From ACT! for America: Sabaditsch-Woolf trial verdicts

From: Act for America <actforamerica@donationnet.net> Subject: Sabaditsch-Woolf trial verdicts Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 1:42 PM Visit our News page Early Bird Registration! 2011 NATIONAL CONFERENCE & LEGISLATIVE BRIEFING OMNI SHOREHAM HOTEL WASHINGTON, DC June 22 –24 View the latest episode of our TV show, featuring Rep. Sue Myrick. View here Sabaditsch-Woolf Trial Verdicts Help support our Open the Koran Day project! Dear Lee, Two weeks ago the Austrian judge ruled. Elisabeth Sabaditsh-Woolf, one of ACT! for America's international chapter leaders, was acquitted on the charge of incitement to hatred. That's the good news. The bad news is she was found guilty of "denigrating" the teachings of a religion. You can read more in a column by Henrik Clausen. Clausen's column notes that punishing someone for "denigrating" Islam is problematic, precisely because of what is contained in Islam's holy books:   Having a legal ban on denigrating the teachings of Islam can be problematic, for many unpleasant points are made in the Quran, including those concerning Jews, the position of women, 'hypocrites' who call themselves Muslims but refuse to go to war for the Cause of Allah, and not least statements against 'infidels', who do not consider Muhammad a prophet or Allah worthy of their devotion. This illustrates why it is so important for Americans to become familiar with what is actually in the Koran and the Hadith (the sayings and traditions of Mohammed). This is why our Open the Koran Day event is so important. In a few weeks we will set up a sign-up page on our website where you can sign up to host an information table. Already dozens of ACT! for America chapter leaders and members have contacted us offering to host these tables. Please help us make our Open the Koran Day event a reality by making a monthly Patriot Partner contribution or a single Contributing Member contribution today! If you prefer, you can print out a reply form and mail us a check. One thing that sets America apart from a country like Austria is we have a First Amendment that guarantees us the right to have an event like this. We have a constitutionally protected marketplace of ideas where people can freely examine and discuss religious and political beliefs without fear of being prosecuted. Let's not take that freedom for granted. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make sure you receive all of your messages from ACT for America. Add actforamerica@donationnet.net to your address book as an approved email sender. If you found this message in your "Bulk" or "Spam" folder, please click the "Not Spam" button to notify your provider that these are emails you want to receive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACT for America P.O. Box 12765 Pensacola, FL 32591 www.actforamerica.org ACT for America is an issues advocacy organization dedicated to effectively organizing and mobilizing the most powerful grassroots citizen action network in America, a grassroots network committed to informed and coordinated civic action that will lead to public policies that promote America's national security and the defense of American democratic values against the assault of radical Islam. We are only as strong as our supporters, and your volunteer and financial support is essential to our success. Thank you for helping us make America safer and more secure. The news items, blogs, educational materials and other information in our emails and on our website are only intended to provide information, news and commentary on events and issues related to the threat of radical Islam. Much of this information is based upon media sources, such as the AP wire services, newspapers, magazines, books, online news blog and news services, and radio and television, which we deem to be reliable. However, we have undertaken no independent investigation to verify the accuracy of the information reported by these media sources. We therefore disclaim all liability for false or inaccurate information from these media sources. We also disclaim all liability for the third-party information that may be accessed through the material referenced in our emails or posted on our website. HOW CAN I TELL OTHERS ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Send a personalized version of this message to your friends. HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Click here to give an online donation.