The future for Islam in America looks bright, especially if one looks at it from the perspective of a true believer. In fact, it looks like we are on a divinely-guided way toward sharia law.
What makes me think we are on the path from the USA to the ISA (Islamic States of America)? Let's take a look at some facts and trends...
1. It is important to start by understanding that the Islamic god is the same god as the Christian or Jewish god. Judeo-Christian power-holders would like people to believe otherwise and work hard to state that it is not so, but God makes it quite clear in the Quran that we are taking about the same God from whence Judaism and Christianity came. The main difference is that Jews and Christians do not follow the final word of that god (and His final and perfect religion), as given by God to Muhammad.
2. The two mentions of religion in the Constitution are both warnings about it. Given that a majority of the pious in the US at that time were of various Christian sects, we can see that Christianity was specifically kept out of the Constitution. This is further evidenced by the fact that there is no mention of Jesus -- the defining figure in Christianity -- anywhere in the Constitution or other important early American political writings.
3. The Treaty of Tripoli, negotiated under Washington, signed by Adams, approved unanimously by the Senate, and afterward printed in newspapers without any record of dissent, made it quite clear that "the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion,—as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquility, of Mussulmen." "Mussulmen" was a version of "Muslims." No enmity against Islam.
4. In 1864, when the nation was weakened by the War Between The States, the phrase "In God We Trust" was shoehorned onto American coinage. The phrase is basically the definition of Islam. "Islam" means "submission (to God)," and a "Muslim" is "one who submits (to God)." Submission can only occur in the presence of trust, and trust implies submission. "In God We Trust" is about as close to a definition of Islam as you can get without speaking Arabic.
5. In 1956, In God We Trust became the US's national motto. E Pluribus Unum (one from many) had been used on the Great Seal of the United States since 1782 and was accepted as the de facto motto of the US throughout history (this is the source of the "melting pot" idea, which has since been replaced with the opposite ideal: "diversity"). This was removed by Congress and a religious motto put in its place.
6. The nation's Islamic motto was further entrenched by placing it on paper currency beginning in 1957.
7. The original oath of enlistment in the US military made no mention of any god, making it quite clear that the enlistee was to support the Constitution and obey the President. The wording was officially changed -- taking effect in 1962 -- to include the phrase "so help me God."
8. Fourteen or 15 of the 19 Muslims who attacked America on 9/11/01 were Saudi Arabian Wahhabist Muslims. So who did the US attack in retaliation? Afghanistan, then Iraq, neither of which had any Wahhabist political connections or posed any real threat to US security. Yes, Osama bin Laden is a Saudi. And he has somehow eluded the most powerful military force in the history of the world for more then eight years. Coincidence? And yes, there were terrorist training camps in Afghanistan. These would have been best addressed by surgical special operations missions; instead, we half-heartedly occupied the country and allowed the terrorists to reorganize elsewhere.
One might argue that the US's policy of using American troops and resources to fight what seems to be an extension of The Crusades would negate any pro-Islam theories, but if the US was truly looking to negate the Islamic threat to America, where are the attacks on Saudi, Iran, and Yemen (among others)?
9. In the time since 9/11/01, Americans have been implored to embrace "diversity" and not blame Islam for... well... Islamic policy.
10. The efforts of "Christians" to alter US laws -- including The Constitution -- do not include mentions of Jesus (again, the defining figure in Christianity). Rather, they simply refer to "God" in these efforts. As the final revealed word of that god is contained in The Quran, it is quite plain to see that the insertion of "God" in US law means an acceptance of The Holy Quran and its revealed Word as relevant to American law.
I should also point out the increasing power of government in the US, at the expense of personal freedom. As I have pointed out in previous blogs, a look at our coinage shows the fall of Liberty as we put more trust in God. Submission to God, after all, cannot happen if everyone is free to do and think as they wish.
From the point of view of a true believer, the divine hand of God is obviously at work here, patiently and purposely altering the most powerful nation on earth to become the seat of God's power as expressed in His Holy Quran. With a sense of justice and irony that are certainly in the vein of God's attitude, He has been using blasphemers -- mostly Christians and Jews, but other nonbelievers, as well -- to clear the way for the ultimate Islamic power on earth.
Of course, to a rational human being, the workings of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam look like the Three Stooges on LSD and crack, but for a true believer, the signs are clear: The US is to be the future seat of God's perfect religion, with the replacement of the secular US legal code with sharia law.
Allahu Akhbar, my soon-to-be-Muslim brothers and sisters.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
New Year's Resolutions
As I have mentioned here before, I used to not do the whole New Year's Resolutions thing, largely because it has been so trivialized and self-centered that it was offensive. A few years ago, though, I thought about it and decided to try to use it as a short-range (one year) planning tool to move toward my objectives in life. It has worked splendidly well, so I am keeping at it.
The last couple of years have primarily been dedicated to becoming smarter and more open and honest. I feel as though I have made progresson both of those fronts, but being more honest and open almost inevitably means offending more people. While I accept that as a function of reality, I realize that that old adage "You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar" has a great deal of truth to it. So one of my major resolutions for 2010 is to be nicer, friendlier, more neighborly. If I truly believe in the beneficial effects of my life philosophy, after all, I have an obligation to find ways to better spread those effects toward creating a better world.
This doesn't mean that I am going to smile and nod and say "uh-huh" when people try to push bullshit on me, but it does mean that I am going to challenge myself to find a better way to fight that bullshit. If I just say "Bullshit," then I put up a wall and may actually prevent that person from considering my point of view.
Yes, I realize that there are unreasonable, dishonest, self-serving, greedy evil people out there (which reminds me, I heard Deepak Chopra on the radio last week and he confirmed my earlier post about him) who do not respond to fact or politeness. It is not those people about whom I am thinking. My target demographic is that huge mass of people who are just ignorant or misinformed about issues, but open to discussion. These "swing voters" are key if we want to create a smarter, more compassionate species of humanity.
While I work toward this resolution, I will continue to build on the idea of being smarter and more open, as I have some momentum there from past resolutions. And I will continue to work on spending more time with my sister (which is why I have moved my computer and a practice amp out of the basement) and on regaining some control of the yard, after ignoring it during my nonprofit years.
I have a few other resolutions for the year, too.
1. Understand gravity. Yes, this one is impossible. To think that I could possibly understand the least understood force in the universe is absurd. But the understanding of gravity is probably the biggest single problem in all of science right now and if it happens in my lifetime, I want to be able to have some understanding of this momentous occasion. Here's a metaphor: If you want to appreciate a Super Bowl game, you need to have as much of an understanding of football as possible.
2. Become twice the musician I was at the end of 2009. Not real hard considering my lack of talent and experience, but ambitious enough to drive me. This is part of my decision to concentrate on music for 2010 and 2011
3. Start preparing for my return to nonprofit work. I feel as though my nonprofit experience and success (I earned a national award in 2005) give me an obligation to contribute to causes and taking two years off to concentrate on music makes me feel a bit guilty. So I am going to use the next two years to prepare myself for a return to the nonprofit sector in 2012 and I want to take some time to reflect on past successes and failures so I can make the most of my future nonprofit endeavors. I'm not sure what field I will work in. Returning to historic preservation is an obvious possibility, but I also would like to do something that works to alleviate the suffering of the innocents in the world. I won't decide that aspect until next year, though. For now, I just want to start preparing myself for the governance aspect of it all.
4. I am embarrassed to say it, but I have made one of the most common and trivial resolutions that nearly everyone seems to do: I am going to get my weight down from 255 to 230 or less this year. I abused the heck out of my body in my teens and twenties and some of those injuries would be less bothersome if I weighed less. This resolution is sort of unfair, since my recent change to a near-vegan diet will undoubtedly result in 15 or 20 pounds without even trying, but that's okay.
So there you have it for 2010: Be nicer, understand gravity, become twice the musician I am now, start preparing to return to nonprofit work, and lose 25 pounds while continuing to work on being smarter and more open, taming the yard, and spending more time with Judy. No problem. I'll pull this blog back up a year from now and see how I did.
The last couple of years have primarily been dedicated to becoming smarter and more open and honest. I feel as though I have made progresson both of those fronts, but being more honest and open almost inevitably means offending more people. While I accept that as a function of reality, I realize that that old adage "You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar" has a great deal of truth to it. So one of my major resolutions for 2010 is to be nicer, friendlier, more neighborly. If I truly believe in the beneficial effects of my life philosophy, after all, I have an obligation to find ways to better spread those effects toward creating a better world.
This doesn't mean that I am going to smile and nod and say "uh-huh" when people try to push bullshit on me, but it does mean that I am going to challenge myself to find a better way to fight that bullshit. If I just say "Bullshit," then I put up a wall and may actually prevent that person from considering my point of view.
Yes, I realize that there are unreasonable, dishonest, self-serving, greedy evil people out there (which reminds me, I heard Deepak Chopra on the radio last week and he confirmed my earlier post about him) who do not respond to fact or politeness. It is not those people about whom I am thinking. My target demographic is that huge mass of people who are just ignorant or misinformed about issues, but open to discussion. These "swing voters" are key if we want to create a smarter, more compassionate species of humanity.
While I work toward this resolution, I will continue to build on the idea of being smarter and more open, as I have some momentum there from past resolutions. And I will continue to work on spending more time with my sister (which is why I have moved my computer and a practice amp out of the basement) and on regaining some control of the yard, after ignoring it during my nonprofit years.
I have a few other resolutions for the year, too.
1. Understand gravity. Yes, this one is impossible. To think that I could possibly understand the least understood force in the universe is absurd. But the understanding of gravity is probably the biggest single problem in all of science right now and if it happens in my lifetime, I want to be able to have some understanding of this momentous occasion. Here's a metaphor: If you want to appreciate a Super Bowl game, you need to have as much of an understanding of football as possible.
2. Become twice the musician I was at the end of 2009. Not real hard considering my lack of talent and experience, but ambitious enough to drive me. This is part of my decision to concentrate on music for 2010 and 2011
3. Start preparing for my return to nonprofit work. I feel as though my nonprofit experience and success (I earned a national award in 2005) give me an obligation to contribute to causes and taking two years off to concentrate on music makes me feel a bit guilty. So I am going to use the next two years to prepare myself for a return to the nonprofit sector in 2012 and I want to take some time to reflect on past successes and failures so I can make the most of my future nonprofit endeavors. I'm not sure what field I will work in. Returning to historic preservation is an obvious possibility, but I also would like to do something that works to alleviate the suffering of the innocents in the world. I won't decide that aspect until next year, though. For now, I just want to start preparing myself for the governance aspect of it all.
4. I am embarrassed to say it, but I have made one of the most common and trivial resolutions that nearly everyone seems to do: I am going to get my weight down from 255 to 230 or less this year. I abused the heck out of my body in my teens and twenties and some of those injuries would be less bothersome if I weighed less. This resolution is sort of unfair, since my recent change to a near-vegan diet will undoubtedly result in 15 or 20 pounds without even trying, but that's okay.
So there you have it for 2010: Be nicer, understand gravity, become twice the musician I am now, start preparing to return to nonprofit work, and lose 25 pounds while continuing to work on being smarter and more open, taming the yard, and spending more time with Judy. No problem. I'll pull this blog back up a year from now and see how I did.
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