Posted on 12/07/2015 8:09:55 AM PST by nuconvert
The time has come that when people ask, “Where are the Muslim voices?†everyone should be able to say “here they are!â€
There is a buzz on social media today about a new Muslim Reform Movement, and any of you are wondering what this is all about. Here is some background: The Paris terrorism attacks seemed to be the last straw for many Muslims like us who abhor violence in the name of our faith. So we decided to do something about radical Islamist extremism growing by the day and threatening the future of our next generations.
A group of reform-minded Muslims gathered in Washington, D.C. for a brainstorming session. While we were there, the San Bernardino terror attacks took place, and we quickly realized that we have reached the tipping point. This made our work even more urgent.
This initiative was started by Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, an ex-naval officer of the US Navy and now a physician. He invited thinkers, academics, activists and two imams from Copenhagen, London, Ottawa, Toronto, Phoenix, Philadelphia and Portland to gather for a 24-hour summit.
We discussed and debated what we could do to go beyond words and start taking some action.After intense talks for two days, in which we debated terminology, ideas and theology, we came up with a declaration and a course of action.
On Dec. 4, we jointly presented the declaration at a press conference hosted at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.:
(Video at link)
Following the press conference, some of us went to a place founded by the most diabolical country in the world which funds terrorism and is the root of our problems: the Saudi-funded mosque in Washington DC. Here, we posted the first declaration on the door – despite threats and intimidation from the administration.
A few brave men from our group led the way for us as we reclaimed our first space – three women prayed in the main section of the mosque. This is ground breaking not just for all mosques but particularly for this one. We were nearly arrested, but we persevered and left the stamp of the Muslim Reform Movement on their grounds.
The declaration is noted below with names of the signatories. This is a work in progress and our aim is to invite all our friends and neighbors – people of faith and those of no faith – to join our movement, because we can’t do this alone.
The time has come that when people ask, “Where are the Muslim voices?†everyone should be able to say “here they are!â€
(copy of Muslim Reform Movement Declaration at link)
By their fruits ye shall know them.
I am willing to afford this group the chance to try and reform islam. (If they succeed I will even capitalize islam).
But I am unwilling to forestall meaningful actions on my own part waiting for them to succeed.
“...they are promised a perpetual orgy with seventy-two nubile virgin slave girls ...” - originally they were white raisins, a very valuable commodity in 7th century Arabia.
Nuking or otherwise turning Mecca and Medina into a radioactive wasteland is the only sure way of eliminating this evil. (But what evil will arise to take its place?)
As long as they are trying, it doesn’t hurt to let it go.
But it doesn’t mean any lessening of vigilance.
Then why stay in that faith? The entire faith is violent, built on violence, propogated now by violence and completely soaked in blood.
Why try to reform islam? Convert to Christianity. It has all the reforms that they will try to implement in islam. They already exist in Christianity.
Plus because islam was spread by conquest. Most muslims are practicing the religion of tyrannical conquerors. Most muslims have a Christian ancestor who was converted to islam at the point of a sword.
I guess this is like cafeteria Muslims!
Obviously, ‘taqqiya’ is an equally probable description of this as ‘genuine’, given the specific teachings of the koran and the practices of its adherents.
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“Obviously, ‘taqqiya’ is an equally probable description of this as ‘genuine’”
No, it isn’t
“”He’s trying. Let’s hope he’s successful””
He is a good one and as long as he’s been speaking out, this should have taken place much sooner... Can’t get hopes up after all we’ve seen and heard but good luck to him. Hope he realizes he’ll have a problem with the jerk in the WH and those pulling his strings and his dirt bag advisors.
You don't have to be muslim to have read the koran and the hadith and to understand the impossibility of reforming islam. It was born in blood, thrived in blood and exists today as it always has. Killing infidels and terrorizing it's adherents who stray.
He has spoken out countless times against Obama and the people he surrounds himself with.
Proclaim Christ as savior and truly reform.
Thanks also for the link; I have bookmarked for future re-reading and study. Sorry I missed the free "Enemies" series for Kindle last week, but I like your writing style so the cost to purchase will be well worth it!
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Suspect this is going to be to little to late.
nuconvert, the Christian reformation was founded on extra-biblical actions taken by the church, and demanded a return to the biblical basis of theology.
A muslim reformation requires fundamentally rewriting significant portions of their ‘gospel’, removing the militant components (and the societal legal components, to bring compatibility with western law).
A failure to recognize this bedrock difference between the two situations in favor of hope is unwise, to say the least.
“A group of reform-minded Muslims gathered in Washington, D.C. for a brainstorming session.”
Oh yea, they’re all in!
I wish them luck and speed!
Wansee redux..
“A muslim reformation requires fundamentally rewriting significant portions of their ‘gospel’, removing the militant components (and the societal legal components, to bring compatibility with western law).”
Fine. Let them do it.
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