Posted on 07/05/2003 4:55:44 PM PDT by rickmichaels
There is a crime being committed against our children. The other day I heard a 12-year-old boy shouting and abusing an Asian restaurant worker. When I told the boy that it was wrong to use such bad language, I was surprised to hear him say confidently: “It doesn’t matter. He’s only an infidel.” I was shocked into silence and left the restaurant feeling dizzy.
I encountered another upsetting example in the 8th Grade religion curriculum. There was a question about whether it was right or wrong to hate infidels. The answer was “We must.” Again, I felt dizzy.
We have a problem here. According to my humble understanding, Muslims are urged to avoid the infidel’s infidelity but not necessarily the infidels themselves. There is a huge difference between the two that we have unfortunately neglected to make clear to our children. I’m not going to discuss further whether it is right or wrong to dislike infidels. But I do have the following question: “Do we really want to teach our children hatred? If so, and I totally disagree with it, what is the right age?”
Let’s assume for the sake of argument that it might make sense to some people to teach our children to dislike the West since our region has suffered so much over the past 50 years from Western governments’ policies. Then why do we apply this ugly hatred to non-Western groups?
In the story of the boy mentioned above, the worker is from a poor country in Asia who has come here to support his family. He deserves respect for the contributions he is making to his family and to our economy. But what do we give him in return? Contempt and disrespect. Why? Simply because he is not like us, not a Muslim.
Seventy years ago, before our country was rich, our people went to those infidel countries to work; our own people earned money there to support their families here. These people opened their countries to us and never treated us badly because of our religious or cultural background.
What has happened in our society that we have reached this miserable stage? Who taught a 12-year boy to say those ugly words? Who is responsible for including unnecessary phrases full of hate in our school curricula? Why do we view non-Muslims with disrespect? Shouldn’t there be better criteria for judging all people, including Muslims?
Who is responsible?
No one dares answer.
Why?
Because we are first-class artists when it comes to putting blame on others. I’ve noticed that many fingers were — and still are — pointing at our schools for the misery we are now experiencing. This seems wrong to me. Yes, schools do share some of the blame, as we’ve seen, but definitely not all. Most of the blame should be put on the fathers and mothers of this generation — in other words, my generation. I know this might sound surprising to my generation but the time has come to be honest with ourselves and admit that we have not been close enough to our children. The majority of us have focused on enjoying the good times and never bothered to check what our children were learning.
I’m sure someone will say that I’m just repeating the oft-cited American media’s accusations against our school curricula and mosque teachings. This is partially true; I really thank God for making it easier for us now to express ourselves publicly. Imagine the reaction had this article been published only five years ago. What would have been the position of some, and perhaps all, conservative people?
I will leave the answer to you. There is no doubt the bloody violence being perpetrated today by some of our youth has its roots in the disrespect for others learned during their flawed upbringing. Let’s act, and quickly, before we lose our children for good. We have lost enough already.
Note how the Author lets people subtly know that 70 years ago they were poor, and for 50 years they have had troubles "caused by western governments". The asture observer might wonder if coming out of poverty and the influence of western governments might be linked.
[Koran 2:191] And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from whence they drove you out, and persecution is severer than slaughter, and do not fight with them at the Sacred Mosque until they fight with you in it, but if they do fight you, then slay them; such is the recompense of the unbelievers.
I don't get it. Is he dizzy at the man's deep understanding and devotion to the Koran?
Here is a quick refresher course in Islam from an earlier FR thread,:
Kill the disbelievers wherever we find them" (Koran 2:191) "Ye are the best of peoples evolved for mankind." (Koran 3:110)
"The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and his messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be to be killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet and genitals cut off, or to be expelled out of the land. Such will be their humiliation in the world, and in the next world they will face an awful horror." (Koran, 5:33-34)
"Not to make friendship with Jews and Christians" (Koran 5:51)
"Remember Allah inspired the angels: I am with you. Give firmness to the believers. I will instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers: you smite them above their necks and smite all their fingertips off of them." (Koran, 8:12)
"In order that Allah may separate the pure from the impure, put all the impure ones [all non-Muslims] one on top of another in a heap and cast them into hell. They will have been the ones to have lost." (Koran, 8:37)
"If there are twenty amongst you, you will vanquish two hundred: if a hundred, you will vanquish a thousand of them [infidels]" (Koran 8:65).
Allah and his messenger announce that it is acceptable to go back on our promises (treaties) and obligations with Pagans and make war on them whenever we find ourselves strong enough to do so (Koran 9:3)
"Fight and slay the Pagans, seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem" (Koran 9:5)
Our God tells us to "fight the unbelievers" and "He will punish them by our hands, cover them with shame and help us (to victory) over them" (Koran 9:14).
"Until they pay the Jizya [a penalty tax for the non-Muslims living under Islamic rules] with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued" (Koran 9:29)
"Unless we go forth, (for Jihad) He will punish us with a grievous penalty, and put others in our place" (9:39).
"O Prophet! Make war against the unbelievers [all non-Muslims] and the hypocrites and be merciless against them. Their home is hell, an evil refuge indeed." (Koran, 9:73)
"Murder them and treat them harshly" (Koran 9:123)
"When you meet the unbelievers in jihad [holy war], chop off their heads. And when you have brought them low, bind your prisoners rigorously. Then set them free or take ransom from them until the war is ended." (Koran, 47:40)
"When we decide to destroy a population, we send a definite order to them who have the good things in life and yet sin. So that Allah's word is proven true against them, then we destroy them utterly." (Koran, 17:16-17)
"How many were the populations we utterly destroyed because of their sins, setting up in their place other peoples." (Koran, 21:11)
"strike off the heads of the disbelievers" (Koran 47:4) "Seize ye him, and bind ye him, And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire.
Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits! This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High. And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent! So no friend hath he here this Day. Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds, Which none do eat but those in sin." (Koran 69:30-37)
"You (i.e. Muslims) will fight with the Jews till some of them will hide behind stones. The stones will (betray them) saying, 'O 'Abdullah (i.e. slave of Allah)! There is a Jew hiding behind me; so kill him.' " (Sahih Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 177)
The Prophet killed the men of the Jewish tribe Bani Quraiza (some 600 to 800 of them) and distributed their women, children and property among the Muslims All the other Jews of Medina were exiled. (Bukhari 5:59:362)
The Prophet had the date-palms of the Jewish tribe of Bani-Al- Nadir burnt and cut down. "It was with Allah's permission" (Koran 59:5)
The Prophet said to Sa'd, :The Bani Quraiza have agreed to accept your verdict" Sa'd said, "Kill all their men and take their women and children as slaves" The Prophet replied, "You have judged according to God's Judgment" (Bukhari 5:59:447)
"The Christians say: The Christ is the son of Allah; "Fight against such as those to whom the Scriptures were given [Jews and Christians]...until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued." (Surah 9:29)
These are the words of their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before; may Allah destroy them." (Sura 9:30)
"Unbelievers are those who say: 'God is one of three.' There is but one God. If they do not desist from so saying, those of them that disbelieve shall be sternly punished." (Surah 5:73)
Obviously, the answer is hate is hate and a hateful person is hateful. Period. No excuses.
Still, it is a surprisingly honest self-assessment. I hope it continues, because the Institutions of Murder Training that these kids are attending WILL be the absolute undoing of an hope of civility their children have.
Allah: "Kill 'em all."
That brings to mind an image of God as the Great Optometrist:
"1 ... or 2...? Which is better? 1... or 2...?"
The Islamofascist schmuck picked the wrong one.
I'd say it had considerably more to do with the "influence" of Western customers than Western governments.
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