Hat tip CNS News, Frontpage Magazine and Miggie
Recently ACT for America founder Brigitte Gabriel spoke on a panel that included Frank Gaffney, Chris Plante, and retired CIA official Clara Lopez. A young woman in the audience who identified herself as a student from American University brought up a question that related to moderate Muslims. Gabriel's answer I think really captured the essence of how we non-Muslims should consider the majority of Muslims who are not jihadist-who are truly peaceful. Gabriel brings up the examples of people in Nazi Germany, China, Russia and Imperial Japan. They too were peaceful, but they did not drive the agenda. Therefore, they were irrelevant.
This same lady, Saba Ahmed, appeared with Gabriel a week or so ago on the Sean Hannity show. Here is more on Ahmed from Frontpage Magazine.
http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/deborah-weiss/saba-ahmed-unveiled/
So Ms Ahmed is slightly more than just a student at American University.
I have to agree with Gabriel's statement. I would only add that while peaceful Muslims are irrelevant to the discussion of jihadists and all the horrors going on around the world, many of which are directed at us or Israel, their rights still must be protected. The point is, however, that we must not be silent about what is happening for fear of offending peaceful Muslims. After all, we want them to stand with us.
She is also the founder of the ActForAmerica organization, one of the best I know of.
ReplyDeleteThey have monthly meetings in many neighborhoods. They have interesting presentations and do more ground work and communication than can be calculated.
They are also do horrible things like saying the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance. (Can you imagine such bigots?) They come in all colors and religions and the only thread that binds them together so well is patriotism.
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After the war, they were not irrelevant at all. Our ability to build a modestly stable and somewhat peaceful post-war world rested on the fact that a majority of Germans were not committed Nazis, a majority of Japanese not committed to Tojo... although it helped that the most committed Nazis had generally died in battle by that time.
ReplyDeleteWe didn't try people for being German, only for actually committing war crimes.