Is this soon to happen in the U.S.A. as it has in France?
Showing posts with label Religious Freedom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Religious Freedom. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Letter and Call to Action in Yorba Linda
Dear friends and members of Yorba – Placentia CRA:
As you may know, certain Muslim activists and their liberal friends have taken to the streets lately to harass and attack any and all American citizens who courageously step forward to speak out against the Islamization of America. Over the past few weeks, beginning with the February 13thfundraiser event featuring the anti-Semitic Islamist Amir Abdel Malik Ali, and culminating most recently at the Villa Park City Council meeting last night where a few hundred Islamists and sympathizers rankled and harassed the council members in protest against Deborah Pauly. It seems they were upset because Mrs. Pauly had the temerity to identify Amir Ali as “pure unadulterated evil.”
So now they are planning to show up again, this time at the Yorba Linda City Council chambers on Tuesday night, to continue their rant against free speech. If they act the way they did on Monday night, they’ll be shouting in bull horns, and waiving pejorative signs about all the racism and hate-speech coming from the Christian, Tea Party Right.
So in light of these events, the Board of the Yorba-Placentia CRA has decided to re-focus our unit’s efforts towards the City Council Chambers in Yorba Linda on Tuesday night. We will ask OC Republican Chairman Scott Baugh for his patience with us in re-scheduling him for another meeting, and instead we ask that you come down to the Yorba Linda City Chambers located at 4845 Casa Loma Avenue, Yorba Linda, CA 92885. Since Nadia and I work, we will probably not be able to arrive until 6:00 p.m. If you are going to come, and hope to speak at the meeting, you will probably have to show up much earlier in order to get on the docket.
We hope you will come out to support the Council Members, and the rest of us who will be there. If you search the internet for news of the events mentioned above, you will find that the overwhelming point of view expressed by the media and leftist blogs, is against those of us standing against the subversive actions of these Islamists. The OC Register in particular slants its commentary and reporting heavily against us, referring to the Tea Party activists as “racist and bigoted,” while in another article, referring to Malik Ali as “controversial.”
Alone it is a very difficult fight to sustain, because we also have to steel ourselves against discouragement. But if we stick together we encourage each other, we are strong, and we can withstand this onslaught.
So please make every effort to come out and stand up to preserve your American liberty. If you fail to act now, it may be much more difficult to do so in the future, if these people ever accomplish their goal of censoring us.
Standing Firm until the End!
Dennis R. White
President: Yorba-Placentia CRA
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Muslim Extremism vs GOP Extremism: Who is Right?
By now many Fullerton residents have seen the video put together by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) which shows among others, Congressman Ed Royce and Villa Park Council member Deborah Pauly.
The video shows portions of Pauly and Royce's speeches and is mixed with images of women and children entering the Yorba Linda Community Center against a backdrop of angry protesters.
The video does not distinguish between the rally attended by the public officials and the small group of obnoxious protesters near the center. The video also excludes the fact that the keynote speakers, the driving reason for the rally in the first place, have long been closely associated with terror groups.
First, CAIR is the public relations front of Hamas, a terrorist group in Israel.
So when the Voice of OC, a public relations front and media machine for the Orange County Employee's Association stated that "At least one major Muslim advocacy group has demanded that Orange County's Republican party's condemn the protest and comments from elected officials who were present" and that same "advocacy group" is CAIR, you begin to understand the nature of the debate.
Pauly admits her statements at the rally were too general and unfairly painted all Muslims with the same broad brush.
The Fullerton Sentinel would like to point out an obvious fact: Nearly ALL of the religious violence committed on earth is done so at the hands of Muslims attempting to rid the world of "infidels."
If CAIR or any other Muslim group would like to change that simple fact, convince your Imams that violence brings about violence, not peace. And in order to change the way the West views Muslims, Muslims must change from within. Does Islam have the capacity to accept peace? Watch this video and decide.
The Yorba Linda rally is a good example of people freely meeting and expressing their views. Unfortunately, a small group of people, CAIR and the protesters at the entrance to the center, have successfully focused attention away from those keynote speakers who support terrorism.
Fullerton residents have the capacity to understand that fanaticism in any form is usually bad. Residents also have the capacity to view the CAIR video with suspicious eyes.
The video shows portions of Pauly and Royce's speeches and is mixed with images of women and children entering the Yorba Linda Community Center against a backdrop of angry protesters.
The video does not distinguish between the rally attended by the public officials and the small group of obnoxious protesters near the center. The video also excludes the fact that the keynote speakers, the driving reason for the rally in the first place, have long been closely associated with terror groups.
First, CAIR is the public relations front of Hamas, a terrorist group in Israel.
So when the Voice of OC, a public relations front and media machine for the Orange County Employee's Association stated that "At least one major Muslim advocacy group has demanded that Orange County's Republican party's condemn the protest and comments from elected officials who were present" and that same "advocacy group" is CAIR, you begin to understand the nature of the debate.
Pauly admits her statements at the rally were too general and unfairly painted all Muslims with the same broad brush.
The Fullerton Sentinel would like to point out an obvious fact: Nearly ALL of the religious violence committed on earth is done so at the hands of Muslims attempting to rid the world of "infidels."
If CAIR or any other Muslim group would like to change that simple fact, convince your Imams that violence brings about violence, not peace. And in order to change the way the West views Muslims, Muslims must change from within. Does Islam have the capacity to accept peace? Watch this video and decide.
The Yorba Linda rally is a good example of people freely meeting and expressing their views. Unfortunately, a small group of people, CAIR and the protesters at the entrance to the center, have successfully focused attention away from those keynote speakers who support terrorism.
Fullerton residents have the capacity to understand that fanaticism in any form is usually bad. Residents also have the capacity to view the CAIR video with suspicious eyes.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Politicians and their religious beliefs
For the Daily Titan
Published: October 21, 2010
When you step into a position of power, you have to be prepared to lay your life out on a silver platter for others to observe and pick apart. Whether or not you have Constitutional rights, the First Amendment is a bitch and American citizens are greedily awaiting to hear about the latest political scandal.
Just look at celebrities: protection of privacy? I think not.
“That fact that an atheist couldn’t get elected dog-catcher in the United States of America is no secret,” stated writer Jonathan Malesic, ABC Religion and Ethics article.
If politicians ran around with their religious beliefs stamped across their forehead, they would be no closer to gaining a seat in the Senate as Mike the “Situation” from Jersey Shore is. Look at Christine O’Donnell, she admitted to being a witch at one point in her life and now she is constantly mocked for it. I mean who can take a reformed witch seriously? Save it for Halloween.
“Most voters (70 percent) want the president to be a person of faith. But half of the electorate expresses unease with politicians, presidential contenders and others, who talk too much about their religious beliefs,” according to an article written by the Research Center for the People and the Press.
I think it’s true – it would be awkward to have a hardcore preacher waltzing into the Senate trying to heal you.
Everyone in the United States has the right to express their religion in their own personal or public way. But religion always seems to be a touchy subject with people: Muslims get profiled as terrorists (Islamophobia), born-again Christians speak in tongues, Scientologists are secretly “crazy,” Catholics sit on their pedestals, warlocks and wiccans are just emo people on drugs and Rastafarians are, obviously, lovers of the natural herb. So do politicians really want to have to fight off these religious stereotypes every single time they step into the spotlight? I don’t think so.
But then again, I would want to know if the president, for example, is secretly worshipping the devil at night. Just like I would want to know if the first lady was a Bible hugger. Since I am an American citizen with kick-ass First Amendment rights, I feel like I should have the right to know something about politicians and their religious beliefs. No Christine O’Donnell, I do not want to hear about your first date to a satanical bloodbath or whatever creepy ceremony you so willingly took part in (yes, I am aware of the fact that the media most likely blows all of this out of proportion).
Just like we have our First Amendment rights as boring average citizens, I guess I cannot deny the fact that our politicians have their rights too. The Constitution states “no religious test shall be imposed on any public official,” according to an article written by Debate the Opposing Views. So, technically, we may never know which god or devil any of our politicians may secretly worship (they can just lie to us).
What I want to know from religious politicians is what role will faith play during his or her job as a national politician. What are the boundaries between government and religion? Since religion can dominate a person’s psyche and lifestyle, I think it is only fair we have these questions answered.
Debate the Opposing Views also told readers to take a closer look at past politicians to see how fanatical they are about their religion. “James Watt, President Reagan’s first Secretary of the Interior, told the U.S. Congress that protecting natural resources was unimportant in light of the imminent return of Jesus Christ. In public testimony he said, ‘after the last tree is felled, Christ will come back.” See, obsessed with his religion.
And also what about Bush? Does anyone remember Bush stating that the reason he was president was because God appointed him? I mean he told America that God wanted him and only him. Talk about narcissistic.
All I am saying is that we have to be careful. We do not want our politicians being affected by their religious beliefs to the point that they forget how our country was really formed: by revolution, war and oppression (with a hint of faith). Religion comes second to our Constitution. And most importantly, Debate the Opposing Views reminds us to remember that our politicians “don’t drop their religious beliefs at the White House door.”
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Politicians and their religious beliefs
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| Ally Bordas |
When you step into a position of power, you have to be prepared to lay your life out on a silver platter for others to observe and pick apart. Whether or not you have Constitutional rights, the First Amendment is a bitch and American citizens are greedily awaiting to hear about the latest political scandal.
Just look at celebrities: protection of privacy? I think not.
“That fact that an atheist couldn’t get elected dog-catcher in the United States of America is no secret,” stated writer Jonathan Malesic, ABC Religion and Ethics article.
If politicians ran around with their religious beliefs stamped across their forehead, they would be no closer to gaining a seat in the Senate as Mike the “Situation” from Jersey Shore is. Look at Christine O’Donnell, she admitted to being a witch at one point in her life and now she is constantly mocked for it. I mean who can take a reformed witch seriously? Save it for Halloween.
“Most voters (70 percent) want the president to be a person of faith. But half of the electorate expresses unease with politicians, presidential contenders and others, who talk too much about their religious beliefs,” according to an article written by the Research Center for the People and the Press.
I think it’s true – it would be awkward to have a hardcore preacher waltzing into the Senate trying to heal you.
Everyone in the United States has the right to express their religion in their own personal or public way. But religion always seems to be a touchy subject with people: Muslims get profiled as terrorists (Islamophobia), born-again Christians speak in tongues, Scientologists are secretly “crazy,” Catholics sit on their pedestals, warlocks and wiccans are just emo people on drugs and Rastafarians are, obviously, lovers of the natural herb. So do politicians really want to have to fight off these religious stereotypes every single time they step into the spotlight? I don’t think so.
But then again, I would want to know if the president, for example, is secretly worshipping the devil at night. Just like I would want to know if the first lady was a Bible hugger. Since I am an American citizen with kick-ass First Amendment rights, I feel like I should have the right to know something about politicians and their religious beliefs. No Christine O’Donnell, I do not want to hear about your first date to a satanical bloodbath or whatever creepy ceremony you so willingly took part in (yes, I am aware of the fact that the media most likely blows all of this out of proportion).
Just like we have our First Amendment rights as boring average citizens, I guess I cannot deny the fact that our politicians have their rights too. The Constitution states “no religious test shall be imposed on any public official,” according to an article written by Debate the Opposing Views. So, technically, we may never know which god or devil any of our politicians may secretly worship (they can just lie to us).
What I want to know from religious politicians is what role will faith play during his or her job as a national politician. What are the boundaries between government and religion? Since religion can dominate a person’s psyche and lifestyle, I think it is only fair we have these questions answered.
Debate the Opposing Views also told readers to take a closer look at past politicians to see how fanatical they are about their religion. “James Watt, President Reagan’s first Secretary of the Interior, told the U.S. Congress that protecting natural resources was unimportant in light of the imminent return of Jesus Christ. In public testimony he said, ‘after the last tree is felled, Christ will come back.” See, obsessed with his religion.
And also what about Bush? Does anyone remember Bush stating that the reason he was president was because God appointed him? I mean he told America that God wanted him and only him. Talk about narcissistic.
All I am saying is that we have to be careful. We do not want our politicians being affected by their religious beliefs to the point that they forget how our country was really formed: by revolution, war and oppression (with a hint of faith). Religion comes second to our Constitution. And most importantly, Debate the Opposing Views reminds us to remember that our politicians “don’t drop their religious beliefs at the White House door.”
Just look at celebrities: protection of privacy? I think not.
“That fact that an atheist couldn’t get elected dog-catcher in the United States of America is no secret,” stated writer Jonathan Malesic, ABC Religion and Ethics article.
If politicians ran around with their religious beliefs stamped across their forehead, they would be no closer to gaining a seat in the Senate as Mike the “Situation” from Jersey Shore is. Look at Christine O’Donnell, she admitted to being a witch at one point in her life and now she is constantly mocked for it. I mean who can take a reformed witch seriously? Save it for Halloween.
“Most voters (70 percent) want the president to be a person of faith. But half of the electorate expresses unease with politicians, presidential contenders and others, who talk too much about their religious beliefs,” according to an article written by the Research Center for the People and the Press.
I think it’s true – it would be awkward to have a hardcore preacher waltzing into the Senate trying to heal you.
Everyone in the United States has the right to express their religion in their own personal or public way. But religion always seems to be a touchy subject with people: Muslims get profiled as terrorists (Islamophobia), born-again Christians speak in tongues, Scientologists are secretly “crazy,” Catholics sit on their pedestals, warlocks and wiccans are just emo people on drugs and Rastafarians are, obviously, lovers of the natural herb. So do politicians really want to have to fight off these religious stereotypes every single time they step into the spotlight? I don’t think so.
But then again, I would want to know if the president, for example, is secretly worshipping the devil at night. Just like I would want to know if the first lady was a Bible hugger. Since I am an American citizen with kick-ass First Amendment rights, I feel like I should have the right to know something about politicians and their religious beliefs. No Christine O’Donnell, I do not want to hear about your first date to a satanical bloodbath or whatever creepy ceremony you so willingly took part in (yes, I am aware of the fact that the media most likely blows all of this out of proportion).
Just like we have our First Amendment rights as boring average citizens, I guess I cannot deny the fact that our politicians have their rights too. The Constitution states “no religious test shall be imposed on any public official,” according to an article written by Debate the Opposing Views. So, technically, we may never know which god or devil any of our politicians may secretly worship (they can just lie to us).
What I want to know from religious politicians is what role will faith play during his or her job as a national politician. What are the boundaries between government and religion? Since religion can dominate a person’s psyche and lifestyle, I think it is only fair we have these questions answered.
Debate the Opposing Views also told readers to take a closer look at past politicians to see how fanatical they are about their religion. “James Watt, President Reagan’s first Secretary of the Interior, told the U.S. Congress that protecting natural resources was unimportant in light of the imminent return of Jesus Christ. In public testimony he said, ‘after the last tree is felled, Christ will come back.” See, obsessed with his religion.
And also what about Bush? Does anyone remember Bush stating that the reason he was president was because God appointed him? I mean he told America that God wanted him and only him. Talk about narcissistic.
All I am saying is that we have to be careful. We do not want our politicians being affected by their religious beliefs to the point that they forget how our country was really formed: by revolution, war and oppression (with a hint of faith). Religion comes second to our Constitution. And most importantly, Debate the Opposing Views reminds us to remember that our politicians “don’t drop their religious beliefs at the White House door.”
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Poll: Barbarity Still Quite Popular in the Muslim World
by Ed Royce, U.S. Representative, 40th Congressional District (includes Fullerton)
(Originally for http://www.redcounty.com/, re-posted here without permission)
On Monday, The Los Angeles Times reported on a new Pew Research poll of the Muslim world. Seven countries - Jordan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Indonesia, Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey –were surveyed. The findings shoot off the page like a cannon…
For most Americans, things like stoning are the stuff of Biblical times. Readers of this space will know that it's still common in a place like Iran. But as this new survey shows, the practice enjoys widespread support in Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan and Nigeria. For what it's worth, most of these countries are fairly close to the U.S. and rake-in much aid. The practice of lopping off the hands of robbers --as well as the death penalty for apostates-- also have support off the charts.
In Pakistan – a country of 184 million and 70 nuclear weapons – over three quarters of the population supports all three harsh punishments. Even where support for stoning is "low," the numbers are alarming high. Stoning is least popular in Turkey, with 16 percent support. But that still gives you over 12 million Turks supporting this barbaric punishment. I have to say that Egypt's 82 percent is a shocker. I take polls with a grain of salt, especially in this part of the world. But still...
Finally, Pew reports that in nearly all of the countries surveyed, support for this harsh punishment "coexists with support for democratic governance." Too bad their understanding of democracy doesn’t "coexist" with things like religious freedom, individual liberty, or decency.
For most Americans, things like stoning are the stuff of Biblical times. Readers of this space will know that it's still common in a place like Iran. But as this new survey shows, the practice enjoys widespread support in Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan and Nigeria. For what it's worth, most of these countries are fairly close to the U.S. and rake-in much aid. The practice of lopping off the hands of robbers --as well as the death penalty for apostates-- also have support off the charts.
In Pakistan – a country of 184 million and 70 nuclear weapons – over three quarters of the population supports all three harsh punishments. Even where support for stoning is "low," the numbers are alarming high. Stoning is least popular in Turkey, with 16 percent support. But that still gives you over 12 million Turks supporting this barbaric punishment. I have to say that Egypt's 82 percent is a shocker. I take polls with a grain of salt, especially in this part of the world. But still...
Finally, Pew reports that in nearly all of the countries surveyed, support for this harsh punishment "coexists with support for democratic governance." Too bad their understanding of democracy doesn’t "coexist" with things like religious freedom, individual liberty, or decency.
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