Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Has anyone asked Cat Stevens, er, Yusuf Islam what he thinks of all this, recently?

Haram; " forbidden by Islamic law"

Islam: ‘appalling and abhorrent’ in the eyes of a blind world?   "A few days ago in Sudan, an eight-month pregnant wife and mother was sentenced to death by hanging for refusing to renounce Christ and embrace Islam.  According to the LA Times:"
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"Of more significance is the Amnesty International statement concerning Meriam Ibrahim’s plight. While its criticism is aimed at Sudan’s legal system, the statement unwittingly provides a glimpse of how the international community would view Islam if it could actually understand that these human rights abuses are not products of this or that government or regime, but of Islam itself.

"According to the Amnesty International statement:" More...

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U.S. Becomes Chief Enabler of Christian Persecution: Muslim Persecution of Christians, January 2014 ... "Libya offers a more recent precedent.  Since U.S.-backed “rebels” overthrew Qaddafi, Christians—including Americans—have been tortured and killed (some for refusing to convert), their churches bombed, and their nuns threatened.

"January’s roundup of Muslim persecution of Christians around the world includes (but is not limited to) the following accounts, listed by theme and country in alphabetical order, not necessarily according to severity."

Happy is haram! Iranians Arrested and Forced to Repent on State TV for Dancing to Happy Song

"The original purpose of making the video, one of the dancers shared, was to show that Iran’s young people “have moments of joy and happiness even though they live with many difficulties.' ”

“Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.” — Ayatollah Khomeini

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