Can we stop with the “Religion of Peace” nonsense? Here is a report of Christian persecution in Iraq, from a Dutch source to World Net Daily
…Christians in Iraq, including converts from Islam and people involved in mixed-faith marriages, are being crucified by Muslim terrorists, according to a Dutch member of Parliament studying the war-torn country.
Several Iraqi Christians “are nailed to a cross and their arms are tied up with ropes. The ropes are put on fire,” Joel Voordewind told BosNewsLife, an online news agency focusing on Christians and Jews in difficult circumstances.
Converting to Christianity from Islam is a major offense for a Muslim. You no doubt remember the concern surrounding Abdul Rahman, the Afghan who converted and had such problems a year or so ago, finally fleeing to Italy. It is not just the Middle East though. Look at this article from Malaysia
…Malaysia’s highest court ruled today in a split decision that a Kuala Lumpur woman who renamed herself Lina Joy has lost her 12-year fight to legally become a Christian. According to Malaysian law, Joy will remain a Muslim whether she wants to or not, and her religious status will remain on her identity card. Justice Richard Malanjun, a Christian, dissented in the ruling.
The outcome of the case was hardly unexpected, given Malaysia’s religious and ethnic history. A crowd of about 300 Muslims waited outside, reading the Koran and chanting as Federal Court Chief Justice Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim delivered the judgment to a packed courtroom in the administrative capital Putrajaya, saying that jurisdiction over Joy’s case remains with Malaysia’s syariah, or religious court. As the decision was being read, the shout “Allahu Akhbar” resounded through the Palace of Justice.
60 percent of Malaysia is Muslim, and on the surface their constitution provides for freedom of religion. But in Islam, sharia law supercedes civil law. For those of you not aware of the demands sharia law places on a government, read this carefully
…Although the case was decided nearly a year ago, the federal court delayed its public ruling, partly because of the thorny legal issues and the question of whether the country’s federal courts should defer to syariah law.
…Authorities earlier this week were urging calm, as were Muslim religious leaders. The victory in court should defuse any further concerns, although Christian opponents were expected to be holding silent vigils and issuing statements. The reform organization Aliran issued a statement saying that: “The freedom of religion guaranteed by the Federal Constitution under Article 11 comes across as hollow and meaningless. This decision has totally rendered null and void the freedom of religion guaranteed by the Federal Constitution. Under the circumstances, the Federal Court’s decision has a devastating effect on issues of fairness and justice. Concerned citizens will rightly wonder whether the judiciary is capable of delivering justice for those who turn to it. They will be turned away from the judicial system of the country thinking that the judges who are sworn to uphold the Federal Constitution in the course of their duty are not living up to their oath of office.”
And if you are convinced by the MSM that sharia law only applies to Muslims, remember that this case was brought by a Christian. But in Islam “once a Muslim, ALWAYS a Muslim”
…It is not possible to be an ethnic Malay in Malaysia without being a Muslim. Apostasy or conversion is a punishable offence in most states, either with a fine or a jail sentence or both.
The same thinking is seen in the UK and other parts of Europe with large Muslim populations, where persecution of “apostates” is widespread and seemingly winked at by government. Islam is not simply a “religion”, it is a complete spiritual and political way of life, intended to be the ONLY way of life. “Moderate Muslim” and “Religion of Peace” are constructs of those who refuse to what Islam says about itself. It isn’t the same as a John Kerry or Teddy Kennedy Catholic. If you want to know what Catholics are about, you listen to the Pope, not Kennedy, not Kerry, and you find out that those two aren’t close to what their religion is about. Similarly, if you want to know what Islam is about, DON’T listen to what the MSM says about it, or Bush, or Tony Blair. Watch, and listen to what the “true believers” tell you about it. Pay attention here.
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