Posted on 05/22/2005 8:27:25 AM PDT by Cornpone
(Washington, DC, 5/18/2005) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called for people of conscience to support a resolution that "recognizes that the Qur'an as any other holy book of any religion, should be treated with dignity and respect." To be introduced by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), the resolution also "condemns bigotry and intolerance against any religious group, including our friends, neighbors and citizens of the Islamic faith." "This resolution expresses America's respect for the holy texts of all faiths. If passed, it will also reiterate our nation's condemnation of bigoted behavior and religious intolerance," said Corey Saylor, CAIR's government affairs director.
"It's a winner on every front." Saylor also noted that while Newsweek has retracted its piece asserting that U.S. interrogators threw a Quran in a toilet, former Guantanamo detainees, as well as former detainees in Afghanistan, have made similar allegations in other media reports. A resolution of this type does not have the force of law; however, it is the expression of the opinion of the U.S. House of Representatives. CAIR, America's largest Islamic civil liberties group, is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has 31 offices nationwide and in Canada.
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED: Contact your Representative in the U.S. House (not your Senators) and ask him or her to sign-on to the Conyers' resolution condemning bigotry and religious intolerance. (No number has been assigned to the resolution at the time of this release.)
1) Tell them the allegations of Quran desecration, now withdrawn by Newsweek, hurt America's image overseas. Strong support for this resolution will demonstrate America's intolerance of bigotry and disrespect toward any religious group.
2) Ask them to contact Ameer Gopalani in Rep. John Conyers' office at ameer.gopalani@mail.house.gov or 202-223-9307 to sign-on.
"We stop trying to flush the Koran, you stop beheading Americans... Deal?" (Written by an astute FReeper about a week ago, on another thread.)
BTW.....Are the "free copies" of the Koran which are being handed out by CAIR....heavily edited? Redacted?.......to exclude all of those hundreds of verses demanding DEATH to all non-Muslims? If they aren't redacted, then where is the "peace" in the Koran? Where is the "greatness" which justifies the dignified label, "one of the world's great religions?" What is "great" about perpetual mass murder over 14 centuries? What am I missing here?
(trumpet fanfare) God love you, sis - rightly said!
A.A.C.
The Qu'ran is Qu'rap.
Very clever, LMAO.
Hope this makes the islamofacists so mad , they have to blow themselves up.
Vision
I thought you all might like to know who gives money to CAIR..through the Tides Foundation.
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=12187
"You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart. "The good man out of [his] good treasure brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of [his] evil treasure brings forth what is evil." Matthew 12:34-35
Brilliant post, jan.
I am not against condemning bigotry and intolerance...in the right context. But I certainly won't tolerate violent Qutbees acting on their faith!
http://www.conyersblog.us/archives/00000103.htm#comments
Let this Dhimmie know what you think of him
he closed the other blog that hammered him over 2 days now he has a new one.
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