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	<title>Comments on: Note to Rep. Virgil Goode: Keith Ellison Is Not An Immigrant</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/21/goode-ellison-immigrant/comment-page-4/#comment-4445622</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Mike</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/21/goode-ellison-immigrant/comment-page-3/#comment-1697910</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>to post 139:
   You say Sadat was a &quot;real man of peace&quot;. But he was a Muslim, so how can that be?</description>
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   You say Sadat was a &#8220;real man of peace&#8221;. But he was a Muslim, so how can that be?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1697910', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Mike</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/21/goode-ellison-immigrant/comment-page-3/#comment-1697642</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>to sheik yer&#039;mami:
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, two Jewish Americans, committed treason by spying for the Soviet Union and delivering to them secrets used by the Soviets to speed up the creation of Soviet nuclear weapons. Some experts say this rapid acceleration in the development of the Soviet bomb greatly contributed to the initiation of the Korean war and the subsequent loss of over 50,000 American lives. Does this mean that anyone who is a Jew is an enemy agent?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>to sheik yer&#8217;mami:<br />
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, two Jewish Americans, committed treason by spying for the Soviet Union and delivering to them secrets used by the Soviets to speed up the creation of Soviet nuclear weapons. Some experts say this rapid acceleration in the development of the Soviet bomb greatly contributed to the initiation of the Korean war and the subsequent loss of over 50,000 American lives. Does this mean that anyone who is a Jew is an enemy agent?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1697642', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Mike</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/21/goode-ellison-immigrant/comment-page-3/#comment-1697519</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>to post 139:

If you think Islam needs violence to survive and thrive you are seriously mistaken.  Study the history of Islam and you will see how the first 13 years of the movement saw a stricly non-violent people who were weak and oppressed but in a period ,historically speaking, less than a few generations grew from the lone call of a single trembling man to a force that came close to overpowering the entire civilized world. Islam is much more sophisticated than suicide bombers and deranged terrorists.</description>
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<p>If you think Islam needs violence to survive and thrive you are seriously mistaken.  Study the history of Islam and you will see how the first 13 years of the movement saw a stricly non-violent people who were weak and oppressed but in a period ,historically speaking, less than a few generations grew from the lone call of a single trembling man to a force that came close to overpowering the entire civilized world. Islam is much more sophisticated than suicide bombers and deranged terrorists.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1697519', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Mike</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/21/goode-ellison-immigrant/comment-page-3/#comment-1697186</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>for post 139:

If Islam must be spread by the sword, how do you explain Indonesia being
the worlds most heavily populated Muslim nation. Not a single conquering Muslim soldier ever set foot in Indonesia.</description>
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<p>If Islam must be spread by the sword, how do you explain Indonesia being<br />
the worlds most heavily populated Muslim nation. Not a single conquering Muslim soldier ever set foot in Indonesia.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1697186', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: sheik yer'mami</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/21/goode-ellison-immigrant/comment-page-3/#comment-1474286</link>
		<dc:creator>sheik yer'mami</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Muhammedanism will destroy America - if America doesn&#039;t destroy it.&lt;/strong&gt;

&lt;strong&gt; Every Muhammedan is an enemy agent. 
Ellison joined the enemy and should be treated accordingly.
&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Muhammedanism will destroy America &#8211; if America doesn&#8217;t destroy it.</strong></p>
<p><strong> Every Muhammedan is an enemy agent.<br />
Ellison joined the enemy and should be treated accordingly.<br />
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		<title>By: azrin</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/21/goode-ellison-immigrant/comment-page-3/#comment-1443080</link>
		<dc:creator>azrin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2007 17:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Comes to show that how much Americans have been brainwashed over the last 250 years that everyone forgot that they were all immigrants, except from the Native Americans.

Bless you all

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Comes to show that how much Americans have been brainwashed over the last 250 years that everyone forgot that they were all immigrants, except from the Native Americans.</p>
<p>Bless you all</p>
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		<title>By: Jane Doe</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/12/21/goode-ellison-immigrant/comment-page-3/#comment-1434710</link>
		<dc:creator>Jane Doe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;lol...seems you people got your priorities mixed up...this is the United States of America not united states of muslims or islam...ignorant unlearned people elected keith ellison to office and it sure wasnt me...call me bigot...racist whatever you want...this is a disgrace to America&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>lol&#8230;seems you people got your priorities mixed up&#8230;this is the United States of America not united states of muslims or islam&#8230;ignorant unlearned people elected keith ellison to office and it sure wasnt me&#8230;call me bigot&#8230;racist whatever you want&#8230;this is a disgrace to America</strong><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1434710', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: robin</title>
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		<dc:creator>robin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When Representative-elect Keith Ellison responded to Wolf Blitzerâ€™s question (on CNN) concerning Representative Virgil Goodeâ€™s negative comments, with the statement, â€œI think he has a lot to learn about Islam!â€ â€¦ I, too, realized I needed to 
Learn more about Islam:

It was Prophet Muhammad who said, &quot;Whoever sees an abomination must straighten it with his hands.&quot; Saddam Hussein repeated and relied upon this saying in his attack on Kuwait&#039;s ruling family. The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt depended upon this saying when they killed Anwar El Sadat. We must never imagine that such Muslims are being unnecessarily wicked â€¦They are simply being faithful to their religion!


From the President, to most religious leaders, to the average talk radio program, we are being told that Islam is a peaceful religion. It is said that bin Laden and the Taliban only represent an extremely radical Muslim fringe, which is not representative of true Islam.

THIS IS NOT TRUE!

First of all, â€œIslamâ€ means submission, not peace. The Arabic word, â€œislÃ¢mâ€ is submission; from; â€œaslamaâ€- to surrender, resign oneself; from the Syriac, â€œaÃ°lemâ€ - to surrender; from the stem â€œÃ°lemâ€- to be complete.

This does not imply voluntary submission but includes a forced submission where the subjects will not comply. Historically Islam is not known for its peace movements, but for a uniquely Arab word, &quot;jihad,&quot; which means an offensive war intended to lead to the conversion of the infidel to Islam, or to his annihilation!

Islam in the Arabic language and in the Qa&#039;ran/Koran means total submission and obedience. However, the original meaning of &quot;Islam&quot; in the Arabic language is the acceptance of a view or a condition which was not previously accepted, that is the readiness of a person to take orders from god and to follow them. &quot;Muslim&quot; is a word taken from the word Islam, and applies to that person, who is ready to take orders from god and follow him without question.

â€œDo they seek a deen other than the deen of Allah and to him all what is in the skies and in the earth have submitted willingly or forcefully and to Him they shall return. [Qurâ€™an 3:83]â€

The word â€œIslamâ€ was used in the Qurâ€™an as a symbol for the word â€œdeen,â€ revealed by the Prophet Muhammad. Prophet Muhammad stated that his teachings contain the teachings of all the previous prophets, and all divine commandments. When a person professes the belief in the truthfulness of Prophet Muhammad, and pledges to follow his message, he, in fact, stating his readiness to obey the orders of god unconditionally.

From the Koran/Qurâ€™an (&quot;An English Interpretation of the Holy Quran with Full Arabic Text,&quot; A. Yusuf Ali), â€œThe deen [religion] before Allah is Islam. [Qurâ€™an 3:19]. Whosoever seeks, other than Islam, a deen, it will not be accepted from him and he, in the Hereafter, is among the losers. [Qurâ€™an 3:85].â€ 

The concept of â€œdeenâ€ involves four principles: 1) Subjugation, authority, and ruling; 2) Obedience and submission due to subjugation; 3) The method and the habit; and 4) Punishment, reward and judgment. Therefore, â€œdeenâ€ implies a comprehensive system of life that is composed of four parts: 1) The ruler ship and the authority belong to Allah only; 2) The obedience and submission are to Allah; 3) The comprehensive system (intellectual and practical) is established by this authority; and 4) The reward given by this authority (Allah) to those who followed the system and submitted to him and the punishment inflicted upon those who rebel against it and disobey it. Prophet Muhammad said: â€œEvery human being is born in a state of pure nature; but through the influence of his parents, he may become non-Muslim.&quot; Islam is a â€œdivineâ€ system, and with it Allah sealed all other religions, and made it a comprehensive system dealing with all aspects of human life (belief, intellectual, moral, and practical). This system is based on total submission to Allah alone, purifying worship to him only, and following the traditions (sunnah) of Prophet Muhammad.

Therefore, when you hear people saying that Islam is a peaceful religion, know rather, that Islam is fighting a holy war for control of the world! That war was begun by Prophet Mohammed himself in the seventh century, and is still being carried on today by his followers through terrorism. These terrorists are not radicals or extremists, as the media continually labels them. Rather, these are Islamic fundamentalists who are true to their religion and the teachings of the Quâ€™ran, and who are following faithfully in the footsteps of the Prophet, Mohammed.

As Abd El Schafi has said in his book (Behind The Veil: Unmasking Islam), â€œWe must never imagine that such Muslims are being unnecessarily wicked. They are simply being faithful to their religion. The fact is never hidden as to what the proper attitude a good Muslim should have towards Christians and Jews. In fact, much of the incitement to violence and war in the whole of the Quâ€™ran is directed specifically against Jews/Christians who rejected what they felt to be the strange &quot;god&quot; that Prophet Mohammed was trying to preach. Prophet Muhammad and his successors initiated offensive wars against peaceful countries in order to impose Islam by force as well as to seize the abundance of these lands.â€ So, Islam was imposed upon Syria, Jordan, Palestine (Jerusalem), Egypt, Libya, Iraq, Iran, all of North Africa, some parts of India and China, and later Spain. So, it appears the â€œradicalâ€ fundamentalists are closer to historic Islam than those who profess to be followers of so-called â€œmainstreamâ€ version. Islam has always been, and continues to be a religion (a way of life) spread by force, not through peaceful means or persuasion.

Islam was planted by Prophet Muhammad with the sword, not a philosophy or ethic of peace. Itâ€™s rather astonishing to learn just how cruel and brutal Prophet Muhammad was as he tortured his captives with fire, then killed them and took their wives as bond maids for himself, as well as for his companions. Following his death, these brothers-in-arms then fought each other in relentless, savage wars; competing for authority and out of deeply rooted hatred, Prophet Muhammad&#039;s relatives and closest friends sacrificed and slaughtered each other! 

No wonder we see Moslems, these days, fighting with each other. In fact, these wars and hostilities spring from the very heart of the Islamic teachings, since it calls for the use of force to combat &quot;wrongdoing,&quot; ... just as Prophet Muhammad&#039;s relatives did with one another! It was Muhammad who said, &quot;Whoever sees an abomination must straighten it with his hands.&quot; Thus, Saddam Hussein repeated and relied upon this saying of Muhammad in his attack on Kuwait&#039;s ruling family; and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt depended upon this saying when they killed Anwar El Sadat (a real man of peace).

Therefore, when you hear people saying that Islam is a peaceful religion, know rather that Islam is fighting a holy war for control of the world! That is, the concept of an offensive war, to spread the faith, is a genuine Islamic concept; known as a Holy War for the sake of god. This, not peace, is the essence of Islam! That is, if there were sufficient military power available to Islamic countries, they would attack all other countries in order to force them to embrace Islam. The Quâ€™ran is the authoritative scripture for the Muslim, and here are a few quotes advocating this militancy toward the non-Muslim:

#1) But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them. And seize them, beleaguer them. Lie in wait for the in every stratagem of war; but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practice regular charity, then open the way for them: For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surah 9:5)

#2) Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Apostle, nor acknowledge the Religion of Truth, even if they are of the people of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with will submission, and feel themselves subdued. (Surah 9:29)

#3) Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and strive and struggle with your goods and your persons, in the Cause of Allah. (Surah 9:41)

#4) The infidel is to be &quot;killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet on alternate sides cut off, or will be expelled out of the land, and in the hereafter theirs will be an awful doom. (Surah 5:33)

#5) Fight in the way of Allah against those who fight against you, but begin not hostilities. Lo! Allah loveth no aggressors. And slay them wherever you find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out. But if they desist, then lo! Allah is forgiving, merciful. (Surah 2:190-92)

#6) Fight against such of those who have been given the Scripture as believe not in Allah nor the Last Day. Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah. ( Surah 2:29, 41)

#7) Those who believe do battle for the cause of Allah; and those who reject the faith do battle for the cause of evil. So fight ye against the friends of Satan. (Surah 4:76)

Prophet Muhammad founded Islam with the sword; his followers maintained Islamic rule with the sword; subsequent generations have always spread Islam&#039;s oppressive rule beyond the Arabian Peninsula with the sword. One cannot be a true follower of Islam without holding to the tenants of the Quâ€™ran, which also advocates forced submission to its rule. How can anyone who knows anything about Islam deny this? Why are so many, today, inclined to believe that Islam is a peaceful religion and not a militant movement, which desires to conquer the world through Jihad?

Obviously there are political motives behind the President and his administration that have given rise to their many statements that Islam is a peaceful religion. Yet such is simply not the case. If Islamic terrorism is ever going to be defeated, people are going to have to face the fact that it is driven by a historic Muslim belief in â€œHoly Warâ€ as a means of spreading their religion.

So then, now (today 1/5/07) that we finally have a Muslim (see definition above) in our House (of Representatives) â€¦ My CNN question, would be, â€œRepresentative Ellison, as a Muslim and â€˜deemedâ€™ follower and â€˜true believerâ€™ of the Quâ€™ran ... Representative Ellison, to WHICH are you really true - #1 Your elected position, as the American people&#039;s Representative (be they Muslim or NOT), or #2 to your religionâ€™s more demanding and unrelenting requirements? â€¦ You, of course, can&#039;t be both; so which is it, really?&quot;

And he would answer ... in the popular and politically correct way, that, â€I was just being bigoted for having even thought to ask him such a question!â€  â€¦ So be it, but at least, I was thinking!

Itâ€™s a hard,
hard rain that&#039;s gonna fall,

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When Representative-elect Keith Ellison responded to Wolf Blitzerâ€™s question (on CNN) concerning Representative Virgil Goodeâ€™s negative comments, with the statement, â€œI think he has a lot to learn about Islam!â€ â€¦ I, too, realized I needed to<br />
Learn more about Islam:</p>
<p>It was Prophet Muhammad who said, &#8220;Whoever sees an abomination must straighten it with his hands.&#8221; Saddam Hussein repeated and relied upon this saying in his attack on Kuwait&#8217;s ruling family. The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt depended upon this saying when they killed Anwar El Sadat. We must never imagine that such Muslims are being unnecessarily wicked â€¦They are simply being faithful to their religion!</p>
<p>From the President, to most religious leaders, to the average talk radio program, we are being told that Islam is a peaceful religion. It is said that bin Laden and the Taliban only represent an extremely radical Muslim fringe, which is not representative of true Islam.</p>
<p>THIS IS NOT TRUE!</p>
<p>First of all, â€œIslamâ€ means submission, not peace. The Arabic word, â€œislÃ¢mâ€ is submission; from; â€œaslamaâ€- to surrender, resign oneself; from the Syriac, â€œaÃ°lemâ€ &#8211; to surrender; from the stem â€œÃ°lemâ€- to be complete.</p>
<p>This does not imply voluntary submission but includes a forced submission where the subjects will not comply. Historically Islam is not known for its peace movements, but for a uniquely Arab word, &#8220;jihad,&#8221; which means an offensive war intended to lead to the conversion of the infidel to Islam, or to his annihilation!</p>
<p>Islam in the Arabic language and in the Qa&#8217;ran/Koran means total submission and obedience. However, the original meaning of &#8220;Islam&#8221; in the Arabic language is the acceptance of a view or a condition which was not previously accepted, that is the readiness of a person to take orders from god and to follow them. &#8220;Muslim&#8221; is a word taken from the word Islam, and applies to that person, who is ready to take orders from god and follow him without question.</p>
<p>â€œDo they seek a deen other than the deen of Allah and to him all what is in the skies and in the earth have submitted willingly or forcefully and to Him they shall return. [Qurâ€™an 3:83]â€</p>
<p>The word â€œIslamâ€ was used in the Qurâ€™an as a symbol for the word â€œdeen,â€ revealed by the Prophet Muhammad. Prophet Muhammad stated that his teachings contain the teachings of all the previous prophets, and all divine commandments. When a person professes the belief in the truthfulness of Prophet Muhammad, and pledges to follow his message, he, in fact, stating his readiness to obey the orders of god unconditionally.</p>
<p>From the Koran/Qurâ€™an (&#8221;An English Interpretation of the Holy Quran with Full Arabic Text,&#8221; A. Yusuf Ali), â€œThe deen [religion] before Allah is Islam. [Qurâ€™an 3:19]. Whosoever seeks, other than Islam, a deen, it will not be accepted from him and he, in the Hereafter, is among the losers. [Qurâ€™an 3:85].â€ </p>
<p>The concept of â€œdeenâ€ involves four principles: 1) Subjugation, authority, and ruling; 2) Obedience and submission due to subjugation; 3) The method and the habit; and 4) Punishment, reward and judgment. Therefore, â€œdeenâ€ implies a comprehensive system of life that is composed of four parts: 1) The ruler ship and the authority belong to Allah only; 2) The obedience and submission are to Allah; 3) The comprehensive system (intellectual and practical) is established by this authority; and 4) The reward given by this authority (Allah) to those who followed the system and submitted to him and the punishment inflicted upon those who rebel against it and disobey it. Prophet Muhammad said: â€œEvery human being is born in a state of pure nature; but through the influence of his parents, he may become non-Muslim.&#8221; Islam is a â€œdivineâ€ system, and with it Allah sealed all other religions, and made it a comprehensive system dealing with all aspects of human life (belief, intellectual, moral, and practical). This system is based on total submission to Allah alone, purifying worship to him only, and following the traditions (sunnah) of Prophet Muhammad.</p>
<p>Therefore, when you hear people saying that Islam is a peaceful religion, know rather, that Islam is fighting a holy war for control of the world! That war was begun by Prophet Mohammed himself in the seventh century, and is still being carried on today by his followers through terrorism. These terrorists are not radicals or extremists, as the media continually labels them. Rather, these are Islamic fundamentalists who are true to their religion and the teachings of the Quâ€™ran, and who are following faithfully in the footsteps of the Prophet, Mohammed.</p>
<p>As Abd El Schafi has said in his book (Behind The Veil: Unmasking Islam), â€œWe must never imagine that such Muslims are being unnecessarily wicked. They are simply being faithful to their religion. The fact is never hidden as to what the proper attitude a good Muslim should have towards Christians and Jews. In fact, much of the incitement to violence and war in the whole of the Quâ€™ran is directed specifically against Jews/Christians who rejected what they felt to be the strange &#8220;god&#8221; that Prophet Mohammed was trying to preach. Prophet Muhammad and his successors initiated offensive wars against peaceful countries in order to impose Islam by force as well as to seize the abundance of these lands.â€ So, Islam was imposed upon Syria, Jordan, Palestine (Jerusalem), Egypt, Libya, Iraq, Iran, all of North Africa, some parts of India and China, and later Spain. So, it appears the â€œradicalâ€ fundamentalists are closer to historic Islam than those who profess to be followers of so-called â€œmainstreamâ€ version. Islam has always been, and continues to be a religion (a way of life) spread by force, not through peaceful means or persuasion.</p>
<p>Islam was planted by Prophet Muhammad with the sword, not a philosophy or ethic of peace. Itâ€™s rather astonishing to learn just how cruel and brutal Prophet Muhammad was as he tortured his captives with fire, then killed them and took their wives as bond maids for himself, as well as for his companions. Following his death, these brothers-in-arms then fought each other in relentless, savage wars; competing for authority and out of deeply rooted hatred, Prophet Muhammad&#8217;s relatives and closest friends sacrificed and slaughtered each other! </p>
<p>No wonder we see Moslems, these days, fighting with each other. In fact, these wars and hostilities spring from the very heart of the Islamic teachings, since it calls for the use of force to combat &#8220;wrongdoing,&#8221; &#8230; just as Prophet Muhammad&#8217;s relatives did with one another! It was Muhammad who said, &#8220;Whoever sees an abomination must straighten it with his hands.&#8221; Thus, Saddam Hussein repeated and relied upon this saying of Muhammad in his attack on Kuwait&#8217;s ruling family; and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt depended upon this saying when they killed Anwar El Sadat (a real man of peace).</p>
<p>Therefore, when you hear people saying that Islam is a peaceful religion, know rather that Islam is fighting a holy war for control of the world! That is, the concept of an offensive war, to spread the faith, is a genuine Islamic concept; known as a Holy War for the sake of god. This, not peace, is the essence of Islam! That is, if there were sufficient military power available to Islamic countries, they would attack all other countries in order to force them to embrace Islam. The Quâ€™ran is the authoritative scripture for the Muslim, and here are a few quotes advocating this militancy toward the non-Muslim:</p>
<p>#1) But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them. And seize them, beleaguer them. Lie in wait for the in every stratagem of war; but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practice regular charity, then open the way for them: For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surah 9:5)</p>
<p>#2) Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Apostle, nor acknowledge the Religion of Truth, even if they are of the people of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with will submission, and feel themselves subdued. (Surah 9:29)</p>
<p>#3) Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and strive and struggle with your goods and your persons, in the Cause of Allah. (Surah 9:41)</p>
<p>#4) The infidel is to be &#8220;killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet on alternate sides cut off, or will be expelled out of the land, and in the hereafter theirs will be an awful doom. (Surah 5:33)</p>
<p>#5) Fight in the way of Allah against those who fight against you, but begin not hostilities. Lo! Allah loveth no aggressors. And slay them wherever you find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out. But if they desist, then lo! Allah is forgiving, merciful. (Surah 2:190-92)</p>
<p>#6) Fight against such of those who have been given the Scripture as believe not in Allah nor the Last Day. Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah. ( Surah 2:29, 41)</p>
<p>#7) Those who believe do battle for the cause of Allah; and those who reject the faith do battle for the cause of evil. So fight ye against the friends of Satan. (Surah 4:76)</p>
<p>Prophet Muhammad founded Islam with the sword; his followers maintained Islamic rule with the sword; subsequent generations have always spread Islam&#8217;s oppressive rule beyond the Arabian Peninsula with the sword. One cannot be a true follower of Islam without holding to the tenants of the Quâ€™ran, which also advocates forced submission to its rule. How can anyone who knows anything about Islam deny this? Why are so many, today, inclined to believe that Islam is a peaceful religion and not a militant movement, which desires to conquer the world through Jihad?</p>
<p>Obviously there are political motives behind the President and his administration that have given rise to their many statements that Islam is a peaceful religion. Yet such is simply not the case. If Islamic terrorism is ever going to be defeated, people are going to have to face the fact that it is driven by a historic Muslim belief in â€œHoly Warâ€ as a means of spreading their religion.</p>
<p>So then, now (today 1/5/07) that we finally have a Muslim (see definition above) in our House (of Representatives) â€¦ My CNN question, would be, â€œRepresentative Ellison, as a Muslim and â€˜deemedâ€™ follower and â€˜true believerâ€™ of the Quâ€™ran &#8230; Representative Ellison, to WHICH are you really true &#8211; #1 Your elected position, as the American people&#8217;s Representative (be they Muslim or NOT), or #2 to your religionâ€™s more demanding and unrelenting requirements? â€¦ You, of course, can&#8217;t be both; so which is it, really?&#8221;</p>
<p>And he would answer &#8230; in the popular and politically correct way, that, â€I was just being bigoted for having even thought to ask him such a question!â€  â€¦ So be it, but at least, I was thinking!</p>
<p>Itâ€™s a hard,<br />
hard rain that&#8217;s gonna fall,</p>
<p>Robin<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1394684', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Opinio Juris</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 02:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Bush&#039;s (Pending) Appointment of Khalilzad...&lt;/strong&gt;

Here&#039;s a sentence I don&#039;t write very often: Kudos to President Bush.  I&#039;m not particularly enamored with Khalilzad&#039;s work in Iraq, and I have a number of issues with his reliably neocon outlook (see ...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Bush&#8217;s (Pending) Appointment of Khalilzad&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a sentence I don&#8217;t write very often: Kudos to President Bush.  I&#8217;m not particularly enamored with Khalilzad&#8217;s work in Iraq, and I have a number of issues with his reliably neocon outlook (see &#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1388015', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Steph</title>
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		<dc:creator>Steph</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That&#039;s a bizzare statement for Rep. Goode to make. 

Shoot... I wonder if Rep. Goode uses that line on other groups he doesn&#039;t care for. Perhaps people such as myself. I&#039;m an Atheist. 

I&#039;d have to laugh in the man&#039;s face if he equated my lack of faith with immigration.   Hee My family has been here since the Mayflower on one side - fought in the Revolutionary war... one ancestor was one of George Washington&#039;s personal body guards (he had 3).  

Haha No, Mr. Representative from VA we can be home brewed or converted right here at home. (I bet that scares the crap out of people like this)

Anyway, I&#039;m glad Rep. Ellison just laughed this off because it really was just stupid.
 
What kind of people are being elected in this country? Sheesh</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s a bizzare statement for Rep. Goode to make. </p>
<p>Shoot&#8230; I wonder if Rep. Goode uses that line on other groups he doesn&#8217;t care for. Perhaps people such as myself. I&#8217;m an Atheist. </p>
<p>I&#8217;d have to laugh in the man&#8217;s face if he equated my lack of faith with immigration.   Hee My family has been here since the Mayflower on one side &#8211; fought in the Revolutionary war&#8230; one ancestor was one of George Washington&#8217;s personal body guards (he had 3).  </p>
<p>Haha No, Mr. Representative from VA we can be home brewed or converted right here at home. (I bet that scares the crap out of people like this)</p>
<p>Anyway, I&#8217;m glad Rep. Ellison just laughed this off because it really was just stupid.</p>
<p>What kind of people are being elected in this country? Sheesh<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1382811', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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