Roshiah last Congress CM of AP.
Nanapaneni Rajakumari and Survey!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana- Achievements and Contributions
Shri Sarvey Sathyanarayana.
Constituency : MP, Malkajgiri (Andhra Pradesh )
Party Name : Indian National Congress(INC)
Father's Name Late Shri S. Laxmaiah,Mother's Name Smt. S. Mallamma
Date of Birth 04 Apr 1954,Place of Birth Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
Marital Status: Married ,Date of Marriage: 22 Jun 1981,Spouse's Name Smt. Sunita Sathyanarayana. No. of Sons 1,No.of Daughters 2.
Educational Qualifications B.A, LL.B, LL.M.
Educated at Osmania University, Hyderabad and
Evening College of Law, Tilak Road, Abids, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Profession Advocate.
contact:
Permanent Address
Plot No. 43, T-I , Road No. 4,
Tree Moorty Colony,
Mahendra Hills, East Marredpally,
Secunderabad-500026, Andhra Pradesh
Tel. (040) 27734141, 27732060
09490667778 (M)
Present Address
14, Windsor Place,
New Delhi - 110 001
Tel (011) 23782562
9868180473 (M)
Fax. (011) 23782562
Achievements and Contributions.
Positions Held
1985-89 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Member, HUDA, Hyderabad
Member, Traffic Board, Andhra Pradesh
Member, Committee on Public Undertaking, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
2004 Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Member, Executive Committee, Congress Parliamentary Party (C.P.P.)
Member, Committee on Industy
Member, Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Finance
Member, Consultative Committee Housing, Poverty Allevation & Tourism
23 Sep. 2009 Member, Committee on Petitions
1 Dec. 2009 Member, Joint Committee on Office on Profit
Social And Cultural Activities
Social work, helping the poorest of the poor and down-trodden strata of the society
Special Interests
Reading, listening to music, movies
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Music and movies
Sports and Clubs
Kabaddi, cricket and football
Countries Visited
Thailand
Other Information
Member, (i) Rehablitation Council of India; (ii) Fatehmaidan Club (iii) Secundrabad Club; rendered about 13 years of Govt. service in various organisations trade union leader.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Slaughter Of Sikhs In Pakistan
Slaughter Of Sikhs In Pakistan
By Omer Farooq Khan
Peshawar: 25-2-10
The entrance to Mohallah Jogan Shah inside Peshawar’s walled city is through the ancient Aasia Gate (Aasia Darwaza). Passing through narrow alleys where one comes across old buildings of wooden architecture, it takes at least half an hour on foot to reach Mohallah Jogan Shah in Peshawar’s Dabgari area. At least 380 Sikh families live in Mohallah Jogan Shah, out of the estimated 520 families found in Peshawar. Eighty percent of these families migrated to Peshawar from three tribal regions — Orakzai, Kurram and Khyber. The gradual movement of these families from the tribal areas started in the mid-1980s which tremendously increased with the emergence of Pakistani Taliban in the last decade.
“One of the early reasons for these immigrants was the reopening of ‘Gurdwara Bhai Joga Singh’ in 1981. But living for minorities in the volatile region became unbearable when the Taliban dismantled the traditional tribal setup. Hence, they had to leave the region to avoid militants’ wrath”, said 78 year old Charanjit Singh, in a tribal Pashto accent, who migrated to Peshawar from Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency back in 1997.
“More than 10 gurdwaras in Peshawar, under control of the government’s Auqaf department, are still closed. Some of them were turned into schools and colleges while a few are hired by non-Sikh families, paying rent to the government”, he said.
All Sikhs in Peshawar speak local Pashto dialect fluently and treat their womenfolk as tribal Pashtuns do. “They are as illiterate and strong-headed as Afridis and Orakzais, and they are just as dependable in personal loyalty. Their hospitality is proverbial; every household keeps separate utensils for their Muslim friends”, says Farhad Afridi who abodes in Tirah valley of Khyber agency.
Unlike their ancestors, the present young generation seems to bring a change in their life style as they are more inclined towards education. At noon, children of different age groups make their importance felt by shouting and teasing each other in Mohallah Jogan Singh while returning from schools. But it does not stop here. They have to strictly attend religious studies in the evenings in Guru Angadh Devjee Khalsa Tharmak. Five years of religious schooling in Gurmukhi is about all the education most tribal Sikhs have had, and it is promptly discarded when the exigencies of practical life take over.
The lively old Jagat Singh was keen to make one listen to his version of Sikh’s genesis in the tribal belt. “Persecuted by Aurangzeb in the 17th century, several Sikh families came to the tribal areas and joined the Pashtun tribes in these mountain regions. The tribal principle of sanctuary to the Amsaya, or protected one, was what eased them into a region known for its traditional and rigid view of Islam. The Sikhs had an ability to completely integrate into the local culture”, Jagat Singh said. But 9/11 and its fallout was no less than a nightmare for local tribesmen, he added.
The phenomenon “Pakistani Taliban” was unknown before 9/11. However, the significance of Jihadi elements in the tribal belt can be traced back to the early 80’s when the area became a launching pad for the CIA and ISI-driven holy war (jihad) against the former Soviet Union. With the Soviet withdrawal, the US agenda of jihad inside Afghanistan ended. But the strategic importance of the area remained intact for Pakistan which had to use, for many years to come, the tribal area for running training camps for jihadis, pursuing its policy of strategic depth against India as well as to have an upper hand with neighbouring Afghanistan.
Nevertheless, these games did not disturb the traditional tribal way of life and the Sikh families were living a normal life as before. With the rise of Pakistani Taliban in the past few years and their march to take control of the tribal areas, the traditional tribal code of ethics which ensured security for the Sikh community in the area gave way to the extremist ideology of Taliban. After establishing their writ, Taliban offered three options to non-Muslims — “Become Muslims, pay jizya or vacate the area.”
To set an example, Taliban last year demolished 11 houses of the Sikh community in the Orakzai Agency for refusing to pay ‘jizya’. The action was ordered by the then Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan(TTP) chief for Orakzai Agency, Hakimullah Mehsud, after the deadline given to the Sikh community for payment of jizya passed.
“Sharia had been enforced in the area and every non-Muslim has to pay protection money”, Hakimullah Mehsud had announced. Mehsud, who became the chief of the Pakistani Taliban after Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone strike last August, was also reportedly killed in a similar US drone attack.
The Sikh community, comprising 30 to 35 families shifted from the Feroze Khel area to the nearby Merozai in Lower Orakzai Agency because they could not arrange the Rs. 150 million (180,000 dollars) demanded by the Taliban.
The Taliban had forcibly occupied shops of Sikh businessmen and houses of several Sikhs compelling them to pay jizya. Later, several Sikh families refused to accept the Taliban demand and preferred to quit Orakzai Agency for safer places. Most of the tribal families belonging to a Khatri cast migrated to Peshawar and different parts of Hangu and Kohat districts due to the fear of Taliban.
The jizya demand highlights how the Taliban onslaught has toppled decades of consistent social harmony between Pashtun tribesmen and religious minorities. An estimated 10,000 Sikhs living in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province have quietly thrived as traders, shopkeepers and farmers often providing a middle-class backbone to poor societies. They are the descendants of families that stayed behind at the time of partition in 1947, protected by communities that valued them. They have become an integrated part of Pashtun society – attending weddings and funerals, even getting involved in hashish and opium smuggling.
When fighting intensified between militants and security forces in the Swat region last May, a Sikh doctor Gian Singh remained at the city hospital after all other staff had fled. “We lived with the people like brothers. I even treated wounded Taliban who were brought to my clinic”, said Singh.
The arrival of the long-haired Taliban fighters in tribal areas and Swat, brandishing AK 47 rifles steamrolled the previous sense of tolerance.
For the Taliban, collection of jizya meant the generation of funds to get arms and ammunition to spread their reign of terror, says Prakash Singh, a college student whose family refused to pay jizya to the Taliban in Orakzai Agency and left the area sometime back.
“Speaking frankly, tribal areas no longer remain places for minority communities. The Taliban have forcibly imposed jizya upon us. How can we live like this? If ordinary Muslims live in fear of the Taliban, then what sort of a future do we have here? We have our own identity and religion and we cannot mix it with theirs”, Prakash Singh emphatically said.
After Hakimullah Mehsud imposed jizya in Orakzai, other militant leaders also followed suit. The next in line was Mangal Bagh, a militant leader of Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) in Khyber Agency who established the practice of paying jizya in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency. At least 40 families left the Tirah valley while some 15 families gave into Mangal Bagh’s demand. Even paying jizya could not ensure the security of their lives.
Last month, a TTP commander of the Khyber tribal region, Tariq Afridi, abducted three members of the Sikh community for ransom. Reportedly, a delegation of Sikh elders went to Mangal Bagh two weeks back to help release the abductees from the clutches of the TTP commander. But to no avail. The two Sikhs, Jaspal Singh and Mahal Singh were brutally slaughtered by Afridi when the deadline for paying the ransom expired.
Despite all these realities, the majority of these immigrants are longing for their homeland. “If the situation returns to normal in the tribal areas we will go back. We have our properties there and above all our memories are associated with the area”, says Suraj Prakash Singh, a shopkeeper.
An estimated 10,000 Sikhs live in the NWFP and tribal areas, descendants of those who chose not to move to India during the horrific communal butchery that accompanied the independence and Partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947.
http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2010/02/28/slaughter-of-sikhs-in-pakistan/
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By Omer Farooq Khan
Peshawar: 25-2-10
The entrance to Mohallah Jogan Shah inside Peshawar’s walled city is through the ancient Aasia Gate (Aasia Darwaza). Passing through narrow alleys where one comes across old buildings of wooden architecture, it takes at least half an hour on foot to reach Mohallah Jogan Shah in Peshawar’s Dabgari area. At least 380 Sikh families live in Mohallah Jogan Shah, out of the estimated 520 families found in Peshawar. Eighty percent of these families migrated to Peshawar from three tribal regions — Orakzai, Kurram and Khyber. The gradual movement of these families from the tribal areas started in the mid-1980s which tremendously increased with the emergence of Pakistani Taliban in the last decade.
“One of the early reasons for these immigrants was the reopening of ‘Gurdwara Bhai Joga Singh’ in 1981. But living for minorities in the volatile region became unbearable when the Taliban dismantled the traditional tribal setup. Hence, they had to leave the region to avoid militants’ wrath”, said 78 year old Charanjit Singh, in a tribal Pashto accent, who migrated to Peshawar from Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency back in 1997.
“More than 10 gurdwaras in Peshawar, under control of the government’s Auqaf department, are still closed. Some of them were turned into schools and colleges while a few are hired by non-Sikh families, paying rent to the government”, he said.
All Sikhs in Peshawar speak local Pashto dialect fluently and treat their womenfolk as tribal Pashtuns do. “They are as illiterate and strong-headed as Afridis and Orakzais, and they are just as dependable in personal loyalty. Their hospitality is proverbial; every household keeps separate utensils for their Muslim friends”, says Farhad Afridi who abodes in Tirah valley of Khyber agency.
Unlike their ancestors, the present young generation seems to bring a change in their life style as they are more inclined towards education. At noon, children of different age groups make their importance felt by shouting and teasing each other in Mohallah Jogan Singh while returning from schools. But it does not stop here. They have to strictly attend religious studies in the evenings in Guru Angadh Devjee Khalsa Tharmak. Five years of religious schooling in Gurmukhi is about all the education most tribal Sikhs have had, and it is promptly discarded when the exigencies of practical life take over.
The lively old Jagat Singh was keen to make one listen to his version of Sikh’s genesis in the tribal belt. “Persecuted by Aurangzeb in the 17th century, several Sikh families came to the tribal areas and joined the Pashtun tribes in these mountain regions. The tribal principle of sanctuary to the Amsaya, or protected one, was what eased them into a region known for its traditional and rigid view of Islam. The Sikhs had an ability to completely integrate into the local culture”, Jagat Singh said. But 9/11 and its fallout was no less than a nightmare for local tribesmen, he added.
The phenomenon “Pakistani Taliban” was unknown before 9/11. However, the significance of Jihadi elements in the tribal belt can be traced back to the early 80’s when the area became a launching pad for the CIA and ISI-driven holy war (jihad) against the former Soviet Union. With the Soviet withdrawal, the US agenda of jihad inside Afghanistan ended. But the strategic importance of the area remained intact for Pakistan which had to use, for many years to come, the tribal area for running training camps for jihadis, pursuing its policy of strategic depth against India as well as to have an upper hand with neighbouring Afghanistan.
Nevertheless, these games did not disturb the traditional tribal way of life and the Sikh families were living a normal life as before. With the rise of Pakistani Taliban in the past few years and their march to take control of the tribal areas, the traditional tribal code of ethics which ensured security for the Sikh community in the area gave way to the extremist ideology of Taliban. After establishing their writ, Taliban offered three options to non-Muslims — “Become Muslims, pay jizya or vacate the area.”
To set an example, Taliban last year demolished 11 houses of the Sikh community in the Orakzai Agency for refusing to pay ‘jizya’. The action was ordered by the then Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan(TTP) chief for Orakzai Agency, Hakimullah Mehsud, after the deadline given to the Sikh community for payment of jizya passed.
“Sharia had been enforced in the area and every non-Muslim has to pay protection money”, Hakimullah Mehsud had announced. Mehsud, who became the chief of the Pakistani Taliban after Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone strike last August, was also reportedly killed in a similar US drone attack.
The Sikh community, comprising 30 to 35 families shifted from the Feroze Khel area to the nearby Merozai in Lower Orakzai Agency because they could not arrange the Rs. 150 million (180,000 dollars) demanded by the Taliban.
The Taliban had forcibly occupied shops of Sikh businessmen and houses of several Sikhs compelling them to pay jizya. Later, several Sikh families refused to accept the Taliban demand and preferred to quit Orakzai Agency for safer places. Most of the tribal families belonging to a Khatri cast migrated to Peshawar and different parts of Hangu and Kohat districts due to the fear of Taliban.
The jizya demand highlights how the Taliban onslaught has toppled decades of consistent social harmony between Pashtun tribesmen and religious minorities. An estimated 10,000 Sikhs living in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province have quietly thrived as traders, shopkeepers and farmers often providing a middle-class backbone to poor societies. They are the descendants of families that stayed behind at the time of partition in 1947, protected by communities that valued them. They have become an integrated part of Pashtun society – attending weddings and funerals, even getting involved in hashish and opium smuggling.
When fighting intensified between militants and security forces in the Swat region last May, a Sikh doctor Gian Singh remained at the city hospital after all other staff had fled. “We lived with the people like brothers. I even treated wounded Taliban who were brought to my clinic”, said Singh.
The arrival of the long-haired Taliban fighters in tribal areas and Swat, brandishing AK 47 rifles steamrolled the previous sense of tolerance.
For the Taliban, collection of jizya meant the generation of funds to get arms and ammunition to spread their reign of terror, says Prakash Singh, a college student whose family refused to pay jizya to the Taliban in Orakzai Agency and left the area sometime back.
“Speaking frankly, tribal areas no longer remain places for minority communities. The Taliban have forcibly imposed jizya upon us. How can we live like this? If ordinary Muslims live in fear of the Taliban, then what sort of a future do we have here? We have our own identity and religion and we cannot mix it with theirs”, Prakash Singh emphatically said.
After Hakimullah Mehsud imposed jizya in Orakzai, other militant leaders also followed suit. The next in line was Mangal Bagh, a militant leader of Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) in Khyber Agency who established the practice of paying jizya in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency. At least 40 families left the Tirah valley while some 15 families gave into Mangal Bagh’s demand. Even paying jizya could not ensure the security of their lives.
Last month, a TTP commander of the Khyber tribal region, Tariq Afridi, abducted three members of the Sikh community for ransom. Reportedly, a delegation of Sikh elders went to Mangal Bagh two weeks back to help release the abductees from the clutches of the TTP commander. But to no avail. The two Sikhs, Jaspal Singh and Mahal Singh were brutally slaughtered by Afridi when the deadline for paying the ransom expired.
Despite all these realities, the majority of these immigrants are longing for their homeland. “If the situation returns to normal in the tribal areas we will go back. We have our properties there and above all our memories are associated with the area”, says Suraj Prakash Singh, a shopkeeper.
An estimated 10,000 Sikhs live in the NWFP and tribal areas, descendants of those who chose not to move to India during the horrific communal butchery that accompanied the independence and Partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947.
http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2010/02/28/slaughter-of-sikhs-in-pakistan/
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Questionnaire for Muslims seeking U.S. Citizenship
Questionnaire for Muslims seeking U.S. Citizenship
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Note : Qur'an verses may not have the identical Surah ( chapter ) number in different translations of Muhammad's book. There is no standard numbering system as there is for the Bible. However, all translations include the same verses , and if a passage is not found in one place it exists elsewhere in the text. Surahs are always
numbered exactly the same. Different translations will make use of somewhat different word choice in the English language, but the meaning is always the same or very close to exactly the same.
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( 1 ) The Constitution of the United States requires equal legal rights for men and women. This means that the testimony of one woman counts exactly the same as that for one man in a court of law. There are no possible exceptions to this rule for any American citizen.
Qur'an, Surah 2 : 282 says, in part : "call in to witness from among your men
two witnesses; but if there are not two men, then one man and two women
from among those whom you choose to be witnesses..." This is the basis for Shariah law
which holds that in all cases of law the testimony of two women is necessary
to equal that of one man.
Do you repudiate the principle in the Qur'an which requires that it takes
the testimony of two women to equal the testimony of one man in a law court ?
YES
NO
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( 2 ) US Law does not tolerate wife beating and regards it as a crime.
Qur'an , Surah 4 : 34 says : " Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has
made some of them to excel others and because they spend out of their property;
the good women are therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah has guarded.
But as to those women on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and
leave them alone in the sleeping-places and beat them; then if they obey you,
do not seek a way against them; surely Allah is High, Great "
Do you repudiate the teaching in the Qur'an which approves wife beating ?
YES
NO
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( 3 ) Cruel and unusual punishment in illegal by provisions of the US Constitution.
This includes such retribution as physical mutilation and injury to the body.
Quran, Surah 5 : 38 "As for the thief, both male and female, cut off their hands. It is
the reward of their own deeds, an exemplary punishment from Allah. Allah is Mighty, Wise."
Surah 5 : 33 "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger,
and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion,
or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: "
Do you repudiate all verses in the Qur'an which demand cruel
and unusual punishment ?
YES
NO
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( 4 ) The age of marriage varies by state, but in all cases requires that a wife
should be of child bearing age, that is, she should be post-pubescent ,
generally 15 or 16 years of age minimum , 17 or 18 in other jurisdictions.
Qur'an , Surah 65 : 4 "As for your women who have despaired of further menstruating,
if you are in doubt, then their waiting period is three months as well as those who have
not yet menstruated. As for those who are pregnant, their term shall be the time
they deliver their burden. Allah will ease (matters) by His order for whosoever fears Him."
As a Muslim scholar named Maududi has said in his official interpretation of this verse :
"Therefore, making mention of the waiting-period for girls who have not yet menstruated,
clearly proves that it is not only permissible to give away the girl at this age but it is
permissible for the husband to consummate marriage with her. Now, obviously
no Muslim has the right to forbid a thing which the Qur'an has held as permissible."
Do you repudiate this verse in the Qur'an which regards child marriage as approved,
which American law regards as a form of child molestation ?
YES
NO
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( 5 ) The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution explicitly outlaws slavery
in all forms, male or female.
Qur'an , Surah 4 : 92 " And it does not behoove a believer to kill a believer except
by mistake, and whoever kills a believer by mistake, he should free a believing slave,
and blood-money should be paid, but he who cannot find a slave should fast for
two months successively." As scholars have pointed out, this verse assumes that
Muslims will own slaves, or a significant number will, as did Muhammad, who
owned slaves and bought and sold them. This is just one verse out of dozens
that approve the institution of slavery and present in as
an eternal condition of humanity.
Do you repudiate all verses in the Qur'an which approve slavery ?
YES
NO
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( 6 ) Hate speech is objectionable in American culture, and federal law
regards such language as legally actionable, deserving punishment.
While there are various categories of hate speech, general agreement
is that anti-Semitism is the worst such offense.
Qur'an , Surah 5 : 60 - 65, says in part, speaking specifically of Jews as verse 59
makes clear, "Those whom God has cursed and with whom He has been angry,
he has transformed them into apes and pigs, and those who serve the devil"
This is the source of Muslim demonstrators' signs and chants that Jews are
apes and pigs --the Qur'an itself. There are still other passages in Muhammad's book
which also are anti-Semitic --as the term is generally used in America
to refer to anti-Jewish bigotry.
Do you repudiate all anti-Semitic hate speech in the Qur'an , especially
verse 60 of Surah 5 ?
YES
NO
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( 7 ) War or any acts of physical violence, or threat of violence, with the intention
of forcing people to convert to a religion is utterly abhorrent to American law and
is explicitly outlawed by the First Amendment.
Qur'an, Surah 8 : 12 "Thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): "I am with you:
give firmness to the Muslims , I will instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers.
Smite them on their necks and cut all their fingers off."
This is one of 164 jihad verses in Muhammad's book. Of this number approximately 100
are commandments to able-bodied Muslim men to physically fight against non-Muslims.
The remaining 64 verses deal with inner struggle, etc, and are not the subject here.
Generations of Muslim authorities leave zero room to doubt that war or other forms
of physical violence on behalf of Islam, with the objective being forced conversion
of non-Muslims, is commanded and is not an option. In most cases the "cover"
--rationalization-- for such aggression is the pretext that these should be defensive campaigns.
Except that, from the outset, while Muhammad was still alive and a leader in jihad,
few if any jihads were defensive at all and were only claimed to be , because Muslims
were offended that other people would not willingly surrender to their armies when invaded.
That is, there is no reasonable doubt that the meaning of the 100 jihad verses in question
all promote violence against people of other faiths. The main objective is conversion
but also important is terrorizing others so that they fear the wrath of Muslims.
Do you repudiate all jihad verses in the Qur'an which command Muslims to
fight against non-Muslims with the objective of converting other people to Islam ?
YES
NO
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( 8 ) The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion to all US citizens.
No-one may prohibit someone from changing religion, or ceasing to belong
to a religion. No-one may prohibit someone, in any appropriate setting,
from seeking to convince someone else of the rightness of his or her faith
and seeking to win converts. No believers of any faith are exempt
from this provision of the First Amendment.
Qur'an, Surah 4:88-89 "Then what is the matter with you that you are divided
into two parties about the hypocrites? Allah has cast them back ( to disbelief )...
Do you want to guide him whom Allah has made go astray? ... They wish that you
reject ( Islam ), and thus that you all become equal ( like any other faith ). So, take not...
( friends) from them, till they emigrate in the way of Allah ( to Muhammad ).
But if they turn away ( from Islam ), take hold of them and kill them
wherever you find them ." One of several verses which deal with what Muslims
characterize as apostasy. The penalty for what Americans insist is a God-given right,
to free choice in religion, is death in an Islamic context.
Do you repudiate all apostasy verses in the Qur'an and uphold the principle
of free choice in religion ?
YES
NO
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( 9 ) In America, free speech is sacrosanct and, while a people have the right
to object to criticisms of their beliefs, and while others must obey libel
or slander laws, everyone who so desires is free to make any criticisms
of religion he or she wishes to make. This is considered a moral good
when one's motivation is making the truth widely known. It does not
matter if a truth is popular or unpopular ; honesty is the higher virtue by far,
indeed, there is no real contest.
Qur'an , Surah 4 : 140 "Allah will collect the hypocrites and those who defy faith -
and put them in Hell." This is one verse which is foundational to Shariah law
penalizing all forms of what Muslims characterize as "blasphemy." Depending on
the "offense" and what country such law is enforced in, the punishment may be
anything from jail time or banishment , to death.
What qualifies as blasphemy ? A few examples--
criticizing Islam
making jokes about Muhammad or the Qur'an
criticizing the Qur'an, which is regarded by Muslims as Allah's exact words incarnate on Earth
asserting that the Qur'an was written by Muhammad rather than a transcription of Allah's words,
for example, calling the Qur'an "Muhammad's book."
criticizing Muhammad, especially perceived insults of Muhammad
criticizing such Muslim practices as saying prayers 5 times a day, prostrate on the floor
reporting objective facts that embarrass Muslims, such as the fact that Muhammad
married Aisha, a girl of 6 and consummated the "marriage" when she was 9.
creating an image of Muhammad or portraying him with an actor in a movie or stage play
claiming to be a prophet
The last item makes all Mormons guilty of blasphemy since all male Mormons are
considered prophets by their church and all Mormon women accept this belief.
One or more items make Christian missionaries who express honest opinions about
the Qur'an or Muhammad guilty of the "crime" of blasphemy who, in some countries,
with Pakistan being especially notorious, are killed. Indeed, considering these
types of "blasphemy" alone, each, by American law, is a form of protected speech
to which all US citizens are entitled.
Do you repudiate all anti-blasphemy laws in Shariah , those derived directly
from the Quran as well as those derived from Hadith traditions ?
YES
NO
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( 10 ) The First Amendment guarantees freedom to worship any deity of your choice.
Or freedom to be an Agnostic or Atheist. You may worship 100 Gods or Goddesses,
or just one, or none at all. All US citizens accept this principle but are free to express
their opinions if they think someone else's beliefs are wrong.
Qur'an 4: 116 "Verily Allah does not forgive setting up partners in worship with Him.
But He forgives whom he pleases, sins other than that." To be devoted to a Goddess,
in other words, is, in Islam, the unforgivable sin. Also extremely serious is 2 : 28,
"How do you disbelieve in Allah, seeing that you were dead and he gave you life!
Then he will cause you to die..."
In other words, Goddess worship deserves death according to Islam, and Atheists
also deserve death. In some Muslim lands capital punishment for these "offenses"
are de jure carried out.
Almost all Hindus are devotees of one or more Goddesses, so are most Mahayana Buddhists
in Japan and elsewhere. Taoists venerate a Goddess, as do Zoroastrians ( Anahita ) and
traditional Pagans such as those in the Baltic states and rural Russia. So do Wiccans and
most other neo-Pagans. Islam considers Catholics and the Greek Orthodox as Goddess
worshippers for their devotion to Mary, and the Mormons worship the Heavenly Mother
as well as the Heavenly Father. Plus there are normative Christian groups, like Assyrian
Christians, who adhere formally to usual Church doctrine but who informally venerate the
Goddess Ishtar .Altogether, about 2 billion people in the world can be classified as
Goddess devotees, closer to 3 billion if you add Catholics and the Orthodox.
A reasonable estimate is that , including Mormons, about 15 or 20 million Americans
are Goddess devotees of one kind or another. And all deserve the full protection of
American law as guaranteed by the First Amendment.
Do you repudiate all passages in the Qur'an that demand death
or other extreme punishment for Atheists and Goddess devotees ?
YES
NO
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There are numerous other morally reprehensible passages in the Qur'an, all of which
contravene American law and the freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution. These ten examples
are sufficient to make the criminality of Islam crystal clear, however, and to argue the point
that Islam in any orthodox form should be criminalized in the United States. In other words,
Islam should be outlawed in much the same way as Communism and Nazism were
outlawed in the mid 20th century.
There might be exceptions for some Sufi schools or some Ahmadiyya groups,
to speak of people who have already rejected objectionable parts of the Quran,
and as for MINOs, Muslims In Name Only, there is no real objection,
but otherwise Islam should be recognized for what it is, a subversive and criminal
religion that functions in outright defiance of American law and which is based
on principles which are totally incompatible with the US Constitution.
Islam, to discuss people who actually believe in the Qur'an, promotes
physical violence against non-Muslims, it seeks to intimidate others through
threats of violence, it promotes hate speech, and generally can be thought
of as an organized mental illness. As we all know, from daily news stories
in the press and TV, this is a matter of actions that kill people, that threaten
citizens of many countries that simply wish to live in peace, and that incite
outrages against "unbelievers" through hate speech.
To be very sure, Muslims may deny each and every fact about their travesty
of a religion presented here. About which there are two basic rejoinders,
First, anyone familiar with the fact that the Qur'an is really two books in one,
the Mecca Surahs and the Medina Surahs, can tell you, if he or she is honest,
that most of the "good" teachings in the Qur'an date to Muhammad's years
in Mecca, when he preached tolerance and a form of morality which resembled
that of Judaism or Christianity. However, in the Medina years, partly by use
of the doctrine of abrogation, which nullified earlier verses at will, of which
well over a hundred Mecca verses were repudiated as obsolete, what resulted
was a religion that some scholars compare with Bolshevism and
others consider to be an early form of Nazism. Personally the comparison
with Nazism seems most accurate given the fact that the Grand Mufti of
Jerusalem spent the WWII years in the Third Reich and organized regiments
of Bosnian Muslims to fight in the ranks of the SS , and considering the fact that
the Muslim Brotherhood, the "parent" of Al Qaeda and still other terrorist groups,
was funded by the Nazis and was their political inspiration.
Second, there is a "slight detail" called the doctrine of taqiyya -- lying in order to
further the interests of Islam. At least two Qur'an verses are fairly explicit about this,
Surah 3 : 28 and Surah 16 : 106 . The gist of things is that Muslims are free to
tell others falsehoods about Islam if they think it will protect Muslims or their property,
are free to misrepresent Islam, are free to camouflage their actual purposes
behind a cloak of good works, etc. In other words, Muslims simply cannot
be trusted to tell the truth about their religion.
But the truth is there to be seen, and anyone who so desires can study the Qur'an
and read its collection of criminal precepts any time it is convenient to do so.
Not my problem if someone simply can't be bothered to do so, or prefers
cock-and-bull stories manufactured by simpletons like Karen Armstrong.
and purveyed by charlatans like George W Bush or Barack Hussein Obama.
Islam is a criminal religion and it really doesn't matter if someone who is
famous lies about this painful reality. As a criminal religion it has no legitimate place
in the United States of America.
==========================================================
About the Questionnaire :
No-one who answers even one question with a "NO" should be eligible for
US citizenship. For a Muslim to become a citizen all questions should require
a "YES" answer.
Clearly this presents a dilemma for any believing Muslim. He or she cannot
deny the perceived "truth" of even one verse in the Qur'an since all verses,
according to the Qur'an's own words, are the presumed actual words
of Allah, and are inviolate and holy.
For a Muslim to give even one YES answer is to commit apostasy and
condemn himself --or herself-- to death.
This is the exact intent of the Questionnaire, to show everyone exactly
how unethical and criminal the core text of Islam actually is, how evil the
religion of Islam actually is, and how antithetical to most or close to all
values which Americans regard as absolutely essential --or even
divinely sanctioned.
Exactly what to do about Muslims who already have acquired citizenship status
is an open question at this time, but a simple solution would be to require all
Muslims now resident in the USA to apostasy from Islam. No conversion
to another religion would be required, even if that might be a good idea,
the only necessity would be to abandon Islam entirely and swear a
binding oath of repudiation of the Qur'an and Muhammad.
Muslims unwilling to do this should be stripped of their citizenship and
immediately deported --no exceptions for any reason.
All mosques in the United States should be shuttered and closed.
Fair compensation should be paid to property owners and the buildings converted to other uses or torn down.
This should dispose of the Muslim problem in America.
Billy Rojas
Eugene / Oregon
Former teacher of Comparative Religion, history and social science.
Alice Lloyd College, Phoenix College, Lower Columbia College,
City Colleges of Chicago assigned to the US Navy PACE Program
to provide college course instruction to military personnel on board
the aircraft carrier , USS Enterprise . Also a lecturer at the University
of Oregon, Pacifica Forum, 2008 - early 2010.
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Note : Qur'an verses may not have the identical Surah ( chapter ) number in different translations of Muhammad's book. There is no standard numbering system as there is for the Bible. However, all translations include the same verses , and if a passage is not found in one place it exists elsewhere in the text. Surahs are always
numbered exactly the same. Different translations will make use of somewhat different word choice in the English language, but the meaning is always the same or very close to exactly the same.
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( 1 ) The Constitution of the United States requires equal legal rights for men and women. This means that the testimony of one woman counts exactly the same as that for one man in a court of law. There are no possible exceptions to this rule for any American citizen.
Qur'an, Surah 2 : 282 says, in part : "call in to witness from among your men
two witnesses; but if there are not two men, then one man and two women
from among those whom you choose to be witnesses..." This is the basis for Shariah law
which holds that in all cases of law the testimony of two women is necessary
to equal that of one man.
Do you repudiate the principle in the Qur'an which requires that it takes
the testimony of two women to equal the testimony of one man in a law court ?
YES
NO
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( 2 ) US Law does not tolerate wife beating and regards it as a crime.
Qur'an , Surah 4 : 34 says : " Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has
made some of them to excel others and because they spend out of their property;
the good women are therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah has guarded.
But as to those women on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and
leave them alone in the sleeping-places and beat them; then if they obey you,
do not seek a way against them; surely Allah is High, Great "
Do you repudiate the teaching in the Qur'an which approves wife beating ?
YES
NO
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( 3 ) Cruel and unusual punishment in illegal by provisions of the US Constitution.
This includes such retribution as physical mutilation and injury to the body.
Quran, Surah 5 : 38 "As for the thief, both male and female, cut off their hands. It is
the reward of their own deeds, an exemplary punishment from Allah. Allah is Mighty, Wise."
Surah 5 : 33 "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger,
and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion,
or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: "
Do you repudiate all verses in the Qur'an which demand cruel
and unusual punishment ?
YES
NO
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( 4 ) The age of marriage varies by state, but in all cases requires that a wife
should be of child bearing age, that is, she should be post-pubescent ,
generally 15 or 16 years of age minimum , 17 or 18 in other jurisdictions.
Qur'an , Surah 65 : 4 "As for your women who have despaired of further menstruating,
if you are in doubt, then their waiting period is three months as well as those who have
not yet menstruated. As for those who are pregnant, their term shall be the time
they deliver their burden. Allah will ease (matters) by His order for whosoever fears Him."
As a Muslim scholar named Maududi has said in his official interpretation of this verse :
"Therefore, making mention of the waiting-period for girls who have not yet menstruated,
clearly proves that it is not only permissible to give away the girl at this age but it is
permissible for the husband to consummate marriage with her. Now, obviously
no Muslim has the right to forbid a thing which the Qur'an has held as permissible."
Do you repudiate this verse in the Qur'an which regards child marriage as approved,
which American law regards as a form of child molestation ?
YES
NO
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( 5 ) The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution explicitly outlaws slavery
in all forms, male or female.
Qur'an , Surah 4 : 92 " And it does not behoove a believer to kill a believer except
by mistake, and whoever kills a believer by mistake, he should free a believing slave,
and blood-money should be paid, but he who cannot find a slave should fast for
two months successively." As scholars have pointed out, this verse assumes that
Muslims will own slaves, or a significant number will, as did Muhammad, who
owned slaves and bought and sold them. This is just one verse out of dozens
that approve the institution of slavery and present in as
an eternal condition of humanity.
Do you repudiate all verses in the Qur'an which approve slavery ?
YES
NO
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( 6 ) Hate speech is objectionable in American culture, and federal law
regards such language as legally actionable, deserving punishment.
While there are various categories of hate speech, general agreement
is that anti-Semitism is the worst such offense.
Qur'an , Surah 5 : 60 - 65, says in part, speaking specifically of Jews as verse 59
makes clear, "Those whom God has cursed and with whom He has been angry,
he has transformed them into apes and pigs, and those who serve the devil"
This is the source of Muslim demonstrators' signs and chants that Jews are
apes and pigs --the Qur'an itself. There are still other passages in Muhammad's book
which also are anti-Semitic --as the term is generally used in America
to refer to anti-Jewish bigotry.
Do you repudiate all anti-Semitic hate speech in the Qur'an , especially
verse 60 of Surah 5 ?
YES
NO
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( 7 ) War or any acts of physical violence, or threat of violence, with the intention
of forcing people to convert to a religion is utterly abhorrent to American law and
is explicitly outlawed by the First Amendment.
Qur'an, Surah 8 : 12 "Thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): "I am with you:
give firmness to the Muslims , I will instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers.
Smite them on their necks and cut all their fingers off."
This is one of 164 jihad verses in Muhammad's book. Of this number approximately 100
are commandments to able-bodied Muslim men to physically fight against non-Muslims.
The remaining 64 verses deal with inner struggle, etc, and are not the subject here.
Generations of Muslim authorities leave zero room to doubt that war or other forms
of physical violence on behalf of Islam, with the objective being forced conversion
of non-Muslims, is commanded and is not an option. In most cases the "cover"
--rationalization-- for such aggression is the pretext that these should be defensive campaigns.
Except that, from the outset, while Muhammad was still alive and a leader in jihad,
few if any jihads were defensive at all and were only claimed to be , because Muslims
were offended that other people would not willingly surrender to their armies when invaded.
That is, there is no reasonable doubt that the meaning of the 100 jihad verses in question
all promote violence against people of other faiths. The main objective is conversion
but also important is terrorizing others so that they fear the wrath of Muslims.
Do you repudiate all jihad verses in the Qur'an which command Muslims to
fight against non-Muslims with the objective of converting other people to Islam ?
YES
NO
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( 8 ) The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion to all US citizens.
No-one may prohibit someone from changing religion, or ceasing to belong
to a religion. No-one may prohibit someone, in any appropriate setting,
from seeking to convince someone else of the rightness of his or her faith
and seeking to win converts. No believers of any faith are exempt
from this provision of the First Amendment.
Qur'an, Surah 4:88-89 "Then what is the matter with you that you are divided
into two parties about the hypocrites? Allah has cast them back ( to disbelief )...
Do you want to guide him whom Allah has made go astray? ... They wish that you
reject ( Islam ), and thus that you all become equal ( like any other faith ). So, take not...
( friends) from them, till they emigrate in the way of Allah ( to Muhammad ).
But if they turn away ( from Islam ), take hold of them and kill them
wherever you find them ." One of several verses which deal with what Muslims
characterize as apostasy. The penalty for what Americans insist is a God-given right,
to free choice in religion, is death in an Islamic context.
Do you repudiate all apostasy verses in the Qur'an and uphold the principle
of free choice in religion ?
YES
NO
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( 9 ) In America, free speech is sacrosanct and, while a people have the right
to object to criticisms of their beliefs, and while others must obey libel
or slander laws, everyone who so desires is free to make any criticisms
of religion he or she wishes to make. This is considered a moral good
when one's motivation is making the truth widely known. It does not
matter if a truth is popular or unpopular ; honesty is the higher virtue by far,
indeed, there is no real contest.
Qur'an , Surah 4 : 140 "Allah will collect the hypocrites and those who defy faith -
and put them in Hell." This is one verse which is foundational to Shariah law
penalizing all forms of what Muslims characterize as "blasphemy." Depending on
the "offense" and what country such law is enforced in, the punishment may be
anything from jail time or banishment , to death.
What qualifies as blasphemy ? A few examples--
criticizing Islam
making jokes about Muhammad or the Qur'an
criticizing the Qur'an, which is regarded by Muslims as Allah's exact words incarnate on Earth
asserting that the Qur'an was written by Muhammad rather than a transcription of Allah's words,
for example, calling the Qur'an "Muhammad's book."
criticizing Muhammad, especially perceived insults of Muhammad
criticizing such Muslim practices as saying prayers 5 times a day, prostrate on the floor
reporting objective facts that embarrass Muslims, such as the fact that Muhammad
married Aisha, a girl of 6 and consummated the "marriage" when she was 9.
creating an image of Muhammad or portraying him with an actor in a movie or stage play
claiming to be a prophet
The last item makes all Mormons guilty of blasphemy since all male Mormons are
considered prophets by their church and all Mormon women accept this belief.
One or more items make Christian missionaries who express honest opinions about
the Qur'an or Muhammad guilty of the "crime" of blasphemy who, in some countries,
with Pakistan being especially notorious, are killed. Indeed, considering these
types of "blasphemy" alone, each, by American law, is a form of protected speech
to which all US citizens are entitled.
Do you repudiate all anti-blasphemy laws in Shariah , those derived directly
from the Quran as well as those derived from Hadith traditions ?
YES
NO
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( 10 ) The First Amendment guarantees freedom to worship any deity of your choice.
Or freedom to be an Agnostic or Atheist. You may worship 100 Gods or Goddesses,
or just one, or none at all. All US citizens accept this principle but are free to express
their opinions if they think someone else's beliefs are wrong.
Qur'an 4: 116 "Verily Allah does not forgive setting up partners in worship with Him.
But He forgives whom he pleases, sins other than that." To be devoted to a Goddess,
in other words, is, in Islam, the unforgivable sin. Also extremely serious is 2 : 28,
"How do you disbelieve in Allah, seeing that you were dead and he gave you life!
Then he will cause you to die..."
In other words, Goddess worship deserves death according to Islam, and Atheists
also deserve death. In some Muslim lands capital punishment for these "offenses"
are de jure carried out.
Almost all Hindus are devotees of one or more Goddesses, so are most Mahayana Buddhists
in Japan and elsewhere. Taoists venerate a Goddess, as do Zoroastrians ( Anahita ) and
traditional Pagans such as those in the Baltic states and rural Russia. So do Wiccans and
most other neo-Pagans. Islam considers Catholics and the Greek Orthodox as Goddess
worshippers for their devotion to Mary, and the Mormons worship the Heavenly Mother
as well as the Heavenly Father. Plus there are normative Christian groups, like Assyrian
Christians, who adhere formally to usual Church doctrine but who informally venerate the
Goddess Ishtar .Altogether, about 2 billion people in the world can be classified as
Goddess devotees, closer to 3 billion if you add Catholics and the Orthodox.
A reasonable estimate is that , including Mormons, about 15 or 20 million Americans
are Goddess devotees of one kind or another. And all deserve the full protection of
American law as guaranteed by the First Amendment.
Do you repudiate all passages in the Qur'an that demand death
or other extreme punishment for Atheists and Goddess devotees ?
YES
NO
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There are numerous other morally reprehensible passages in the Qur'an, all of which
contravene American law and the freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution. These ten examples
are sufficient to make the criminality of Islam crystal clear, however, and to argue the point
that Islam in any orthodox form should be criminalized in the United States. In other words,
Islam should be outlawed in much the same way as Communism and Nazism were
outlawed in the mid 20th century.
There might be exceptions for some Sufi schools or some Ahmadiyya groups,
to speak of people who have already rejected objectionable parts of the Quran,
and as for MINOs, Muslims In Name Only, there is no real objection,
but otherwise Islam should be recognized for what it is, a subversive and criminal
religion that functions in outright defiance of American law and which is based
on principles which are totally incompatible with the US Constitution.
Islam, to discuss people who actually believe in the Qur'an, promotes
physical violence against non-Muslims, it seeks to intimidate others through
threats of violence, it promotes hate speech, and generally can be thought
of as an organized mental illness. As we all know, from daily news stories
in the press and TV, this is a matter of actions that kill people, that threaten
citizens of many countries that simply wish to live in peace, and that incite
outrages against "unbelievers" through hate speech.
To be very sure, Muslims may deny each and every fact about their travesty
of a religion presented here. About which there are two basic rejoinders,
First, anyone familiar with the fact that the Qur'an is really two books in one,
the Mecca Surahs and the Medina Surahs, can tell you, if he or she is honest,
that most of the "good" teachings in the Qur'an date to Muhammad's years
in Mecca, when he preached tolerance and a form of morality which resembled
that of Judaism or Christianity. However, in the Medina years, partly by use
of the doctrine of abrogation, which nullified earlier verses at will, of which
well over a hundred Mecca verses were repudiated as obsolete, what resulted
was a religion that some scholars compare with Bolshevism and
others consider to be an early form of Nazism. Personally the comparison
with Nazism seems most accurate given the fact that the Grand Mufti of
Jerusalem spent the WWII years in the Third Reich and organized regiments
of Bosnian Muslims to fight in the ranks of the SS , and considering the fact that
the Muslim Brotherhood, the "parent" of Al Qaeda and still other terrorist groups,
was funded by the Nazis and was their political inspiration.
Second, there is a "slight detail" called the doctrine of taqiyya -- lying in order to
further the interests of Islam. At least two Qur'an verses are fairly explicit about this,
Surah 3 : 28 and Surah 16 : 106 . The gist of things is that Muslims are free to
tell others falsehoods about Islam if they think it will protect Muslims or their property,
are free to misrepresent Islam, are free to camouflage their actual purposes
behind a cloak of good works, etc. In other words, Muslims simply cannot
be trusted to tell the truth about their religion.
But the truth is there to be seen, and anyone who so desires can study the Qur'an
and read its collection of criminal precepts any time it is convenient to do so.
Not my problem if someone simply can't be bothered to do so, or prefers
cock-and-bull stories manufactured by simpletons like Karen Armstrong.
and purveyed by charlatans like George W Bush or Barack Hussein Obama.
Islam is a criminal religion and it really doesn't matter if someone who is
famous lies about this painful reality. As a criminal religion it has no legitimate place
in the United States of America.
==========================================================
About the Questionnaire :
No-one who answers even one question with a "NO" should be eligible for
US citizenship. For a Muslim to become a citizen all questions should require
a "YES" answer.
Clearly this presents a dilemma for any believing Muslim. He or she cannot
deny the perceived "truth" of even one verse in the Qur'an since all verses,
according to the Qur'an's own words, are the presumed actual words
of Allah, and are inviolate and holy.
For a Muslim to give even one YES answer is to commit apostasy and
condemn himself --or herself-- to death.
This is the exact intent of the Questionnaire, to show everyone exactly
how unethical and criminal the core text of Islam actually is, how evil the
religion of Islam actually is, and how antithetical to most or close to all
values which Americans regard as absolutely essential --or even
divinely sanctioned.
Exactly what to do about Muslims who already have acquired citizenship status
is an open question at this time, but a simple solution would be to require all
Muslims now resident in the USA to apostasy from Islam. No conversion
to another religion would be required, even if that might be a good idea,
the only necessity would be to abandon Islam entirely and swear a
binding oath of repudiation of the Qur'an and Muhammad.
Muslims unwilling to do this should be stripped of their citizenship and
immediately deported --no exceptions for any reason.
All mosques in the United States should be shuttered and closed.
Fair compensation should be paid to property owners and the buildings converted to other uses or torn down.
This should dispose of the Muslim problem in America.
Billy Rojas
Eugene / Oregon
Former teacher of Comparative Religion, history and social science.
Alice Lloyd College, Phoenix College, Lower Columbia College,
City Colleges of Chicago assigned to the US Navy PACE Program
to provide college course instruction to military personnel on board
the aircraft carrier , USS Enterprise . Also a lecturer at the University
of Oregon, Pacifica Forum, 2008 - early 2010.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Term Limits for Prime Minister and President of India
Term Limits for Prime Minister and President of India
* Proposed Constitutional Amendment.
*Prime Minister elect and President elect shall serve no more than one term or 5 years as Prime Minister and President.
*They shall not take the oath of office for the second time for either of these offices.
Check out How different Countries have Term Limits.
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Afghanistan
President - Two five-year terms
Armenia
President - Two five-year terms
Bangladesh
President - Two five-year terms
People's Republic of China
President and Vice President - 2 terms of National People's Congress session (10 years)
Hong Kong
Chief Executive - Two consecutive five-year terms
Georgia
President - Two five-year terms
India
Prime Minister of India - No term limits
Indonesia
President and Vice President - Two five-year terms
Iran
President - Two consecutive and one non-consecutive five-year terms
Israel
President - One seven-year term
Kazakhstan
President - No term limits; a constitutional amendment passed in 2007 will establish a two five-year term limit after the incumbent president dies or leaves office
Lebanon
President - Unlimited non-consecutive six-year terms
Macau
Chief Executive - Two consecutive five-year terms
Philippines
President and Vice President - One six-year term
Senators - Two six-year terms
Representatives - Three three-year terms
All other local government officials (governors to vice-mayors) - Three three-year terms
Barangay Captain - Three five-year terms
Barangay Kagawad - Three five-year terms
South Korea
President - One five-year term
Sri Lanka
President - Two consecutive six-year terms
Taiwan (Republic of China)
President and Vice President - Two four-year terms
Tajikistan
President - One seven year term
Timor-Leste
President - Two five-year terms
Uzbekistan
President - Two seven-year terms
Yemen
President - No term limits
Europe
Albania
President - Two five-year terms
Austria
President - Two six-year terms
Chancellor - No term limits
Belarus
President - No term limits
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presidency members - Two consecutive four-year terms
Bulgaria
President - Two five-year terms
Croatia
President - Two five-year terms
Cyprus
President - Two five-year terms
Czech Republic
President - Two consecutive five-year terms
Estonia
President - Two consecutive five-year terms
European Union
President of the European Commission - Renewable five year term
President of the European Council - two-and-a-half years, renewable once.
MEPs - Renewable five year term
President of the European Central Bank - Eight years, unrenewable.
Finland
President - Two consecutive six-year terms
France
President - Two five-year terms [2]
Germany
President - Two five-year terms
Chancellor - no term limits
Greece
President - Two five-year terms
Hungary
President - Two five-year terms
Iceland
President - No term limits
Ireland
President - Two seven-year terms
Italy
President - No term limits
Latvia
President - Two five-year terms
Lithuania
President - Two five-year terms
Macedonia
President - Two five-year terms
Malta
President - Two five-year terms
Moldova
President - Two four-year terms
Montenegro
President - Two five-year terms
Poland
President - Two five-year terms
Portugal
President - Two consecutive five-year terms
Presidents of local authorities (concelho and freguesia) - Three consecutive four-year terms
Romania
President - Two five-year terms
Russia
President - Two consecutive four-year terms; in 2008, the constitution was amended to allow presidents to serve two consecutive six-year terms, to be effective from 2012 [3]
San Marino
Captains-Regent - Unlimited non-consecutive six-month terms
Serbia
President - Two five-year terms
Slovakia
President - Two five-year terms
Slovenia
President - Two consecutive five-year terms
Switzerland
President of the Confederation - Unlimited non-consecutive one-year terms
Federal Councilors - No term limits
United Kingdom
Lord Speaker Elected by five year terms. Can only be re-elected once [4] This is currently the only term limited office in the United Kingdom.
Ukraine
President - Two five-year terms
Oceania
Australia
Governor-General - No term limits, but traditionally serve for one five year term or at the 'pleasure' of the Queen of Australia.
Prime Minister - No term limits
Federated States of Micronesia
President - Two four-year terms
Fiji
President - Two five-year terms
Kiribati
President - Three four-year terms
Marshall Islands
President - Two four-year terms
Nauru
President of Nauru - Two three-year terms
Palau
President - Two four-year terms
Samoa
Chief of State - Two five-year terms
Vanuatu
President - One five-year term
The Americas
Argentina
President and Vice President - Two four-year terms
Bolivia
President and Vice President - Two five-year terms
Brazil
President and Vice President - Two four-year terms
Canada
Governor General - Five-year term, although the length of the term may be extended by the Queen of Canada on the advice of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister - No term limits
Chile
President - Unlimited non-consecutive four-year terms
Colombia
President and Vice President - Two four-year terms
Costa Rica
President - One four-year term. No limit on total number of terms.
Cuba
President - No term limits
Dominica
President - Two five-year terms
Dominican Republic
President - Two four-year terms
Ecuador
President and Vice President - Two non-consecutive four-year terms
El Salvador
President - One five-year term
Guatemala
President and Vice President - Two non-consecutive four-year terms
Guyana
President - Two five-year terms
Haiti
President - Two non-consecutive five-year terms
Honduras
President - One four-year term
Mexico
President - One six-year term (sexenio)
Nicaragua
President and Vice President - Two non-consecutive five-year terms
Paraguay
President and Vice President - One five-year term
Panama
President - Two non-consecutive five-year terms
Peru
President - Unlimited non-consecutive five-year terms
Congress members - No term limits
Suriname
President - No term limits
United States
Main article: Term limits in the United States
President - May be elected to at most two four-year terms, except that a President who serves more than two years of an unexpired term to which he succeeded may only be elected in his own right to a single four-year term (theoretically, one may succeed to the Presidency an unlimited number of times)
Vice President - No term limits- but no person ineligible to be President on the basis of term limits is eligible to be Vice-President.
Senators and Representatives - No term limits
Uruguay
President and Vice President - Unlimited non-consecutive five-year terms
* Proposed Constitutional Amendment.
*Prime Minister elect and President elect shall serve no more than one term or 5 years as Prime Minister and President.
*They shall not take the oath of office for the second time for either of these offices.
Check out How different Countries have Term Limits.
-------------------------------------------------------
Afghanistan
President - Two five-year terms
Armenia
President - Two five-year terms
Bangladesh
President - Two five-year terms
People's Republic of China
President and Vice President - 2 terms of National People's Congress session (10 years)
Hong Kong
Chief Executive - Two consecutive five-year terms
Georgia
President - Two five-year terms
India
Prime Minister of India - No term limits
Indonesia
President and Vice President - Two five-year terms
Iran
President - Two consecutive and one non-consecutive five-year terms
Israel
President - One seven-year term
Kazakhstan
President - No term limits; a constitutional amendment passed in 2007 will establish a two five-year term limit after the incumbent president dies or leaves office
Lebanon
President - Unlimited non-consecutive six-year terms
Macau
Chief Executive - Two consecutive five-year terms
Philippines
President and Vice President - One six-year term
Senators - Two six-year terms
Representatives - Three three-year terms
All other local government officials (governors to vice-mayors) - Three three-year terms
Barangay Captain - Three five-year terms
Barangay Kagawad - Three five-year terms
South Korea
President - One five-year term
Sri Lanka
President - Two consecutive six-year terms
Taiwan (Republic of China)
President and Vice President - Two four-year terms
Tajikistan
President - One seven year term
Timor-Leste
President - Two five-year terms
Uzbekistan
President - Two seven-year terms
Yemen
President - No term limits
Europe
Albania
President - Two five-year terms
Austria
President - Two six-year terms
Chancellor - No term limits
Belarus
President - No term limits
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presidency members - Two consecutive four-year terms
Bulgaria
President - Two five-year terms
Croatia
President - Two five-year terms
Cyprus
President - Two five-year terms
Czech Republic
President - Two consecutive five-year terms
Estonia
President - Two consecutive five-year terms
European Union
President of the European Commission - Renewable five year term
President of the European Council - two-and-a-half years, renewable once.
MEPs - Renewable five year term
President of the European Central Bank - Eight years, unrenewable.
Finland
President - Two consecutive six-year terms
France
President - Two five-year terms [2]
Germany
President - Two five-year terms
Chancellor - no term limits
Greece
President - Two five-year terms
Hungary
President - Two five-year terms
Iceland
President - No term limits
Ireland
President - Two seven-year terms
Italy
President - No term limits
Latvia
President - Two five-year terms
Lithuania
President - Two five-year terms
Macedonia
President - Two five-year terms
Malta
President - Two five-year terms
Moldova
President - Two four-year terms
Montenegro
President - Two five-year terms
Poland
President - Two five-year terms
Portugal
President - Two consecutive five-year terms
Presidents of local authorities (concelho and freguesia) - Three consecutive four-year terms
Romania
President - Two five-year terms
Russia
President - Two consecutive four-year terms; in 2008, the constitution was amended to allow presidents to serve two consecutive six-year terms, to be effective from 2012 [3]
San Marino
Captains-Regent - Unlimited non-consecutive six-month terms
Serbia
President - Two five-year terms
Slovakia
President - Two five-year terms
Slovenia
President - Two consecutive five-year terms
Switzerland
President of the Confederation - Unlimited non-consecutive one-year terms
Federal Councilors - No term limits
United Kingdom
Lord Speaker Elected by five year terms. Can only be re-elected once [4] This is currently the only term limited office in the United Kingdom.
Ukraine
President - Two five-year terms
Oceania
Australia
Governor-General - No term limits, but traditionally serve for one five year term or at the 'pleasure' of the Queen of Australia.
Prime Minister - No term limits
Federated States of Micronesia
President - Two four-year terms
Fiji
President - Two five-year terms
Kiribati
President - Three four-year terms
Marshall Islands
President - Two four-year terms
Nauru
President of Nauru - Two three-year terms
Palau
President - Two four-year terms
Samoa
Chief of State - Two five-year terms
Vanuatu
President - One five-year term
The Americas
Argentina
President and Vice President - Two four-year terms
Bolivia
President and Vice President - Two five-year terms
Brazil
President and Vice President - Two four-year terms
Canada
Governor General - Five-year term, although the length of the term may be extended by the Queen of Canada on the advice of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister - No term limits
Chile
President - Unlimited non-consecutive four-year terms
Colombia
President and Vice President - Two four-year terms
Costa Rica
President - One four-year term. No limit on total number of terms.
Cuba
President - No term limits
Dominica
President - Two five-year terms
Dominican Republic
President - Two four-year terms
Ecuador
President and Vice President - Two non-consecutive four-year terms
El Salvador
President - One five-year term
Guatemala
President and Vice President - Two non-consecutive four-year terms
Guyana
President - Two five-year terms
Haiti
President - Two non-consecutive five-year terms
Honduras
President - One four-year term
Mexico
President - One six-year term (sexenio)
Nicaragua
President and Vice President - Two non-consecutive five-year terms
Paraguay
President and Vice President - One five-year term
Panama
President - Two non-consecutive five-year terms
Peru
President - Unlimited non-consecutive five-year terms
Congress members - No term limits
Suriname
President - No term limits
United States
Main article: Term limits in the United States
President - May be elected to at most two four-year terms, except that a President who serves more than two years of an unexpired term to which he succeeded may only be elected in his own right to a single four-year term (theoretically, one may succeed to the Presidency an unlimited number of times)
Vice President - No term limits- but no person ineligible to be President on the basis of term limits is eligible to be Vice-President.
Senators and Representatives - No term limits
Uruguay
President and Vice President - Unlimited non-consecutive five-year terms
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