H.Res. 141 Condemns Blasphemy Laws

The recent assassinations of two prominent Pakistani officials has not escaped the notice of Congress. One of my Google Alerts informed me of the existence of a House Resolution recently submitted by Rep. Trent Franks

    The resolution is not limited to the murders, it also covers recent abuses of Pakistan's blasphemy law and the OIC's campaign to impose similar laws internationally through U.N. resolutions.

    As soon as I read this resolution, I visited http://www.congress.org/  and sent an email to my Representative, urging him to sign onto the resolution and vote for it at every opportunity.  At the same time, I sent emails to my Senators urging them to initiate and vote for a parallel resolution in the Senate. 

     I have highlighted what I consider to be the most important provisions of the resolution.  Please read it, and if you agree with me, email your Representative & Senators urging them to vote for this resolution.

    Art is long and time is fleeting. In past years, similar resolutions have been bottled up in committee, long after they could have had any possible good effect. It is expected that the UNHRC will pass another in their series of defamation resolutions this month.  We need to apply sufficient pressure to get this resolution passed before that happens. 

112th CONGRESS  1st SessionH. RES. 141Expressing condolences for the murder of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer  and Pakistan Minister of Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, and calling    for a Taseer-Bhatti Resolution in the United Nations Human Rights     Council honoring their courage in defense of core principles of  Pakistan's democracy, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human              Rights, particularly the freedom of religion._______________________________________________________________________                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                             March 3, 2011Mr. Franks of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr.      Akin, Mr. Lamborn, and Mr. McGovern) submitted the following    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs_______________________________________________________________________                               RESOLUTION Expressing condolences for the murder of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer  and Pakistan Minister of Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, and calling    for a Taseer-Bhatti Resolution in the United Nations Human Rights     Council honoring their courage in defense of core principles of  Pakistan's democracy, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human              Rights, particularly the freedom of religion.Whereas two respected Pakistani officials--Punjab Governor Salman Taseer and         Pakistan Minister of Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti--were both murdered         for their advocacy on behalf of religious freedom for people of all         faiths throughout Pakistan on January 4, 2011, and March 1, 2011,         respectively;Whereas both Taseer and Bhatti were actively opposed to the death sentence         handed down to Asia Bibi in November 2010 for insulting Islam and called         for amendments to the blasphemy laws;Whereas blasphemy laws under section 295(c) of the Pakistan Penal Code carry the         criminal penalties of life imprisonment and the death penalty and have         led to increasing acts of harassment and violence against Pakistani         citizens, thousands of whom have had cases filed against them often on         the basis of false accusations and with little recourse or justice;Whereas according to the United States Commission on International Religious         Freedom, ``Blasphemy laws have been used against members of religious         minorities and dissenters within the majority Muslim community, and         frequently result in imprisonment on account of religion or belief and/        or vigilante violence.'';Whereas more than 30 people have been killed by lynch mobs after being accused         of blasphemy in Pakistan since the law was adopted in 1979 and         perpetrators are seldom brought to justice;Whereas Bhatti decried recent attacks by extremist groups on religious         minorities saying they allowed intolerance and violence to perpetuate         itself;Whereas only days before he was murdered Taseer warned on Twitter: ``I was under         huge pressure 2 cow down b4 rightist pressure on blasphemy, Refused.         Even if I'm the last man standing.'';Whereas the United Nations has repeatedly endorsed blasphemy laws through annual         ``defamation of religions'' or ``vilification of religions'' resolutions         that call for member states to take measures to prevent criticism of         religion;Whereas Pakistan has been the main sponsor of resolutions through the         Organization of Islamic Conference at the United Nations since 1999         which attempt to provide an internationally recognized legal         justification for their existing blasphemy laws;Whereas according to the Department of State's 2010 International Religious         Freedom Report on Pakistan, discriminatory legislation and the         Government's failure or delay in addressing religious hostility by         societal actors fostered religious intolerance, acts of violence, and         intimidation against religious minorities;Whereas specific laws that discriminated against religious minorities included         the anti-Ahmadi provisions of the penal code and the blasphemy laws         which provided the death penalty for defiling Islam or its prophets;Whereas according to the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, ``Blasphemy laws         empower states against their citizens, protect ideas rather than         individuals, and engender violence by condemning peaceful speech. While         proponents of the `defamation of religions' resolution and blasphemy         laws say they are needed to defend the honor of vulnerable religious         believers, in reality they only achieve more violence by creating a         culture of impunity where the state officially sides with extremists.'';         andWhereas recalling that Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of the Republic, in an         historic speech before the constituent assembly in 1947 urged citizens         to worship as they choose and stated, ``You may belong to any religion         or caste or creed-that has nothing to do with the business of the         State.'': Now, therefore, be it    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--            (1) calls on the Secretary of State and the United States         Permanent Representative to the United Nations to introduce a         ``Taseer-Bhatti Resolution'' in the United Nations Human Rights         Council advocating the repeal of blasphemy laws and condemning         their adverse effects on freedom of religion and thought and to         continue to work to defeat passage of the annual ``defamation''         resolutions introduced by the Organization of Islamic         Conference; and            (2) calls on the President to initiate a dialogue with the         Government of Pakistan to address the blasphemy laws, including         engaging in a bilateral review of--                    (A) the compatibility of all blasphemy legislation                 with the universally recognized freedom of religion                 with the intent to repeal or amend such incompatible                 legislation;                    (B) the actions against those who make claims of                 blasphemy that have incited violence;                    (C) how the Government of Pakistan protects                 individuals like Taseer and Bhatti and can establish an                 early warning mechanism to protect all citizens from                 calls to violence; and                    (D) the burden of proof used to allow citizens to                 file claims of blasphemy against other citizens and                 whether such claims need to meet a certain threshold of                 evidence before being filed, education provided the                 general public on the rights of religious minorities in                 order to create a climate of religious tolerance.

International Judge the Koran Day: Update

STAND UP AMERICA NOW! claims in a press release that Anjem Choudary has confirmed acceptance of an invitation to serve as defense attorney for the Koran at their International Judge the Koran Day event scheduled for March 20, 2011.

    In view of the no show on the third, I don't expect Choudary to go to Florida to defend the Koran.  In view of his conduct in television and radio interviews, I am sure that he would attack those who question the Koran instead of defending it against their charges.   Anjem Choudary's  participation should greatly enhance the event's media presence and coverage.   

"The Koran is accused of inciting murder, rape and terrorist activities.  It is under suspicion of the direct or indirect murder of millions of people around the world."

    Inciting murder? It incites war, with two chapters entirely devoted to it and several more heavily involved, resulting in an estimated 2.7*10⁸ deaths since 622. In citing rape?  Beyond any doubt.  Seven chapters contain this expression: "right hands possess".  I want you to see how it is used; here is a very clear example.  Muslims are given license to rape captives and slaves.  Sexual exploitation of slaves is not a barrier to admission to Paradise.

23:1. Successful indeed are the believers.

23:2. Those who offer their Salât (prayers) with all solemnity and full submissiveness.

23:3. And those who turn away from Al-Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk, falsehood, and all that Allâh has forbidden).

23:4. And those who pay the Zakât .

23:5. And those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts, from illegal sexual acts)

23:6. Except from their wives or (the captives and slaves) that their right hands possess, for then, they are free from blame;

23:7. But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors;

23:8. Those who are faithfully true to their Amanât (all the duties which Allâh has ordained, honesty, moral responsibility and trusts etc.) and to their covenants;

23:9. And those who strictly guard their (five compulsory congregational) Salawât (prayers) (at their fixed stated hours).

23:10. These are indeed the inheritors.

23:11. Who shall inherit the Firdaus (Paradise). They shall dwell therein forever.

    Inciting terrorist activities?  Allah said that he would cast terror and that he cast terror.  He also commanded Muslims to build a mighty army to terrify their enemies.

8:60. Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of God and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom God doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of God, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly.

Shariah4America, But Not Today

Shariah4America, But Not Today

    When I viewed two videos of Stand Up For America's counter demonstration, I discovered that Andy Choudary did not show up in front of the White House. I saw a small group of Christians and about half as many Muslims with one of the latter caterwauling in Arabic.  Now, through the news feed at Facebook, I discovered that the grand demonstration has been postponed indefinitely.

    Choudary blames 'media distortion' of his message for the delay. Then he launches into a long screed, condemning our nation and way of life, offering to substitute a combination of Islam & Socialism as the solution. 

    Choderhead declares that Shari'ah is about "enjoining good" & "forbidding wrong".  Who can argue with that concept?  The problem is  is in the definition of terms.  In their minds, anything that ain't Islam is wrong. 

    A marquee runs along the top of  Shariah4America, with blurbs for three articles. The third article is particularly insulting to the logical mind.

The Islamic Punishment for Paedophiles

Probably one of the most wicked and disturbing acts conceivable to the human mind, paedophilia ranks high on the list of crimes worthy of severe punishment – not so in America, it seems.

Unfortunately, with a US constitution so dogged in the false creed that is freedom, it appears that even paedophilia can find solace in a society that virulently promotes perversion and indecency. Organisations such as NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love Association), which seek to legalise this vile act demonstrate clearly the severity of the situation at hand as well as the need America has for a divine solution.

The Islamic constitution or Shari’ah, mete out rules and regulations sourced directly from divine revelation and as such compliment the natural disposition of human beings perfectly; indeed those who have not been polluted by the false traditions and customs of their society will undoubtedly find the Shari’ah very agreeable, and it is because of this very reason that we find Islam is the fastest growing religion on earth.

The Islamic punishment for paedophilia not only eradicates this savage behaviour from society, but also provides a feeling that real justice has been delivered, particularly for close relatives of innocent children cruelly subjected to this criminal act.

So what is the punishment, you may ask? If an individual is found guilty of paedophilia in Islam, then he or she will be impaled on a sharp spike, known in Arabic as the Kashabah, and left until death overcomes them; the Kashabah, is also typically placed on public display as a vivid warning to all those wishing to engage in this loathsome act.

As part of the Shariah4America campaign, we propose that the Washington Monument be used as a fitting mechanism to execute this very just punishment.

So ask yourself, would you rather a paedophile receive free healthcare, accommodation and food in California’s Coalinga Mental Hospital or does the Islamic verdict on the matter sound much more reasonable?

    There is something you need to know; something few others will reveal to you. Because I do not give a damn who is offended, I will reveal it, making the fatal facts of Islam easy for the incredulous reader to verify.   We turn first to Allah's word, with critical phrases highlighted for clarity.  This is the Hilali & Khan translation, which includes parenthetical expressions supplied from tafsir by the translators.

65:4. And those of your women as have passed the age of monthly courses, for them the 'Iddah (prescribed period), if you have doubts (about their periods), is three months, and for those who have no courses [(i.e. they are still immature) their 'Iddah (prescribed period) is three months likewise, except in case of death] . And for those who are pregnant (whether they are divorced or their husbands are dead), their 'Iddah (prescribed period) is until they deliver (their burdens), and whosoever fears Allâh and keeps his duty to Him, He will make his matter easy for him.
^[1] (V.65:1) Narrated ‘Abdullâh bin ‘Umar رضي الله عنهما that he had divorced his wife while she was menstruating during the lifetime of Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم . ‘Umar bin Al-Khattâb رضي الله عنه asked Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم about that. Allâh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Order him (your son) to take her back and keep her till she is clean from her menses and then to wait till she gets her next period and becomes clean again, whereupon, if he wishes to keep her, he can do so, and if he wishes to divorce her he can divorce her before having sexual intercourse with her; and that is the ‘Iddah (prescribed period) which Allâh has fixed for the women meant to be divorced." (Sahih Al Bukhari, Vol.7, Hadîth No.178).
^[2] (V.65:4) See the Our’ân, Verse 2:234.

Of course, that translation is widely considered to be polemical and non-standard, so lets consult another; that of Aisha Bewley, a convert to Islam.

In the case of those of your wives who are past the age of menstruation, if you have any doubt, their ‘idda should be three months, and that also applies to those who have not yet menstruated. The time for women who are pregnant is when they give birth. Whoever has taqwa of Allah – He will make matters easy for him.   http://islamawakened.com/Quran/65/4/

    Why does Allah make provision for a post divorce waiting period for pre-pubescent girls?   Its Shari'ah, stupid!  What Moe said while speaking for Allah and what he did is the law.  Lets consult the all purpose handbook of Shari'ah: Reliance of the Traveller, Book N (Divorce)

Chapter N9.0: A Woman's Postmarital Waiting Period (`Idda)

(O: Meaning the period in which a woman waits (N: before she may remarry) to verify that she is not pregnant, or out of mourning for her deceased husband.)

(N: If the waiting period finishes after a once-or twice-pronounced divorce, the wife is free to marry another man or to remarry the husband with a new contract-returning to the latter with the number of times left (one or two) needed to enact a threefold, finalized divorce (dis: n7.7); while if the waiting period of a less-than-thrice-pronounced divorce has not yet expired, the husband may take her back (def: n7) without a new contract.)

(n: The husband's obligation to support her during the waiting period is discussed at m11.10 above.)

N9.1

There is no waiting period for a woman divorced before having had sexual intercourse with her husband.

N9.2

A waiting period is obligatory for a woman divorced after intercourse, whether the husband and wife are prepubescent, have reached puberty, or one has and the other has not.

Intercourse means copulation (def: n7.7).  If the husband was alone with her but did not copulate with her, and then divorced her, there is no waiting period.

    Islamic law anticipates the consummation of marriage with pre-pubescent girls!  Is that not pedophilia?  Lets delve a little deeper, this time into Book M (Marriage).

M3.13: Guardians Who May Marry a Virgin to a Man Without Her Consent

Guardians are of two types, those who may compel their female charges to marry someone, and those who may not.

-1- The only guardians who may compel their charge to marry are a virgin bride's father or father's father, compel meaning to marry her to a suitable match (def: m4) without her consent.

-2- Those who may not compel her are not entitled to marry her to someone unless she accepts and gives her permission.

Whenever the bride is a virgin, the father or father's father may marry her to someone without her permission, though it is recommended to ask her permission if she has reached puberty. A virgin's silence is considered as permission.

As for the nonvirgin of sound mind, no one may marry her to another after she has reached puberty without her express permission, no matter whether the guardian is the father, father's father, or someone else.

    A Muslim  can compel his virgin daughter to marry whomever he chooses, but if she has reached puberty, it is recommended to ask her assent!  Let that sink in for a moment. That is an integral part of the Islamic Law Muslims want to impose upon us.

    Who the Hell would marry a pre-pubescent girl?   Who indeed!

Sahih Bukhari volume 7, Book 62, Number 64:

Narrated 'Aisha:

that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till his death).

That hadith comes from the most authentic of the six canonical collections.  It is mutawir, that is, backed up by other narrations. 

• 7.62.65
• 7.62.88
• Sahih Muslim 8.3309
• 8.3310

    Marrying little girls is sunnah, and they accuse us of pedophilia!  The hypocrisy stinks to high heaven.
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Hillary's Freudian Slip?

    The first paragraph of this excerpt from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's address to the opening of the UNHRC should raise some concern. I have highlighted the last two sentences of that paragraph.  It appears that she conceives of the HRC as a country instead of a council.  Even the United Nations is not a nation, a sovereign entity. The footnote does not help.  If she did not intend to expand the HRC or its parent organization into a sovereign entity, then the footnote should have corrected the slip.

    The paragraph begins with the first sign of insanity: assertion of a possibility of improving a failed institution whose majority bloc is fundamentally opposed to the council's mission.  Any sane person would know that there is no possibility that one out of 47 members of the council could move it onto the right track. 

    A few paragraphs later, Hillary launches into a sore subject: the annual ritual of condemning 'defamation of Islam'.  She pretends opposition to the ritual & resolution, but we know from the "Freedom of Belief and Expression" jointly sponsored by the State Department and Egypt, that Obomination actually favors censorship.   The transparently false distinction between 'defamation of Islam' and 'negative stereotyping of Islam' stinks like an open sewer.

    Insults?  Stating the fact that Islam's 52 year old founder married the six year old daughter of his bosom buddy, as recorded in muttawir ahadith, is not an insult, it is a statement of historical fact, as is his consummation of that marriage three years later, when Aisha was nine.

    Stating the fact that Islam declared and is prosecuting perpetual warfare against the rest of the human race is not an insult, it is a statement of fact. Since the Qur'an has been translated into multiple languages and posted on the internet, it is possible for us to read it and discover the truth for ourselves.

    Stating the fact that terrorism is an intrinsic, foundational sacrament of Islam is not an insult, it is a statement of fact.  The six canonical hadith collections, like the Qur'an, have been translated and uploaded so that we can  learn that Moe was made victorious by terror. The fatal facts become clear  when certain Qur'an verses are read in the light of Sahih Bukhari 4.52.220 and 1.7.331.  Those are 3:151, 8:12, 8:57, 8:60, 9:120,  33:26, 59:2 & 59:13. Yet the resolutions complain that "Islam is frequently and wrongly associated with terrorism and human rights violations.".

    So Hillary proposes replacing the resolutions with "concrete steps to fight intolerance".  Would she tolerate vampires if they were real instead of mythological?  But she insists that we tolerate the continued existence and expansion of a piracy cult which has murdered an estimated 270,000,000 people since it began its depredations in 622.

    Why  would any sane person tolerate a piracy cult that asserts a divine mandate to conquer the entire world;  declaring the lives and property of non-believers  not to be sacred?  They declare open season on us and we are supposed to tolerate it.  Someone's  head is so far up her anus that she can  perceive neither objective factual reality nor justice. 

    Respect & tolerance must be reciprocal, but Islam is supremely intolerant.  The Qur'an curses us and calls us the worst of living creatures. Islam can not tolerate criticism or questioning because it is false, woven of stories plagiarized from previous faiths. 

    Islam's Shari'ah law prescribes the death penalty for any negative expression about Allah, Moe and their damned cult. The same draconian rule is imposed on conquered Christians.  This annual attempt to impose their rule on us is part of their program of world conquest. We must elect a President who will jam it up their snouts!

[...] In 2009, the United States joined the Human Rights Council because President Obama and I believed we could make a difference by working with you on the inside rather than standing on the outside merely as a critic. And over the past 18 months, we have worked together. We’ve reached across regional lines in an attempt to overcome what hobbles this country^[i] more than anything else, our divisions as member states. The unity of purpose we have forged with respect to Libya offers us an opportunity to continue that progress.

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For example, in this session we have an opportunity to move beyond a decade-long debate over whether insults to religion should be banned or criminalized. It is time to overcome the false divide that pits religious sensitivities against freedom of expression and pursue a new approach based on concrete steps to fight intolerance wherever it occurs.

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[i] council more than...

Chickens Come Home to Roost!

Listen carefully. Listen closely.  Listen between the words. Understand what the hate monger is saying.  Sign of the Mahdi?  Jesus Christ?? Do you have a clue??  What is he ranting about?  You have no clue unless you have delved into Islamic eschatology.  Open Sunan Abu Dawud: The Promised Deliverer and start reading.

     When you come to Book 37, Number 4310, take a deep breath, slow down, and concentrate on it until you comprehend its full import.  That hadith describes the Islamic version of the return of Jesus Christ. What is the meaning of these expressions?

• fight the people for the cause of Islam
• break the cross
• kill swine
• abolish jizyah
• perish all religions except Islam

What will Jesus do?  Their "Jesus" is a genocidal warlord!  There are many who can not comprehend this fatal fact. For them, I include a telling quote from Tafsir Ibn Kathir.

"In the future, the Jews will support the Dajjal (False Messiah); and the Muslims, along with `Isa, son of Mary, will kill the Jews. This will occur just before the end of this world."

Calypso Louis is promising the extension of the bloodshed in Libya to your neighborhood.  Are you ready for that?  Then go immediately to http://www.congress.org   and send an email to your Representatives & Senators.  Tell them that it is time for the Muslims to go home.  Tell them  we want them expelled and excluded.  Explain exactly why.  If we do not rise up demanding common sense, our descendent's will curse us for our negligence; for consigning them to slavery.  Please don't let that happen.

9:111. Verily, Allâh has purchased of the believers their lives and their properties; for the price that theirs shall be the Paradise. They fight in Allâh's Cause, so they kill (others) and are killed. It is a promise in truth which is binding on Him in the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) and the Qur'ân. And who is truer to his covenant than Allâh? Then rejoice in the bargain which you have concluded. That is the supreme success .

 

9:123. O you who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are close to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allâh is with those who are the Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - see V.2:2).

 

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