Islamic Theology And The Constitution Of The United States Of America

One of the things which has struck me since the mass shooting at the gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida is the adamant way progressives have went after guns, but refuse to address the actual motivation behind the slaying of so many innocent human beings. They refuse to acknowledge the stated belief system of Islam and its implementation in national affairs through the use of Sharia law, an Islamic based legal system. They refuse to acknowledge the action taken in Orlando is totally consistent with the legal system instituted and being practiced in Islamic countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and others.

It is a legal system which has three (3) classes of people: Muslims, people of the Book (Christians and Jews), and everyone else. There are ways of dealing with each and it is completely based on the Quran and the Hadiths. It is the system with gives ISIS/ISIL its legal foundation and the reason it beheads those who aren’t of Muslim faith or those Muslims they feel are apostate. Yet there are actual members of the legislative and executive branches of our government who feel it is compatible with the rights codified to citizens of the United States in the Constitution.

Under Sharia a Muslim woman’s testimony is considered to be worth half as much as a Muslim man’s testimony. A non-Muslim’s testimony is not considered as reliable. The regard eyewitness testimony as having more weight than forensic/scientific evidence (which would include fingerprints, DNA, etc…). Women who are raped have to have 4 Muslim men to testify that it was a rape and if not they can be charged with adultery and put to death. Homosexuals who act upon their desires can be put to death. Those who are not Muslim in a country whose legal system is based upon Sharia, can be forced into accepting the status of dhimmi and forced to pay a tax to be allowed to lived there or the have to convert to Islam or be put to death. This is just some of the precepts of Sharia.

This is the system which motivates Al Queda, ISIS/ISIL, and other Muslim groups. I have to be fair and say not all Muslims feel this way, but the ones who are carrying out the attacks like Orlando, Boston, San Bernardino, and Istanbul are motivated by these ideals which are anathema to our way of life and our legal system based upon our Constitution. It is why the Constitution must not be weakened thereby weakening the rights codified for us in the Bill of Rights. It is why the separation of powers must be adhered to and no compromise be allowed. Denial of these differences is deadly, ask the survivors and the family members of those killed in Orlando.

Ideas

Ideas

How do you explain the strength of ideas and the ramifications of not doing critical thinking when examining those ideas and how they stack up against your morals, your ethics, a nation's foundational principles, or a faith's foundational theology and teachings. We are in such a time where we need to be doing just that.
There is battle which has been bubbling just below the surface of our national political discourse and also global political discourse. The battle is between national identity and sovereignity and globalization and the homogenation of the global population. Do individual nations remain allowed to be sovereign within their own borders and the international community or must they sacrifice their uniqueness and individual culture to become part of the global community? It is the driving idea and battle exemplified in the recent "Brexit" vote where the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. It is the fight being fought, without being identified as such, in the current presidential election in the United States of America.
We are trying to hide this battle behind individual issues such as immigration, free trade, diversity, multiculturalism, social justice, racism, and other labels; but, it all comes back to the notion of globalization or nations being allowed to maintain their national sovereignity and the uniqueness which has long identified their national personality and approach to life. Are we going to force people to change give up their free will and submit to some global way of life. It is the essential question being asked and must be answered with a resounding no to globalization. People must be allowed individual liberty and free will; it is their birthright as human beings. Globalization must and will take that away from as demonstrated by recent actions within our borders by its proponents.
The taking away of free speech is demonstrated by the use of speech codes and the efforts underway to criminally charge those who speak out against the acceptance of man-made climate change. Any time accepted ideas are challenged they idea just has to be vetted again; those who disagree must not be jailed or punished because you can't refute their argument. If you cannot refute the stand of your retractors then perhaps you need to reexamine your own position. Especially an idea where there are scientists on both sides still trying to hash it out and one side as already been caught discarding data which didn't fit its hypothesis.
The creation of "safe zones" is another area where this is raising its disingenous head. "Safe Zones" are areas people can retreat to to get away from ideas which hurt their feelings because they disagree with their belief system. Our nation was built on actively engaging in discourse about the issues of the day with a "no holds barred" type of debate; it was what The Federalist Papers and Anti-Federalist papers were all about. The debate over the size, scope, and powers of the new government which went into the framing of the legal foundation of our consitutional republic was epic and engaged the greatest minds of their day. It gave us our Constitution, which recognizes the necessity of the individual free will of its citizens and what they would allow their government to do; but most importantly, what they would not allow their government to do. It codified the innate human rights each individual human being is born with and which must not be violated. It is the very foundation of what we term today as "human rights".
It is because this fact is no longer taught in our public school system which has led to the very moment we find ourselves. We no longer understand that our human founding fathers were flawed but put down on paper that which we take for granted; namely the right for each of us to be ourselves individually and collectively. Yes, they didn't end slavery; which some knew was a blight on the national conscience. Yes, they didn't extend full individual sovereignity to women; as I said they were flawed human beings who were the product of the society that produced them. It is also the reason they amendment process was included in the Constitution; to allow it to be changed as needed, after careful deliberation and national debate.
This is why those who want to foist globalization on us have done all they can to make the Constitution less in the eyes of those graduating from law schools and term it a "living document" which is fungible by those who sit in interpretation of it. They understood passions die as time goes by, which was intended by our Founding Fathers to allow for a true debate on the merits of the issue not emotion. It has led to judicial activism and legislation from the bench instead of interpretation as outlined in the Constitution. It is leading to the document no longer meaning what the words on the page say; but rather, whatever the emotion of the time we live in finds acceptable. Our rights are slowly whittled away until they no longer exist and we lose that for which so many have bled and died.
This thinking also undermines the rule of law which guarantees we are all equal before the bar of justice. Without the constitutional guarantees codified in the Constitution or if the Constitution is weakened to the point where it is ignored, those individual rights and the rule of law goes out the window and becomes whatever the judge sitting the bench at that moment says it is. Or if the individual charged with the enforcement of those laws can pick and choose which laws are applicable, then the rule of law no longer exists and we have no protections for the least of us. The law will be whatever the whim of the judge or prosecutor say it is or whomever can purchase the outcome they desire.
Globalization magnifies these issues because the government will be run by the multinational corporations. The governments will institute policies which will enable the multinational corporations to transfer goods and money with the least amount of problems. This will make it more difficult for new and small businesses to exist. Power and wealth will become even more consolidated and the difference between the rich and poor will become greater.

If nations will take the steps to ensure their countries invest in the maximization of their natural resources to enable to the growth of their nation’s economy and the upward mobility of their populations. Each nation and population would control their own destiny while maintaining their unique identity and belief system. But if globalization is allowed to take place the decisions about their nation and people group will be made by a group of people who know little to nothing about them and their goals and identity.

Think through ideas before embracing them. Research them, think through their consequences. Will this idea bring about the desired goal you have for your life.

Afraid To Tell The Truth

I am so tired of people afraid to tell the truth about what is happening to our country and the enemies we face. The terrorist attack at the nightclub in Orlando, Florida in the early morning hours of 12 June 2016 is a perfect example. We have the President of the United States and the individual from his political party who hopes to be his successor afraid to call the act, its motivation, and the reason for it by name.  The cowardice that demonstrates proves both are unworthy to lead a cub scout troop.
If you do not have the intestinal fortitude to call things as they are you are a coward. Mr. Mateen called 911 to swear his allegiance to ISIS. Mr. Mateen shouted Allahu Akbar as he was conducting the attack. Mr. Mateen has been investigated twice for his connection to Islamic fundamentalist groups. These are facts not in dispute and to not meet them directly in an effort to preserve some people's feelings is ludicrous and harmful. You must identify the challenge to face it. Islamic fundamentalism is the issue.
Instead, President Obama and Ms. Clinton choose to blame an inanimate object for the actions of an animate human being motivated by an ideology which believes it is okay to behead those who do not accept your belief system, punish women who are raped by convicting them of adultery, and that homosexuals should be killed for their behavior.
Christians know the Word of God says homosexuality is a sin, but do not wish to kill anyone. We do not wish to stop anyone from making those types of choices for themselves as free will is God's gift to us all. It also means we will not refrain from reaching out with the truth of God's Word; but violence is not part of that equation.
The American people have a clear choice when it comes to electing an individual who will actually face the real problems facing this country or one who will try to ignore and be in denial about the facts. Denial will kill you.

I Am Voting For Donald Trump

As I have watched this presidential campaign unfold, as an independent, I was watching to see whom the major parties would nominate and whom I could have enough in agreement to vote for.c
The Democrats are certain to nominate a woman who has failed at everything she has tried; from being fired from the Watergate Commission for ethics violations to a failed attempted to pass health care reform during her husband's administration to her failed "reset" of U.S. and Russian relations to leaving for men to die in Benghazi, Libya after they had asked for security upgrades for over a year to storing classified material on an unauthorized email server because she couldn't be bothered to do things the correct way or arming ISIS to her general inability to tell the truth about anything. I can't vote for that candidate or any socialist whatsoever; socialism is a historically failed system wherever it has been tried.
I also cannot support a party which embraces speech codes, hires people to protest at an opponent's political rallies; both of which stifle people's First Amendment rights. I cannot vote for a party which doesn't understand that sexual predators will use any means possible to get their prey which is enabled by allowing men to use women's dressing rooms and restrooms. It isn't a concern about the less than 1% of the population which is transgendered; but rather, the sexual predators which will use that opportunity to attack those they want. I cannot vote for a party which believes I should be held accountable for something done over 100 years ago which my ancestors had no part in. I cannot support a party which thinks the government should take money I have earned through my toil and give it to someone who isn't willing to put in the effort to work for the lifestyle to which they aspire.
This left me looking at the other parties with candidates. I looked at the Libertarians, but I don't believe all drugs should be legalized or open borders. I looked seriously at the Constitution Party but they have not really reached a point where I feel they are a legitimate alternative.
After watching the events of the last several weeks at Donald Trump rallies, I am voting for Mr. Trump. I am tired of people who can't protest, but would rather turn a legitimate protest into a criminal activity by damaging property and people. I am against ILLEGAL immigration! I am for LEGAL immigration! If you do not know the difference get yourself educated. If you came here and didn't do so via the proper process, you have done it illegally; you should be sent back to your home country.