Monday, March 14, 2011

USA: King hearings: What happened to religious freedom?

The Ahmadiyya Muslim community, of which I am a member, has categorically rejected violence from the time of its inception, yet today it finds itself the victim of religious extremists.

Congressman Peter King (File Photo - Google)
Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | US Desk
Source/Credit: The Baltimore Sun
By Maaiz Khan | March 13, 2011

The United States was formed largely when Protestant Christians migrated from Britain in search of religious freedom. The country was founded on the ideal of universal freedom of religion, and it has championed it ever since.

I immigrated to the United States from Pakistan in search of that same freedom. The Ahmadiyya Muslim community, of which I am a member, has categorically rejected violence from the time of its inception, yet today it finds itself the victim of religious extremists. Ahmadi Muslims are now outlawed as Muslims and are liable to imprisonment for simply saying "Peace be upon you."

Until now the United States has been a safe haven for those of all faiths. But when Congressman Peter King blindly blames Muslims for the actions of a few, it seems America is becoming everything it set out not to be.

 -- Maaiz Khan, Baltimore 


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  1. MontanaMarch 14, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    Why doesn’t this Peter T. King investigate the “Home Grown” radicalization of Irish Americans, who support the tradition wing of the IRA (Irish Republican Army), or Noraid (The Irish Northern Aid Committee), and being recruited by “Enemy Overseas” or worse “Enemy Overseas” the “Catholic Church ”, where they radicalize the priests into raping our young American boys, what about that you hypocrite scumbag.

    Peter King is a hypocrite, he supported the terrorist group IRA, who killed innocent British people, but hey I guess that was OK, right? Killing innocent people is OK, as long as they are not born is the United States, yup that sounds about right. I guess Jesus Christ would give all you extra points for that, NOT!

    No, there are no dancing in the street when Catholics hear about a pedophile priest, but there has been a concerted effort to Deny, Deflect, Defend this “Enemy Overseas” the “Catholic Church ”, I don’t even think you could deny that fact. What would Jesus Christ, say about this so called Church, I have a few thoughts myself.

    http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/thu-march-10-2011-trey-parker—matt-stone

    47 seconds in;
    http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/377120/march-10-2011/peter-king-understands-violent-radicalism

    http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/thu-march-10-2011-trey-parker—matt-stone

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