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Chris Christie's friend, New Jersey Hamas Imam Mohammed Qatanani, wants Sharia blasphemy laws to jail critics of Islam in the U.S.
Again and again, Chris Christie's fierce pro-sharia stance comes back to bite freedom-loving Americans. Whether Christie is clueless or complicit, or is simply a well-paid lackey, is of no import; what matters is his sanction of the most and radical ideology on the face of the earth.
Imam Qatanani is a member of Hamas member and terrorist supporter. Chris Christie backed a Hamas-linked superior judgeship — and showed dangerous ignorance concerning the matter of Sohail Mohammed back in Januay.
He blasted “crazies” after appointing the Islamic supremacist judge: The
“sharia law business Is just crap“
Now this.
Chris Christie quite recently called Qatanani his “friend.” Will he explain to his friend about the importance of the freedom of speech now?
Investigative journalist Daniel Greenfield reports that “despite the fact that Mohammed Qatanani was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, the organization that is behind both al-Qaeda and Hamas, despite his own guilty plea to being a member of Hamas, and despite the fact that even in the United States, he had defended a charity that
provided funds to children of suicide bombers (this is done as an
incentive to reassure terrorists that if they die their families will be
taken care of), Qatanani was not deported.”“Free Speech That Mocks Islam Is National Security Threat for U.S., Prominent NJ Imam Tells TheBlaze,” by Tiffany Gabbay for The Blaze, September 20 (thanks to all who sent this in):
…In fact, so grave is mockery of the prophet considered,
that the cleric – Mohammad Qatanani, who leads one of the largest
mosques in New Jersey – even believes free speech that criticizes Islam
poses a national security threat to the U.S. and that those responsible
should be investigated by the Department of Homeland Security.“We, as Americans, have to put limits and borders [on] freedom of
speech,” Qatanani, leader of the Islamic Center of Passaic County
(ICPC), told TheBlaze. He explained that while Americans may ”have the
freedom“ to speak their mind, ultimately, they “have no right to [talk
about Muslim] holy issues“ as it will incite ”hatred or war among
people.”Qatanani said he thinks agitators who slander Islam, or, more
specifically, the Prophet Muhammad, incite violence and hence, pose a
national security risk that threatens the safety of Americans at home
and abroad. Thus, America should disregard its First Amendment as it is
typically applied and instead act in accordance with sharia law for the
ultimate “good” of society.In an exclusive interview with TheBlaze, the cleric, who was nearly
deported in 2008 for failing to disclose his former ties to the
terrorist organization Hamas on a 1996 Green Card application, explained
that Muslims are required by Islam to respect the law of the land in
their host-countries. He followed up that statement, however, with a
treatise on how those who slander the prophet be pursued legally.While some leaders within the Muslim community have spoken out
against the anti-America driven violence in the Middle East, many have
qualified their condemnation with moral equivalence, treating a film
dubbed “Innocence of Muslims” (which some claim served as the catalyst
for the attacks), with even harsher disdain than they do murder.
Qatanani said the Obama White House should take legal action against the
filmmakers.“My position is that White House has to say strong in its
condemnation [of the filmmakers] and take this person to court. If he is
innocent, we will accept that… The government has strong case against
this person.”When asked what can be done to prevent future attacks, Qatanani
invoked Homeland Security again, suggesting that the department actually
step-in to prevent artists, composers, movie-makers, or satirists
(among others), from producing works critical of Islam and the Prophet
Muhammad. He believes it is in America’s best interest to quell this
kind of free speech as it “ruins” America’s image abroad and will
ultimately hurt people.Qatanani’s statements make it appear that, in so many words, the
cleric is advocating for the U.S. to operate by sharia law – the
religious law of Islam – when it comes to freedom of speech as it
relates to Islam. If so, it would seem to echo comments in a previous
report on TheBlaze outlining Islamists’ “10-year plan” to make
slandering Islam unlawful on an international level.American freedom versus Islamic freedom
One of the most revealing insights made by the controversial faith
leader came when he juxtaposed American freedom with the type of freedom
permitted under sharia law.The imam acknowledged that observant Muslims view freedom only
through the lens of that which is permitted by the Quran and Sunnah, the
two sacred texts of Islam, and is therefore much different from the way
Americans view freedom.“They [Muslims] think our [American] freedoms are too much,” Qatanani
said. “The freedom of the American people is so different from their
[Muslims'] freedoms. We believe freedoms have limits and rules,
otherwise we will get people into trouble…Freedom according to Islam
must be according to the Quran and Sunnah. You can do [anything] you
like within the teachings of these two resources. This is the difference
and main reason [for the conflict].”A different standard of freedom?
“People there [in the Middle East] don’t understand the American
Constitution and freedom of speech,” Qatanani said. We have to
understand each other because misunderstanding is a killing issue… The
issue of Prophet Muhammad is very delicate – they [Muslims] will not
accept in any way, anybody who talks badly about Muhammad.”…
2012-09-23 17:11:09
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