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06-22-2005, 11:36 AM #1
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Muslims Say Use Koran Instead of Bible in Courtrooms
From U.S. Newswire and ADF...
The Insanity Continues...
CAIR Asks N.C. Judges to Allow Use of Quran In Oaths; Exclusive Use of Bible Called 'State Endorsement of Religion'
6/21/2005 1:28:00 PM
To: State Desk
Contact: Arsalan Iftikhar, 202-488-8787 or 202-415-0799; Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726 or ihooper@cair-net.org, both of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
WASHINGTON, June 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on judges meeting this week in North Carolina to allow use of the Quran, Islam's revealed text, when administering oaths.
The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the current exclusive use of the Bible may be an inappropriate state endorsement of religion.
CAIR issued its call after Guilford County judges said they would not allow use of Qurans in their courtrooms. "An oath on the Quran is not a lawful oath under our law," said W. Douglas Albright, Guilford's senior resident Superior Court judge. State law only refers to swearing an oath by putting a hand on the "Holy Scriptures." Those who do not wish to take an oath using the Bible may instead make an "affirmation."
A preliminary opinion last week by North Carolina's Administrative Office of the Courts said that state law allows people to be sworn in using a Quran rather than a Bible.
SEE: "N.C. Judges Face Quran Question" http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/ ... 3148.shtml "Judges Question Use of Quran in Taking Oaths" http://www.news-record.com/news/local/q ... online.htm
"By stating that only one book qualifies as 'Holy Scriptures,' the court may be making an inappropriate endorsement of a single set of religious beliefs," said CAIR Legal Director Arsalan Iftikhar. "Eliminating the opportunity to swear an oath on one's own holy text may also have the effect of diminishing the credibility of that person's testimony."
Iftikhar said CAIR will offer a free copy of the Quran to any judge in North Carolina or throughout the United States for use in oaths or for personal awareness of the holy text. Judges or other court officials may order a free Quran by visiting: http://www.explorethequran.org
CAIR, America's largest Muslim civil liberties group, has 31 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
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06-22-2005, 11:53 AM #2
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well
That is the way it is done in THIS country. If they don't like it, leave!
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God
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06-22-2005, 11:56 AM #3
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Yes, they want to change American and American laws to re-invent the hell-holes they left. If they liked it so well there why don't they just go back?? They're beginning to piss us off.
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06-22-2005, 12:32 PM #4
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"Eliminating the opportunity to swear an oath on one's own holy text may also have the effect of diminishing the credibility of that person's testimony."When we gonna wake up?
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06-22-2005, 12:59 PM #5
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next we will have to change all currency to read "In Allah we trust"
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06-22-2005, 01:04 PM #6
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they can always "confirm" if they don't want to swear on the Bible.
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06-22-2005, 01:46 PM #7The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said the current exclusive use of the Bible may be an inappropriate state endorsement of religion.
CAIR issued its call after Guilford County judges said they would not allow use of Qurans in their courtrooms. "An oath on the Quran is not a lawful oath under our law," said W. Douglas Albright, Guilford's senior resident Superior Court judge. State law only refers to swearing an oath by putting a hand on the "Holy Scriptures." Those who do not wish to take an oath using the Bible may instead make an "affirmation."
"By stating that only one book qualifies as 'Holy Scriptures,' the court may be making an inappropriate endorsement of a single set of religious beliefs," said CAIR Legal Director Arsalan Iftikhar. "Eliminating the opportunity to swear an oath on one's own holy text may also have the effect of diminishing the credibility of that person's testimony."
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06-22-2005, 01:48 PM #8
Diesel
Roadrunner, I totally agree with you. They came here on their own
free will, they are afraid of their own brothers in the Islamic faith.
If their religion is so great why have they been and still is killing each
other off on a daily basis. I have read the Koran and have one. Who
in the hell would believe anything good could come from those people.
They will see wrong and never speak up, even among themselves.
Many culture want to come to America and then change it to resemble
what they fled from. Figure that one!
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06-22-2005, 02:21 PM #9
Re: Diesel
Originally Posted by Diesel
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06-22-2005, 02:36 PM #10
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a slow beheading is as Barbaric as you can get. No they are not peace loving.
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