Christian Police discriminate agaist Muslims

POLICE BEARD POLICY SHOWS ANTI-MUSLIM BIAS - TOPImam Isa Abdulmateen, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1/27/06http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/opinion/local2/region/13721929.htmThe Philadelphia Police Department's quarter-inch policy on beards is archaic, arbitrary and discriminatory against Muslims ("Police officer who refused to trim beard will be fired," Jan. 14).The policy is archaic because it was written many years ago by white Christian men who had no intention of allowing blacks, women or Muslims on the police force. Today, Muslims serve Philadelphia as school principals, dentists, state representatives, postal workers, and in many other ways. Philadelphia is home to tens of thousands of Muslims. A modern police force should not exclude Muslims.The policy is arbitrary because the wearing of a longer beard does not in any fashion hamper one's ability to serve as a police officer. Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson has said that the police are a paramilitary force, so they have to shave. Perhaps that is what's wrong with the Police Department. They think they are an army instead of public servants.Muslims bring credibility to the table because we have a historic record of benefiting our communities. If our youth saw more Muslim police officers, they would see someone they could talk to and trust to be fair. A Muslim police officer could mediate disputes and be respected because Muslims already do that.The policy is discriminatory because it forces Muslims to choose between their religion and their job. There is also a Muslim woman police officer who is being persecuted because she insists on covering her hair, as required by her faith.Commissioner Johnson has publicly opposed the wearing of longer beards and head coverings by Muslim officers. This is an odd stance since he has: Publicly supported a transgendered officer.Supported the reinstatement of a police supervisor who drove while intoxicated, crashed his car into a pillar, then conspired with a sergeant to cover it up.Refused to fire an officer who injured a minister at the airport, costing the city thousands of dollars in a lawsuit, and punched a court officer in front of a judge.Somehow, officers are constantly found to have beaten citizens unjustly, but they retain their jobs. Yet Muslim officers face firing because of beards and head scarves.It is time to change the antiquated police uniform policy to reflect Philadelphia's diversity and tolerance.Imam Isa Abdulmateen is the Chairman of the Majlis Ash Shura Justice and Integrity Division in Philadelphia.

Christians Vandalize Virginia Mosque

The Council on American-Islamic Relations(CAIR) today called on the FBI to investigate vandalism at a Virginia mosque as a possible hate crime.Officials of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) in Sterling, Va., say a large Nazi swastika was discovered on the exterior of their facility this morning. The center has been the target of several incidents of vandalism since the 9/11 terror attacks."It is particularly disturbing that a mosque near our nation's capital is repeatedly targeted in this manner," said Shama Farooq, civil rights director for CAIR's Maryland and Virginia office.CAIR said vandalism or other possible bias-related incidents have been reported recently at mosques in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Florida, Texas, Nebraska, California, and New York. In December of last year, bombs damaged an Ohio mosque.

Christian Radio DJ Mocks muslims dying

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/13720885.htm ANAHEIM, Calif. - A Muslim civil liberties group demanded an apology Thursday from the host of a Los Angeles-area radio show for making fun of a stampede that killed hundreds of Muslims during an annual pilgrimage.The Council on American-Islamic Relations asked for an apology from KFI-AM 640 host Bill Handel, who allegedly made fun of the deaths during a Jan. 12 segment he called the "Annual Stampede Report."A spokeswoman for KFI, which is owned by Clear Channel Communications, did not immediately return a message left Thursday. Handel's producer, Michelle Kube, also did not return calls for comment. Handel had left work for the day and attempts to reach him were unsuccessful.At least 363 pilgrims were killed and hundreds injured in a stampede that day in Mecca, where thousands of people were rushing to carry out a symbolic ritual of stoning the devil in Mina.According to CAIR, Handel imitated the people screaming and then joked that the Muslims at the pilgrimage should use a helicopter to monitor pilgrimage traffic, as is done in Los Angeles with the freeways. . ."The deaths of hundreds of people engaged in religious observances is no laughing matter," CAIR spokeswoman Sabiha Khan said in a statement. "KFI needs to distance itself from Mr. Handel's unbelievable insensitivity by issuing a formal apology and a reprimand."

Christians Take Iraqi Women Hostage

The U.S. Army in
Iraq' has at least twice seized and jailed the wives of suspected insurgents in hopes of "leveraging" their husbands into surrender, U.S. military documents show.
In one case, a secretive task force locked up the young mother of a nursing baby, a U.S. intelligence officer reported. In the case of a second detainee, one American colonel suggested to another that they catch her husband by tacking a note to the family's door telling him "to come get his wife."
In one memo, a civilian Pentagon intelligence officer described what happened when he took part in a raid on an Iraqi suspect's house in Tarmiya, northwest of Baghdad, on May 9, 2004. The raid involved Task Force (TF) 6-26, a secretive military unit formed to handle high-profile targets.
"During the pre-operation brief it was recommended by TF personnel that if the wife were present, she be taken hostage and held in order to leverage the primary target's surrender," wrote the 14-year veteran officer.
He said he objected, but when they raided the house the team leader, a senior sergeant, took her hostage anyway.
"The 28-year-old woman had three young children at the house, one being as young as six months and still nursing," the intelligence officer wrote. She was held for two days and was released after he complained, he said.
Like most names in the released documents, the officer's signature is blacked out on this for-the-record memorandum about his complaint.
Of this case, command spokesman Johnson said he could not judge, months later, the factors that led to the woman's detention.
The second episode, in June 2004, is found in sketchy detail in e-mail exchanges among six U.S. Army colonels, discussing an undisclosed number of female detainees held in northern Iraq by the Stryker Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division.
The first message, from a military police colonel, advised staff officers of the U.S. northern command that the Iraqi police would not take control of the women being held hostage without charges being brought against them.
In a second e-mail, a command staff officer asked an officer of the unit holding the women, "What are you guys doing to try to get the husband — have you tacked a note on the door and challenged him to come get his wife?"
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Christian magazine spews hate toward prophet Muhammed(PBUH)

On January 10, the Norwegian Christian publication Magazinet reprinted the 12 satirical cartoons as a gesture of solidarity with the conservative Danish daily Jyllands-Posten, which originally ignited the controversy in September.

The bible and Slavery

Human equality in Christianity?
Introduction: When it comes to human affairs and relations, slavery is one of the back bones of the spine of Christianity and its principles: "All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God's name and our teaching may not be slandered. (From the NIV Bible, 1 Timothy 6:1)"
"Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard their masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be defamed. (From the RSV Bible, 1 Timothy 6:1)"
"A student is not greater than the teacher. A slave is not greater than the master. (From the NIV Bible, Matthew 10:24)"
We clearly see that the Bible is not a book for freeing slaves. Slavery was practiced very badly during the times of Judaism and Christianity, and was fought against and ended during the times of Islam. It is part of the Bible's "teaching" to practice and promote slavery! And fighting it would "slander" or "defame" the teachings of the Bible.

Christian extremists Vandalize Masjid

TX: ISLAMIC CENTER IN NW AUSTIN VANDALIZED - TOP
KXAN, 1/22/06
http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=4395347&nav=0s3d

The Islamic Center off of McNeil was vandalized. The most disturbing fact is that this is not the first time it has happened.

This latest incident happened at the center at 1246 Los Indios Trail sometime between 12:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. Sunday.

Someone knocked down the basketball hoops and positioned them to block the gate. They also threw bricks and some portable weights into the drive way.

Then, the vandals re-arranged the letters on the Islamic Center's marquee. The culprits left behind a hate message directed toward the Jewish faith.

"The bottom line is that we are a peaceful community. Our hearts are open, and we ask this person and people like this person who made this incidence or anybody who is confused about Islam or confused about us, they can come our doors are open. They are most welcome 24/7," Imam Safdar Razi with the Islamic Center of N.W. Austin said. (MORE)

Christian Writer slanders Islam

REVIEWER SLAMS BOOK AS 'ANTI-ISLAMIC POLEMIC' - TOP The Lexington Herald Leader, 1/21/06http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/living/religion/13659169.htm'THE LEGACY OF JIHAD: ISLAMIC HOLY WAR AND THE FATE OF NON-MUSLIMS'
Andrew G. Bostom, editor.

Christian writer Andrew Bostom has brought together a variety of classical Islamic sources, eyewitness accounts, and contemporary historical commentaries related to jihad, or "holy war." He tries to bring balance to understandings of Islam by showing that Islam was spread through brutal military force, and brought slavery and marginalization for non-Muslims. But he is as selective in his choice of sources as are those whose viewpoints he opposes. Bostom also fails to provide any sense of historical and cultural context for the religious commentaries or eyewitness accounts. There is no reference to the medieval Christian Crusades, the Turkic and Mongol invasions of Muslim lands, or the subsequent military campaigns that drove Muslims out of Spain and Eastern Europe and eventually brought most of the Islamic world under colonial rule. Understanding the motives and methods of war through history is critical to a meaningful context. The author uses virtually any military offensive carried out by Muslims as an example of jihad, ignoring restrictions classical and modern Islamic jurisprudence placed on it. There is a need for a work that brings realism and balance to the topic. But Bostom's book is no more than a cleverly constructed anti-Islamic polemic that does much to increase fear and little to increase knowledge.

Christian on Ramapage hunted Muslims

MAN 'ON RAMPAGE HUNTED MUSLIMS' - TOPKevin Meade, Australian, 1/13/06http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17807794%5E2702,00.htmlTHREE British tourists were allegedly terrorised in the Gold Coast hinterland by a Christian vowing to kill Muslims in a bizarre attack reminiscent of the Sydney race riots and the horror movie Wolf Creek.The tourists hid in a rainforest in fear of their lives after 41-year-old Shane Robert Stephens chased them along a perilous mountain road, trying several times to run their car off the edge, the Southport Magistrates Court heard yesterday.Mr Stephens then stabbed the tyres on their rented convertible, slashed the hood, tore off the rear number plate and ripped out wiring and spark plugs, prosecutor Peta Eyschen told the court. . .Constable Eyschen said the drama began on Wednesday afternoon when Mr Stephens approached sightseers Dale Thompson and Ryan Kelsea in the carpark of the Natural Bridge, a popular scenic attraction in the Numinbah Valley, near the NSW border."You're not f..king Muslims," he allegedly said. "I'm going to kill some f..king Muslims."

Christian Extremist convicted of Attack

http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_014124542.html(CBS) SANTA ANA, Calif. A man who choked a Pakistani cab driver and threatened revenge after a contractor beheading in Iraq will spend one year in jail beginning March 3rd after admitting to a hate crime.Scott Kenton Wilson, 39, pleaded guilty yesterday to race-related kidnapping, making criminal threats and assault, which were all felonies.Wilson, who is white, could have faced 13 years in prison had he gone to trial. Instead he accepted a lesser sentence to resolve the case.Wilson admitted he was intoxicated, called a cab and felt emotional of the beheading of contractor Nicholas Berg.On May 22, 2004, he choked the driver of the cab, spat on him and said, "Did you see my homeboy get his head chopped off? . . .I'm going to kill you twice for what your brothers did." The driver of the cab pressed a panic button, which activated a global position system that tracked the vehicle. The vehicle was pulled over in Long Beach and officers arrested Wilson. (MORE)

Christian Terrorist Casing Masjid

The fear is this is another christian terrorist casing the Masjid before he attacks.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=local&id=3828474BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Muslim leaders are concerned about their community's safety after someone saw a man rappelling from the roof of a city mosque.A witness praying at the Islamic Center of Bloomington on Saturday heard footsteps on the roof and spotted the man climbing down the building's roof around six a-m.Police say the man joined two other men in a Jeep before driving away.Bloomington police Detective Sgt. David Drake says there was no evidence of the man entering the building or of any property damage.The F-B-I is also investigating an apparent arson that happened at the same mosque in July.Islamic center spokeswoman Nancy Anderson says she hopes to meet with authorities to discuss upgrading security at the center.

Muslims found innocent govt. refuses to release them

AL-ARIAN ASSOCIATE REMAINS CONFINED - TOPMEG LAUGHLIN, St. Petersburg Times, 1/19/06http://www.sptimes.com/2006/01/19/Tampabay/Al_Arian_associate_re.shtmlImmigration officials are still holding Sameeh Hammoudeh because he could have terrorism ties.TAMPA - Although a jury acquitted Sameeh Hammoudeh of terrorism charges, immigration officials are not convinced.They want to keep him in jail, and on Wednesday a U.S. immigration judge denied him bail."Hammoudeh is being held because (immigration) still believes he has ties to terrorism," said Pam McCullough, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.The agency will not release Hammoudeh, a co-defendant in the Sami Al-Arian trial, pending his deportation on a federal tax evasion conviction.Hammoudeh's situation is reminiscent of Al-Arian's brother in law, Mazen Al-Najjar, who was arrested for violating immigration laws and denied bail because the government said it had secret evidence of his terrorist ties. Al-Najjar spent more than four years behind bars before he was deported.McCullough acknowledged Hammoudeh's acquittal but said immigration officials don't agree with the jury's unanimous decision.

Christians celebrate Muslims dying

Christian extremist laugh and joke about Muslims dying

http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/009778.php#c162022"I really can't crank out any tears for these people. Like bedbugs and roaches, the sooner the world is rid of them, the better."http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/009778.php#c162046"hey l have a great idea, why dont muslims celebrate hajj monthly, that way they can send more to meet their allah!!"http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/009778.php#c162051"For some real fun what you do is release hundreds of thousands of Pork Belly Pigs into the crowd of 2.5 million and you'll see a rock and roll dance on a scale that Dick Clark never dared to envision in his wildest dreams."http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/009778.php#c162090"Only 345?? Well, that's a start& I'm with Lulu - they should do this more often!"http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/009778.php#c162282"The only thing I think is a pity is that the number of those who got trampled didn't match the number of innocents killed by muslims in the last year."http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/009778.php#c162290"Strategically dropped buckets of pigs blood from low flying airplanes (on top of the sludge (Hajj) celebration) with dropped messages in Arabic, Urdu, Farsi yada yada informing it IS in fact piggies blood on them would lead to upset MAD MAD MAD - MADDER MUSSULMANS!"Just like Carrie, boy would you have mad Moslems that are likely to trample one another! Inshallah, they would kill themselves and pare humanity their religion."http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/009778.php#c162325"I feel a minimum of sympathy for people who cant learn how to get out of each others way."http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/009778.php#c162336"Yay, 345 less people that want me dead."http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/009778.php#c162359"I'm definitely no expert (and don't want to be) in Islam, but I know enough to know that it is as dangerous and vicious a death-dealing cult now as it was in the 7th century. That is why I exhult in the death of Moslems and that is why I have said (in many fora) that fewer Moslems is better; that they should be forcefully removed from the West and that any destruction visited on them is good for decent people everywhere."

Christian Terrorist Bomb Ohio Masjid

http://www.wcpo.com/news/2006/local/01/13/mosque.htmlIt's been 24 days since the Islamic Association of Cincinnati's Mosque was damaged by two pipe bombs.9News has learned the FBI has no solid leads at this time.Two pipe bombs were detonated on December 20th and immediately the search began for those responsible.The FBI received some leads but they didn't amount to much, 9News learned.If you have any information about this crime, please call Crimestoppers at (513) 352-3040. You don't have to give your name and you may be eligible for a reward if your tips lead to an arrest.SEE ALSO:CAIR OFFERS REWARD FOR INFO ON OH MOSQUE BOMBINGS - TOPhttp://cair.com/default.asp?Page=articleView&id=1923&theType=NR

Christian extremist Attacks Arab Boy

http://www.bergenrecord.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2ODYyMjIwPATERSON - Police charged an 18-year-old Christian man with the Jan. 9 stabbing of a John F. Kennedy High School student, and a national Muslim rights advocacy organization Tuesday called on the FBI to investigate the attack as a possible hate crime.Police Detective Robert Vogt said Tuesday that Jonathan Santiago, 18, alsoknown as "Indio", turned himself in to Paterson police Monday after warrants were issued.Santiago - who says he was born in Puerto Rico - was being held at the municipal jail on $35,000 bail, police said. He is charged with aggravated assault and two weapons possession charges, police said.Vogt identified the victim as an Arab teenager who lives in South Paterson, but didn't release his name.A prominent national Muslim rights and advocacy organization, the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, called on the FBI to investigate the stabbing as a possible hate crime."We're very concerned with a bias motive of the stabbing," said Ibrahim Hooper, the group's communications director.Hooper said his organization was concerned about the ethnic and religious divisions at Kennedy High School. "Whatever the motivation for the stabbing, the situation at the school needs to be addressed," he said.Students, faculty and community leaders have described the social climate among youth in and outside the school as split along ethnic lines.Hooper said he couldn't recall another situation in which ethnic tension had split a school so thoroughly. "We've all gone to school and there's cliques at school, but nothing this severe."He added that he was shocked to see Muslim and Latino youths divided because they have much in common."We more often see the Hispanic community being very sympathetic to the Muslim community," he said, noting that many Latinos have opted to convert to Islam.Vogt, one of the lead investigators of the stabbing, said there didn't appear to be any ethnic or racial motivation for the attack. "It was very spontaneous," he said.The fight started when Santiago allegedly pulled the hat off the victim's head. They exchanged words, Vogt said, and began to fight."No ethnic or racial overtones had been reported uttered to us by the victim or the suspect," Vogt said.A 15-year-old christian boy was arrested Friday on charges of juvenile delinquency in connection with the assault, police said. Vogt said the boy, Santiago's friend, punched the victim, possibly in the upper body and face.The victim in the attack was released from St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center on Friday after spending four days in the intensive care unit, police said.

More Muslim Bashing

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/13652644.htmST. LOUIS - What in the world do dietary supplements have to do with turbans and terrorism?That political head-scratcher confronted at least some vitamin buyers around the nation who found a flier with their mail-order nutrients carrying the bold headline, "Get a Turban for Durbin!"An image shows Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., wearing the headwrap, common in parts of the Middle East and south Asia and sacred religious garb in some faiths, including the entire Sikh religion.The flier's kicker: "Keep Congressional Terrorists At Bay." The flier was distributed last month by a pro-vitamin and supplement group.Critics say the flier is yet another example of Muslim bashing. The designer of the flier, who has since pulled it, admits that it was over the line but said he put it out to draw attention to what he thinks is improper action by Durbin.Dietary supplement makers attack Durbin because he wants regulation requiring them to report serious side effects of their products. The proposals are driven in part by deaths related to ephedra, the popular stimulant and diet pill pulled from the market in 2004.Vitamin and supplement makers oppose the idea, saying that mere coincidence - someone having a heart attack while taking Vitamin C - would scare off consumers and cripple sales. Attacks on Durbin have been led by the Melville, N.Y.-based Nutritional Health Alliance, which published the "Turban" handout.Durbin decries the flier as offensive and a political cheap shot. The 61-year-old senator says he doesn't want to harm the industry and admits to taking a daily regimen of pills himself - fish oil, a multivitamin, a B complex, an antioxidant and half an aspirin."They're throwing around this kind of reckless rhetoric," Durbin said. "The rhyme makes the story here.""There is this feeling that it's somewhat of an open season on Muslims," said Rabiah Ahmed, spokeswoman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations of Washington. "If you replace Islam and drop in any other religion and said, `Blank is a terrorist religion,' it would never be tolerated."

Muslim Cabdrivers dicriminated agaisnt

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/13645347.htmSANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Muslim cabbies complain they are being unfairly targeted by sheriff's deputies who are enforcing a law requiring them to get a county license.The taxi drivers, who work for two Muslim-owned cab companies, said they have gotten about 30 misdemeanor citations in the two months for not having Santa Barbara County licenses, a requirement that has been in place for at least three decades.The drivers said the county license requirement was never enforced until recently."We don't want to break the law. If we had known about it, we would have gotten a permit," said Habib Mehai, owner of Fly By Night cab company.The Rose Cab Co. and Fly By Night cabbies are also concerned the misdemeanor tickets jeopardize their presence in this country."You get something on your criminal record, and forget it," said Mehai, referring to an application for citizenship. (MORE)

Chritian leader spouts hate

TV Host Quits Over Muslim CommentsFox News: Hannity & Colmes, 1/1/0/06http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,134671,00.htmlCOLMES: Welcome back to "Hannity & Colmes." I'm Alan Colmes.Still to come, some New Orleans residents are fighting to keep the city from bulldozing their homes. But for at least one resident, it's already too late. We'll hear from the homeowner who had the city raze his home without his consent.Bur first, best selling Christian author and television personality Hal Lindsey will not be returning to his television show on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. The reason, he claims, is that the network attempted to muzzle his opinions on radical Islam.The network said they couldn't recall anything specific from Lindsey's program that were anti-Arab but had more of a concern with how Muslims were portrayed, saying his messages were, quote, "too pro-Israel and too anti- Muslim."Hal Lindsey joins us now.Mr. Lindsey, thank you very much for being with us. What happened? They said you were preempted because you placed Arabs in a negative light. Is that a fair description?HAL LINDSEY, CHRISTIAN AUTHOR: Yes, that's it. I wrote a book back in 2002 called "The Everlasting Hatred: The Roots of Jihad." And in this, I, you know, after 9/11, I really studied Islam, studied the Koran, studied what they're teaching, and especially why there was a difference between the moderate Muslims and those who are radical.And so, I saw that there was a tremendous danger facing this country that many Americans really didn't seem to be seeing. So, I started warning that radical Islam was at war with the United States, and that the threat was as great as any enemy we'd ever faced.COLMES: Is the issue here that you said, for example, in my radio show last week, which you appreciate, you said that you believe that the true practitioner of Islam, real Islam, are the radicals and the moderates aren't practicing real Islam. So actual Islam is a radical religion in your view?LINDSEY: Yes. It is. And you know, it's kind of like most Christians don't read the Bible very much. I believe most Muslims don't read the Koran very much.COLMES: You're calling it a violent religion?LINDSEY: Yes. Well, that's -- that's why most Muslims are not radical. But when someone begins to really study the Koran, and they begin to read the 109 versus that call for violence and war, they become very, very different. They become radical. They feel that they need to convert people by force.COLMES: OK. I understand why they may be upset with you for your taking an entire religion; you're saying it's a violent religion. You're saying the religion itself is radical. I can understand why some Christians like your former employers might be saying, you know, "That's not the message that we, as Christians, want to put out there. We're preaching peace, love and understanding. We don't like that view that you just expressed," they say.LINDSEY: Yes, I can understand that. And you know, Paul Crouch and I are very good friends. He's the founder of TBN. And you know, I wish him no ill will. We're still friends.HANNITY: Hey, Hal.LINDSEY: But we do differ on the best way to present the gospel and - - and what's really important.HANNITY: Hal, it's Sean Hannity. Thanks for being on the program.LINDSEY: Hi, Sean.HANNITY: I want to make sure we're clear here.LINDSEY: Yes.HANNITY: Because Alan is saying, and you're answering the question that you're saying Islam is this way. Are you making a distinction between radical Islam and those that practice mainstream Islam? Or does your study of the Koran tell you something else? Is that what you're saying? I'm trying to understand. I want to understand completely.LINDSEY: Yes, OK. I believe that I make a very careful distinction between radical Islam and between those that -- what we'd call moderate. They're not interested in fighting a jihad. They're not interested in overthrowing a country and bringing it under the submission to Islam.But something else that I learned, and what I am teaching, is that when someone becomes devout and they begin to get into the Koran, and they begin to study what it really teaches, they become -- they become what we'd call a fundamentalist or a radical.Because the Koran itself, and the Hadith, teaches violence, and there are 109 versus that, sometimes called war verses, that Mohammed wrote while he was in Medina and when he had an army behind him. He got much, much more aggressive after that.HANNITY: Right.LINDSEY: And these are the -- these are the verses that the radicals begin to take seriously, and they begin to want to overthrow westernization.HANNITY: All right. Let me ask you this about the controversy with TBN. First of all, do you think there's any chance of reconciliation? And there seems to be some dispute as to what happened. Because originally, they denied there was any connection to your comments. And they said there was a connections to the comments. They dropped you, but then you dropped them.What actually happened with TBN? And do you think you'll reconcile?LINDSEY: Well, you know, like I say, I'm good friends with Paul Crouch. Paul Crouch was sick most of the time all of this was going on. The one who was in charge of programming and the one who passed down this edict that she wanted to see all of my scripts before any show would be shown. She wanted to censor them. She said I was knocking -- I was bashing Arabs, I was making all Arabs look bad, I was -- that I wasn't being fair with the Muslims and so forth. And so, she -- she actually took me off the show.HANNITY: But did you talk to Paul about it? I mean, you said he was sick. Have you talked to him about it?LINDSEY: Yes, I talked to him yesterday. And there were some things that he didn't really know about this. And at least I -- at least I gathered that he didn't.But, what -- what I've come out with all of this, is that I feel like, you know -- my specialty is talking about what the ancient Hebrew prophets predicted would all come together just before the return of Christ. And I believe that, you know, Islam is a big part of those things. That's where I try to focus.COLMES: We -- we thank you for coming on tonight. Best wishes. Thank you very much.

Boston Muslims defend themselves agaisnt Lies

RELIGIOUS TENSION GROWS IN BOSTON OVER NEW MOSQUE - TOP Jason Szep, Reuters, 1/6/08http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2006-01-06T203705Z_01_WRI674185_RTRUKOC_0_US-RELIGION-MOSQUE-BOSTON.xml BOSTON - It was to be the biggest mosque in the northeastern United States, a center of worship for Boston's 70,000 Muslims and a milestone for America's Muslim community.Instead, construction of the $24.5 million center has been stalled by lawsuits and a deepening row between Jewish and Muslim leaders that reflects broader suspicions facing American Muslims after the September 11 attacks.Jewish leaders charge that former and current officials in the Islamic Society of Boston, which is building the 70,000-sq- ft (6,500-square-meter) mosque, are linked to terrorist groups and have failed to distance themselves from radical Islam and anti-Jewish statements.The Islamic Society denies any connection to terrorism and considers itself victimized by a campaign to taint the mosque with accusations of ties to radical Islamic teachings. The society says it has repeatedly distanced itself from anti-Jewish statements by some of its leaders. . .American Muslims are watching the case closely."Unfortunately, I see the Boston case as indicative of a growing trend in anti-Muslim rhetoric that has grown after 9/11," said Arsalan Iftikhar, legal director of the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation's largest American Muslim civil rights group."It has especially impacted local Muslim communities in terms of building their mosques," he said. "High concentrations of Muslim populations are being given a hard time for just trying to practice their faith."Demographers estimate there are five to six million Muslims in the United States. (MORE)

Innocent Muslims May be released

On Friday, January 6, the Florida office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations coordinated a news conference by national Muslim and interfaith leaders calling for a just resolution in the Sami Al-Arian case.To view local media coverage of the news conference, go to: http://www.cairfl.org/video/060106_wfla_arian_newsconf1.wmvSEE ALSO:CAIR: AL-ARIAN MAY AVOID NEW TERROR TRIAL - TOP Pedro Ruz GutieRrez, Sun-Sentinel, 1/7/06http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-alarian0706jan07,0,547457.story TAMPA -- Attorneys for Sami Al-Arian and a co-defendant on Friday revealed they are negotiating with federal prosecutors to avert a new trial after jurors last month deadlocked on some terrorism-related counts while acquitting them of most charges."We're discussing matters to resolve it," said Assistant Federal Public Defender Kevin Beck, moments after representing defendant Hatem Fariz, 32, in federal court. "There is certainly a benefit to both parties to avoid the costs, the risks of another trial."In court, a prosecutor said the government had not reached a final decision on whether to retry the men. . .Outside the courthouse, dozens of supporters as well as Muslim and Christian activists braved the cold, blustery winds to demand that he be freed. They waved an American flag on a pole and held an 8-foot effigy of a white-draped Lady Justice and chanted, "What do we want? Justice. And when do we want it? Now."Like other Muslim-American leaders who flew in from around the country to speak on Al-Arian's behalf, Nihad Awad said Al-Arian was the victim of a politically charged environment three years ago that resulted in the persecution of Muslims."Is this about what we did or what we are?" said Awad, executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations civil rights group in Washington. "Most of these cases are done for political reasons. . . . I think the government is abusing the system." (MORE)

Christain Hooligan Assault on Sikh Temple

Two Pig Heads found outside Sikh Temple in Bakersfield - TOPBill Curtis, KBAK-TV, 12/26/05http://www.bakersfieldonline.us/news/read/2/59137Members of the Sikh Religion feel they have been the target of hate crimes after finding two pig heads on the temple property. The Sikh Temple has been on the 8100 Block of Stine road for three years and already has over five-hundred members. Gurujoda S. Khalsa, an attorney, Temple Member and Commissioner on the Kern County Human Relations Commission explains, "We believe that all people are equal and creations of that one creator. So no matter what your spiritual path whether you're a Muslin, Christian, person of Jewish faith, a Sikh, Buddhist. We're all following the same road towards divinity."That's why the members of the Guru Angad Barbar Temple are saddened to know someone would disrespect their place of worship. Thursday afternoon, members found two pig heads on the temple property. One member says, "They make around, they throw head over here and other head over there"There are still track marks where the car drove up on the side of the temple and threw the pig heads out. Khalsa explains, "We are vegetarians, we have a simple diet that is a vegetarian diet so to have meat and animals parts thrown on the property is really not appropriate."Two weeks before, a group of people egged the temple's main entrance. A priest was inside at the time and saw a group of people run off.Temple members know they don't deserve this kind of treatment, "We have obviously been here in this community a long time, we're an integral part of this community and I think to have this happen at our place of worship is disappointing for us," says Khalsa. . .Bakersfield Police Detective George Gomez tells 29 Eyewitness News, they are investigating this incident, but have no specific information to lead them to believe this is a hate crime.Police do ask if you have any information to call the Silent Witness Hotline at 322-4040.

Justice department cannot admit mistake

CAIR-FL: MUSLIM LEADERS GATHER TO SPEAK OUT ON AL-ARIAN - TOPChris Echegaray, Tampa Tribune, 1/6/05http://news.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBE72JW3IE.html[NOTE CAIR AND CAIR-FL coordinated today's news conference by national Muslim leaders.]TAMPA - For the first time, some of the nation's most prominent Muslim leaders will visit Tampa en masse to jump into the Sami Al-Arian fray.They'll gather today at the federal courthouse downtown to express their frustration over Al-Arian's treatment and rally for a resolution.Despite support for Al-Arian, many shied away from the routine protests surrounding the case. Now, the "demonizing and criminalization" of Muslims has united organizations, said Mahdi Bray, executive director of the Muslim American Society's Freedom Foundation in Washington. The Muslim religion is decentralized, with no top leader or worldwide council.On Dec. 6, Al-Arian was acquitted of eight terrorism-related charges, including conspiracy to murder or maim people abroad. The jury deadlocked on nine other charges.A status conference scheduled for today is expected to determine the next legal steps. Al-Arian could be retried.Two other defendants, Sameeh Hammoudeh and Ghassan Ballut, were acquitted of all charges. A fourth defendant, Hatim Fariz, was acquitted of 25 charges, but no verdict was issued on eight other counts. Hammoudeh will be deported as part of a sentence in an unrelated case.Arrested in February 2003, Al-Arian got support from local Muslims, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, academics and activists who championed civil rights.Ahmed Younis, national director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council and speaker at today's rally and media conference, said his organization does not get involved in cases that are pending but is interested in policy and broader issues."That's been our stance," Younis said. "We don't defend individuals and get into the nitty-gritty. Here, the government presented its case, and there was an acquittal by a jury of his peers. This is more of a seminal case about the Patriot Act and diplomacy issues."Nihad Awad, who founded the Council on American-Islamic Relations 11 years ago, said Thursday the jury's verdict should be a clear statement to the government, but prejudice may be in the way of releasing Al-Arian."The government should just let it go," he said. "We all waited to see what would happen. He was innocent until proven guilty. The verdicts were made, and there is no reason to hold him."TODAY'S SPEAKERSSpeakers at today's Sami Al-Arian media conference will include:oAhmed Younis, national director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council in Washington. Before joining MPAC, he interned with the Office of the Legal Counsel at the United Nations.oMahdi Bray, executive director of the Muslim American Society's Freedom Foundation. Bray, a Muslim convert, is a human rights activist in Washington and president of the Coordinating Council of Muslim Organizations.oNihad Awad, executive director and co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, in Washington. Awad helped found CAIR in June 1994. He joined the Civil Rights Advisory Panel to the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security in 1997.ALSO SEE:AL-ARIAN ATTORNEYS IN DISCUSSIONS TO AVOID NEW TRIAL - TOPPedro Ruz Gutierrez, Sun-Sentinel, 1/6/06http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-bk-alarian010106,0,5541921.storyTAMPA -- Attorneys for fired University of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian and a co-defendant today said there are ongoing discussions with federal prosecutors to avoid a new trial after jurors acquitted them on some terrorism-related charges deadlocked on others last month."We're discussing matters to resolve it," said Assistant Federal Public Defender Kevin Beck, moments after a brief hearing before U.S. District Judge James Moody Jr. "And there's a benefit to both parties to resolve it."Beck is one of several federal public defenders who represent Hatem Fariz, a Spring Hill resident accused of conspiracy to provide material support to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a terrorist group.Al-Arian, who is of Palestinian heritage, has been detained without bail for nearly three years. On Friday, about 100 people braved the cold, blustery winds outside the courthouse to show their support and demand that he be freed.Speaking later a news conference outside the courthouse, Al-Arian's attorney William Moffitt also confirmed his side is involved in discussions with prosecutors on several issues, but he did not offer details."There are things that we can't talk about," Moffitt said when asked about possible negotiations. (MORE)---THE NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD DEMANDS RELEASE ON BAIL, AND AVOIDANCE OF DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS, FOR DR. SAMI AL-ARIAN - TOPhttp://www.nlg.org/news/statements/Al_Arian2006.htmNew York. The National Lawyers Guild demands that the government immediately release Dr. Sami Al-Arian on bail and that it guarantee fair procedures in the resolution of outstanding charges against him. An outspoken supporter of the Palestinian people's right to live free from occupation, Dr. Al-Arian has been a political target of the U.S. government.