Posted on 07/14/2005 12:43:50 PM PDT by CHARLITE
The nation's largest Islamic civil rights group plans to launch a public relations campaign on Thursday, to tell Americans that terrorism is incompatible with their religion.
At a news conference in Washington, D.C., the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will unveil public service announcements, to be aired nationwide, highlighting the Muslim community's condemnation of terrorism and rejection of those who carry out terror attacks.
The campaign is called "Not in the Name of Islam," and it includes an Arabic-subtitled version of the 30-second public service announcement.
"We often hear claims Muslims don't condemn terrorism and that Islam condones violence," American Muslims say in the ad.
"As Muslims, we want to state clearly that those who commit acts of terror in the name of Islam are betraying the teachings of the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad. We reject anyone - of any faith -- who commits such brutal acts and will not allow our faith to be hijacked by criminals.
"Islam is not about hatred and violence. It's about peace and justice."
The PSA campaign ties into CAIR's "Not in the Name of Islam" online petition drive, an effort launched in May 2004 to disassociate Islam from the violent acts of Muslims.
The petition says, "We, the undersigned Muslims, wish to state clearly that those who commit acts of terror, murder and cruelty in the name of Islam are not only destroying innocent lives, but are also betraying the values of the faith they claim to represent. No injustice done to Muslims can ever justify the massacre of innocent people, and no act of terror will ever serve the cause of Islam. We repudiate and dissociate ourselves from any Muslim group or individual who commits such brutal and un-Islamic acts. We refuse to allow our faith to be held hostage by the criminal actions of a tiny minority acting outside the teachings of both the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him."
CAIR said its petition drive followed the videotaped beheading of an American civilian in Iraq.
Char (:
Don't forget... it's OK to lie to infidels during jihad.
What is it about GET OUT that they don't understand ?
Any chance they could be setting themselves up for Islamofacist attacks?
"We often hear claims Muslims don't condemn terrorism and that Islam condones violence,"
Well well, "American Muslims"...One of your adherants (the defendent in the Theo Van Gogh murder trial) just the other day stated that he'd kill again if freed, because that's what Islam has taught him to do, kill the infidels. This "campaign" by CAIR sure smells like horse$hit to me.
Specifically : Turning his chair towards Anneke van Gogh as she watched from the public gallery, Mohammed Bouyeri said: “I don’t feel your pain. I don’t have any sympathy for you. I can’t feel for you because I think you’re a non-believer.”
The Islamic radical admitted killing Mr van Gogh, a Dutch film-maker, saying that he had been driven by his religious beliefs and would do the same again.
From a previous FR post : http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1441711/posts
lolol!!!!
GET OUT! GET OUT!!!
hey, didya hear that the terorist they are looking for from the London bombing might have gone to Univ of North Carolina for...guess what.... chemical engineering??????
Ummm-hmmm. Explain Sharia law, then.
Sorry. I am VERY un-p.c. in this regard. I don't want to hear one word these people have to say.
I'd take this more seriously if CAIR took the position that there should be no copies of the Koran or any related prayer paraphernalia at GITMO, on the grounds that the terrorists are not Muslims.
This announcement is undoubtedly in response to the
statement published by the Muslim organization
in Britain. And the same reaction will hold
true for devout muslims in all corners of the
globe: You MUST indicate your adamant disapproval
of the terrorists who have assaulted the world
under the banner of your religion...by actions
as well as words.
No one believes all Muslims are violent and are
in league to overthrow any government or other
religion. But there are extremists hiding out in
YOUR mosques, planning to ensconce their message
of hatred in the fertile minds of YOUR children!
You have access to these people; non-muslims do not.
It would be of immense benefit to the United States
(the nation YOU CHOSE as the most beneficial to YOUR
children's well-being), as well as to the rest of the
free-loving world, if you would report these
interlopers to the government.
Actions speak louder than words.
If they are innocent and have nothing to hide they should help the authorities register all muslims.
Did you know that nobody knows how many there are in America ? Anywhere between 2 and 8 MILLION. Does that worry anyone ?
The police should know if there are muslims at an address when they show up no matter what the reason. No telling when they may have stumbled upon a bomb factory by accident.
Likewise, airlines need to know this information, so more air marshalls can be put on that flight.
We need a register of all muslims, and they need to know that until their evil is stamped out they will be tracked where ever they go. If the jihadists are a small minority then it won't take long and they can go back to enjoying the rights of all citizens soon right ?
Ok. Very nice. Words don't mean much. I'd like to see some concrete evidence and results showing that violence and terrorism are not part of Islam. I'd like to see CAIR taking an active part in outing terrorists. Holding my breath ... 1,2,3...38,39,40. Oops, too long.
I want them gone.
EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM!
Their 'religion' is a cancer on the planet.
No such thing as a 'little' cancer being tolerable.
There is NOTHING a single Muslim can do or say that will change my revulsion of them.
And when is jihad? Every day!
"I can't hear what they are saying for what they are doing" - Professor Owens.
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