Posted on 11/24/2013 9:51:25 AM PST by tje
LUANDA – According to several Angolain newspapers, Angola has become the first country in the world to ban Islam and Muslims, taking first measures by destroying mosques in the country.
“The process of legalization of Islam has not been approved by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, their mosques would be closed until further notice,” Rosa Cruz e Silva, the Angolan Minister of Culture, was quoted by Agence Ecofin on Friday, November 22.
(Excerpt) Read more at onislam.net ...
Enver Hoxha banned Islam (and Christianity) in Albania as well.
Angola could show America the way, if only we didn’t already have a muslim mole in the White House.
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THAT goes without saying. He will blame the Angolans for their own demise no matter how bloody. I hope to G-d they are ready for what is sure to come. I pray it doesn’t, but my heart and my head both know better. They have just become Israel without the means of defense that Israel maintains. The church won’t help them either.
Im with you. I support religious freedom, including no religion. However, it appears islam is not a religion like other religions, and cannot peacefully coexist with religions, legal systems, nor liberty. I see nothing wrong with outlawing it.
Self Preservation
This is mot the same. Angola is surrounded by jihadis who love nothing like they love blood.
They do. Even though it’s well established that Hubbard created the whole thing on a bet with John W. Campbell and later went on to exploit it as a scam when he fell short of scamming the US Veteran’s Administrtation.
It seems that all you need, for a successful claim as a religion, is to profess a beliefe - any belief - in something spiritual.
I am all for freedom of religion but islam is not a religion. It is a violent and totalitarian political/economic form of government that seeks to take over the world. It is not compatible with any sort of freedom or human rights. Hopefully other countries will follow - and soon.
It’s a good defensive and preservation move. May Angola prosper among nations for having the good sense to expel evil.
That's one sure way to get Barry to cut down on foreign aid.
If someone hundreds or a thousand years later were to worship a dead conquering warlord with political dreams of a new society who was named Hitler instead of Mohammed, people might be able to realize that Islam is not a comparable religion to other belief systems. It is fully encompassed in a system of political rule. One that positions Islamists above non-believers in the eyes of the courts. That is supremacist.
The capital of the Islamic empire has banned all other religions and no one bats an eyelash.
There is a standing death penalty for any non-muslim who dares enter the segregated city of Mecca.
The religious texts of other faiths are seized and destroyed by the Saudi government.
Jews are prohibited entry in Saudi Arabia (at least it was officially declared in the past decade, they have taken down the notice, not sure how free Jews are to travel there).
There is no “cultural exchange” or “diversity” when one side prohibits cultural “imposition”.diversity
Islam is a terrorist organization. In the U.S. Islam should dealt with under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and not under the First Amendment.
No. Angola’s neighbors are Zambia, DR of Congo, and Namibia. None of those countries are even remotely majority Muslim. There are no known jihadis in those countries either.
DR of Congo is only 10% Muslim and is embroiled in its own civil wars.
Zambia is 1% Muslim.
Namibia is less than 3%.
I am not disputing there would be problems if this story is true (and at this point I doubt it is), but the idea that Angola will cease to exist in ten days - or ten years for that matter - is preposterous. Quite frankly a Muslim threat to Angola might actually unite the people there. They have been fighting each other for almost 40 years. Anyone who messes with Angolans on their own turf is in for a rude surprise.
Just idle speculation mind you, but I wonder if Putin might be looking for an economic vassal state in that part of Africa?
This is very interesting and important. In effect, Angola has thrown down the gauntlet against “the international Islamic conspiracy”, the overt effort to openly and covertly expand Islam in the world.
The Muslims will *have* to respond in some way, politically, diplomatically, commercially, you name it. And any Angolan interests outside of Angola are now at risk.
In religious terms, there are likely some individuals in Saudi Arabia who are panicking about this.
Just look at what happened to Serbia.
Maybe you are right, and I do hope you are, but no country in Africa has gone this far and outright challenged islam to the point where they are tearing down mosques and outlawing islam. It will be a miracle if there is no retaliation.
From African Globe 11/19/13
http://www.africanglobe.net/africa/african-state-angola-bans-islam-mosques-destroyed/
AFRICANGLOBE – By popular demand, Angolan authorities have taken pre-emptive action and decided to ban the Muslim religion, which they consider a cult, NOT a religion. They see what Muslims are doing to non-Muslims, especially in Africa, and are taking steps to prevent the same from happening in Angola.
In early October 2013, the Muslims living in Luanda in the municipality of Viana Zango were shocked to see the minaret of their mosque dismantled into pieces on the ground without permission. On Thursday 03 October in the morning, the Angolan authorities decided to destroy the mosque Zango located in the urban district of Viana 17 km. The governor of Luanda Bento announced in a radio spot that radical Muslims are not welcome in Angola and the Angolan government is not ready for the legalization of mosques in Angola.
And on Tuesday, November 19, the Minister of Culture, Rosa Cruz e Silva said. “Regarding Islam, the legalization process has not been approved by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. Therefore all mosques would be closed until further notice. “ It should be noted that the Angolan government has made closing of all mosques a priority. The only two mosques located in Luanda have already received a warning document signed by the mayor of the municipality of Viana José Moreno.
The provincial governor of Luanda, Bento Bento, said on the airwaves of local radio that “radical Muslims are not welcome in Angola and the Angolan government is not ready for the legalization of mosques.” Minister of Culture, Rosa Cruz e Silva explained that the law on freedom of religion will be reviewed given the current national context , noting that the Government will redouble its efforts to fight relentlessly against religious cults like Islam which are contrary to the customs of Angolan culture.
95% of Angola’s population is Christian. A quarter belongs to Protestant churches founded during the colonial period, including congregational evangelical church.
This decisive action taken by the Angolan head of state is based on a desire to guard against the rise of the Wahhabi ideology that has created havoc, death and destruction in Africa and elsewhere. And as rightly explained Tunisian philosopher Mezri Haddad: “Islamism and Islamophobia feed each other. Worse, long-term Islamism as an ideology destroy Islam as religion. “
According to the International Religious Freedom Report 2008, Islam in Angola is a minority religion with 80,000 – 90,000 adherents, composed largely of migrants from West Africa and families of Lebanese origin. The Muslims comprise between 2.5 to 3 percent of Angola’s overall population of 17 million people, most of them Christians.
in the last decade, but especially during the last few years the Muslim community in Angola has grown appreciably and Islamic activities have become more common in major cities. Mosques have sprung up in a number of places and Qur’anic schools have been built to provide Islamic instructions and teach Arabic language to adherents.
Public attitudes toward Islam have been generally negative. Cultural differences between Angolan and Muslim immigrants have been the basis for negative views toward Islam, as was the perceived link between Islam and illegal immigration. Since the September 11 attacks, there has been a deliberate attempt to link Muslims with terrorism. It has become a matter of routine at Luanda airport for security officers to detain Muslims arriving from Sahelian countries.
On September 1, 2008, a Muslim mob attacked non-Muslims in the community of Andulo. The school-age daughter of a deacon at one of the churches was decapitated. Forty Christians were assaulted or tortured. The mob burned three church buildings. They also went to non-Muslim houses to intimidate them or destroyed items of property. Stones were thrown at the headquarters of a local Christian project, causing some damage. An Angolan Christian leader said that the local police were unable to stop the attack and fled the scene.
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