Note from savage: This is so well written, I decided to post it verbatim from Jihad Watch with no revisions whatsoever.
Original here.
1. Freedom of religion, and non-establishment of religion
What we must defend:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” — First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
What we must defend it against:
“Islam isn’t in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth.” — CAIR co-founder and longtime Board Chairman Omar Ahmad (he denies saying it, but the original reporter stands by her story)
“I wouldn’t want to create the impression that I wouldn’t like the government of the United States to be Islamic sometime in the future.” — CAIR’s Ibrahim Hooper
The Muslim Brotherhood “must understand that their work in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and ‘sabotaging’ its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and Allah’s religion is made victorious over all other religions.” — Mohamed Akram, “An Explanatory Memorandum on the General Strategic Goal for the Group in North America,” May 22, 1991
2. Freedom of speech
What we must defend:
“Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press…” — First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
What we must defend it against:
“In confronting the Danish cartoons and the Dutch film ‘Fitna’, we sent a clear message to the West regarding the red lines that should not be crossed. As we speak, the official West and its public opinion are all now well-aware of the sensitivities of these issues. They have also started to look seriously into the question of freedom of expression from the perspective of its inherent responsibility, which should not be overlooked.” — Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the 57-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference
“Pakistan will ask the European Union countries to amend laws regarding freedom of expression in order to prevent offensive incidents such as the printing of blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) and the production of an anti-Islam film by a Dutch legislator…” — Daily Times, June 8, 2008
3. Equality of rights before the law
What we must defend:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” — Declaration of Independence
What we must defend it against:
“The indemnity for the death or injury of a woman is one-half the indemnity paid for a man. The indemnity paid for a Jew or Christian is one-third the indemnity paid for a Muslim. The indemnity paid for a Zoroastrian is one-fifteenth that of a Muslim.” — ‘Umdat al-Salik, o4.9
“Thus if [a] Muslim commits adultery his punishment is 100 lashes, the shaving of his head, and one year of banishment. But if the man is not a Muslim and commits adultery with a Muslim woman his penalty is execution…Similarly if a Muslim deliberately murders another Muslim he falls under the law of retaliation and must by law be put to death by the next of kin. But if a non-Muslim who dies at the hand of a Muslim has by lifelong habit been a non-Muslim, the penalty of death is not valid. Instead the Muslim murderer must pay a fine and be punished with the lash….Since Islam regards non-Muslims as on a lower level of belief and conviction, if a Muslim kills a non-Muslim…then his punishment must not be the retaliatory death, since the faith and conviction he possesses is loftier than that of the man slain…Again, the penalties of a non-Muslim guilty of fornication with a Muslim woman are augmented because, in addition to the crime against morality, social duty and religion, he has committed sacrilege, in that he has disgraced a Muslim and thereby cast scorn upon the Muslims in general, and so must be executed….Islam and its peoples must be above the infidels, and never permit non-Muslims to acquire lordship over them.” — Sultanhussein Tabandeh, A Muslim Commentary on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
4. Governments deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed
What we must defend:
“That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…” — Declaration of Independence
What we must defend it against:
Non-Muslims have “absolutely no right to seize the reins of power in any part of God’s earth nor to direct the collective affairs of human beings according to their own misconceived doctrines.” If they do, “the believers would be under an obligation to do their utmost to dislodge them from political power and to make them live in subservience to the Islamic way of life.” — Syed Abul Ala Maududi, founder of the Pakistani political party Jamaat-e-Islami
Never surrender. Never submit. Never be silenced. Freedom and independence forever.
Tags: Jihad Watch, Robert Spencer
If the followers of Islam believe that it is their duty to die for Islam which demands death or slavery for non-believers, then I say let’s give them the opportunity.
re: #1 by jakee308
jakee, get a load of the Somali yoots over in Minneapolis harassing a gay guy. There’s a video also and you can see some worthless cop just walking past the BS.
Like I said before, it’s time the Earth is cleansed of this filth.
This is why Islam is on a true, immutable collision course with humanity. Forced conversion and earning one’s way into paradise by slaying and dhimmifying infidels is by design and unchangeable, and encourages the dark side of ANY muslim to awaken at any time. It seeks to quench much of what makes us uniquely human: free will, respect for one’s fellow man, and self determination. I believe the Devil’s main objective is to lead human beings away from the true God, and all that is good — that’s why I believe Islam is the Devil’s masterpiece.
re: #3 by Intravenousdemilo
Just food for thought.
re: #4 by savage
I like the King James Version:
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” Galatians 5:1
Hey folks…head on over the Weasel Zippers for a real doozy. The Pentagon refused a flyover for the “God and Country Rally”…..it would seem to Christian!!!!!
Oh and Happy Fourth of July!
re: #5 by newsjunkie_ky
If I read and wrote Latin, that version would be perfect.
I wish the Catholics would bring back the Latin Mass. It’s very hard to find a parish that has the Latin Mass
re: #6 by NoThreat2U
I saw that. What a load of BULLSHIT!
Freedom and liberty are the natural yearnings of man, a mandate from God.
That is why all other constructs that undermine man as an independent agent are the devil’s work.
re: #6 by NoThreat2U
Heh,wonder who sent that edict down, the “Christian” in the WH?
Well I know that myself and everyone else here carry God and country in our hearts. Screw those who are “in charge”. They can lay down all the stupid rules they want. I am an American. My family has and still is serving this country. I pray for God to bless her everyday.
re: #2 by savage
That was one brave ghey guy.
Happy 4th everyone
re: #13 by BuddyG
lol,looks just like my kitteh!
A typically excellent essay from Spencer. Thanks for bringing it to our attention, savage.
As for savage’s video from Minneapolis …
“First they came for the gays, but I wasn’t gay (and I thought the fags deserved at least to be taunted and beaten up), then they came for … [etc.]”
It’s interesting that the threat of Islam may finally achieve greater Christian tolerance for gays. Maybe (this is a bit less likely), idiotic pro-Muslim gays will become sensible as well, BEFORE the full nastiness of Islam finally slaughters them.
Happy 4th everyone.
re: #3 by Intravenousdemilo
Amen! We come to God thru his gracious gift of salvation and our free will. Forced conversion is the spawn of Satan.