An American Citizen's Response...
"I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of America's history."— Barack Obama, in a speech in Cairo, Egypt
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN'S RESPONSE
Dear Mr. Obama:
Have you ever seen a Muslim hospital?
Have you heard a Muslim orchestra?
Have you seen a Muslim band march in a parade?
Have you witnessed a Muslim charity?
Have you seen Muslims shak[ing] hands with Muslim Girl Scouts?
Have you seen a Muslim Candy Striper?
Have your seen a Muslim do anything that contributes positively to the American way of life????
The answer is no, you have not. Just ask yourself WHY???
Were those Muslims that were in America when the Pilgrims first landed? Funny, I thought they were Native American Indians.
Were those Muslims that celebrated the first Thanksgiving day? Sorry again, those were Pilgrims and Native American Indians.
Can you show me one Muslim signature on the United
States Constitution? Declaration of Independence? Bill of Rights?
Didn't think so.
Did Muslims fight for this country's freedom from England? No.
Did Muslims fight during the Civil War to free the
slaves in America? No, they did not. In fact, Muslims to this day are
still the largest traffickers in human slavery. Your own half-brother, a
devout Muslim, still advocates slavery himself, even though Muslims of
Arabic descent refer to black Muslims as "pug nosed slaves." Says a lot
of what the Muslim world really thinks of your family's "rich Islamic
heritage," doesn't it Mr. Obama?
Where were Muslims during the Civil Rights era of this
country? Not present. There are no pictures or media accounts of
Muslims walking side by side with Martin Luther King, Jr. or helping to
advance the cause of Civil Rights.
Where were Muslims during this country's Woman's
Suffrage era? Again, not present. In fact, devout Muslims demand that
women are subservient to men in the Islamic culture. So much so, that
often they are beaten for not wearing the 'hajib' or for talking to a
man who is not a direct family member or their husband. Yep, the
Muslims are all for women's rights, aren't they?
Where were Muslims during World War II? They were
aligned with Adolf Hitler. The Muslim grand mufti himself met with
Adolf Hitler, reviewed the troops and accepted support from the Nazis in
killing Jews.
Finally, Mr. Obama, where were Muslims on Sept. 11th,
2001? If they weren't flying planes into the World Trade Center, the
Pentagon or a field in Pennsylvania killing nearly 3,000 people on our
own soil, they were rejoicing in the Middle East.
No one can dispute the pictures shown from all parts of
the Muslim world celebrating on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and other cable
news networks that day. Strangely, the very "moderate" Muslims who's
asses you bent over backwards to kiss in Cairo, Egypt on June 4th were
stone cold silent post 9-11. To many Americans, their silence has meant
approval for the acts of that day.
And THAT, Mr. Obama, is the "rich heritage" Muslims have here in America...
Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to mention the Barbary Pirates. They were Muslims.
And now we can add November 5, 2009 – the slaughter of
American soldiers at Fort Hood by a Muslim major, a doctor and a
psychiatrist, who was supposed to be counseling soldiers returning from
battle in Iraq and Afghanistan.
That, Mr. Obama is the "Muslim heritage" in America!
P.S. Now, you can add the Boston Marathon bombings, too...
The cartoon was not part of the original "American Citizen's Response", but was added here as an editorial bonus.
American Muslims have a substantial presence in the health care industry. The Islamic Medical Association of North America, one of many such organizations,estimates that there are more than 20,000 Muslim physicians in the United States. Similarly, an analysis of statistics provided by the American Medical Association indicatesthat 10% of all American physicians are Muslims. While no Islamic hospitals exist in the United States, per se, several Muslim-based health clinics do. And let’s not forget that the hospital itself is not an American invention — it’s an Egyptian one. For that matter, the father of modern surgery wasn’t an American Protestant pioneer, either, but a 10th-Century Muslim physician from Spain, Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi.
ReplyDelete■ Criticism over the absence of Muslim orchestras in the United States rings hollow, as well. Few orchestras are comprised exclusively of members from one particular faith, and many are organized along ethnic or other lines. The National Arab and New York Arabic Orchestras are two examples of groups whose members include numerous Muslims. Similarly, marching bands are obviously affiliated with high schools or universities, not mosques or churches, and surely Muslim students make up these musical groups, which, as it turns out, trace their roots back to the military bands of the Muslim Ottoman empire. The violin, too, finds its origins within the 10th-Century bowing instruments of Islamic civilization.
■ Muslim charity groups in the United States are too numerous to catalog, though the Bay Area Islamic Networks Group, the UMMA Clinic in Los Angeles, the Chicago-based Inner-City Muslim Action Network and Dearborn’s ACCESS are examples of groups that provide crucial services and empower the underprivileged. In 2013, the Muslim charity Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD) was rated among the top 10 charities in the United States.
■ Agema is correct, however, to point out that there are no Muslim signatures on the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence or the Bill of Rights. That’s because the first major wave of Muslim immigration to the U.S. occurred in the mid-to-late 19th Century — nearly 100 years after those documents were written. But the beauty of America is that the rights enshrined in our founding documents protect everyone, regardless of their time of arrival or their religious identity.
■ It’s also the case that Muslim Americans designed the Sears (now Willis) and Hancock towers in Chicago, developed the chemotherapy mechanism that treats brain tumors and revolutionized this country’s original art form: jazz. They also contribute through their service as educators, lawmakers and soldiers and are on the front lines of campaigns to end some of today’s most egregious civil rights abuses.
The points in posted letter with which I was not impressed were the opening 7: Have you ever seen a Muslim hospital?
DeleteHave you heard a Muslim orchestra?
Have you seen a Muslim band march in a parade?
Have you witnessed a Muslim charity?
Have you seen Muslims shak[ing] hands with Muslim Girl Scouts?
Have you seen a Muslim Candy Striper?
Have your seen a Muslim do anything that contributes positively to the American way of life????
And your cut/paste deals with that fact. But the rest of the letter is accurate, and most importantly, Islam had absolutely nothing to do with the founding of our nation. Obama wants you believe otherwise. As far as the survival and direction of this nation, their influence has been next to nothing. In facf, today, Islam is at war with our nation, so put that in your bong, and smoke it.
"Islam is at war with our nation"
DeleteExcept for those Muslims that served in President Bush's cabinet, except those 10s of thousands of Muslim doctors, scientists, engineers, and professors.
To Smithson, the only good Muslim is a dead Muslim. His bigotry shines through every time.
The only good Muslim who hates our country and would cut your head off, in a second, that is, if they could catch you, is a dead Muslim. You know full well I do not hate American Muslin because they are Muslim. One of my doctors is Muslim, One of my son's in-laws are Muslim and wonderful people. We have neighbors who are Muslim and doing their best to be included in the American culture. But, I have read the Koran and know, first hand, of its violence and existential threat against the Jews and Christians. I have respect for the King of Jordan and Egypt, something your small minded Alinsky wannabe does not.
DeleteI have read the bible and know it's an existential threat to gays and non believers.
DeleteIn a word - Bigotry.
KILL THE INFIDELS
They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. - 2 Chronicles 15:12-13
That is the way a LOT of christians today think, especially militaristic types. Kill ragheads for jesus.
You have no clue about the Bible. Reading it, (seriously, you have read the bible?) and understanding what it says are two very different things. Understanding the bible and its ontic connection to man (see there, you really don't know what I am talking about, do you . . . be glad to sit down and talk about ontology and how it differs from existential considerations).
DeleteClearly you don't even understand the historicity of the Message, or you would not continue to quote Old Covenant scripture to a New Covenant believer.