Co-exist courtesy of the 2nd Amendment

I found this when I visited a very cool, informative Counter-Jihadist site, 1389 blog. This site has been added to the blogroll here so check it out. Now on to this really nice version of the infamous, disgusting co-exist sticker. There are links to follow in case you want to find out more. I wish someone was actually making this sticker as it would be one I would put on my rig. There is no co-existancing with islam and sharia law.

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Co-exist courtesy of the 2nd Amendment

Here is the disgusting original sticker:

This next one is an improvement:

Now, here is the 2nd Amendment version:

Try enlarging this to get a better look it it.

Here are links to the sites that had more on this great 'sticker.'

Hat tip: 1389 Blog

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White washing islam continued: High school 'test' loves islam, slams Christianity.

This is a timely article if I have ever read one. Since the topic of how islam is USUALLY portrayed in a glowing, all warm and fuzzy light by the MSM, here is another perfect example of how islam has corrupted our entire society. Welcome to more on white washing islam. Our education system has been cleverly and subversively attacked by islam and sharia law. This 'test' that was given to these high school students just shows the pits and problems of excess of the three toxic stews of the West. You know them well; diversity, multiculturalism and political correctness. Take note of the one teacher who comments but is afraid to give their name. Why would that be? Is this individual afraid of union or staff retaliation for speaking out against the 'balance' of this test? Are there some SEIU goons hanging about, ready to bust some kneecaps? I would not be surprised. Is this what we want in our schools? Change starts with our votes in NOvember. This is from the New York Post.

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RELIGIOUSLY ‘CORRECT’: A new Regents exam
has  glowing descriptions of Islam’s past (left) , but is less
forgiving when it comes to the history of Christianity (right).

HS test 'slams' Christianity, lauds Islam
By YOAV GONEN Education Reporter


State testmakers played favorites when quizzing high-schoolers on world religions -- giving Islam and Buddhism the kid-gloves treatment while socking it to Christianity, critics say.

Teachers complain that the reading selections from the Regents exam in global history and geography given last week featured glowing passages pertaining to Muslim society but much more critical essay excerpts on the subject of Christianity.

"There should have been a little balance in there," said one Brooklyn teacher who administered the exam but did not want to be identified.



RELIGIOUSLY ‘CORRECT’: A new Regents exam has glowing descriptions of Islam’s past (left), but is less forgiving when it comes to the history of Christianity (right).
"To me, this was offensive because it's just so inappropriate and the timing of it was piss-poor," he added, referring to the debate over the plan to build a mosque near Ground Zero.

The most troubling passage came from Daniel Roselle's "A World History: A Cultural Approach," observers said.

The passage reads: "Wherever they went, the Moslems [sic] brought with them their love of art, beauty and learning. From about the eighth to the eleventh century, their culture was superior in many ways to that of western Christendom."

Meanwhile, an excerpt listing the common procedures used by Christian friars to introduce the religion in Latin America stated that "idols, temples and other material evidences of paganism [were] destroyed," and "Christian buildings [were] often constructed on sites of destroyed native temples" -- and built with free Indian labor, to boot.

"I can see why some people might see these questions as skewed," said Mark MacWilliams, a religious-studies professor at St. Lawrence University in upstate Canton. "Why does the exam seem to have only documents that portray Islam as a religion of peace, civilization and refinement, while it includes documents about Christianity that show it was anything but peaceful in the Spanish conquest of the Americas?"

At the same time, MacWilliams criticized the presentation of Hernando Cortes' conquest of Mexico -- which he said portrayed him as a "choirboy" rather than a "conquistador."

"It's quite a whitewash," he said.

Some other religious-studies experts contacted by The Post said they didn't see what the fuss was all about.

"[The] selections seem about equal in terms of being historically/culturally focused, all relatively positive about the contributions made by each religion as it was introduced into various societies," wrote Barbara Sproul, an associate professor of religion at Hunter College in Manhattan.

Yet Michael Dobkowski, chair of Religious Studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in upstate Geneva, asserted that it was only Christianity for which both positive and negative aspects were highlighted.

"Some [essays] suggest a kind of Christian triumphalism and the desire to convert the other that is not present in the treatment of Islam," he said. "My impression is that there is certainly a divergence of approaches and impressions that should not appear in a Regents exam of this caliber."

State education officials said that every effort had been made to present accurate historical information through the excerpts.

They said the questions had been developed over a four-year period and require students to use their own knowledge of social studies to produce answers.

They added that they weren't aware of any complaints about the exam.

The Muslim reading:

* “Wherever they went, the Moslems [sic] brought with them their love of art, beauty and learning. From about the eighth to the eleventh century, their culture was superior in many ways to that of western Christendom.

* “Some of the finest centers of Moslem life were established in Spain. In Cordova, the streets were solidly paved, while at the same time in Paris people waded ankle-deep in mud after a rain. Cordovan public lamps lighted roads for as far as ten miles; yet seven hundred years later there was still not a single public lamp in London!”

Source: Daniel Roselle, A World History: A Cultural Approach

The Christian reading:
Common Procedures used by Friars in Converting Areas in Spanish America:

* “Idols, temples and other material evidences of paganism destroyed.”

* “Christian buildings often constructed on sites of destroyed native temples in order to symbolize and emphasize the substitution of one religion by the other.”

* “Indians supplied construction labor without receiving payment.”

* “In a converted community, services and fiestas were regularly held in the church building.”

Source: Based on information from Charles Gibson, Spain in America

Additional reporting by Chuck Bennett

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The Boy Scouts: Now I have a problem with the BSA.

I have supported the Boy Scouts for many, many years. Now, after reading this article I will probably pull my support and occasional donations to the BSA. The Boy Scouts have been under attack the last few years and the problem of abuse of the scouts is one that must be rooted out. The BSA have taken steps to keep this from happening again and I applaud those efforts. Now it seems the pressure is building to let girls in. Apparently girls of thirteen can be part of the Boy Scouts and now pressure is mounting to let girls under thiteen join the the Boy Scouts’ Venturing program. Sorry ladies, let the BSA remain only for boys, period. If girls want to join a simialr group let them join the Girsl Scouts and let the Girl Scout's bring in new programs so girls are not relegated to this;"I just don’t want to sit around and make quilts and sell cookies." I agree 100%. Girls should be able to do most of these same things that the Boy Scouts are doing but NOT at the cost of what has made the BSA a unique and all guy organization.


This is a perfect example of what I call the three toxics stews of Western Society. Diversity, multiculturalism and political correctness. Letting girls into the BSA will not help keep the boys in line. Just my opinion. Now before anyone jumps all over what I have said understand, I support equal opportunity for girls and women in employment, compensation and opportunities. I have never been in favor of extreme feminist views and will never be. Why wreck the BSA when the Girl Scouts should be stepping up to the plate in offering the same opportuities as the Boy scouts get? If you disagree that is what the comment section is for.

Now here is another reason I will no longer support the BSA. Read the following; "An inflatable mosque provides a place for Muslim scouts to worship." I have a big problem with this. Muslims by and large have not assimilated into the culture and society of the United States very well. Islamists and islamic apologists will tell you otherwise. They will spin the truth and use 'taqiyya', lies and deceit to implant islam and sharia law inside the United States. Muslim Boy Scouts? I would find a way to keep them out unless they have proven to honor God, country and the United States Constitution. The world is rife with examples of what happens when muslims are allowed to enter a country and grow their numbers. In England there is a muslim scouting organization and they do not let in any infidels like me or you, or our children. The three toxic stews strike again and it is a shame that our country has come to this. Call me an islamophobe, whatever! It will not be the first time or the last time I have been called that or just about any other name. Article came from our local paper.

There is no peace within islam, and with islam there can never be peace.

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At Boy Scouts, a call to find the way back to relevance
By Katharine Q. Seelye 

FORT A.P. HILL, Va. — Her crown glinting in the morning sun, Miss America was telling 45,000 Boy Scouts and their leaders the other day how thrilled she was to be here at the National Scout Jamboree, to be among “the most amazing young women ...”

Whoops! The scouts, ever courteous and kind, could nonetheless barely stifle a collective groan. Some covered their faces in embarrassment. Miss America — Caressa Cameron, the former Miss Virginia — quickly recovered, apologized and explained that she usually speaks to groups of young women.

The slip was an inadvertent reminder of a host of issues, including whether to admit girls, that the Boy Scouts of America faces this year as it celebrates its 100th anniversary.

The organization, long an icon of wholesomeness in a simpler America, has seen its membership plunge by 42 percent since its peak year of 1973, when there were 4.8 million scouts. In the past decade alone, membership has dropped by more than 16 percent, to 2.8 million.

The declines reflect the difficulties of keeping up with changing times and demographics, as well as battling a perception that the organization is exclusionary because it bars gay people and atheists, not to mention girls under 13.

An even bigger challenge emerged this year as a jury ordered the Scouts to pay $18.5 million in damages to a man who had been abused by a scout leader as a boy. The trial focused renewed attention on the secret files that the Scouts’ national office in Texas has kept for more than 70 years of claims of sexual abuse by troop leaders and volunteers.

Now, as the organization tries to rebuild its image and its membership, it has been forced to make a priority of addressing that problem, with a plan that it calls “youth protection.”

Under Robert Mazzuca, who took the helm of the Scouts three years ago as chief executive, the group has taken several steps to try to reassure parents that their children are safe. These include hiring a full-time youth protection director, Michael Johnson, a former police detective who is an expert on child abuse investigation and prevention.

The jamboree here is a testament to the many ways in which the Scouts have adapted. Spread across hundreds of acres of this dusty military base, the scout encampment still offers boys the chance to partake in the activities that their fathers and grandfathers enjoyed — fly-fishing, reading a compass, rustling up a meal.

But this is not your father’s jamboree. Among the sprawling areas here is a technology center with robotics and a tent where boys can have their mouths swiped to take a sample of their DNA. Some boys sport lime-green hair to match the T-shirts of their non-dress uniforms, and most wear loose-fitting knee-length shorts, some surfer-dude cool with bright swirls.

Scouts also wear “smart bracelets” that allow them to go cashless as they buy soda and memorabilia. An inflatable mosque provides a place for Muslim scouts to worship. There are stations where scouts can recharge their cell phones as well as those offering free calls and time online. Despite these innovations, there has been less advancement on other fronts. The tens of thousands of scouts here were largely a homogenous group of white boys. A Scout study from a few years ago on “tapping into diverse markets” said that parents of blacks, Hispanics and Asians had “no emotional connection to scouting.”

But the demographic group that seems to have drawn the most attention is young girls. When they turn 13 and have completed eighth grade, they can join the Boy Scouts’ Venturing program, where many of the leaders are women. But many are pushing for access for preteen girls.

Katrell Cooper, a 16-year-old venturer from Utah, who works at the BMX center here, turned up her nose at the Girl Scouts.


“I don’t want to sit around and make quilts and sell cookies,” she said after she expertly glided down a mountain-boarding course on which a few boys had tumbled. “I want to do stuff.”

The debate rages on scout websites over the perceived advantages and disadvantages of allowing younger girls. Would they be too much of a distraction? Or would their presence better prepare boys for the real world?

Several 15-year-old boys here said they would welcome girls into the Boy Scouts.

“It would be more cool with them,” said Shane West from Jupiter, Fla.

Why? “They’re girls.”

Rocky Spiker, from Utah, said girls would “keep us in line.” Ben Rosenbaum, also from Utah, said, “Women deserve the same stuff as men do.”

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State Dept. bows down to Islamic law and Muslim cry babies

The 'Draw Mohammad' day is now fading in the rear view mirror and the Muslims are still crying about how insulting this was to them and Islam. Notice how Islam and Muslims involved(not all)are always playing the victim, complaining about how they are attacked, profiled, and discriminated against? Now in what is no surprise, the State Dept. has rushed in to soothe the poor, downtrodden of Islam. Assistant Secretary of State Philip J. Crowley said Thursday: “Obviously, this is a difficult and challenging issue. Many of the images that appear today on Facebook were deeply offensive to Muslims and non-Muslims alike.” Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch has nailed this one down, spot on.


Sorry, you will get no sympathy here from me for those Muslims, progressives and liberals who were offended. I find Islam extremely offensive in the way that it is intolerant of others who are not willing to convert and bow down to Islam. Instead of having these great drawings published in newpapers across the land, most caved in to political correctness and the stench of multiculturalism

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State Department Endorses Islamic Law
by Robert Spencer

Last Thursday was “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day,” and Muslims, predictably, are outraged. Thousands of Pakistanis demonstrated against the drawings of Muhammad, and the Pakistani government shut down access to Facebook and YouTube to prevent its citizens from seeing the offending images. (Interestingly enough, images of beheadings and suicide bombings have never given rise to similar acts of censorship anywhere in the Islamic world.)

Since then, several Facebook sites have sprung up announcing an “Everybody Draw the Holocaust Day,” in the mistaken view that anyone in the West will react as strongly to mockery as Muslims will. And the Obama State Department is doing all it can to soothe offended Muslim sensibilities. Assistant Secretary of State Philip J. Crowley said Thursday: “Obviously, this is a difficult and challenging issue. Many of the images that appear today on Facebook were deeply offensive to Muslims and non-Muslims alike.”

Pakistan’s Daily Times added: “The U.S. State Department also expressed respect for any actions that need to be taken under Pakistani law to protect their citizens from offensive speech, but expected a balance between restricting offensive material and ensuring flow of information for the Internet users.”


Did the U.S. State Department ever condemn Andres Serrano’s “artwork” that consisted of a crucifix submerged in a jar of urine, or Chris Ofili’s dung-encrusted portrait of the Virgin Mary? Of course not. The Obama Administration only moved to condemn the cartoons of Muhammad because of the anti-free speech campaign of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), which kicked into high gear in 2006 in response to the original Danish cartoons of Muhammad.

That campaign is an attempt to compel the West to criminalize criticism of Islam. In 2008, OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu issued a warning in terms that made it clear that he knew which party was in charge, and which was in the position of accepting orders: “We sent a clear message to the West regarding the red lines that should not be crossed” regarding free speech about Islam and terrorism. And he reported success: “The official West and its public opinion are all now well aware of the sensitivities of these issues. They have also started to look seriously into the question of freedom of expression from the perspective of its inherent responsibility, which should not be overlooked.”
And now the State Department has acted fully in compliance with this dictation. In response to “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day,” the Obama Administration has demonstrated that violence and intimidation work—which only ensures that we will see more of it.

In calling for a “balance between restricting offensive material and ensuring flow of information for the Internet users,” the State Department was trying to have it both ways: condemning the cartoons while offering a weak, fig-leaf defense of the freedom of speech. But issued in the context of deploring and denouncing the cartoons, all this statement amounted to was a call for self-censorship.

Self-censorship is something we all do all the time, in innumerable contexts: If everyone always said what he thought, there would be a lot more broken relationships and lost jobs. But politeness and respect are not what are at issue here. The point of publishing cartoons of Muhammad nowadays is not to cause offense, although they certainly do that. The key fact is that the cartoons arouse in Muslims not only murderous rage but attempts to restrict the freedom of speech through legal avenues. As such, self-censorship amounts only to self-imposed dhimmitude, and to acquiescence to the supremacy and rule of Sharia—Islamic law.

That's why the Muhammad cartoons published last week all over the Internet were not a stunt, not a joke, not a raspberry to anyone, not an exercise in obnoxiousness or gratuitous offense. They are, rather, the foremost battleground in the defense of the freedom of speech today. Every newspaper in the country should be printing them today, to show they are not cowed and will defend free speech. The State Department should be explaining what I am explaining now. Instead, they bowed no less unmistakably than did Obama to the Saudi King.

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