Za cat MUST be fulfilled.
Posted on 06/07/2009 7:57:54 AM PDT by freespirited
Tucked away in President Obama's historic speech in Cairo Thursday was a promise to American Muslims to ease the impact of post-9/11 scrutiny of their charities.
"Rules on charitable giving have made it harder for Muslims to fulfill their religious obligation. That's why I'm committed to working with American Muslims to ensure that they can fulfill zakat," said Obama, referring to the Muslim obligation to be charitable.
A Treasury Department spokeswoman, Natalie Wyeth, described an increased effort to talk with the groups, to "help them protect against terrorist abuse of charity and to refine the guidance surrounding charitable giving."
Ever since the World Trade Center attacks, fund-raising by American Muslims has come under repeated federal investigations for possible support of terrorism.
Just last week, a federal judge in Dallas sentenced five leaders of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development to between 15 and 65 years in prison after they were convicted of providing material support to Hamas.
American Muslims complain legitimate philanthropy has been hampered because the rules are ill-defined.
"The perception that giving to charities is financing terrorism has to be debunked," said Salam Al-Marayati, executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council. "It hurts America."
"There's no public notice of who you can and can't do business with," said Kay Guinane, who is leading an effort on the issue for OMB Watch, a good-government group.
"It's created a tremendous climate of fear," she said. "Donors are afraid they may be prosecuted for giving to an organization now that may be declared a supporter of terrorism two years from now."
"We need long-term sensible laws in this area," she concluded, "and that's why I was so happy to hear that that the President recognizes that there is a problem and is committed to doing something about it."
In other words.....if they raise and send money to terror cells....Zero will just ignore it.
Za cat MUST be fulfilled.
I can't either. Anyway, Catholics aren't known for being terrorists but...wait, where's the Though Police button here? Can I even post this?
I do, as well. Atta boy, Barack! For those in Rio Linda, here comes the /end sarc thingy.
Though Police >> Thought Police
And, yet, anyone who called BHO by his full name was immediately excoriated by the Dims and their willing MSM accomplices.
President Obama to American Muslims: I will ease the impact of post-9/11 scrutiny of charities
Oh goody.More money for the islamofacist terrorist that seek to destroy America. Way to go ZERO...........
Bambi just lost a round in his attempt to do this. AIG, which is now owned by the government, has been trying to create sharia-compliant finance vehicles (which wouiild require ignoring American law and accepting a parallel system); part of the money from a sharia investment is given to Islamic charities (zakat). A US taxpayer (a Catholic) sued because he said that since AIG is now 80% owned by the government, he had an interest in it and the government thereby supporting a religion in its attempts to establish sharia compliant financing. And the judge actually decided in his favor, meaning that AIG cannot go ahead with the sharia project.
I’m sure the government will appeal, so it’s not over yet. But in case anybody was wondering why Bambi was so eager to get his hands on AIG and what he was referring to in this bit about “zakat,” well, there it is. Keep you eye on it. It’s much more important even than the Holy Land Foundation.
Are you logged in?
Charlie’s gonna get us killed.
Short version of what you said.
FOLLOW THE MONEY.
No they aren't. If you are caught giving the money to terrorist organizations, you should be prosecuted.
"The perception that giving to charities is financing terrorism has to be debunked," said Salam Al-Marayati, executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council.
Depends on whether the charity is just a front for terrorists.
"There's no public notice of who you can and can't do business with," said Kay Guinane, who is leading an effort on the issue for OMB Watch, a good-government group.
And if there was such a list, this woman would be complaining about it.
"It's created a tremendous climate of fear," she said. "Donors are afraid they may be prosecuted for giving to an organization now that may be declared a supporter of terrorism two years from now."
Rearrange a few words.
"It's created a tremendous climate of fear," she said.
"Drug addicts are afraid they may be prosecuted for buying from an organization now that may be declared a organized crime drug distribution network two years from now."
Barack Obama is led by the devil. This is obvious to anyone whose eyes have been opened even a little by the Holy Spirit. The freshest, greenest believer in Christ knows it better than most of the educated, beaten down believers in churches. Scripture speaks about deceivers and doesn’t pretend they are really, deep down, on God’s side—it calls them enemies of Christ.
And that’s what we have here in our—shudder!—President.
He does seem to be returning to “Dem dey Roots.”
Can’t Muslims do their “zakat” duty by giving to legitimate charities? For example if they give through the United Way, does that count? Are they required to contribute to only Muslim charities, and is that the source of this complaint?
And how many of the fashion slaves and courtiers would copy her?
Mahdi Oba’al will do all he can to support Islamists.
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