLISH.

Yesterday, it was announced via press release that the joint Washington Post and Newsweek blog On Faith will be hosting an “online dialogue” from July 22-27 during which Muslim clerics, thinkers, and related figures will discuss “religion, terrorism and human rights.”

Titled “Muslims Speak Out,” the event is being held in conjunction with Georgetown University and perhaps not coincidentally, religion, international affairs, and Islamic studies professor John Esposito will be one of the panelists.

Esposito, along with being a regular contributor to the On Faith blog, is the founding director of Georgetown’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.

It is so named after its Saudi patron, Prince Alwaleed bin Talel, who is not known for his moderate views. Neither, by the way, is Esposito who has consistently taken an apologetic stance towards Islamism, not to mention demonstrating a marked hostility towards the efforts of the United States and Israel to combat such forces.

Esposito’s commentary to this effect has garnered him several entries in the Campus Watch “Quote of the Month” feature, including the following gems:

      Esposito explained that one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter; and that terrorism, as seen in the case of Israel’s or the Tel Aviv regime’s treatment of Palestinians, can and has been used to legitimate wanton violence and continued acts of oppression.

  Esposito speaking at the Conference for Civilisational Dialogue at Malaya University, September 1997. (link to source)

     

“While stories on global terrorism and domestic threats are important to us all, at the same time how many stories have gone one step further and focused on the thousands of Muslims indiscriminately arrested, detained, monitored and interviewed and not found guilt or released for lack of evidence; the number of Islamic charities shut down but despite the passage of years not successfully prosecuted; the continued detention of Muslims like Prof. Sami al-Arian…”

  Esposito blogging on March 28, 2007 at On Faith about Sami al-Arian, the former University of South Flordia professor imprisoned for aiding the terrorist organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

“I have the world’s greatest job because I’ve been saying the same thing for 30 years. Can anybody else make that claim?”

  Esposito speaking about “Understanding Islam” at the University of Missouri, April, 2005.

Esposito has indeed been saying the same thing for some time and his words offer no more illumination to students of Middle East studies today than they did 30 years ago.

His inclusion in “Muslims Speak Out” hardly bodes well for a well-rounded and objective look at a crucial topic. But considering some of the unsavory characters on the panel, Esposito will be in good company.

The entire event is emblematic of the continuing blindness in this country as to who constitutes true allies among the Muslim community, as well experts in Middle East studies on related issues.

The fact that Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Karen Hughes, who’s in charge of “building bridges” between America and the Muslim world, is a devoted acolyte of Esposito’s work says it all.

By Amil Imani

Many people have asked me why I have put my life in harm’s way by tangling with Islam and why I do what I do.

Born in a Muslim family and having witnessed first-hand the horrors and indignity that Islamofascism visits on people it subjugates, I have taken it upon myself to do my part in defeating this ideology of oppression, hate and violence.

Islam is wrapped in deception as a spiritual dogma or religion and is more dangerous than Nazism, Communism and Fascism.

My writings aim to help people decide if they want to rank with the Islamists or if they want to truly live as free men. 

The truth shall set you free, it is said, but first it will shatter the cozy, sweet world you live in.     

Nowadays we hear from the non-Muslim world about the moderate version of Islam and moderate Muslims.

In my view, being a Muslim and not being radical is simply not possible. Freedom lets a person make choices and be up-front about it.

And that’s where I part with those who would prefer to be sheep and have sheepdogs hem them in.

Many non-Muslims are obviously very well-meaning with regard to Islam, but they are also extremely naïve and ignorant of the facts.

They seem to think that Islam is just another religion of love and peace and Muslims should be given full freedom to practice their religion.

Do they also believe that thieves, misogynists, rapists, child-molesters and any and all manner of practicing evils should be given complete carte blanche to carry on with what they value and believe?

These well-meaning poeple are just as deluded as the fanatic jihadists by refusing to acknowledge the fact that one cannot be a Muslim and not abide by the dictates of the Quran.

There is no such thing as moderate Islam. There is no such thing as secular Islam or a secular Muslim. It’s the nature of the faith to deny any separation of religion and the state or religion and society.

There are numerous sects within Islam. One and all are extremes and not in the least amenable to change.

Keep in mind that Islam claims that it is the perfect eternal faith for mankind. Splits have occurred and will continue to occur in Islam. Yet, reformation has not happened in nearly 1400 years and is not going to happen.

Islam is carved in granite, just the way it is. No change. Allah’s book is sealed.

There are indeed some Muslims who are moderate in the way they practice their religion. These people, for the most part, are culturally Muslims.

They don’t practice Islam the way it is mandated. They pick and choose. Therefore, “moderate Islam,” is no Islam at all. It is not possible.

The Islamists have created fear not only in a non-Islamic world, but in the hearts and minds of those who consider themselves to be Muslims.

The Islamists wage their war under the name of Islam. They receive immense direct and indirect support from the rank-and-file of ordinary Muslims.

It is this passive support of so-called moderate Muslims that keeps the Islamists alive. And it is the Islamists who are intent on showing no mercy to any and all who do not share their ideology, be they Muslims or not.

Millions of Iranians who were born into a faith they did not choose, a faith that was inflicted upon them by invaders of a foreign culture, a faith that forbids them to leave or revert to their pre-Islamic heritage and other Iraian religions, they remain Muslims in name only.

In conclusion, our best hope for humanity and civilization to survive is to firmly resist Islamofascism in all its forms.

As an Iranian-American, I have experienced first-hand the Islamic tyranny as well as the blessings of liberty. I find it my solemn duty to do all I can to battle Islamofascism, the most dehumanizing active threat of our time.

Amil Imani is an Iranian-born American citizen and pro-democracy activist residing in the United States of America. Imani has been writing and speaking out for the struggling people of his native land, Iran.  He maintains a website