Will Obama enforce shari'a in the USA?
He was prepared as “Commander-in-Chief” to prevent the burning of Qurans by a pastor in Florida.While it's actually fortunate that the pastor didn't do it in the end (as Betsy Newmark notes, the MSM now feels Rev. Terry Jones used them, which should've been painfully obvious centuries before it happened), as Gaffney noted earlier:
...it is absolutely the “inalienable” right of any American citizen to do it – whether the book is the Bible (which we now know the U.S. military has burned in Afghanistan, lest it be used to proselytize there), the U.S. Constitution or, yes, the Quran.And to criminalize koran-burning would only embolden America's enemies into thinking they'll have their way.
...as such brilliant commentators as Andy McCarthy, Diana West, and Debra Burlingame have observed, there is something peculiar about the remarkably contrasting concern being expressed by Barack Obama and his friends over Muslims’ rights and sensitivities on the one hand, and his seeming indifference to those of Americans who are not Muslims. The only common denominator between his attitude toward a megamosque that offends more than 70% of our countrymen and women and his attitude toward the prospect of an “insensitive” book-burning is that he wants to ensure nothing is done that would offend Muslims.Quite right. That's why we must remain awake and pay careful attention.
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Here’s the bottom line: If at any point President Obama invokes his power as Commander-in-Chief to prevent Quran burnings in America, he will have taken a massive step towards the institution of shariah law in this country. At the very least, his enforcement of shariah blasphemy codes will be seen by our enemies who adhere to that doctrine as evidence of our collective submission – a step that invites more violent efforts to complete our conquest, and inevitably, more mosques celebrating our defeat.
Labels: anti-americanism, dhimmitude, islam, jihad, terrorism, United States
In two instances, you cite other writers' use of the term "commander-in-chief" in referencing President Obama.
In the context of this (excellent) blog posting, may I suggest a slight emendation?
Instead, use the term: "Imam-in-Chief" in this context.
It makes everything you have written all that much clearer.
Posted by man_in_tx | 9/12/2010 08:55:00 PM
That's an interesting idea. I'll see what I can do. Thanks for the note.
Posted by Avi Green | 9/13/2010 07:37:00 AM