The joke is, some Muslims practice Islam as laid down by Muhammad 1400 years ago, using texts and tenets upheld as correct by the Ulema, or world-wide recognized islamic scholars, but they cry foul if that religion is called in question about those actions. They must really misunderstand Islam.
If Muslims really wanted to end the alleged profiling and mosque surveillance, it would be as simple as opening the doors wide and doing everything possible, with law enforcment to root out those in their midst who are planning, recruiting or training jihadists or Islamists. Being as transparant and honest about the possiblities there are some who wish Islam to dominate, and then doing whatever is needed to hand them over th authorities will go a long way in assuaging those "Islamophobic fears" we are so readily accused of harboring.
I am sure the Muslim community will jump right on this suggestion and end the "victimization" of all those poor Muslims who want nothing more than to live in the land of the free.
Wait for it....
From the Washington Post Feb 22 by Jerry Marcon
Every jihadist has used copious amounts of Qur'anic and hadith quotes to justify their actions, but we should not take that into account when trying to find the next homicide bomber. That is insane thinking.
The lawsuit, filed against the FBI and seven of its agents and supervisors, focuses on the actions several years ago of Craig Monteilh, a paid FBI informant. Monteilh has said he was instructed to spy on worshipers at an Irvine mosque in a quest for potential terrorists, allegations that prompted fierce criticism of the FBI from some Muslims in Southern California and nationwide.
The lawsuit alleges that Monteilh was ordered by his FBI handlers to conduct "indiscriminate surveillance" of Muslims, violating their First Amendment right to freedom of religion. Filed on behalf of three Muslim plaintiffs, the 64-page document seeks class action status, unspecified damages and a court order instructing the FBI to destroy or return the information Monteilh collected.
Let's see; by watching and listening, we took away a Muslims right to practice their religion. If they were afraid to practice Islam due to someone watching, does that not imply Muslims had something to hide?
"The FBI should be spending its time and resources investigating actual threats, not spying on every American who happens to worship at a mosque,'' said Peter Bibring, a staff attorney for the ACLU of Southern California, which filed the complaint along with the Los Angeles office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Right, those pesky Southern Baptists are the real threat, not anyone who goes to a mosque.
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If Muslims really wanted to end the alleged profiling and mosque surveillance, it would be as simple as opening the doors wide and doing everything possible, with law enforcment to root out those in their midst who are planning, recruiting or training jihadists or Islamists. Being as transparant and honest about the possiblities there are some who wish Islam to dominate, and then doing whatever is needed to hand them over th authorities will go a long way in assuaging those "Islamophobic fears" we are so readily accused of harboring.
I am sure the Muslim community will jump right on this suggestion and end the "victimization" of all those poor Muslims who want nothing more than to live in the land of the free.
Wait for it....
From the Washington Post Feb 22 by Jerry Marcon
Lawsuit alleges FBI violated Muslims' freedom of religion
An FBI informant who infiltrated a California mosque violated the constitutional rights of hundreds of Muslims by targeting them for surveillance because of their religion, the ACLU and a Muslim group said in a lawsuit Tuesday.Every jihadist has used copious amounts of Qur'anic and hadith quotes to justify their actions, but we should not take that into account when trying to find the next homicide bomber. That is insane thinking.
The lawsuit, filed against the FBI and seven of its agents and supervisors, focuses on the actions several years ago of Craig Monteilh, a paid FBI informant. Monteilh has said he was instructed to spy on worshipers at an Irvine mosque in a quest for potential terrorists, allegations that prompted fierce criticism of the FBI from some Muslims in Southern California and nationwide.
The lawsuit alleges that Monteilh was ordered by his FBI handlers to conduct "indiscriminate surveillance" of Muslims, violating their First Amendment right to freedom of religion. Filed on behalf of three Muslim plaintiffs, the 64-page document seeks class action status, unspecified damages and a court order instructing the FBI to destroy or return the information Monteilh collected.
Let's see; by watching and listening, we took away a Muslims right to practice their religion. If they were afraid to practice Islam due to someone watching, does that not imply Muslims had something to hide?
"The FBI should be spending its time and resources investigating actual threats, not spying on every American who happens to worship at a mosque,'' said Peter Bibring, a staff attorney for the ACLU of Southern California, which filed the complaint along with the Los Angeles office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Right, those pesky Southern Baptists are the real threat, not anyone who goes to a mosque.
Read it all
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