Quote:Bismillah:
US Mayor becoms a Muslim
Allahu Akbar.
Salam
Wael
It’s what we in the West call “freedom of religion”, Wael.
You see, unlike Moslem majority nations where islam is forced on all by way of government mandate or socio-political coercion, we in the West typically don’t require the exclusion of those who wish to participate in the political process due to religious affiliation other than islam.
Let’s look at just one lovely example of islamic socio-political coercion, shall we?
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2001/5610.htm
The Maldives:
<i>Freedom of religion is restricted significantly. The 1997 Constitution designates Islam as the official state religion, and the Government interprets this provision to impose a requirement that citizens be Muslims. Foreign residents are allowed to practice their religion if they do so privately, and cannot encourage Maldivian citizens to participate. </i>
Restrictions on Religious Freedom
In July 2000, President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom stated that no religion other than Islam would be allowed in the country, and the Home Affairs Ministry announced special programs to safeguard and strengthen religious unity. The Government has established a Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs to provide guidance on religious matters. The President must be a Sunni Muslim and under the Constitution is the "supreme authority to propagate the tenets of Islam." Cabinet ministers also are required to be Sunni Muslims. Members of the People's Majlis (Parliament) must be Muslim.
The Government observes Shari'a. Civil law is subordinate to Shari'a, which is applied in situations not covered by civil law as well as in certain acts such as divorce and adultery.
Under the country's Islamic practice, the testimony of two women is required to equal that of one man in matters involving Shari'a, such as adultery, finance, and inheritance. In other cases, the testimony of men and women are equal. Shari'a also governs intestate inheritance, granting male heirs twice the share of female heirs. The Constitution provides that an accused person has the right to defend himself "in accordance with Shari'a." The Government only registers clubs and other private associations that do not contravene Islamic or civil law.
The law prohibits public statements that are contrary to Islam.
There are no places of worship for adherents of other religions. The Government prohibits the importation of icons and religious statues.... The Government prohibits non-Muslim clergy and missionaries from proselytizing and conducting public worship services....
Conversion of a Muslim to another faith is a violation of Shari'a and may result in a loss of the convert's citizenship.
Islamic instruction is a mandatory part of the school curriculum, and the Government funds the salaries of instructors of Islam.
Abuses of Religious Freedom:
The law limits a citizen's right to freedom of expression in order to protect "the basic tenets of Islam.
Sound like an islamist paradise, dun’ it? Actually, the above is largely representative of any Moslem majority nation.
Now, let’s juxtapose the above with a passage that is designed to protect me and everyone else from people like you.
Delineated in Article VI Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution:
<i>"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; <b>but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.</b>" </i>
As it applies to those who claim to be a “slave of Allah”
Amendment XIII
<i>Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. </i>
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
The Founding Fathers of the United States were brilliant men who established the framework to protect the citizenry from the very precepts that orthodox islam compels it’s adherents toward: the utter relinquishment of their rights and freedoms to a totalitarian and all-consuming ideology that also demands the revulsion and hatred of infidels.
Weatern civilization akbar!
