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Stop Saudi Islamic fundamentalist madrassas in America from demonizing Christians and Jews

We in America must not allow what is happening in Europe to happen here. As Pope Benedict XVI has noted, Europe has become so secular that it needs to be re-evangelized for Christ. Secularization, by creating a religious void, has also left Europe particularly vulnerable to radical Islamist proselytation. Muslims are now 10% of the population in France; along with these numbers has come a sharp increase in anti-Semitism.

Unknown to most, dangerous Islamist proselytation is now occurring within maddrassas in the U.S. as well. These schools, funded by Saudi Arabia, are using our tradition of religious tolerance as a cover to spread lies and propaganda that demonize Christians and Jews.

We, as concerned citizens, must petition our elected officials to intervene and stop Islamic hate education.

Please sign the petition below:

STOP SAUDI ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALIST SCHOOLS IN US

It is vitally important that you sign the "Stop Saudi Islamic fundamentalist Madrassas in the US" petition to send our representatives in Congress a clear message that Islamic hate education must be stopped in America.

We the people of the United States of America request that you, our elected officials, put an immediate stop to the Saudi Madrassas in the United States. The Saudi education is based on the teachings of Sheik Muhammad Ibn Abd-al-Wahhab. The cornerstone of education in Saudi Arabia consists of the most pervasive themes in Islam. The book, published by the Saudi Cultural Mission to the U.S., quotes a document published by the Higher Committee for Educational policy which contains 236 principles that explain how students should promote loyalty to Islam by denouncing any system or theory that conflicts with Islamic law. The students are also taught to understand Islam in a correct manner, how to plant and spread Islam throughout the world, and how "to fight spiritually and physically for the sake of Allah", with emphasis on early Islamic glories.

Here's a sample from 8th, and 9th grade books:

Sharh Kitab Eltawhid, 8th grade, published 2001, PG 43,Jews and Christians - Cursed by Allah and Turned into Apes and Pigs- a textbook explains why Jews and Christians were cursed by Allah and turned into apes and pigs. Quoting Surat Al-Maida, verse 60, the lesson explains that Jews and Christians have sinned by accepting polytheism and therefore incurred Allah's wrath. To punish them, Allah has turned them into apes and pigs.

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posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 2:26 PM