It is Islam, among the family of religions, that is the irate member, suffering a psychosis that leaves others walking on eggshells for fear of triggering the anger. --- fear noted and laughed at.
On Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 10:22:30 AM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/detail/islam-the-golden-rule-debate-we-neglect-at-our-own-peril?f=must_reads > > > Islam: The Golden Rule Debate We Neglect at Our Own Peril > > by LT. COLONEL JAMES G. ZUMWALT, USMC (RET) > <http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/authors/detail/lt-colonel-james-zumwalt-usmc-ret> > > May 31, 2016 > > [image: Description: ANN MARIE WATERS] > > Recently, England's 190-year-old Oxford Union > <http://www.oxford-union.org/> - the world's most prestigious debating > society - debated a topic many today consider taboo. President Barack Obama > would assure us debate is unnecessary as he knows the answer. > > The topic: Is Islam a peaceful religion? Obama repeatedly assures > <http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2014/09/28/obama_islam_is_a_religion_that_preaches_peace.html> > > us it is. > > Many non-Muslims accept this neologistic perception because most religions > are peaceful. But the consequence of this is any intellectual debate > centered specifically on Islam has been numbed while all other religions > remain fair game. Political correctness boundaries, only extended to Islam, > silence rational debate about its driving ideology. > > It is Islam, among the family of religions, that is the irate member, > suffering a psychosis that leaves others walking on eggshells for fear of > triggering the anger. But doing so only contributes to an atmosphere > conducive to Islam attacking others unwilling to initiate a pre-emptive > defense. > > In the Oxford Union debate, activist Anne Marie Waters > <http://www.annemariewaters.org/> argued Islam is not peaceful > <http://oxfordstudent.com/2013/05/30/debate-this-house-believes-islam-is-a-religion-of-peace/>. > > She noted its supporters have so effectively played off of this peace > perception, they are never required substantively to prove it. > > In the U.S. criminal system, we recognize one as "presumed innocent > <http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-procedure/criminal-procedure-faq.html>" > until proven guilty. This presumption puts the burden on the accuser - the > prosecutor - affirmatively to prove the accused committed a criminal act. > Guilt is to be established by a "preponderance of evidence." > > Waters made her case, introducing a preponderance of evidence to support > Islam's dark side. She blamed "*the actions of Islam itself* > <http://oxfordstudent.com/2013/05/30/debate-this-house-believes-islam-is-a-religion-of-peace/>" > > such as: > > - Death calls for "crimes" against it such as apostasy, blasphemy, > adultery and homosexuality > - Mandate for gender segregation and discrimination > - Heavy preference in legal proceedings for a man's testimony over a > woman's > - Acceptance of child and polygamous marriages as well as marriages > without the bride's consent > - Judicial call for brutal punishments such as amputations, beheadings > and butchery of those who dare insult the religion > - Imprisonment of female victims of rape > - Promotion of anti-semitism > > > > Waters went on to explain Islam's call to violence knows no boundaries - > evidenced by the 9/11 attacks in the U.S., the London Underground bombings, > Madrid, Mumbai, Mali, Bali, Northern Nigeria, Sudan, Afghanistan, Saudi > Arabia, Iran, Yemen, Pakistan, Belgium, etc. > > Defense attorneys, in a U.S. court of law, might argue, as to Waters' > evidence, such violence may be typical of Islamic extremists but not of > Islamic moderates. > > Waters need only cite Muslim leaders who tell us otherwise. > > Several years ago, when asked to differentiate between moderate and > extremist Muslims, Turkey's then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan assured > us <http://gatesofvienna.net/2013/10/islam-is-islam-and-thats-it/>, "These > descriptions are very ugly, it is offensive and an insult to our religion." > > "There is no moderate or immoderate Islam. Islam is Islam and that's it," > he added. > > Erdogan makes no differentiation because all Muslims take their marching > orders from three religious texts - the Quran, Sira (Prophet Muhammad's > biography) and the Hadith (a collection of Muhammad's sayings). The > motivation for every act Waters cited as evidence above is found within > them. > > Another Muslim leader recognizing Islam's innate penchant for violence > and, accordingly, calling for a 21st century adjustment is Egyptian > President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. He acknowledges Islam's entrenchment, for > hundreds of years, in violent interpretations that are destructive, pitting > Islam <http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4612771,00.html> against > the rest of the world. > > Waters' argument would have been supported by American physics and math > professor Bill Warner <https://www.politicalislam.com/author/>, who took > a scientific approach toward obtaining a better understand of Islam's > impact on "kafirs" (non-Muslims). > > Conducting an independent analysis of the complexities laden within the > three aforementioned Islamic texts, Warner's Trilogy Project > <https://www.politicalislam.com/trilogy-project/> approach "was based > upon scientific principles and objective methods, so that any independent > person could achieve the same results if they used the same methods." > > Explaining his focus > <http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=30658> going > through the texts, Warner noted: > > "My only concern is how Islam treats me and my people, the kafirs. How > Islam views and deals with the kafir is political Islam...The Koran says > that the kafir may be murdered, tortured, plotted against, enslaved, > robbed, insulted, beheaded, demeaned, mocked and so forth. The Hadith and > Sira agree..." > > The measuring stick Warner applied throughout the texts was one easily > understood in Western society - the Golden Rule > <https://www.politicalislam.com/> - i.e., treating others as you would > have them treat you. He rationalized that "The Golden Rule removes the > brutality, insults and prejudice directed at the kafir. The constant > attacks would disappear." > > In taking this approach, Warner found > <http://godofreason.com/new-page-128.htm>: > > "What is amazing is how much the Golden Rule removes from the Trilogy. > About 61% of the Koran vanishes, 75% of the Sira and 20% of the Hadith also > go away. As I said, I only care about how Islam treats the kafir, but the > Golden Rule also removes all of the dualistic rules about women. So the > reductions will be even greater when the material about the treatment of > women is removed." > > Warner's research led to his warning: "The worst error in thinking about > Islam is that it is a religion...religion is the smallest part of Islam." > > Islam, in other words, is mostly a political - not a religious - ideology. > Yet we give it the full weight of a religion. > > Whenever Islam is criticized, its supporters raise the "Islamophobia" > flag. They put the cart before the horse in doing so. Since a preponderance > of evidence clearly shows Islam is not peaceful, the burden is on them to > now prove otherwise. > > Interestingly, in his 2015 National Prayer Breakfast speech, Obama noted > <https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/02/05/remarks-president-national-prayer-breakfast> > > the "one law that we can all be most certain of that seems to bind people > of all faiths...(is the) Golden Rule." 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