Distractions from the Real Issue: Protesters demand censorship in hearings

Rep. Pete King (NY), head of the House Committee on Homneland Security is about to begin hearings on the radicalization of Muslims in America.  He wants to find out the who, where, how and why of Islam in America, and try to shed some light on the inner workings of jihad and sharia in the US.  Outside his office, Muslims gathered to protest these hearings, claiming they will demonize Islam and Muslims, and do nothing positive against "terrorism".

Why are they not protesting how Islamists and jihadists use Islamic doctrine to justify their actions?  Why are they not protesting how women are treated in Islamic countries?  Why are the not protesting against the murder of apostates, or gays, or of women who are raped, both in and out of marriage?  The outrage should be there, especially as we hold Islamic countries to the same standards as Western countries. 

Islam, unfortunately does not do things the same way as we do.  If it is in the Qur'an, hadiths or sunnah then it is what a good and faithful Muslim is required to do.  And good Muslims always must protect the Ummah, at all costs so protesting a non-Muslim talking about Islam is prefectly natural.


From the New York Post Feb 25

Muslims protest outside NY Rep King’s office

MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. — Planned hearings by the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security on the “radicalization of the American Muslim community” drew noisy protesters on both sides of the issue to his Long Island office on Tuesday.

About 100 opponents of the hearings were confronted by about the same number of supporters, some waving “Don’t Tread on Me” flags and chanting slogans favoring the hearings. For a time, protesters from each side argued heatedly in face-to-face confrontations in a parking lot adjacent to the congressman’s office before police stepped in and separated the groups with barricades.

At one point, hearing supporters sang “God Bless America,” while moments later their counterparts sang, “This Land is Your Land.” No arrests were reported.

Republican Rep. Peter King said afterward that his planned hearings, set to begin in Washington on March 10 and expected to be held periodically for 18 months, are “absolutely essential” to the country’s homeland security.

“Al-Qaida is recruiting right under our radar screen,” King told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. “We are not going to cave to political correctness. There is a real threat to the country from the Muslim community and the only way to get to the bottom of it is to investigate what is happening.“

Civic and religious organizations, including the Interfaith Alliance Long Island, Pax Christi Long Island, the Muslim Peace Coalition USA, and the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives organized Tuesday’s event as a “pray-in” to oppose King’s hearings.

“We are worried about the way the hearings are being conducted. It will demonize the Muslim community,” said Dr. Shaik Ubaid, co-chair of the Muslim Peace Coalition USA’s New York chapter. “He should work with the Muslim community who has been working with the FBI and others and get to the root cause of this.“

 

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