What the..? In all the furor over the proposed
mosque at Ground Zero, there is another mosque that doesn't seem to
bother anyone at all. Want to take a guess where it is? It's inside the
Pentagon where an army of over 100 Muslim clerics dispense the Koran on a
daily basis.
Did you know that there is a mosque inside the Pentagon?
"Navy imam Chaplain Abuhena M. Saifulislam lifted his voice to God as he called to prayer more than 100 Department of Defense employees Monday at a celebration of Ramadan at the Pentagon.
God is most great, sang the lieutenant commander and Islamic leader,
in Arabic, as iftar - the end of the daily fast began. Uniformed
military personnel, civilians and family members faced Mecca and knelt
on adorned prayer rugs chanting their prayers in quiet invocation to
Allah." source - Salon.com
This is what the Muslims did to the Pentagon on 9/11. Now there is a mosque inside the Pentagon.
The "ground zero mosque" story seems to be dying down, but nothing lays
bare the absurdity of what we've just lived through quite so much as
this Washington Times story, quoted above, from 2007. Yes, Muslims have
infiltrated the Pentagon for their nefarious, prayerful purposes --
daring to practice their religion inside the building where 184 people
died on Sept. 11, 2001.
They haven't even had the sensitivity to move two blocks, let alone a
mile, away from that sacred site. The "desecration" began shockingly
soon after the attacks. Cox reported in October 2001: Army Chaplain
Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad, the first Muslim chaplain to serve in the
military, read a verse from the Koran at the memorial service at the
Pentagon on Thursday, exactly one month after the attack. Muhammad, who
became a chaplain eight years ago and works at Walter Reed Medical
Center in Washington, ministered to rescuers in front of the smoldering
Pentagon after the attack. Any guesses as to why no one has ever heard
about Muslims praying at the Pentagon -- let alone cared? "
source - Salon.com
"We live in a great nation," said master of ceremonies Air Force Lt.
Col. Timothy Oldenburg, a Muslim. "Yes, it is our First Amendment right
do that - to practice our religion the way we feel, to worship God and to come to the Pentagon and celebrate Ramadan."
Muslims in the military
Hmmm, Muslims in the US military, now where have I heard that before? Oh, now I remember...
US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan - November 5, 2009 - 13 dead and 30 wounded.
Despite his obvious hatred for the country he served, Hasan was allowed
to continue in his command even after showing overt support for Al
Qaeda. Major Hasan received his orders to kill from Imam Anwar
al-Awlaki. "His presentations for school were often laced with extremist
Muslim views, one source said. "Is your allegiance to Sharia [Islamic]
law or the United States?" students once
challenged Hasan, the source said. "Sharia law," the source says Hasan responded."
So Muslims are allowed to run unchecked through the halls of our various
military institutions, spreading the vile hate of Islam, allowed to say
and do anything they want. But they don't extend the same courtesy to
Christians like Franklin Graham.
Franklin Graham cut from Pentagon prayer event for anti-Islam remarks
The Army has withdrawn an invitation to evangelist Franklin Graham to
speak at a special Pentagon prayer service next month because of his
controversial views on Islam, said Col. Thomas Collins, spokesman for
the U.S. Army. Colins said Graham's remarks were "not appropriate. We're
an all-inclusive military. We honor all faiths. Our message to our
service and civilian work force is about the need for diversity and
appreciation of all faiths." Graham issued this statement: "I regret
that the Army felt it was necessary to rescind their invitation to the
National Day of Prayer Task Force to participate in the Pentagon's
special prayer service. I want to express my strong support for the
United States military and all our troops. I will continue to pray that
God will give them guidance, wisdom and protection as they serve this
great country." source - Newsweek
Is it starting to sink in on you yet the reasons why the Obama
adminsitration refuses to say that we are at war with radical Islam? Why
we no longer use the phrase "war on terror" but it was instead changed
to "man-caused disasters"? I hope so because slowly but surely we are
giving way to the 'creeping sharia' of Islam. Don't think so? Then you
need to watch this video, and be very afraid.
Click here to read about the proposed mosque at Ground Zero...
plain Abuhena M. Saifulislam lifted his voice to God as he called to prayer more than 100
Department of Defense employees Monday at a celebration of
Ramadan at the
Pentagon.
God is most great, sang the lieutenant commander and Islamic leader, in Arabic, as iftar — the end of the daily fast began.
Uniformed
military personnel, civilians and family members faced Mecca and knelt
on adorned prayer rugs chanting their prayers in quiet invocation to
Allah.
We do all we can to help meet the religious needs of our soldiers, said Deputy
Pentagon ChaplainArmy Maj. Alan Pomaville, a Christian, who attended the iftar alongside the Muslim chaplains. The leadership in the [
Defense Department] wants to care for the body of the whole soldier.
As the
Pentagon celebrated
Ramadan, the
White House is in preparations for an iftar feast tomorrow, said Lt. Cmdr. Saifulislam, who will be participating at the
White House events.
President and
Mrs. Bush
host an iftar dinner every year because they want people around the
world to know how much they respect Islam and the many Muslims living in
the
U.S. who are free to worship as they want, and are an integral part of our society,” said
Gordon Johndroe, spokesman for the
White House National Security Council.
With the
Pew Hispanic Center estimating the
U.S.
Muslim population in 2007 at 2.35 million people and growing, it’s no
surprise to see the Muslim population play an important role in all
facets of government, said
Defense Department officials.
Defense
officials could not readily provide current estimates on the number of
Muslim service members, but said the department works diligently to
provide spiritual counseling and guidance to service members of all
faiths.
“We live in a great nation,” said master of ceremonies
Air ForceLt. Col. Timothy Oldenburg,
a Muslim. “Yes, it is our First Amendment right do that — to practice
our religion the way we feel, to worship God and to come to the
Pentagon and celebrate
Ramadan.”
Ramadan,
which is practiced by the world’s more than 1 billion Muslims, began on
Sept. 13 and concludes on the Eid al-Fitr, a special break-the-fast
meal, on Oct. 12.
The
Navy’s
chief of chaplains, Rear Adm. Robert F. Burt, reminded those attending
the ceremony that American men and women, regardless of their religious
background, should be honored because all “are willing to put their
uniform on and lay down their life for this country.”
Cmdr.
Saifulislam said he has presided over funerals of young Muslim service
members who have given their lives in the fight against terrorism.
For the
Pentagon,
as with the rest of the country, the process of mending fences since
the September 11 attacks has not always been easy but necessary, he
added.
“I think there is a misconception at times,” said
Cmdr.
Saifulislam. “I have attended many funerals of American Muslims who
have died in Iraq. If you take the time to get to know somebody, your
attitude toward them changes.”
The first Muslim
U.S.
congressman — Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota Democrat — also attended
the iftar, along with Imam Sheik Rashid Lamptey, executive director of
the Muslim Association of Virginia. Sheik Lamptey also served as the
deputy imam of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society in Virginia.
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Navy
imam Chaplain Abuhena M. Saifulislam lifted his voice to God as he
called to prayer more than 100 Department of Defense employees Monday at
a celebration of Ramadan at the Pentagon.
God is most great, sang the lieutenant commander and Islamic leader, in Arabic, as iftar — the end of the daily fast began.
Uniformed
military personnel, civilians and family members faced Mecca and knelt
on adorned prayer rugs chanting their prayers in quiet invocation to
Allah.
We do all we can to help meet the religious needs of our
soldiers, said Deputy Pentagon Chaplain Army Maj. Alan Pomaville, a
Christian, who attended the iftar alongside the Muslim chaplains. The
leadership in the [Defense Department] wants to care for the body of the
whole soldier.
As the Pentagon celebrated Ramadan, the White
House is in preparations for an iftar feast tomorrow, said Lt. Cmdr.
Saifulislam, who will be participating at the White House events.
President
and Mrs. Bush host an iftar dinner every year because they want people
around the world to know how much they respect Islam and the many
Muslims living in the U.S. who are free to worship as they want, and are
an integral part of our society," said Gordon Johndroe, spokesman for
the White House National Security Council.
With the Pew Hispanic
Center estimating the U.S. Muslim population in 2007 at 2.35 million
people and growing, it's no surprise to see the Muslim population play
an important role in all facets of government, said Defense Department
officials.
Defense officials could not readily provide current
estimates on the number of Muslim service members, but said the
department works diligently to provide spiritual counseling and guidance
to service members of all faiths.
"We live in a great nation,"
said master of ceremonies Air Force Lt. Col. Timothy Oldenburg, a
Muslim. "Yes, it is our First Amendment right do that — to practice our
religion the way we feel, to worship God and to come to the Pentagon and
celebrate Ramadan."
Ramadan, which is practiced by the world's
more than 1 billion Muslims, began on Sept. 13 and concludes on the Eid
al-Fitr, a special break-the-fast meal, on Oct. 12.
The Navy's
chief of chaplains, Rear Adm. Robert F. Burt, reminded those attending
the ceremony that American men and women, regardless of their religious
background, should be honored because all "are willing to put their
uniform on and lay down their life for this country."
Cmdr.
Saifulislam said he has presided over funerals of young Muslim service
members who have given their lives in the fight against terrorism.
For
the Pentagon, as with the rest of the country, the process of mending
fences since the September 11 attacks has not always been easy but
necessary, he added.
"I think there is a misconception at times,"
said Cmdr. Saifulislam. "I have attended many funerals of American
Muslims who have died in Iraq. If you take the time to get to know
somebody, your attitude toward them changes."
The first Muslim
U.S. congressman — Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota Democrat — also
attended the iftar, along with Imam Sheik Rashid Lamptey, executive
director of the Muslim Association of Virginia. Sheik Lamptey also
served as the deputy imam of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society in
Virginia.
As the night's festivities concluded, Col. Oldenburg
presented Sheik Lamptey with an American flag that flew over the
Pentagon on Sept. 7.
"It is not a choice for us to know each
other," said Cmdr. Saifulislam regarding the diversity in the U.S. and
military. "It is a necessity for us to know each other."
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Navy imam Chaplain Abuhena M. Saifulislam lifted his voice to God as he called to prayer more than 100
Department of Defense employees Monday at a celebration of
Ramadan at the
Pentagon.
God is most great, sang the lieutenant commander and Islamic leader, in Arabic, as iftar — the end of the daily fast began.
Uniformed
military personnel, civilians and family members faced Mecca and knelt
on adorned prayer rugs chanting their prayers in quiet invocation to
Allah.
We do all we can to help meet the religious needs of our soldiers, said Deputy
Pentagon ChaplainArmy Maj. Alan Pomaville, a Christian, who attended the iftar alongside the Muslim chaplains. The leadership in the [
Defense Department] wants to care for the body of the whole soldier.
As the
Pentagon celebrated
Ramadan, the
White House is in preparations for an iftar feast tomorrow, said Lt. Cmdr. Saifulislam, who will be participating at the
White House events.
President and
Mrs. Bush
host an iftar dinner every year because they want people around the
world to know how much they respect Islam and the many Muslims living in
the
U.S. who are free to worship as they want, and are an integral part of our society,” said
Gordon Johndroe, spokesman for the
White House National Security Council.
With the
Pew Hispanic Center estimating the
U.S.
Muslim population in 2007 at 2.35 million people and growing, it’s no
surprise to see the Muslim population play an important role in all
facets of government, said
Defense Department officials.
Defense
officials could not readily provide current estimates on the number of
Muslim service members, but said the department works diligently to
provide spiritual counseling and guidance to service members of all
faiths.
“We live in a great nation,” said master of ceremonies
Air ForceLt. Col. Timothy Oldenburg,
a Muslim. “Yes, it is our First Amendment right do that — to practice
our religion the way we feel, to worship God and to come to the
Pentagon and celebrate
Ramadan.”
Ramadan,
which is practiced by the world’s more than 1 billion Muslims, began on
Sept. 13 and concludes on the Eid al-Fitr, a special break-the-fast
meal, on Oct. 12.
The
Navy’s
chief of chaplains, Rear Adm. Robert F. Burt, reminded those attending
the ceremony that American men and women, regardless of their religious
background, should be honored because all “are willing to put their
uniform on and lay down their life for this country.”
Cmdr.
Saifulislam said he has presided over funerals of young Muslim service
members who have given their lives in the fight against terrorism.
For the
Pentagon,
as with the rest of the country, the process of mending fences since
the September 11 attacks has not always been easy but necessary, he
added.
“I think there is a misconception at times,” said
Cmdr.
Saifulislam. “I have attended many funerals of American Muslims who
have died in Iraq. If you take the time to get to know somebody, your
attitude toward them changes.”
The first Muslim
U.S.
congressman — Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota Democrat — also attended
the iftar, along with Imam Sheik Rashid Lamptey, executive director of
the Muslim Association of Virginia. Sheik Lamptey also served as the
deputy imam of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society in Virginia.
Read more:
Pentagon observes Muslim holy month - Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/oct/3/pentagon-observes32muslim-holy-month/#ixzz2D0VENOAq
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