Quranic Verses

Okay, so I took the time too research the Quran, Nation of Islam and the works of the Prophet Mohammed. I got to tell you, the Ba$$ Ackward Hill Billies in this Country are not only ignorant for saying the things they said! but their extremely Lazy! I can honestly say this because I am a Christian and the Prophet Muhammad teachings or surahs are just like the Book of daniel and the Book of Paul. Revelations, the Old Testament and even the Teachings of Jesus are all there in the Quran! So some Blind as bat! Hill billy that wants to burn the Quran, should of took the time to read it before he got some 100 plus people killed. Yeah! I'm mad at the event, but it doesn't make me Terrorist or a Sympathizer or anything! The basic concept of religion is truly overrated in this day & age. The fact that people find a structure of discipline and reference a belief in a higher power too guide them is as old as the Human race. We place so much emphasis on Race & Social Status that we forget to acknowledge each other as Human Beings first. My Beef goes further than some in-breed who doesn't know any better because today there are self interest groups who take advantage of these people. Muhammad was man who took the ideas of his time and formed them into concepts. Later, followers of his teachings banded together to form a Religion. That's it really! When you look up words like, "Jihad, Fatwa and Imam," they are not the scary fear based words that the Media makes them out to be. Jihad, means to pick up a sword or Religious War! Holy War! I admit it does sound extreme, but think about the Ancient Times? Alexander the Great, The Roman Empire and The New World for examples. History is filled with Violent Missions to spread the word, both Political and Literally. When you take the Majority of the Nations that are of Ethnic Background and compare it to the Christian Religion, you get like 75% Muslim countries vs. 20% European countries. Leaving 5% for Jewish States and other Religions, this means if you consider all believers in the Nation of Islam to be violent extremists then were screwed! Fatwa is a proclamation by an Imam or somebody with Spiritual Authority too provide a definition or clarification about a vague statement. So, whoever turned it into a mafia style "Hit," was incorrect! I think that many of the younger generation of Muslims are more than likely being mislead. In other countries they actually discourage researching ideas that don't support the beliefs of the Regime in power. I don't mean like they frown upon it, but more like they imprison their own citizens and outlaw teachings of opposing ideas. Now that's censorship and if you look closely at the movement in America, the Far Right is not to far behind these ideas. Even though they don't just prohibit alternative Religions or Life Styles, they are consistently moving towards bold stances of intolerance! The present campaign for 2012 election has candidates that want to make amendments to the founding documents of this nation. The provisions provide everything from reversing the separation of church & state to teaching creationism opposed to evolution. Now that's disturbing, not only because it completely ignores disciplines of facts, but because it's being wrapped into Fear Based campaigns. So too review,  a campaign based on fear is established by picking a scape goat. In this instance, a Bogey Man or a Muslim because of the Attack on the World Trade Center. The Nation of Islam denounced the Terrorist actions and followers of Shiria Law identified the sects of Al-Qaeda & Osama Ben Laden. All across the Middle Eastern Region, Dictators have fallen and a more judicial form of Government is replacing it. Now, notice I didn't say a Democratic Government is replacing the Dictatorship. This is because even though they are democratic, they are still Muslim Nations that have a Cultural as well as Religious base. Hence, the frustration with a Religious (Conservative) Base which claims to provide the only path forward. History shows that it doesn't work and the only way forward is by inclusion and not by exclusion. This is what drives me in my writing against the forms of literature that seclude popular ideas as status quo. Status Quo means the state of things present, as opposed to previous. Now if Right Wing groups wanted to take things back to the 70's where they were unimpressed with Jimmy Carter, I wouldn't mind. Even the current Administration tries too compromise with policy that originated in the Ronald Reagan (80's) years ie: Tax Code & Trade Policy. What the GOP wants is 30- 50's style Government, Cold War Economy! The Communists! Socialism! See how much of an impact I make when I use those words? The Truth is in those days, The Middle East was an after thought or just a place where we established a theater for War to attack Russia. After the Arms Race slowed down, all these Mercenaries that we trained got left behind with weapons & war mentality hence, Al-Qaeda & Osama Ben Laden. Muslims with American Education and aschewed view of Capitalism that needed to prove they were feared. So, what did we do? Invaded Iraq? What? Exactly, we wasted Ten Years & Thousands, if not Hundred of Thousands of Lives. I know this is hard to hear and I could even be called a Traitor for saying it, but once again Facts versus Belief. This is the the World we live in, Status Quo, the present, the state of existing affairs. The 21st Century will be known for alot of things, but a state of "Lack of Information," won't be one of them. You might ask why? "Donald, you live in a tiny little sliver of a vast Nation." Why do you care what people think of Muslims or the Nation of Islam? Well to Answer the Question, It is the 48th Anniversary of Martin Luther King JR's "I have a Dream Speech." Although these are different times and they won't be able to celebrate or mark the occasion as planned because of Hurricane Irene on the East Coast. "I have a Plan," In this plan, people who don't know or understand the potential to be misguided is as great as it ever has been. The plan is to be informed and inform others when they seek guidance. My guidance consists of other possibilities and other belief systems. Not to convert people, but too allow them to discover their own beliefs and understandings. Just as, "The March on the Mall," took place, we the people will make change happen for our Generation & the Next. The Million Man March began an awareness that led to the Election of the first African American President. Since then, we have been disappointed by the fact that one man has not been successful to turn a country that has been set in the same way for half of a Century! This notion that More is Less in Government is not an accident. Less Services to the People because they're Poor people is the underlying motivation. Because it's the Immigrants and the Less fortunate that are bringing this Country down. No! I'm sorry that Muslims are not the answer for your modern day lynching. I have been to other countries and the Idea that we can sustain a prosperous lifestyle without producing anything, is false! Native Americans and their untapped resources are the only source of "Promise Land," left today. We will need to be guided in good faith & prayer not to fall for anything because we stand for something. I stand with these words to say, "I don't condone the slander of other races or religions for the benefit of the wealthy to gain more wealth."