Thursday, July 26, 2012

Checkmate?


LANDMARK CASE: GOVERNMENT ARGUES THAT ISLAM IS POLITICAL

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Robert Muise and David Yerushalmi of American Freedom Law Center and Pamela Geller
What began as a clear first amendment issue has exploded into a landmark case regarding the the status of Islam as a political entity. Today the DetroitTransit Authority (SMART), a government entity, argued before the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals that our "Leaving Islam" ad was political because Islam is political.  At least two of the three judges seemed to go along.
If the Court rules against us, it will be ruling that Islam is political and that Sharia is a political program -- something that other government agencieshave strenuously denied.

If that happens, will Islam and Sharia deserve the protection of a religion?
Go read the whole thing at Atlas Shrugs.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi Pasto.

I expect to see reactions to this in the strongest terms.

Think Chicago politics "Nice house you got there Mr.Judge...Would be a pitty something happened to it".

Pastorius said...

It is, as Pamela wrote, a LANDMARK decision, if it is decided that way.

So yea, anything could happen between now and then.