Emily, if you didn't get a chance to read all Sunni's posts, I think he would NOT agree with you. He wants to START with imposing the shariah law first on people, so they have no choice but consenting to the law, to be the first step for a total reform of the whole country to be another Iran, or Saudi Arabia. A country that women are covered from tip to toe, a country that a man can beat up his WOMEN and not be charge for it, a country than women voice, and votes DO NOT count, a country that a man can marry 3 or 4 women, a country that apply the 14 century death penalty law, by stoning, gun shots, and hanging in the middle of the street. No respect for human being, no respect for women. Violence and fear will be the only thing running between people. I hope I was clear enough
Hi Nahla: I forwarded some of the conversation from Sunni Man
to my friend with CAIR to try to address issues on both sides.
First the fear of the abuses oppression and injustice going on in other countries
that adds to the fear that such will occur here in America if this is not checked.
Secondly the language and statements made such as Sunni Man's
that are easy to see how these are perceived as mixing
religion with politics in an unconstitutional or otherwise unwelcome way.
These two factors are being combined together, so it is hard to tell
how much is coming from where. I just know that ALL abuses would have
to be addressed, and these other problems will be resolved in the process.
I'm not just talking about Islam, but even when Christians and Atheists
or Pro-Life or Pro-Choice lobbyists start using the political system to
pursue corrections or agenda they feel are necessary for freedom, this causes the
threat of imposition against the consent of the public who isn't of that group.
So that is a recurring problem, and I have the same talks with my Christian Pro-Life friends about staying within the bounds of Constitutional protections of equal religious freedom and not to push religion-based arguments or biases.
As for the genocidal abuses and political oppression in other countries,
I believe a united coalition of Muslims, Christians and Jews can stop the violence
in the Middle East and set a better example for other hotbeds worldwide.
I will try to start locally by uniting people on Constitutional values, first,
with the freedom to express these and identify with whatever cultural or
religious background they come from without conflict with any other.
And then I think with that unity we can do more to help these
other places in the world suffering terribly from political aggression and abuses,
due to the lack of due process and equal protections we have in America.
Whether the genocide, such as you described, is projected onto targeted populations by way of race or by religion, it is a human rights issue which is what
Constitutional laws and principles are based on, natural laws for all humanity.
I find the Bill of Rights and First Amendment state these principles stronger than
any religion, so that is why I use that language to defend natural rights for all people.
Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, likewise, are ALL supposed to be teaching
universal laws that affect all humanity, but the language and traditions have become
separated and "exclusive" by cultural affiliations so that we lose the higher meaning and message to the religious rhetoric. I am hoping the Constitutional language may help to unify the different religious or political factions in America on common ground and common values, while preserved the freedom to express diverse religious identity and practice of all individuals and groups; and educating more individuals on Constitutional checks against abuses by teaching due process and conflict resolution to protect interests equally (instead of fear of bullying or threats to impose or overrule others as today).
Nahla I am so sorry to hear about the painful experiences you have suffered,
and I hope that in bringing together all people and groups concerned to address the cause and cure for these problems, these horrible wars will become a thing of the past.
Thank you for sharing
and I look forward to working together toward real solutions
we can all take a vested interest in, including our own language for them.
The fact that people like us here are all coming from different experiences
and perceptions, even clashing as opponents, will turn out to be a benefit to us
in learning how to communicate and interact effectively, instead of deadlocking at odds.
The real solutions will satisfy all of our concerns, and solve
all the problems we see from different angles,
so that is what I am looking to put together.
The diversity of experiences helps, so thank you.
Yours truly,
Emily