What can Local Citizens do to Stop Radical Islam?

Radical Islamists (jihadists) invade countries by any means possible to gain the upper hand; typically through immigration, non-violent and violent methods. They encroach upon a country’s freedoms to establish a repressive and fascist form of Islamic (Sharia) law. What can one do to help stop this? A list of things that you can do is provided below.

1. Join ACT! for America; participate in local chapters; share email articles; sign petitions; provide funding. Visit Brigitte Gabriel’s two websites and view her story: http://www.americancongressfortruth.com/, and http://www.actforamerica.org/. Read her two books: Because They Hate, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2006; and They Must Be Stopped, St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2008.

2. Study about Islam: (1) attributes of Allah; (2) teachings of Mohammed; (3) fusion of religion and politics, political Islam; (4) the Islamic trilogy (Koran, Sira, and Hadith); (5) Islamic ethics – duality, Islamic superiority, submission, taqya; (6) unbelievers, kafirs, infidels, hypocrites, and apostates; (7) Islamic (Sharia) law and finance; (8) dhimmitude and jizya; (9) conflict between Islam and “man’s laws” (e.g., the Constitution) and why good Muslims cannot swear allegiance to the US; (10) lack of women’s rights; (11) physical jihad – use of violence and terror; (12) subversion of host-country’s laws; (13) Islamic rules of war; (14) use of taqya; (15) People of the Book; (16) use of Islamic immigration; (17) Wahhabism; (18) the umma; Dar Al Islam and Dar Al Harb; (19) Islamic peace. Activity -- write a paragraph or two about each topic.

3. View/discuss jihadist-oriented videos: (1) Fitna; (2) Obsession; and (3) The Third Jihad, and share them with friends. Encourage your liberal/non-religious friends to see Religulous, and your patriotic, Christian, or Jewish friends to see An American Carol. (Both movies broach the subject of jihad. Afterwards, the topic may be easier to discuss.)

4. Become familiar with the Koran. Some good sites are: (1) The Koran, translated by N.J. Dawood, Penguin Classics; (2) The Glorious Qu’ran, translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali. This translation is used by American mosques and by CAIR. A free copy can typically be picked up at any local mosque; (3) A searchable Koran created by the MSA that includes three simultaneous English translations: www.usc.edu/dept/mas/quran.

5. Study websites about Islam. Some good sites are: (1) Robert Spencer’s website about jihad: http://www.jihadwatch.com/; (2) Website run by ex-Muslims: http://www.fathfreedom.org/; (3) Muslim website about Muslims, with official state sponsorship: http://www.memri.org/. Invaluable for its presentation and translation of Arabic and Iranian topics. Contrast this to what Muslims tell non-Muslims; (4) a Muslim religious website for Muslims: http://www.islamonline.com/, click on “Fatwah and Counseling;” (5) another Muslim religious website for Muslims. http://www.islam-qa.com/, click on the English version.

6. Study websites regarding grass-root activities to stop radical Islam. Some good sites are: (1) http://www.citizenwarrior.com/; and (2) Mapping-Sharia Project at http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2007/06/mapping_sharia.html. Do a Google search on related topics listed in paragraph 2 above, among others.

7. Read books about the “true” nature of Islam. Some good books are: (1) The Islamic Trilogy, Volume 10, Mohammed, Allah, and Politics, The Islamic Political Doctrine, Center for the Study of Political Islam, http://www.cspipublishing.com/; (2)
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and the Crusades), Robert Spencer, Regnery Press, 2005; (3) The Complete Infidel’s Guide to the Koran, Robert Spencer, Regnery Press, 2009; (4) America Alone, Mark Steyn, Regnery Press, 2006.

8. Learn about CAIR (Council on American Islamic Relations) and MSA (Muslim Student’s Association). Get active in local school councils to stop Islamization of textbooks and “Jihad on Campus” activities at schools and universities, etc.

9. Urge politicians to be aware of the true nature of (radical) Islam and to take actions to stop its relentless encroachment.

10. Submit articles to local newspapers that address the true aspects of Islam – especially “radical” Islam.

11. Purchase and use “ACT! for America” business cards at meetings etc. (you can make free cards at: http://www.vistaprint.com/).

12. Join related political/social clubs and ask to give talks about “true” nature of Islam (a 3-5 page handout is recommended).

13. Join related political/social clubs and ask to give talks about “true” nature of Islam (a 3-5 page handout is recommended). Ask local libraries to order books and videos that illuminate radical Islam. For example:
Books: Why They Hate (Brigitte Gabriel); They Must Be Stopped (Brigitte Gabriel); The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (Robert Spencer); The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran (Robert Spencer); Muslim Mafia (Gaubatz and Sperry); Infidel (Ayaan Hirsi Ali). Videos: Islam: What the West Needs to Know; Obsession; The Third Jihad; Fitna. (act-arizona@cox.net)


[Reference: http://www.citizenwarrior.com/2008/09/what-can-civilian-really-do.html]

Correlating Biblical and Physical Creation

Ever wonder how biblical creation can be correlated with physical creation? Well, an interdenominational ministry in San Dimas California is working to do just that; this ministry is called Reasons To Believe! Check them out at http://www.reasons.org/ I did about five years ago, and, due to their work, became a Christian! I am also a Christian because I believe that in the end, Christ's teaching that we love others as we love ourselves will win the battle against other religions and belief systems that are attempting to dominate the world through the use of force and intimidation.

Introduction and a Little History

Introduction

Since this is my first post on my new blog, something I have never used before, please bear with me as I go through the steep learning curve! Thanks!!!

A Little History

For a little history, I grew up in Portland, Oregon and attended Benson High for my Freshman year (1954), and then transferred to a school closer to home, Cleveland High. I barely eked out passing marks and graduated by the skin of my teeth, back in '58.

Since jobs were scarce then, I joined the USAF. In the Air Force, I attended Ground Power school and then taught basic electricity in this program for about 1-1/2 years. Then I spent 18 months on Okinawa, and was eventually discharged from a base in Florida. During this time, I met and married my wife and we were blessed with two lovely daughters.

To make a long story short, I worked and attended part time college after my discharge, and eventually earned my BS (1971) and MS degrees (1973) in Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology from Arizona State University, after a lot of hard, but highly interesting, coursework.

Upon graduation, the department chair liked my work and asked me to stay and teach, which I did, for thirteen years! After our daughters left home, I got an opportunity to earn my Ph.D. at Texas A&M University, which I did, in 1983. Besides taking classes there, I got to teach some too. What a great time we had there. We found Texans to be wonderful people!

Then it was back to ASU again, where I taught for three more years. Then I decided to change schools and I accepted a tenured position in Electronics and Computer ET at Cal Poly Pomona. I stayed there until I retired in 2004 from full time teaching, and part time teaching in 2009.

Upon full retirement, we decided to follow one of our daughters and move to Tucson, Arizona which we did in October 2009.

Current Interests

Today, I have become interested in politics, science & religion, especially the politics of why 9/11/2001 occurred, and more recently, why the massacre of thirteen innocent people at Ft. Hood, Texas occurred. As time marches on, I anticipate that much effort will be spent in blogging about these topics, especially the latter.