From ACT! for America: Billboard promotes sharia law

Sent: Monday, February 6, 2012 1:44 PM
Subject: Billboard promotes sharia law

Visit our News page February 6, 2012 Our 2012 National Conference & Legislative Briefing, June 27 – 29 is now 20% booked. To find out more and to register, click here. Last year's sold out. To book your discounted hotel room, call 800- 843-6664, or book online here. Sharia law and the first amendment Dear Lee, Check out the picture below, of a billboard seen by one of our members in the Kansas City area: The billboard is sponsored by the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), a Muslim Brotherhood connected organization. Note the strategy—that opposition to sharia law is supposedly an infringement on the first amendment protection of religious freedom. This is, of course, disingenuous. Is ICNA arguing that the following provisions of sharia law be protected by the first amendment? A Muslim man beating his wife for disobedience. Punishment, up to capital punishment, of "apostates"—those who leave Islam. Polygamy. (In 1879, the Supreme Court ruled that Mormon polygamy was not protected under the first amendment.) Jihad. Suppression of criticism of Islam or Muhammad. (This is particularly obnoxious, since the first amendment also protects freedom of speech.) Punishment for the practice of homosexuality. We highly doubt anyone who calls ICNA will be told these facts about sharia law! ACT! for America does not argue that Muslims do not have a first amendment right to practice the peaceful, spiritual tenets of their faith. What we oppose is the imposition of a supremacist political ideology and its legal code (sharia) where its provisions and doctrines threaten the security, freedom, and the Constitution of our nation. ICNA is wrapping sharia in the first amendment in the hope that Americans won't look closely at what sharia really includes. Every time someone signs up for our email alerts, makes a donation, attends one of our Citizens in Action conferences, or starts or joins a local chapter, we are that much stronger and effective in pushing back against this deception. Can you do something to help us today? And if you come across something like this billboard that you think we should be aware of, please email us at info@actforamerica.org. Together, we will prevail. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.