A logical reason why SMART decided to cancel the bus ads in the first place. It is known that when taking on Islam as a non-Muslim brings on death threats and other nasty reprisals, not the least of which is the name-calling and demonization.
The SIOA, led by Pam Geller is suing Detroit Transit to force them to uphold free speech and run the ads called "Leaving Islam?". The ads provide information and contact numbers for those wishing to leave the religion of peace. The ads do not encourage people to leave Islam, only that there are resources they can use to make the transition easier and less scary. Since apostasy is punishable by death, it makes sense to provide help and support for those wanting out.
CAIR does not agree, however and have begun their campaign of vitriol and smear-mongering against Geller and the supporters of the ads.
From The Washington Times March 27
The Detroit-area bus authority has refused to run the ads from Stop Islamization of America, an organization headed up by conservative activist and anti-jihad blogger Pamela Geller, prompting SIOA to file a federal lawsuit Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Mrs. Geller said the transport authority’s refusal to run her ads violates her First Amendment right of free speech, and she will take the lawsuit to the Supreme Court if necessary.
“It is against the law, and I tell you, those ads will go up whether they like it or not,” Mrs. Geller said.
SIOA initially encountered a similar refusal in Miami, but Mrs. Geller said a lawsuit prompted the transport-authority there to relent in less than 24 hours.
Several calls to the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, which operates the bus system serving Detroit and two surrounding counties, were not returned Thursday.
Dawud Walid, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations of Michigan, said he expects that even if the ads do run in Detroit, they will not elicit any response besides puzzlement. The Detroit area, centering on Dearborn, is home to a quarter-million Muslims, whom Mr. Walid does not expect to react favorably to the presence of SIOA’s ads in their city.
“If she’s planning to put those Islamophobic ads in Detroit, she’s wasting her time,” Mr. Walid said.
There it is, the dreaded "I" word.
(.)The consensus view among Muslim jurists worldwide is that apostasy, unless mitigated by such factors as mental illness or duress, is punishable by death. Mrs. Geller cited a fatwa, or ruling point on Islamic law, issued by the authoritative Al-Azhar University in 1978, that said: “This man has committed apostasy; he must be given a chance to repent, and if he does not, then he must be killed, according to Shariah [law].”
Mr. Walid denied Mrs. Geller’s claims, though he provided no authoritative citations, and attacked Mrs. Geller’s character.
Of course he did, there is nothing intelligent he can come back with to actually dispute what Pam Geller said, so he must resort to the old trick of misdirection by ad-hominum attacks.
“She’s a well-known anti-Muslim bigot,” he said. “She makes no distinction between extremist Muslims and mainstream Muslims.”
Mr. Walid said that although there have been a few cases of violence against Muslims who convert away from the religion, there is no retribution for those who choose to leave Islam.
“People are free to leave Islam or any religion at any time. This is the United States of America,” he said.
If Islam has it's way, only for a short time.
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The SIOA, led by Pam Geller is suing Detroit Transit to force them to uphold free speech and run the ads called "Leaving Islam?". The ads provide information and contact numbers for those wishing to leave the religion of peace. The ads do not encourage people to leave Islam, only that there are resources they can use to make the transition easier and less scary. Since apostasy is punishable by death, it makes sense to provide help and support for those wanting out.
CAIR does not agree, however and have begun their campaign of vitriol and smear-mongering against Geller and the supporters of the ads.
From The Washington Times March 27
Detroit transit sued for nixing ‘Leaving Islam?’ ad
A bus-ad campaign that seeks to offer resources to those considering leaving Islam already has stirred up controversy in Miami and New York, but its next city may create the most fireworks - Detroit, the U.S. metropolitan area with the heaviest concentration of Middle Easterners.The Detroit-area bus authority has refused to run the ads from Stop Islamization of America, an organization headed up by conservative activist and anti-jihad blogger Pamela Geller, prompting SIOA to file a federal lawsuit Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Mrs. Geller said the transport authority’s refusal to run her ads violates her First Amendment right of free speech, and she will take the lawsuit to the Supreme Court if necessary.
“It is against the law, and I tell you, those ads will go up whether they like it or not,” Mrs. Geller said.
SIOA initially encountered a similar refusal in Miami, but Mrs. Geller said a lawsuit prompted the transport-authority there to relent in less than 24 hours.
Several calls to the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, which operates the bus system serving Detroit and two surrounding counties, were not returned Thursday.
Dawud Walid, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations of Michigan, said he expects that even if the ads do run in Detroit, they will not elicit any response besides puzzlement. The Detroit area, centering on Dearborn, is home to a quarter-million Muslims, whom Mr. Walid does not expect to react favorably to the presence of SIOA’s ads in their city.
“If she’s planning to put those Islamophobic ads in Detroit, she’s wasting her time,” Mr. Walid said.
There it is, the dreaded "I" word.
(.)The consensus view among Muslim jurists worldwide is that apostasy, unless mitigated by such factors as mental illness or duress, is punishable by death. Mrs. Geller cited a fatwa, or ruling point on Islamic law, issued by the authoritative Al-Azhar University in 1978, that said: “This man has committed apostasy; he must be given a chance to repent, and if he does not, then he must be killed, according to Shariah [law].”
Mr. Walid denied Mrs. Geller’s claims, though he provided no authoritative citations, and attacked Mrs. Geller’s character.
Of course he did, there is nothing intelligent he can come back with to actually dispute what Pam Geller said, so he must resort to the old trick of misdirection by ad-hominum attacks.
“She’s a well-known anti-Muslim bigot,” he said. “She makes no distinction between extremist Muslims and mainstream Muslims.”
Mr. Walid said that although there have been a few cases of violence against Muslims who convert away from the religion, there is no retribution for those who choose to leave Islam.
“People are free to leave Islam or any religion at any time. This is the United States of America,” he said.
If Islam has it's way, only for a short time.
Read it all
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