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Muslim Chokes Atheist because he was Offended

Muslim Chokes Atheist because he was Offended

A Muslim judge in Pennsylvania – who scolded a local atheist for offending Islam, called him a doofus and accused him of “using the First Amendment” to madden Muslims – dismissed harassment charges against the Muslim defendant who purportedly choked the atheist during a Halloween parade.

 District Judge Mark Martin brought a Quran to court and told the alleged victim, American Atheists’ Pennsylvania State Director Ernest Perce V, “I think you misinterpreted a couple of things. So before you start mocking somebody else’s religion, you might want to find out a little more about it. It kind of makes you look like a doofus.”

The judge added, “I think our forefathers intended to use the First Amendment so we can speak with our mind, not to p— off other people and cultures – which is what you did.”

 Perce had worn a “zombie Muhammad” costume and proclaimed that he was the Prophet Muhammad risen from the dead at the Oct, 11, 2011, event in Mechanicsburg, Pa. A “zombie pope” was also featured in the parade that night.

 Now the Scranton Atheism Examiner reports that Perce could be arrested for posting audio of the judge scolding him for mocking Muhammad. According to report, the Muslim judge has threatened to hold him in contempt of court for releasing the recording. Perce has claimed he was given permission to post the audio.

 The Examiner reports that Perce said he posted the audio because the judge treated him unfairly and showed preferential treatment for the Muslim defendant.

 According to reports, the atheists were marching when Talaag Elbayomy, a Muslim, stormed out of the crowd and assaulted Perce, grabbing a sign around his neck and pulling until the strings choked him.

 The men caught the attention of a nearby police officer.

 Mechanicsburg Police Officer Bryan Curtis told Pennsylvania’s WHTM-TV, “Mr. Perce has the right to do what he did that evening, and the defendant in this case was wrong in what he did in confronting him.”

 He added, “I believe that I brought a case that showed proof beyond a reasonable doubt, and the case was dismissed, and I was disappointed.”

 Elbayomy – who said he believed it was illegal to mock Muhammad – was charged with harassment. He denied touching Perce at trial, but Officer Curtis said Elbayomy admitted grabbing Perce’s sign and beard the night of the incident.

 http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/atheist-choked-by-muslim-and-then/

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Obama Indoctrination of Kids in Houston School

Obama Indoctrination of Kids in Houston School

KTRH – Houston) — Cy-Fair school officials have pulled what some consider a pro-Obama poem from next week’s Black History Month program at Tipps Elementary.  This after a parent complained it was too political for his daughter’s kindergarten class.

Along with the poem mailed home to parents was an internal memo which read:

“Attached is a chant about President Barack Obama. All Kindergarteners will be required to learn the chant for the Black History program.”

 Parent Joseph Beaver tells KTRH News he doesn’t believe the poem provides any educational value to students.

 “You’re not learning anything from it,” he says.  “I can’t sit there and say in 20 years I’m going to need to know his favorite baseball team was this.  That’s just useless information.”

However, Sylvester Brown at Houston’s Black Heritage Society believes the whole thing is being taken out of context.

 “Is the teacher using it to express her views?” asks Brown.  “I don’t think you can look at it from that side unless you’re specifically looking for something to complain about.”

  Brown points out it this is Black History Month and Presidents’ Day just passed, and Obama is our first black president.

 “If they just sung a song about George Washington in class, would they say the same thing that’s political?” he asks.  “I mean, where’s the contrast?”

 Beaver still disagrees.

 “The ‘cherry tree,’ that teaches morals about trying to tell the truth,” he says.  “This poem didn’t teach anything.  As a public school system you need to educate people, not teach them little chants and stuff.”

 Beaver first voiced his concerns to radio host Joe Pagliarulo on KTRH sister station KPRC.  And Gayle Fallon, president of Houston’s teachers union says he was right to do so.

 “Just like you couldn’t put something out advocating a specific religion, you can’t with politics either,” she says.

 The Cy-Fair teachers union wouldn’t comment, but Fallon says the poem and attached memo never should have been mailed to parents, somebody in the school’s administration missed it.

 “If the poem is overtly partisan political which it sounds like, they have a problem,” he says.  “If it was just saying we’re having a black history program, it probably would not be a problem.”

 Cy-Fair ISD officials admit the poem was sent to parents without administrative approval, and the teacher has since apologized.

 Assistant Superintendent Kelli Durham issued KTRH News a statement saying:

 “There has been a misunderstanding circulating about kindergarten teachers requiring students to recite a chant at Tipps. This resulted when a teacher inadvertently attached a note, intended for other teachers, to a parent communication that was sent home. A teacher reading the note would understand the inference: only kindergarten students whose parents wanted them to participate were “required” to learn a chant.

 However, the chant selected by the kindergarten team of teachers was sent home prior to receiving principal approval. Seeking approval is a school practice for school programs and events. After the principal reviewed the poem, along with the selections that would be performed by students at other grade levels, she selected another activity recognizing President Obama –kindergarten’s historical figure to recognize.

 Last week, the count for participants was less than 150 students compared to school wide enrollment of more than 1,000 students, and of those 25 were kindergarten students.”

http://www.wtam.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=104707&article=9802315

 

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FBI Apologies for Muslim Being Terrorist

New FBI Agents and the Criminals are Really Scared of New FBI Agents
New FBI Agents and the Criminals are Really Scared of New FBI Agents

 

The FBI has removed hundreds of counterterrorism training documents after a months-long review found inaccuracies and other problems in their description of Muslims.

 The review was triggered after a September blog in wired magazine revealed training documents that reportedly called the Prophet Muhammad a “cult leader,” claimed “devout” Muslims have been generally violent for hundreds of years and made other controversial statements.

 The FBI did not get into details about which documents were taken out, but a law enforcement source confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday that hundreds were removed because they were deemed “not consistent with the highest professional standards and the FBI’s core values.”

The results of the review were announced during a meeting earlier this month that included FBI Director Robert Mueller.

 The pages which were removed fell into at least one of four categories — “poor taste,” using Arab or Muslim “stereotypes,” information missing “precision,” and “factual errors.”

 Despite the outcome, the FBI maintained that the bulk of its training materials is up to FBI standards. Less than 1 percent of the 160,000 training material pages was removed, FBI spokesman Christopher Allen said. The review covered documents dating back to Sept. 11, 2001, which were used in training courses for new agents, continuing education courses for others and presentations to groups.

 “As a result of that review, we found that the overwhelming majority of our counterterrorism training materials met the FBI’s standards,” Allen said in a statement.

 Allen described the review as “comprehensive,” and said the bureau is developing new guidelines that will govern “future training.”

Allen also said the FBI has been communicating with advocacy groups since the beginning of the review process to explain what happened and what “corrective actions” would be taken.

 “The Muslim American community is an essential partner in our efforts not only to prevent terrorism, but to address other crime concerns that affect communities, including the protection of civil rights,” Allen said.

 The Wired article detailed, among other materials, a presentation that included a graph that tracked followers of the Bible, Torah and Koran over hundreds of years. It showed “devout” followers of the Torah and the Bible becoming less violent over time, while “devout” followers of the Koran remaining as violent in 2010 as they were hundreds of years ago.

One concern was that the documents played into al Qaeda propaganda that America was battling Islam as a whole, and not just radical Muslim extremists.

“It’s counterproductive to our counterterrorism work,” Salam al-Marayati, president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, told FoxNews.com. “It’s not effective counterterrorism policy to be at war with the whole religion or any religion.”

Al-Marayati, whose group attended the most recent meeting with Mueller, urged the bureau to seek more “feedback” in the future when developing its training guidelines on any group.

President Obama, shortly after taking office, declared in Turkey that the United States is “not at war with Islam.”

 However, the Obama administration has since come under criticism from some members of Congress for omitting mention entirely of radical Islam in its counterterrorism materials.

 A strategic plan on homegrown terror released in December did not use the term radical Islam once, though it did discuss Al Qaeda and those groups inspired by it. A Defense Department letter in October also classified the Fort Hood massacre as “workplace violence.”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/21/fbi-purges-hundreds-training-documents-after-probe-on-treatment-islam/

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More Corrupt Politicians Involved in Cronyism

Organized crimes are not a crime when you work for the government

Rogers, the CEO of Duke Energy Corp., one of the largest
utility corporations in the country, has given generously to Democratic
politicians over the years. Along with his wife, Mary Anne, he has contributed
more than $210,000 to Democratic candidates and committees since 2008, more
than double what the couple has given to Republicans. Of that figure, more than
$150,000 went to the Democratic National Committee (DNC); $19,200 went to
President Obama.

Rogers is co-chairing the host committee with Charlotte
Mayor Anthony Foxx (D), who was elected to a second term in November 2011.
Rogers and his wife both contributed $8,000 to Foxx’s campaign, the maximum
allowed under state law.

Rogers has also done his part to make sure that the
convention has access to plenty of cash. The Charlotte Observer reported that
Rogers was “quietly raising” as much as $15 million for the DNC.

Additionally, in an effort to entice the DNC to Charlotte,
Rogers and Duke Energy offered to open a $10 million line of credit—guaranteed
by Duke shareholders—to help finance the convention.

Duke spokesman Tom Williams told the Washington Free Beacon
that the offer of credit was made in the hopes of strengthening Charlotte’s
application. “It’s all part of our effort to showcase the city of Charlotte,”
Williams said. “Nothing more, nothing less.”

Asked if the credit line had been utilized, a host committee
official replied, “not to my knowledge,” adding, “In theory, we raise the $36.6
million. The line of credit is just that. We’re obligated to pay it all back.”

Meanwhile, organizers of the Republican National Convention
in Tampa, Fla., say they don’t anticipate needing a line of credit.

“There’s a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and support for
the 2012 Republican National Convention,” said convention spokesman James
Davis. “Therefore, we have no credit lines in place or plans to borrow money.”

Just as Rogers has helped fund Democratic politicians, they,
in turn, have helped steer massive amounts of federal funding to Duke Energy.
The 2009 stimulus package, for instance, was a boon for the company: Duke
received federal grants totaling $230.4 million for a number of “green” energy
projects including “smart grid” development and wind energy storage.

According to Recovery.gov, Duke created 196.6 jobs as a
result of the grants.

The company also received a $350,000 grant to assist General
Motors in the development of the Chevrolet Volt, the poorly selling electric
vehicle that the Obama administration has recently proposed subsidizing at a
rate of $10,000 per car.

Rogers’ support for the president’s “green” agenda earned
him a spot on the short list to become President Obama’s Energy Secretary.

Though headquartered in Charlotte, Duke maintains an active
presence in Washington, D.C., having spent more than $26 million lobbying the
federal government on energy-related issues since 2007.

In 2009, the company enlisted the services of the Podesta
Group, a lobbying firm founded by John Podesta, the former president of the
Center for American Progress and co-chairman of the Obama-Biden transition
team, and his brother Tony Podesta. Since then, Duke Energy has paid the firm
$860,000 to lobby to “support the passage of climate change and energy
legislation” and “energy efficiency and clean energy solutions,” according to a
database maintained by the Senate Office of Public Records.

The Duke Energy
Political Action Committee, which has tended to give more to Republicans in the
past, reversed that trend in 2010, giving $260,000 to Democratic candidates
following the passage of the stimulus, compared with just $209,000 to
Republicans.

The Washington Free Beacon noted last week that the
convention host-committee is operating under very strict fundraising
restrictions, refusing to accept money from corporations, lobbyists, or other
special interest groups such as unions.

However, these self-imposed restrictions did not prevent
Rogers from accompanying convention CEO Steve Kerrigan, a former national
political director for Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), to Washington, D.C. for a
meeting with high-powered lobbyists.

Bloomberg reported that Rogers and Kerrigan were touting an
array of expensive convention “packages,” including premium hotels rooms and
concierge service, aimed at ultra-wealthy donors. A convention spokesperson
said they were simply “educating Beltway types about the new rules.”

The host committee has been charged with raising $36.6
million to help cover a portion of the convention costs. Given the new restrictions,
including a $100,000 limitation on individual donations, the goal will be
difficult to reach.

For instance, of the $61 million the DNC raised for its 2008
convention in Denver, Colo., more than 70 percent came from donations of
$250,000 or higher. Nearly a quarter of the convention’s funding came from just
12 donations of more than $1 million. Union groups alone gave $8.3 million (14
percent). Contributions of $100,000 or less—this year’s limit—accounted for
only 5 percent of the total.

It is unclear whether the host committee is having trouble
meeting its fundraising target. A committee official told the Free Beacon there
were no plans to publicly release fundraising figures before the FEC-mandated
deadline of one month following the convention.

http://freebeacon.com/democratic-national-cronyism/

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Muslim on Suicide Mission to the Capital

 

Another Damm Illegal Attempting to Kill Us and this time it is a Muslim

“Another Damm Illegal Attempting to Kill Us” (This time it’s a Muslim)

By:  Mike Levine

According to charging documents, he first entered the
country that year on a tourist visa, which expired and was never renewed.
Khalifi was charged Friday in U.S. District Court in northern Virginia with
attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.

The suspect allegedly weighed hitting various targets
ranging from a military installation to synagogues to a Washington restaurant
before settling on the Capitol.

The man thought undercover FBI agents assisting him in his
plot were associates of Al Qaeda. He purchased bomb materials including
jackets, nails and glue in preparation for an attack. He even conducted a test
explosives demonstration in a quarry.

When he was arrested Friday in Washington, he was carrying
with him a vest that he had been led to believe was packed with explosives, but
the material inside was not actually dangerous, Fox News was told.

A short time earlier, Khalifi had been praying at a mosque
in the Washington area. His destination was Capitol Hill.

The public was never in danger, as he had been under
constant surveillance for some time, officials said. The FBI provided the
suspect with a disabled gun during their ongoing operation, Fox News has
learned.

The U.S. Capitol Police, in a statement that confirmed the
arrest but provided few details, said the suspect had been “closely and
carefully monitored.”

A senior source involved with law enforcement at the Capitol
also told Fox News the investigation was “all very controlled.” The
source said the U.S. Capitol Police was involved with the FBI and other
agencies in tracking the suspect “not more than a year.”

A former landlord in Arlington said he believed El Khalifi
was suspicious and called police 18 months ago.

Frank Dynda said when he told El Khalifi to leave, the
suspect said he had a right to stay and threatened to beat up Dynda. Dynda said
he thought El Khalifi was making bombs, but police told him to leave the man
alone. Dynda had El Khalifi evicted in 2010.

El Khalifi had several men staying with him and based on
packages left for him, Dynda said, it appeared that he was running a luggage
business from the apartment, although Dynda never saw any bags.

“I reported to police I think he’s making bombs,”
Dynda said. “I was ready to get my shotgun and run him out of the
building, but that would have been a lot of trouble.”

On Capitol Hill, lawmakers in leadership positions had been
briefed on the investigation, though rank-and-file members did not appear to
have prior knowledge of the case.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., called the plot a “stark
reminder” of the dangers Americans face.

“I think it will encourage more of us to take the
tunnel. … Maybe we have to walk around with a little higher level of
paranoia,” Cleaver told Fox News.

Sites in Washington have long been a target for terrorists,
especially self-radicalized extremists caught in FBI stings.

In September, a Massachusetts man was arrested for allegedly
plotting to fly bomb-laden model planes into the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol. FBI
agents claiming to be associates of Al Qaeda provided 26-year-old Rezwan
Ferdaus with what he thought was explosive material for the remote-controlled
planes.

Nearly a year earlier, a Virginia man was arrested for
trying to help Al Qaeda plan multiple bombings against Washington’s Metrorail
system. For months, 34-year-old Farooque Ahmed of Ashburn, Va., had been
meeting and discussing “jihad” with individuals he thought were
affiliated with Al Qaeda, but in fact he was meeting with FBI agents.

In the past year alone, at least 20 people have been
arrested in the United States on terrorism-related charges, according to the
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

“Most of the arrests” have involved “lone
wolves,” radicalized online and able to use the Internet to build bombs,
FBI Director Robert Mueller told the Senate committee last month.

At the time of Ahmed’s arrest in October 2010, the U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Neil MacBride, said the case
showcases “our ability to find those seeking to harm U.S. citizens and
neutralize them before they can act.”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/17/feds-arrest-man-heading-to-us-capitol-for-suicide-mission/

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Whitney Houston, another Legend Falls

Whitney Houston, another Legend Falls

 By: Elmer Williams

Whitney Houston may have had one of the best blends, of pure voice and the capability to deliver a song that we have ever heard. It was not that she could “sang” but it was her ability to deliver a song that was so masterful. She had a way of starting out at the correct range and going up and down with an effortlessness that was mind boggling.

 Even when Houston sings faster pace songs, her delivery was so on point that it made you forget how difficult the song was to sing until you heard someone else try it. She no doubt had a God given talent that was rare. She was the total package with her style and grace. Whitney Houston dressed the part when you would see her. She was attired in long elegant evening dresses. Her face was made up to perfection. She was tall slender, o’ yes she looked like a runway model.

 Whitney Houston was first introduced to America on the face of Seventeen Magazine as a young innocent model in 1981. Whitney Houston was a mega star there is no doubting that, but she had a down to earth side that was so likable. She once sent IndieArie flowers to congratulate her and Arie did not even know Whitney personally. She befriended Kim Burrell before anyone even knew who Kim Burrell was. She was even happy singing backup to Cece and Bebe Winans.

 Listen to what was said in a 1989 People.com article.

                 [i]“Houston, who introduced herself to the Winanses at an L.A. awards ceremony two years ago and told them, “I listen to your tape every morning. It really inspires me.” Later Houston took the stage with the siblings, with no rehearsal, and hit every note of her favorite Winans song, “Love Said Not So.” Since then, she has been dropping in on Winans dates all over the country for the pure joy of joining in. “She’s been a true friend,” says BeBe. “Often we have to sit her down, because she’ll want to do the whole show.”   

 She was a Diva without the entire ego, and believe you me that is rare to find. Did Whitney Houston have flaws? Of course she had issues as do we all, but her mistakes were magnified because she was a star. Whitney Houston’s down fall was no doubt her battle with drugs. This is well documented and I will not spend time talking about that in details.

 Some blame Bobby Brown for her fall and we all know that he was not the most positive person in her life. I was one of the first to say that Bobby Brown was not good for Whitney. However I think that this is much deeper than Bobby Brown or the drugs.

 What causes a person to become dependent on drugs in the first place? It is because there is emptiness within the person’s heart that they are looking to fill. Many claim that Whitney was a Christian and I am not here to challenge that claim. It appeared that she loved the LORD but it is hard to get away from the fact that she wanted others approval. Whitney’s biggest problem maybe stem from the fact that she cared to much about what others thought.

I believe this is why she married Bobby Brown. She was not considered as “black enough” which is shallow of anyone that makes that claim. She started taking drugs I believe to get away from all the criticism of what people thought about her. This is what I said in my short book “How to Use Common Sense for a Happy Life”.

  (ii) [ii]“I can honestly say that I do not claim to have all the answers to obtaining happiness. However I do have a sure way to be miserable in your every day walk of life. That is when you make an attempt to make everyone happy. If your primary goal in life is to make people like you, there is totally no way you will ever be happy. Stop worrying about how other people see you, especially when you are doing the right thing. Demand respect instead of looking for pats on the back. It is much better for people to respect you than like you.”

 I truly believe that this was Whitney Houston’s down fall. She let what people where saying get into her mind and soak down to her heart. When the heart is contaminated with “please-itest” a new word I made up. You become so concerned about who likes you and how to please others. It was not the drugs by themselves or Bobby Brown that destroyed Whitney. No it was her craving to please others and to be loved by people.

 We have seen this sequel played out many times by Stars or Athletes. Michael Jackson the “King of Pop” had this “please-itest” as well as Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn Monroe once said that [iii]“I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best”       

 What most of these stars and athletes need is a person around them that will give them the unadulterated truth. They have too many yes men and yes women around them that do not want to come across as being to judgmental. But I believe that many times this is what will save these people like Whitney from themselves.

 Everyone wants to be liked or loved to a certain extent, but the danger comes in when this becomes an obsession. This manifest itself when we develop the deadly disease called “please-itest” which is defined as doing whatever it takes to please everyone but God and ones self. You see even though Whitney proclaimed her love for God, and she stated that she looked to him. What she forgot about is that God loved her in spite of her flaws. Fans and fair-weather friends love you for who you are and for what you can do for them.

The problem with most people who are believers and non-believers is that they don’t truly know the God of the Bible. Once you get to know him you will cease to be impressed by people of any walk. I believe that God Almighty is the creator of the Universe. There is much evidence to prove creation as oppose to evolution. How anyone can believe that the complexed body with all the germ fighting devices can evolve is beyond me.

 Think about how far the Moon and the Sun are from the Earth. Is it just by chance it stopped in the exact location it needed to be in order to sustain life? Some say that the earth exploded into existence. My question to you is what did it explode from, if nothing was here. There needs to be someone or something that was always here or we would have nothing now. Tell me when did anything ever explode and cause order. An explosion will cause ciaos.

 So Whitney and all the others who are living and who have passed on should have gotten to know this God. The one who Moses wrote about under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost said [iv]“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”     

  Get to know the God who created the heavens and the earth and you will love yourself more, and not be worried about pleasing the crowds. I believe that this was Whitney’s down fall first and foremost not the drugs or Bobby Brown. The drugs and Bobby where just byproducts she used because she did not know God on an intimate level that gives you peace. You can learn a lot about God without ever knowing him. I’m not saying that Whitney did not trust God and she may have known something about God.

 The problem that many have with knowing God is that they use only their hearts and they do not get to know him from an intellectual stand point. This is what causes many to stumble and fall time and time again. Get to know him with your heart, but always use your mind. God is a God of intellect.

 

 By: Elmer Williams