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Comment by ACT Jacksonville on November 27, 2011 at 4:10pm

Mrs. Chaote,

 

The Absurdity of your OPINION is not worth my effort.... try again.

Comment by amanda choate on November 27, 2011 at 3:38pm

Mr. McDaniel,

Your quote:

As far as the CONSTITUTION GOES.... NO IT IS NOT A LIVING AND BREATHING DOCUMENT and is the basis for the LAWS of our REPUBLIC.... Meaning we live under a democratic system which operates within the confines of the law.... hence a republic not a democracy.

Please tell me that is not what you undestand a "republic" to be.

We are a republic because the Constitution demands such, making us a Constitutional Republic.

Democracy is the means we use to choose our leaders. We could use duels, patronage(kind of where we are now really), auctions, internment among others. We have chosen democracy. 50% plus one. It is imperfect, but it is the best thing going right now.

I really have no fear of Sharia law or Muslims taking over our country. I actually smirk when I think of it.  If over two centuries we have resisted the urge to become a Christian theocracy, with the not so gentle urging of a raucous minority, we probably will be able to withstand Sharia when Muslims gain the majority in this country. Let's see, extrapolating out, they would need about 50 times the number of Muslims to be for this if they were all for it, if it were only half it would a hundred times as many, to get half the votes. That is at least 10 generations. One generation is equal to 20 years, two hundred years if everything perfect.

I have read Act for America's site, and their critics. I am not impressed. Their claim to fame, they ran, some crazy Nazi war re-enactor, a white kid, who was now forming his own jihad, off Penn State's campus. Woo! I feel safer. Otherwise it seems to me they just pick on decent Americans who happen to be Muslim.

 

 

Comment by ACT Jacksonville on November 26, 2011 at 8:38pm

That is one thoughtful and accurate assessment of compromise... unfortunately, the vast majority in an effort to appear tolerant, blindly compromise on issues which deserve neither tolerance nor compromise. 

 

Thank you for sharing this with us!

Comment by ACT Jacksonville on November 26, 2011 at 1:20pm

P.S.  The Constitution give provision on how to deal with sedition and treason, those immigrants and nationals who want to subert the constitution with Sharia Law should be dealt with accordingly.

Comment by ACT Jacksonville on November 26, 2011 at 1:17pm

Those who want to practice ISLAM the religion are welcome in my opinion.

Comment by ACT Jacksonville on November 26, 2011 at 1:14pm

Tom, hence the reason I did not use democracy...but we have a democratic system within the confines of law... or a republic.

Now when you speak of Pat Downs...this is a security issue which does not violate the constitution in my opinion.  The patriot Act has some issues.

First to secure our nation, we need to classify Islam as the Political System it is..just as Italy has.

Then we need to secure our borders and deny entry of all Muslims from countries whose governments support of have supported state sponsors of terror.

Then we need to deport any and all Muslims who support or follow the POLITICAL components of  ISLAM or SHARIA in this nation.  

Comment by ACT Jacksonville on November 26, 2011 at 12:38pm

See this video I took in Washington D.C. during the Muslim Capitol Day... Muslim says sharia is the constitution of the muslims, that they would like to see it replace the constitution, and that homosexuals must be killed... this is in accordance with all authoritative Islam.  They get it ...we dont.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qxjocm5fCc&noredirect=1

Comment by ACT Jacksonville on November 26, 2011 at 12:31pm

Roma & Tom,

First we have to fully understand or define Terrorism.  Devout Muslims will 100% condemn terrorism, and they mean it.  Terrorism as defined in Islamic Doctrine.... is the unjust killing of a MUSLIM ONLY.

Muslims who can Justly be killed are those who are Gay, Apostates, or have committed shirk are guilty and should be killed... all other who are unjustly killed are victims of TERRORISM.

 

Now as we understand terrorism and terrorist.... Yes they come across our borders legally and illegally each year and our Government is sponsoring much of the cost to import these men and women currently under the guise of worker visas and immigration.

 

As far as the CONSTITUTION GOES.... NO IT IS NOT A LIVING AND BREATHING DOCUMENT and is the basis for the LAWS of our REPUBLIC.... Meaning we live under a democratic system which operates within the confines of the law.... hence a republic not a democracy.

I do not agree we need to make compromises... we need clearly identify and classify the threat.  The enemy has a clear understanding of his doctrines and Sharia the threat doctrine.  Sharia is the Constitution of Islam and hence a legal and political system in competition with our Constitution and way of life... article 6 of the constitution states it shall be the supreme law of the land... Islam tells Muslims Sharia is the highest authority and that man made law is the highest form of shirk or disbelief, they are to work until the day comes when the can convert the law of the land to sharia.

Once we understand this...then we will be up to the task of defending this great document and nation. However, it is a document and without the resolve of Americans to defend it vigorously...we are a mere generation away from losing our freedom.

Comment by ACT Jacksonville on November 25, 2011 at 8:38pm

This is why... Mrs. Fakhoury cannot give her opinion that killing apostates is bad.... it would go against ALL AUTHORITATIVE ISLAM which has unanimous consensus on this issue or IJMA and she would become an apostate.

So I once again agree with you when you stated in your keen observation that if a group has UNANIMOUS CONSENSUS or IJMA then intellectual deadends are all that await.

Welcome back from the dark side!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by ACT Jacksonville on November 25, 2011 at 8:34pm

The Doctrine of Ijma:
Is there a consensus?*

 
Dr. Mohammad Omar Farooq
Associate Professor of Economics and Finance
Upper Iowa University
June 2006

 

Ijma or consensus is one of the four sources of Islamic jurisprudence.

“Ijma is the verbal noun of the Arabic word ajma’a, which as two meanings: to determine and to agree upon something. To give an example of the former, the expression ajma’a fulan ‘ala kadha, means that ‘so-and-so decided upon such-and-such’. This usage of ajma’a is found both in the Qur’an and in the hadith. The other meaning of ajma’a is ‘unanimous agreement’. hence the phrase ajma’a al-qawm ‘ala kadha means ‘the people reached a unanimous agreement on such-and-such’. The second meaning of ijma often subsumes the first, in that whenever there is a unanimous agreement on something, there is also a decision on that matter.”[1]

The Qur'an and the Sunnah are two primary and foundational sources, while ijma and qiyas (analogical reasoning) are two secondary sources. 

“Classical Muslim methodology (usul) refers to the basic textual sources and methods used in producing Muslim attitudes in different spheres of life including international relations. These sources are the Qur'an, Sunnah, ijma (consensus), and ijtihad (the use of human reason or aql) in elaboration and interpretation of the Shari'ah. Ijtihad includes the fourth major source of Muslim thought, the qiyas (analogy) ...”[2]

"... no one at all should [give an opinion] on a specific matter by merely saying: It is permitted or prohibited, unless he is certain of [legal] knowledge, and this knowledge must be based on the Qur'an and the sunna, or [derived] from ijma (consensus) and qiyas (analogy)."[3]

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* The author expresses his thanks to Dr. Steve Connolly from the University of Teesside, UK for useful discussions and his careful editing of this article.

[1] Mohammad Hashim Kamali. Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence [Cambridge, UK: Islamic Texts Society, 2003], pp. 229-230.

[2] AbdulHamid A. AbuSulayman. The Islamic Theory of International Relations: New Directions for Islamic Methodology and

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