Question about the OKC Bombing & the Latest Al Qaeda Guy Caught at O'Hare
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To: Shermy
15 posted on 6/10/02 6:09 PM Pacific by The Magical Mischief Tour
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| Mrs Kus |
Posted on 06/10/2002 2:34:13 PM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
I read where it says he identified himself as Catholic.
Couldn't that imply he OFFERED that info?
And I think the point the writer of this article was making is that he converted from something (Catholocism) TO something (Islam).
That's my take. And if I recall, yes, depending on where you are getting booked, they can ask if you have a religious preference, maybe for summoning a Chaplain.
I can understand the reasons for many blacks going the Nation of Islam now; now they can hate and terrorize whitey courtesy of Al queda monies.
Geez, unimaginable as it may seem, we really could see terrorism from our own citizens.
When they do that, of course, we then have some opportunity to infiltrate.
So profiling will have an additional benefit.
But where's the bomb?
Yeah. But a lot of the Americans who converted to islam due to those "understanding islam" sessions are white. And Al Qaeda terrorist John Walker Lindh (whatever his islamic name is) is not only white, but comes from a rich family.
"It takes all kinds."
I think that's the key to the success of Islam. Muslims are free to wage war against "infidels" whenever the Islamic world is "attacked." And Muslims must submit (Islam means submission) to the religious/civil authorities. It's an ideal religion for aspiring dictators, as can be seen by the number of dictatorships throughout the Muslim world.
Question about the OKC Bombing & the Latest Al Qaeda Guy Caught at O'Hare
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To: Shermy
15 posted on 6/10/02 6:09 PM Pacific by The Magical Mischief Tour
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| Mrs Kus |
Walker was raised Cathoolic but I don't think he got very far in confirmation nor had a solid foundation, thanks to his folks being terminally stupid.
Check out this January 1 Freep posting about Latinos in America converting to Islam: Islam is also an alternative for Latinos in the United States
Islam is also an alternative for Latinos in the United States
AFP via The News (Mexico City) | January 1, 2002
Posted on 1/1/02 10:16 AM Eastern by sarcasm
LOS ANGELES - Latinos who don't drink, eat pork or even dance might feel out of step with their families or with other Latin Americans. Just the same, about 40,000 Latinos living in the United States find that Islam meets other needs and provides an alternative community.
"Some claim they are dissatisfied with Christianity, some are interested in the more active practice that Islam offers. Some find out about Islam through friends and family," said Samantha Sanchez, president of Latino American Dawah Organization, one of several U.S. organizations of Latino Muslims.
Marta Galedary, a Mexican immigrant who discovered Islam through friends 20 years ago, now organizes study groups for Latinos at the Los Angeles Islamic Center.
"People came to us out of curiosity and asked for literature about Islam in Spanish, so we realized that we needed to reach out to non-Muslims," said Galedary, whose group numbers 25 to 30. "Everyone knows someone who is interested."
In California, as in Texas, the majority of Muslim Latinos are Mexicans or Central Americans who arrived some years ago and haven't mastered English. On the East Coast, the communities are mostly Puerto Rican or Dominican, and many were born in the United States, said Ismi Saraji, who lives in New York.
Recent converts have little problem giving up pork, liquor and dance, said Saraji. The problem is getting their families to accept their new lifestyles.
"The problem for them is how their families may feel betrayed by them. My cousin was still trying to feed me pork pies for years after I converted. When I mentioned the problem with pork, she would just say: 'So don't eat that part'," said Saraji.
"My parents still don't understand a lot about my religion and I sometimes feel that they don't want to understand something that they don't like," said Mercedes Zeenni, a Mexican-born California resident who converted to Islam 11 years ago, before marrying her Lebanese boyfriend.
So strong is the fear of rejection that some follow Islam in secret.
"I'm always worried that the people I love the most will reject me. My grandparents still don't know. I think the fear of rejection is one that all new converts fear," said Juan Galvan, of Texas.
Nearly all Latino converts to Islam had been practicing Catholics who were to some degree uncomfortable with Catholicism.
"I was Catholic. But from the start, it seemed that Islam gave more answers to my questions, was more direct, without mysteries, and making it easier for me to understand what it meant to believe in God," said Zeenni.
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