Keith Ellison stirs American Muslims with allahu akbar (Open Trackback Wednesday)

Representative Elect Keith Ellison (D-MN) spoke at the annual convention of two Muslim groups, the Muslim American Society and the Islamic Circle of North America. Here's some of what he told American Muslims:

"Muslims, you're up to bat right now..." he said. "How do you know that you were not brought right here to this place to learn how to make this world better? How do you know that Allah, sallalahu aleyhi wasallam," (meaning peace be upon him) "did not bring you here so that you could understand how to teach people what tolerance was, what justice was?... How do you know that you're not here to teach this country?" ...

"You can't back down, you can't chicken out, you can't be afraid, you got to have faith in Allah, and you got to stand up and be a real Muslim," Detroit native Keith Ellison said to loud applause. ...

"Allahu akbar" - God is great - was the reply of many in the crowd. ...

"We're going to continue to face them," he said. "They're not going to stop right away. But if you, and me too, stick together, if we believe in Allah ... if we turn to the Quran for guidance, we'll find an answer to the questions we have. source

Thomas Lifson in the American Thinker asks:

Perhaps Rep.-elect Ellison would care to teach us about justice when it comes to women's standing as witnesses in court, and in respect to inheritance rights. I am particularly curious as to his probably acceptance as a good Muslim of Quranic injunctions that women count as less than men in regard to these points.

I eagerly await the National Organization for Women's take on the subject.

I anxiously await the response of the New York Times, the ACLU, and other decriers of any hint of God talk on the part of politicians - at least when the God in question is mentioned in a Judeo-Christian context. Will we hear talk of a nascent "theocracy" from them? Somehow, I doubt it. Can you imagine the coverage which might be given to an evangelical Christian newly elected to Congress giving a similar speech, and receiving s similar response?

The Detroit Free Press broke the story, I have not found a full transcript or video of Mr. Ellison's speech.

Rep. Virgil Goode (R.-Va.) wrote in a letter to a constituent, “if American citizens don’t wake up and adopt the Virgil Goode position on immigration there will likely be many more Muslims elected to office and demanding the use of the Koran.” Goode has been vilified for his comments and the Huffington Post wants to know why the White House has not condemned Goode's letter.

Ellison was born in the United States and converted to Islam while in college. Chicago Sun-Times adds, 'Ellison isn't an immigrant. He's an African-American convert to Islam who can trace his American roots back to 1742.' So they think Mr. Goode's argument about muslim immigration doesn't relate to Ellison. Perhaps it doesn't, but it is still a valid argument.

Robert Spencer wrote, "Criticisms of Goode shared a common assumption: that he had no reason to be concerned about Ellison, the Koran, or Muslims, and that any suspicion he did have was simply evidence of his bigotry and ignorance. In raising the specter of nativism, the Post was suggesting that America has been down this road before, and has nothing to show for it but shame."

I think Mr. Goode makes very good points in his letter. Just who are these groups that Ellison is associated with?

MAS members maintain that the group has no ties to the Brotherhood, but there are indications that many in the group want to see the Constitution replaced by Islamic law. “We may all feel emotionally attached to the goal of an Islamic state” in America, said a speaker at a 2002 MAS conference, but “we mustn’t cross hurdles we can’t jump yet.” Likewise, according to terror expert Steven Emerson, the Islamic Circle of North America “is a Jamad Islamia group, which is on record as calling for jihad in the United States, to promote the notion of an Islamic world.”

Robert Spencer asks, "Bigotry is an obstinate and irrational hatred of a particular group. Is it obstinate or irrational, or any act of hatred at all, to ask Ellison to clarify where he stands on the MAS’s desire for the imposition of Islamic law in the United States?" I say we have every right to ask these questions of Mr. Ellison.

Rush Limbaugh on Goode (emphasis mine):

Sounds like what's gotten everybody fired up is Virgil Goode saying, "I am for restricting immigration so that we don't have a majority of Muslims elected to the United States House of Representatives." He's voiced a concern that many Americans have. They probably don't have the courage to say it, but (interruption). My own staff, even in the spirit of Christmas, sees fit to argue with me. (interruption) He's afraid of it becoming Europe! They have their lax immigration standards over there. That's the point that he's trying to convey, as I understand it: If we don't get a handle on immigration, we are going to end up like Europe -- and if you don't think that there are a lot of people that think like that, then that's why you're screening and why I'm hosting because you are out of touch.

Others posting: Ellison Sends Muslims Veiled Message; Fight for Sharia Law, Big Dog's Weblog

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Comments

[Jason]

mekhapes, you seem to have confused "rights" with "opportunities". In the US, all persons (men and women) who meet the qualifications has the OPPORTUNITY to run for elected office. But no one, be they man or woman, has a RIGHT to be elected.

As for segregation, the fact that we have ended segregation is what gives us the moral authority to call on others to end unequal and unfair treatment. And, considering the young age of the United States, we've done it a LOT sooner than any other country in the world.

[mekhapes]

Posing the question of womens' rights is quite rich. How many women presidents has the US had? Countries with huge Muslim populations such as India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Turkey, Bangladesh etc etc have all ELECTED women to the highest office of President and Prime Minister. How many minorities have been electe to office in the US. Hmmm. All white anglo-saxon Ptotestant men eh? America has no basis to criticise anyone else. Especially taking into account our own history. Who are we to lecture on equality when we only recently got rid of segregation. What a load of hypocrisy!

[Thomas Hamilton]

Hey, David Stein, Jews didn't kill 3000 of our family and friends on Sept 11.

Muslims did!

[Jason]

First, David, muslim is not a race. As for religious persecution, tell that to Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria and other Islamic states that kill, torture, and truly persecute anyone who believes in something other than Islam.

And as for "Jewish members of Congress...swearing in on the Torah", that is not true at all. No religious book, or indeed any book of any kind, is used at the swearing in. Books are only used at a photo-op taken after the member has been sworn in. It's been refered to as a ceremonial swearing in, but the fact remains that no one, be they Christian, Jew, or Muslim, will actually be swearing in on any religious (or otherwise) text.

[David Stein]

Shame on you blatant racists and religious persecutors. Switch the word Jew for Islam or Muslim in each of your comments. If you did that you would never dare say such things, at least not publically.

Jewish members of Congress have been swearing in on the Torah for some time now. As is their right!

The same thing you people say about Muslims has been said in the past except about Blacks & Jews.

I guess you're all upset because you didn't get to exclude Jews from the Union or stop racial integration. I hope you don't trip over your Jackboots!

[Matthew Strange]

Rastaman, I'm a bit confused by your comment. I read Ellison's alleged comments as a vague, generic encouragement to Muslims to persevere, not as some sort of arrogant diatribe against Christians.

xformed, I didn't see anything in the alleged Ellison quote about establishing Islam as a "state religion." It sound s like both of you are more concerned with trying to find reasons to hate a man for his religion than with what the man says or does.

[Matthew Strange]

Constitution Article 6 section 3:

"…no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."

[Layla]

Ellison is the worst thing that has happened to America since 9/11. Now just watch these Muslims start talking about taking America over--it makes me sick!

[Debbie]

Good point xformed. I wish I could find a video or transcript of the entire speech.

[xformed]

You know, I'm going to read his comments in detail, and I'm sure his call, as I understand it now, directly contravenes the tenants of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

As any officer in the US Government, he will soon be sworn to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. To willfully push for an establishment of a state religion is against the very document he is going to swear to protect. I would think impeachment would be proper, for, once he raises his hand and says those words, he has sworn it.

On the other hand, Democrats seem to be able to be for and against something and no one seems to care about the blatant hypocritical positioning to gain yet one more vote.

[Rastaman]

I did catch a quick news blurt about Ellison in front of a cheering crowd, but I changed channels. It would have been too much like paying attention to a bunch of dogs barking at a cat up a tree. Articles like this are good, they make it clear that Ellison is going to both expose Islam for what it is in front of all America, and hang himself at the same time.

He thinks Islam is on a roll now in the US, all because he got elected and has the ego to believe it's because he did something superior. He didn't. He got elected solely because he's a Democrat and it was a backlash vote. His overweening ego will have him loudly cramming Islam down our throats. I won't be surprised if he ends up demanding that Americans all convert but before I get that wish he'll most likely be prosecuted for terrorist activities. I have no doubt that there's an investigation going on of him at this moment.

Rastaman
www.islamanazi.com