Where do people get such outlandish ideas, anyway? Maybe from the Qur'an, or the hadiths of Muhammad which specifically call for the amputation of hands and feet for crimes. We know the chopping off of hands is sharia law, so if, as stated sharia is "a way of life" then the chopping part is not without merit to a Muslim, and is indeed required behavior if one wants to be a good Muslim.
Arshia Shah, a lawyer originally from Britain goes on to say "It's prayer. It's how we deal with our spouses. And to tell people that they can't practice this - that they're doing something wrong - is a great concern."
She is protesting the latest attempt of the people of the great state of Tennessee to outlaw sharia law. Taking the standard obfuscation tack that the banning of sharia is a ban on Islam, Shah is re-enforcing the lie that Muslims are a victim class, also equating legislation to protect the constitution with being a "great concern" misleads the public. If people believe it is a great concern to protect civil law they will begin to lose faith in those very laws, resulting in sharia easily replacing our law of the land by way of apathy to sharia.
The protests in Tennessee were attended by CAIR, and their voice of condemnation broke no new ground, just the usual name-calling and childish outbursts. CAIR will not be missed when they are gone.
From WBIR.com April 20 by Chas Sisk
Muslims rally at Tennessee Capitol to protest legislation
Several hundred Muslims thronged the state Capitol on Tuesday in protest of legislation that they say takes aim at their religious beliefs, calling on the bill to be defeated.
Muslims from across the state - many wearing traditional skullcaps and headscarves - packed a committee room and corridors to hear testimony on a bill that supporters say would help Tennessee stop terrorist plots but opponents believe singles out Muslims who adhere to Islamic law.
Any other ecumenical or canonical law in force today besides Islam that demands of it's followers the murder, conversion or subjugation of non-believers?
They urged lawmakers to withdraw the bill, or at least to delay it until it can be rewritten so that groups labeled as terrorist organizations can protest the designation before they are forced to shut down.
Wait, the groups which have been labeled as terrorist want a chance to complain before they close their operations down? This makes no sense. If they close down, why would they want to complain?
"These are issues for any group," said Nadeem Siddiqi, a native Knoxville resident who traveled to Nashville to speak against the bill. "The United States of America is known for its freedoms, known for due process, known for a fair system, and to be able to have a few individuals in a state of panic create this kind of risk to civil society is just inappropriate."
Veiled threat alert.
The gathering, which was put together by mosques and Muslim civic groups around the state, comes in response to legislation that originally criticized Shariah, the basic set of Muslim religious laws governing everything from warfare and criminal punishments to prayer preparations and family matters.
The first version of the bill, which was written by an Arizona organization critical of Islam, labeled Shariah "a legal-political-military doctrine and system" that requires its followers to support the overthrow of the United States government. Several Muslims who turned out Tuesday said that is a distortion.
Yep.
"People have this idea that Shariah is just chopping people's hands, but Shariah is a way of life for us," said Arshia Shah, a lawyer originally from Britain who now lives in Sparta and came to the Capitol with her husband and two daughters. "It's prayer. It's how we deal with our spouses. And to tell people that they can't practice this - that
they're doing something wrong - is a great concern."
The bill has since been amended to remove all references to Shariah and Islam.
Well, that takes care of insulting Muslims. What's next, dhimmi?
Read it all
Arshia Shah, a lawyer originally from Britain goes on to say "It's prayer. It's how we deal with our spouses. And to tell people that they can't practice this - that they're doing something wrong - is a great concern."
She is protesting the latest attempt of the people of the great state of Tennessee to outlaw sharia law. Taking the standard obfuscation tack that the banning of sharia is a ban on Islam, Shah is re-enforcing the lie that Muslims are a victim class, also equating legislation to protect the constitution with being a "great concern" misleads the public. If people believe it is a great concern to protect civil law they will begin to lose faith in those very laws, resulting in sharia easily replacing our law of the land by way of apathy to sharia.
The protests in Tennessee were attended by CAIR, and their voice of condemnation broke no new ground, just the usual name-calling and childish outbursts. CAIR will not be missed when they are gone.
From WBIR.com April 20 by Chas Sisk
Muslims rally at Tennessee Capitol to protest legislation
Several hundred Muslims thronged the state Capitol on Tuesday in protest of legislation that they say takes aim at their religious beliefs, calling on the bill to be defeated.
Muslims from across the state - many wearing traditional skullcaps and headscarves - packed a committee room and corridors to hear testimony on a bill that supporters say would help Tennessee stop terrorist plots but opponents believe singles out Muslims who adhere to Islamic law.
Any other ecumenical or canonical law in force today besides Islam that demands of it's followers the murder, conversion or subjugation of non-believers?
They urged lawmakers to withdraw the bill, or at least to delay it until it can be rewritten so that groups labeled as terrorist organizations can protest the designation before they are forced to shut down.
Wait, the groups which have been labeled as terrorist want a chance to complain before they close their operations down? This makes no sense. If they close down, why would they want to complain?
"These are issues for any group," said Nadeem Siddiqi, a native Knoxville resident who traveled to Nashville to speak against the bill. "The United States of America is known for its freedoms, known for due process, known for a fair system, and to be able to have a few individuals in a state of panic create this kind of risk to civil society is just inappropriate."
Veiled threat alert.
The gathering, which was put together by mosques and Muslim civic groups around the state, comes in response to legislation that originally criticized Shariah, the basic set of Muslim religious laws governing everything from warfare and criminal punishments to prayer preparations and family matters.
The first version of the bill, which was written by an Arizona organization critical of Islam, labeled Shariah "a legal-political-military doctrine and system" that requires its followers to support the overthrow of the United States government. Several Muslims who turned out Tuesday said that is a distortion.
Yep.
"People have this idea that Shariah is just chopping people's hands, but Shariah is a way of life for us," said Arshia Shah, a lawyer originally from Britain who now lives in Sparta and came to the Capitol with her husband and two daughters. "It's prayer. It's how we deal with our spouses. And to tell people that they can't practice this - that
they're doing something wrong - is a great concern."
The bill has since been amended to remove all references to Shariah and Islam.
Well, that takes care of insulting Muslims. What's next, dhimmi?
Read it all
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