John Conyers Wants Shari'a.

Dhimmi Watch posts the full text of Rep. John Conyers effort to pander to his Muslims constituents. It is House Resolution 288 and it's a doozy. On its face it reads like a We Are The World type of claptrap--vacuous and designed for the weak minded. But it is more than that. Conyers has drafted a resolution that actually is incredibly intellectually dishonest and singles out Islam and the Koran for special treatment in this country. That, my friends, what judges and lawmakers in Canada, France and now Italy have fallen trap to. Excerpted text:

Whereas believers of all religions, including the Abrahamic faiths of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, should be treated with respect and dignity;

Whereas the word Islam comes from the Arabic root word meaning “peace” and “submission”;

Whereas there are an estimated 7,000,000 Muslims in America, from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds, forming an integral part of the social fabric of America;

Whereas the Quran is the holy book for Muslims who recite passages from it in prayer and learn valuable lessons about peace, humanity and spirituality;
Whereas it should never be official policy of the United States Government to disparage the Quran, Islam, or any religion in any way, shape, or form;

[...]

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives–

(1) condemns bigotry, acts of violence, and intolerance against any religious group, including our friends, neighbors, and citizens of the Islamic faith;

(2) declares that the civil rights and civil liberties of all individuals, including those of the Islamic faith, should be protected;

(3) recognizes that the Quran, the holy book of Islam, as any other holy book of any religion, should be treated with dignity and respect; and

(4) calls upon local, State, and Federal authorities to work to prevent bias-motivated crimes and acts against all individuals, including those of the Islamic faith.

Can anybody imagine such a resolution being passed mentioning any other religion or religious scriptures--and getting such a warm reaction from the left as witnessed in these comments?

Even though this is only a resolution, this is the first step toward giving Islam special status in this country and must be defeated.

But that is not enough. It must be reestablished that government and religion do not inhabit the same sphere of influence in America. In a way, those pushing for "faith-based initiatives" have helped bring this kind of thing on themselves. There is, never was and never will be (I hope) a law or policy against the "desecration" of a book. It is irrelevant how many people consider it sacred. If I want to buy a Koran just so I can toss it in the sewer, that is my right and there's nothing that anybody can do about it.

Again, why is the government dictating how the Koran is to be treated? The only thing that this has done is make throwing a Koran around a punishable offense that the government is now obligated to enforce, which is stupid and dangerous. The United States is saying that the Koran deserves special "delicate" "respectful" "reverent" treatment.

This is nothing short of an effort to establish a religion. It must be stopped.

Comments

[Brian H]

More like craven ass-kissing, I think. OTOH, put up a video of yourself using the Bible as toilet paper, and see what you get! LOL!

[Maggie]

But....burning the American Flag is an expression of "free speech"?

Check the drinking water...brains are being polluted or should I say diluted.

[Robert Mayer]

Great find, Daniel. Does this mean that we can't be intolerant of the same Islamists who blow up buildings?

[Steve]

Tenets three and four sound like the manifesto points of the multi-cultural Left.

First, people who draft laws that are worded in the future conditional tense (ie. "should") ought to be shot. It is not lawmaking, it's posturing.

Second, the phrase, "...calls upon local, State, and Federal authorities to work to prevent bias-motivated crimes..." mouths the left's answer to crime prevention: another bill urging the enforcement of past bills. Conyers has drafted a bill to urge the enforcement of bills that call upon the prevention of crimes that are outlawed in bills, that... Pure Gobbledygook!

Lastly, point 4 is pure "Hate Crimes" nonsense. Can you think of a crime that doesn't involve bias. If a poor teenager robs a 7-11, he has a "mental leaning or inclination"* to gain the funds in the cash-drawer for himself.

If I was an American Muslim, I'd be insulted by Conyer's patronizing posturing in this bill. "Craven ass-kissing" is right!
-Steve
* Webster's New World Dictionary, definition of bias: 2. a mental leaning or inclination; partiality; bent.

[-keith in mtn. view]

Holy-hypocrisy, Batman! If they replaced "Islam" and "Islamic" with "Christian," and "Quran" with "Bible" there would be a riot!
BTW - laws that are worded in the future conditional tense (ie. "should") ought to be shot. That should be grounds for abrupt dismissal, the "law" or whatever it is immediately null and void.