This was the most delicate political event of Benedict XVI’s trip to the United Kingdom. The Pope went to Westminster Hall to meet with 1800 British politicians, business leaders and intellectuals.
Three Things You Should Know About Islam by www.youtube.com Three surprising things you probably didn’t know about Islam and the Quran. This subject may affect you in the near future, so take the chance to inform yourself now – before it does. — Parts of the text have been strongly inspired by the website • www.citizenwarrior.com • Qu’ran online quran.com • Abrogations: www.muhammadanism.org • Sharia: www.youtube.com • Taqiyya: en.wikipedia.org / www.thereligionofpeace.com — Islam (Arabic: الإسلام al-’islām, pronounced [ʔislæːm] is the monotheistic religion articulated by the Qur’an, a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of the one, incomparable God (Arabic: الله, Allāh), and by the Prophet of Islam Muhammad’s teachings and normative example (in Arabic called the Sunnah, demonstrated in collections of Hadith). Islam literally means “submission (to God).” Muslim, the word for an adherent of Islam, is the active participle of the same verb of which Islām is the infinitive. Muslims regard their religion as the completed and universal version of a primordial, monotheistic faith revealed at many times and places before, including, notably, to the prophets Abraham, Moses and Jesus. Islamic tradition holds that previous messages and revelations have been changed and distorted over time. Religious practices include the Five Pillars of Islam, which are five obligatory acts of worship. Islamic law (Arabic: شريعة Šarīʿah) touches on virtually every aspect …
June 7, 2010 on ABC News – via www.AtheistMedia.com
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has released a review of its strategy in the war on terrorism. The report failed to even mention the word “Islam.” CBN News traveled to London to talk with Anjem Choudary, a leading Muslim radical who says Islamic teachings are what shaped his pro-jihad message. Although both George W. Bush and Barack Obama have declared that Islam is a religion of peace, Choudary begs to differ. “You can’t say that Islam is a religion of peace,” Choudary told CBN News. “Because Islam does not mean peace. Islam means submission. So the Muslim is one who submits. There is a place for violence in Islam. There is a place for jihad in Islam.” Choudary is the leader of Islam4UK, a group recently banned in Britain under the country’s counter-terrorism laws. He wants Islamic Sharia law to rule the United Kingdom and is working to make that dream a reality. While Islamic radicals in the United States usually prefer to speak in more moderate tones while in public, masking their true agenda, Choudary has no such inhibitions. He has praised the 9/11 hijackers and has called for the execution of Pope Benedict. He also stirred controversy recently when video emerged of him converting a 10-year-old British boy to Islam. Choudary told CBN News his group is a “non-violent political and ideological movement” that resides in the UK under “a covenant of security.” Yet he openly praises violent jihad. “The Koran is full of, you know, jihad is the most talked about duty …
March 25, 2010 on CNN – For the world to tackle truly important problems, people have to stop looking to religion to guide their moral compasses… Read more: bit.ly – via: www.AtheistMedia.com -