Foehammer’s Anvil

Just the other day I was discussing the growing Islamist threat with a member of my own clan, and as usual, I touched on the points that the worst threats do not even come from Islamic terrorism. Surprised? Don’t be. The worst threats to our way of life as Westerners come from subversive means both overt and covert. Examples of this include groups like CAIR and its continued manipulation of U.S. law to perpetuate an Islamic agenda, intimidate the average American citizen with lawsuits, influence educators and lobby powers in the Capitol.

The longterm goal is quite simple really: re-establish the Caliphate worldwide. From the Middle East Forum is a brief explanation:

Islamists ultimately seek hegemonic control via a worldwide caliphate that applies the Islamic law in full. Afghanistan under the Taliban offers one model of what they would establish globally.

Terrorism is one method to advance these projects but it is not the only one. Indeed, the activities of nonviolent Islamists arguably will prove a more effective tactic in the long term. For while the public intuitively understands the threat of terrorism and is mobilized by it, and while states have well-developed institutions (law enforcement, intelligence agencies, the military, the justice system) to protect and fight against it, the activities of nonviolent extremists are not alarming and institutions do not exist to deal with this problem. And how can terrorists impose their will on whole societies?

The Threat of Lawful Islamism

In a brief article I wrote a little more than 3 months back, ‘The Strategy of the Global Jihad’, I quickly broke down what I believed to be many of the longterm goals and means of the Islamists worldwide. This was #8:

‘Revert’ first the lowliest elements in Western nations like their criminals and ill-educated, then once the ‘culture of fear’ sets in, perpetuate further ‘reversions’ to Islam through political overtures like those used by Ahmadinejad in his letters. Use college campuses, too, and prey upon the young, liberal idealists who are especially ignorant of the teachings of the Qur’an but will quickly drink up the fight for the ‘enlightened barbarians’ from the Middle East.

If you’ve paid attention to articles posted here on the Anvil ever since that point, I have been proven correct already more than a half-dozen times. Every so often an actual Islamic “revert” even comments here on the Anvil (i.e. Farmer Billy Bob). I can not even begin to describe the loathing, disgust and pity I feel for Westerners that convert to Islam, but I will continue to allow them to comment here to make example of them.

Here then I present you with a very good outline also from ‘Islamist Watch’ at the Middle East Forum. This breaks down extremely well the methods that are already in the Islamist playbook:

• Sell land at discount prices for building mosques or other Islamic institutions.
• Ban Hindus and Jews from a jury hearing a criminal case against an Islamist in Great Britain.
• Allow a prisoner the unheard-of right to avoid strip-searches in New York State.
• Let students in public (i.e., taxpayer-funded) schools use empty classrooms for prayers in New Jersey.
• Permit public schools and public airwaves to be used to convert non-Muslims.
• Recognize polygamous marriages for tax purposes in the United Kingdom.
• Set aside women-only bathing at a municipal swimming pool in France or use taxpayer funds for Muslim women-only swimming times in Washington State.
• Arrange for women-only classes at a taxpayer-supported university.
• Blame women for being the victims of rape by Muslim men in Norway.
• Develop a special hijab for female Muslim employees of a leading home furnishing company, sporting the corporate logo.
• Ban the use of piggybanks‘the symbol of frugality’in their advertising by two major British banks.
• Establish panels, councils, or advisory boards uniquely for Muslims.
• Authorize Muslim-only neighborhoods or events.
• Apply the “Rushdie rules” — accepting Islamist intimidation and silencing critics of Islam.
• Punish anti-Islamic views through the application of criminal charges, as has occurred to critics of Islam in Australia and Canada.
• Prohibit families from sending pork or pork by-products or “Any matter containing religious materials contrary to Islamic faith” to U.S. military personnel serving in the Middle East.
• Require that female American soldiers in Saudi Arabia wear U.S. government-issued abayas.

That’s quite a breakdown don’t you think? Daniel Pipes and his people know their stuff.

I can’t ever warn people enough about this manifestation of Islamic power right under our own noses. It’s everywhere. From street signs to Islamic educational facilities to CAIR offices to our own government, the Islamists are like ticks on a sleeping dog.

There are many things we can do to curtail this invasion of our society by Shariah Law purveyors and the most important is to keep them out of our schools. Attend your PTA meetings. Talk to your kids and other parents. Ask them if anyone has ever been approached with Islamist materials or asked to convert. Find out if any groups like CAIR or perhaps a local mosque have ever talked with school officials in your area or been on school grounds for one reason or another. Investigate any ‘Muslim Clubs’ that might have been formed at your local schools. You’d be amazed at how many universities in the United States have sororities and fraternities now dedicated to Islam. This in itself is a travesty in my opinion, but our hands are currently tied by the First Amendment:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Here is what I one day hope to see the First Amendment revised to actually state:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, so long as that religion does not have as part of its tenets the goal, either expressed or implied, of overturning the laws and government protected herein or threatening the well-being of United States citizens. Congress shall not abridge freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

It is imperative that we as a nation in the United States, if not the entire Western world, have the courage to make such an amendment to our own Constitution. And beyond that I believe this will allow the open discussion and eventual implementation of a much more stinging and preserving mandate of outlawing Islam from the shores of the U.S. entirely.

And so now I come to the following new article from Family Security Matters, Adrian Morgan, ‘The Shock of Islamic Indoctrination in American Classrooms’:

The First Amendment to the US federal constitution was written in 1789, and was ratified by the States in 1791. It states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

The interpretation of the First Amendment and in particular its first clause, referred to as the “Establishment of Religion” or “Establishment” clause, has a direct bearing on how federally- funded public schools can teach religion. Alan Brownstein, a constitutional law expert from the University of California at Davis’ School of Law states: “From a constitutional perspective, schools can’t teach the truth or falsity of religious belief, and atheism would fall in that parameter.”

Public schools can teach about religions, but can neither denigrate one religion nor promote another. When 9/11 happened, children were confronted with the spectacle of Muslim terrorism on their TV screens. Sadly, for children growing up in America, their understanding of why Islamic terrorism takes place is not likely to be explained at school. There are “problematic” verses in the Koran, advocating violence against “unbelievers”. These include Sura 8:12: “I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instill terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them.”

Sura 3:151 states: “Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers, for that they joined companions with Allah, for which He had sent no authority: their abode will be the Fire: And evil is the home of the wrong-doers!” Sura 9:25 declares: “But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practice regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.”

Sura 9:29 states: “Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.” (Jizya was a tax which non-Muslims had to pay to their Muslim overlords).

The First Amendment was originally designed to prevent the conflicts which (Christian) religion had caused in Europe. Now, it is being employed by the politically correct to present an anodyne and inaccurate portrayal of Islam in US public schools. Sura 4:34 specifically states that a husband has the right to beat his wife if she is not submissive. Problematic Suras such as this are not likely to even be mentioned in public schools, for fear of being seen to break the terms of the First Amendment by “denigrating” Islam.

Already schools in America are being taken to task by Muslim activists who perceive that their religion is not treated with enough “respect”. In December 2006 Baltimore County School Board in Maryland was accused of inaccuracy in its teaching of Islam. The claim was made by Bash Pharoan, who is president of the local American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and head of Baltimore County Muslim Council.

Yes, you just read that correctly. Islam is being taught about in our schools. But the “bad parts” are being left out. How convenient. It is this kind of insanity that is leading to incidents like the recent ‘Burqa Blowout’ that occurred at Bacon Academy in Connecticut and even ended up having rumblings right here on the Anvil. Our children are being brainwashed into actually taking up the torch for the ‘downtrodden and enlightened barbarians’ of Islam. And this is all post 9-11! And that incident of having American students dress-up in Islamic clothing is not an isolated one:

The issue of how Islam is taught in schools has become a political hot potato. In California one school, the Excelsior Elementary, took its teaching of Islam to seventh graders to extremes. School pupils were made to dress up in Islamic clothing, to memorize Koranic verses and even to fast during their lunch hour to mimic Muslim behavior during Ramadan. The Five Pillars of Islam were to be learned, pupils were encouraged to say “Allahu Ackbar” and using dice, the children played a “jihad game”. The materials employed at the school stated: “From the beginning, you and your classmates will become Muslims.”

And Adrian Morgan goes on to make this very important point, echoing my own:

Parents should make themselves aware of what their children are being taught about Islam in school. Demand to see study sheets. Demand a list of approved textbooks, and check these out in your local library. Talk to teachers, principals, or write to your local school board. If you think your child is being indoctrinated, write to your Congress representative. You have a Constitution which prevents religious indoctrination by government bodies. For this privilege you should feel fortunate.

You should read her entire article for greater detail and look forward to Part Two of her series.

I know I beat a dead horse here on the Anvil, but certainly you can see why this is necessary by now. The enemy is here and they are thriving. And if the impressionable minds of our own children are open to them, then we had better wake up fast and put a stop to it or we will discard not only our rights but their futures. What is a greater responsibility than to protect your own children? I can’t think of any.

Religious indoctrination into Islam can not be tolerated. Our ‘politically correct’ and ‘multicultural’ nation needs to learn to say ‘NO’ to what we must in our guts understand to be the antithesis of all that the United States stands for. Islam is a theocratic ideology of hate. We can not continue to stand up for its ‘rights’ at the cost of our own.

The Constitution is not a suicide pact.

Source Links: Islamist Watch - Middle East Forum, Family Security Matters