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Blogging the Qur'an: Letter to Ziauddin Sarda
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of All the Worlds. May Allah's peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets, and upon his family and Companions.
For the last fourteen hundred years, Muslims and the scholars of Islam have been in a deep intellectual slumber and backwardness. The scientific, technological and economical handicap, which the Muslims are facing today, is primarily because the Muslims are relying upon scholars who interpret their scriptures the way they were interpreted almost fourteen hundred years ago for another time and era and which is not applicable for our time and circumstance. We must ignore the vast academic contributions that the scholars have left and which the generations after generations of scholars have reinvigorated to suit the conditions of the Muslims on sound scriptural understanding, we must ignore all this and request brother Ziauddin Sardar, a writer, broadcaster and cultural critic to rise to the challenge of interpreting and applying the scriptures in our times particularly living in the UK.
What a sad, mediocre and self-indulgent state. It is true as one Shaykh said that the fastest way to get a book published was to attack Islam and the Muslims. This was evident especially after 9/11; many Non-Muslim novelists became 'experts' on Muslims and Islam. This is also the case with some opportunistic Muslim sell-outs, who sell their religion for mere five-minutes of fame in the spotlight. We have to be aware of those who claim to support Islam and the Muslim but are only agent provocateurs guided by the neo-cons to tarnish the traditional orthodox Islam.
People, I mean Muslims of various affiliations should not be fooled with some of the language they employ. They might quote some well-known Muslim personalities, cite wise words of Sufi sages and seem to call for a deep spiritual re-call, these are all guises and double-speak they have inherited from their masters.
I am sure most if not all of you have come across blogging the Qur'an by Ziauddin Sardar in the Guardian Unlimited blog? Mr. Sardar has taken the challenge of interpreting and untangling the many misconceptions people have about the Qur'an, and every week for the whole year, he will make a thematic commentary on some of chapters of the Qur'an. Never mind the question of authenticity or qualifications, this person has serious problems accepting many of the fundamentally agreed upon aspects of Islam. I have forwarded some of my thoughts to him and hopefully he will take heed, OK, who am I kidding? That will not happen in a million years (unless Allah guides him)! Below are my comments.
Finally, it would be excellent if scholars who are qualified do start a rival blog to counter his one so the readers in particular the Non-Muslims get a correct overview of the Qur'an. I will Insha'Allah e-mail some Scholars I know to do just that, I would ask you also to request capable Sunni Scholars to take up this project.
A.H's letter to Ziauddin Sarda
Dear Br Zia,
May God Almighty reward your valiant efforts in trying to convey Islam to the Western readers in particularly here in the UK.
I have been following your efforts on understanding or interpreting some of the chapters of the Qur'an. It is a wonderful and much needed venture however, with all due respects to you I do not think you are the most capable person for this enormous task. There are certain requirements that a person must attain before indulging oneself in speaking or interpreting the Qur'an that our scholars have highlighted and agreed upon. I will be correct in assuming that you are aware of the necessities but yet you put yourself forward for this mammoth challenge, the question is why? There are plenty of scholars who meet the perquisites of interpreting the Qur'an, why have you not humbled yourself and approached them and what makes you think yourself suitable or better than they for this weighty deed?
By your own admittance, you acknowledge that you do not possess the necessary qualifications for this task when you said, "I have no qualms in admitting I am not the most qualified person to talk about the Qur'an, let alone venture into the thorny territory of interpretation. I am not a Hafiz, or an Imam, or an Alim – a religious scholar – though on certain bad days, I do imagine myself as a Muslim thinker of some repute. Worse: I don't even speak Arabic." One may question your intentions after this statement.
As Muslims, we do not accept the clergy attitudes of some faiths that only selected people are permitted to inquire about the scriptures and thus only an elite section of the community try to understand the Qur'an however, the Qur'an itself places guidelines for proper understanding and it clarifies to us who should be consulted in matters pertaining to knowledge. It categorically states that if one does not have the qualifications he should refer to scholars ''ask the people of knowledge''. I put it to you, do you have the qualifications? Attending Usra's and seminars does not qualify you to do Qur'anic exegesis.
I find it absurd and please, I intend no offense, that you suggest you do not know much yet you have no problems in interpreting the Qur'an. This attitude is very similar to a person who only after some rudimentary reading on medicine and surgery without attending medical college and years of training assumes himself in the task of performing delicate surgical procedures on patients. I do not know of any hospital in this vast planet of ours that would accept such a charlatan. Would you allow me to operate on you who whereby I were to possess no knowledge of medicine save the foundational secondary education he received in his school years? I would anticipate your reply would be a resounding no! Likewise, the institution of exegesis will not allow for a person who does not posses the certifications to undertake this task. If you do have the qualifications please present them to the readers so all are aware that they are taking knowledge from a credible source.
I will not prolong this letter but it is imperative that I remind you of the conditions of a Mufassir. The classical Sunni scholar Imam As-Suyuti cites in his monumental book on the sciences of the Qur'an al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Qur'an fifteen or so characteristics of the Mufassir. Scholars affirm that any tafsir (commentary), which disregards these principles, must be scrutinised with great concern and caution, if not completely rejected. Below are some important conditions:
1- Proper intention and sound creed.
Are you confused about your creed Mr Sardar? In one instance you declare you are a Mutazilite and another you say you're a Sunni: "Now, I regard Mutazilites scholars such as ibn Sina and ibn Rushd, as my heroes – and regard myself, particularly at certain moments (alas, all too limited) of enlightenment, as a Mutazilite."
"I ought to confess that I am a Sunni through and through. But I disagree strongly with those Muslims who have declared the Ahmadis to be "non-Muslims"; and I would definitely condemn all those who persecute this small community. I think the Admadis add to the richness and diversity of Muslim communities."
Which is it? You are in favour of the Ahmadis and yet you say you are a Sunni. I would very much like to know your understanding of Sunni Islam. If you consider that the creed of the Ahamadis is the creed of the Muslims, I hope you are aware that the Ahmadis [otherwise known as Qadiyanis] are a heretical sect not from amongst the Muslims who believe amongst other things that a man called Ghulam Mirza Ahmad was a 'Prophet' when the seal of the Prophets is known to be Muhammad [pbuh] – so how could they possibly be deemed as Muslim whereby they have nullified the Shahadah [testimony of faith]. Such grave errors are further evidence that you are not in a position to perform commentary on the Qur'an.
2- Knowledge of the Arabic Language; this requires one to master Grammar [nahu], Morphology [sarf], word etymology [ishtiqaq], Arabic rhetoric [balagha], Poetry amongst other things. These are the basic prerequisite for interpreting the Qur'an, do you posses these qualities? No, by your own admission you stated, "I don't even speak Arabic''.
3- Knowledge of the various modes of Qira'ats [recitations].
4- Knowledge of the Principles of Fiqh [Usul al-Fiqh] and Fiqh.
5- Knowledge of the Asbab an Nuzul [reasons for revelation] and its related topics.
6- Knowledge of the Nasikh and Mansukh.
7- Knowledge of Hadith especially those pertaining the explicit commentary made by the Prophet (pbuh).
8- Knowledge of the makki, madani, muhkam, mutashabih and the various types of 'Ijaz of the Qur'an.
9- Referring to the reports of the Companions of the Prophet.
10- Considering the reports of the successors of the Companions.
11- Consulting the opinions of eminent scholars.
12- Following the proper methodology of exegesis of the Qur'an.
These are but a few conditions, which an interpreter of the Qur'an [Mufassir] must posses that are agreed upon by the Scholars of Islam.
Dear brother in Islam, this is great a task which by your own admittance have proved to be unworthy of. I would suggest if you are at all sincere before God to drop this venture or request a qualified scholar to guide you in this endeavor.
May God guide us all upon the truth
Thank you
Abdullah Al-Hasan
January 30, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Salaam aleikoem,
I see that you all in Engeland have a Second Kader Abdullah in Holland. This man have finished he's socalled Translation of the Quran. He says "Now Ihave made the Quran enjoyable for Non-Muslims en Muslims" I am your New prophetHe says.
The Ridiculus Joker makes a translation of the Quran and tries to impose it also to Muslims.
All the old dutch people go and buy them selfs a Translation. I dont understand those ridiculus sheep of people.
They try to understand Islam from Murtads or Liberal sell outs for any price.
May Allah forgive me for my faults and guide those lost Muslims back to the real Islam.
Salaam aleikoem,
Abuadam, Ibrahim Dahou, Amsterdam, Holland
September 30, 2008 at 8:38 am
that doesn't even make any sense!
July 13, 2008 at 3:48 pm
br abdullah made a timely warning to this third-rate journalist ziauddin sardar. an acquintance of him tells me that this fellow does not know how to read his own mother tongue, urdu. what to talk of Quranic Arabic! i am told he can speak simple urdu but cannot read or write. so if this fellow is so poor in his own mother tongue and zero in Arabic what qualifies him to be a mufassir? sure Allah has revealed the Quran in clear Arabic but if this pauper does not know Arabic how is he going to interpret. forget all that crap of power struggle of the clergy. this is the basic point – a total lack of knowledge of the language of the text this megalomaniac moron has claimed to interpret. in all this debate people are forgetting this fundamental flaw. ask him to read the quran in front of four witnesses and put a streaming mp3 for all to judge. and to his cunning behavior, he has hid this fact from all.
br abdullah, what has happened to the alternative site? it has been like 6 months. i wish i had your email address to discuss the issue in privacy.
wasalam o alaikum wa rahmatullah
June 8, 2008 at 12:26 am
Good documan thanks
June 8, 2008 at 12:25 am
very good article. i liked it quite a lot, it is worth reading it through people.
March 22, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Brother may Allah reward you for your efforts in giving advise to Mr. Sardar.
Unfortunately he is like many people out there who are prepared to undermine Islam to benefit their ownselves.
He is extremely underqualified, any one can see that given his 'opinion' concerning qadianis. A clear indication that he has no understanding of Islamic usool.
His response shows that despite his best efforts to portray himself as a humble liberal (for his employers) he is in fact an arrogant extremist and his treatment of you was rude, arrogant and vile.
But then thats only his true face coming through.
Allah bless you
March 21, 2008 at 9:53 am
very nice web site. My English is not so good, so I do not understandt it well, but it seems very good. Thanks
February 23, 2008 at 5:05 pm
Hi, nice post. I couldn't understand some parts of the article but it sounds interesting..
Continue writing…
February 4, 2008 at 12:38 pm
I read Ziauddin Sardars blog with interest a few weeks back, then got bored and then saw that he had actually managed to start a debate with some muslims who had a different opinion to him. So first of all, good for Zia that he managed to stir upa debate..and second, good that 'scholars' and 'non-scholars' of Islam are able to now discuss why one group seems to have a monopoly over interpretation after having been 'taught' what the proper method of interpretation is ….
Daroon says about Zia:
"You'll find that intention and sound creed are conditions placed by all scholars past and present. Why would that bother you Zia? Is your intention unsavoury? And is your creed not sound?"
How does Daroon judge that Zia is not well-meaning in intent or not sound in his creed? These are such subjective terms. How are we to tell that Daroons intentions are good and Zias are not or vice versa? so this is a very useless and crass point by Daroon, and who cares if 'scholars' and 'thinkers', 1400 years ago decided to include them in their list of who is morally worthy to interpret….
"Zia – what you are being accused of is lacking the knowledge to perform the task. "
Why? what is Zia lacking? He seems to be a reasonably bright and clever fellow, as you seem to be also, and just because you spent 4 years sitting in some class reading up on what different scholars thought about one particular line or verse etc, does not mean that Zia is not legitimately entitled to an opinion, or that his opinion based on his reading of the Quran (and by ignoring 1400 years of various interpretations by equally fallible men) does not deserve to be taken seriously.
"you live in some secular elitist's world where your fellow friends do not discuss and debate religion, whereas the masses do everyday in various places."
Are you saying that you dont live in a secular elitist world (and is that good?) Do you live in a tradition bound world steeped in religious orthodoxy?
Maybe if you stepped inside this secular elitist world, you would find that people are more compassionate and merciful and concerned about the welfare of ordinary human beings, in line with the spirit and essence of the Quran. Is this a world which denies the rights of other human beings to express their opinions and to live their lives as they choose ? No. These people are way better than those who are 'professional scholars' of Islam and who make money out of telling people whether they have the 'right intentions' and the 'true ' creed and whether sisters x face is suitably covered and whether her facial hair is enticing men to lust and whether there will be more women in heavan than men etc etc….please, I would say, spare us the 'professional' interpreters of Islam and give me a layperson any day.
February 2, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Salam see below my Post on the CiF page.
I find Zia's complaint of Abdullah al-Hasan's approach like the pot calling the kettle black – Zia does the same thing he makes judgments of Abdullah's character…"some self-righteous Muslim, dripping in pieties and with sense of superiority"
Zia says" It is simply deceitful to say that that the ulama, religious scholars, are not a clergy"
No the two are not the same. In an established clergy you have formal hierarchy whereas in Islamic scholarship there is no formal Hierarchy. So it is deceitful of you to say this Zia.
Zia says" The conditions set out are so specialised, followed by such a minority among the world's Muslims"
Again another lie, if you were to look at the number of people performing tafseer on a regular basis it is hardly small. You see, you try to portray the Muslims as uneducated, they are not. You seek to do this so that you can 'rescue' them from their blindness.
Zia says "To challenge the traditional opinions of this elite body is presumption, the very presumption I am accused of"
No Zia – what you are being accused of is lacking the knowledge to perform the task. As for your assumptions that you cannot have opinions that is simply not true, of course you can and you have had for many years. The Point is your opinion on the various verses of the Qur'an their meanings are nit necessarily acceptable as you have yet to demonstrate any foundation in its revelations.
Zia says "The late Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Bin Baz, was a typical scholar of the school of thought presented by al-Hasan"
Oh Zia, Zia… how pathetic is this comment. If anything Shakyh bin Baz was accused of modernism and not maintaining traditionalism. This exactly shows why you have no traction with the noble task of interpretation as you are weak in your ability to grasp complex matters. Further, you will find that Al-Hasan's point is more orthodox traditional to what you portray here. Please count to ten first!
Zia says "It was exactly the same mentality that stopped the spread of printing in the Muslim world for centuries. The ulama, religious scholars, prohibited printing because they feared copies of the Qur'an would become commonplace, leading to Muslim masses not just reading them but interpreting them"
Please do name these scholars if you are a truthful person. Who are these scholars that said to stop printing for centuries because the Qur'an will be common? The Saudi's print Millions upon Millions of the Mushaf – hardly stacks up. I wait for the names Zia.
Zia says "Al-Hasan has added a couple himself: such as "proper intention and sound creed"
You didn't count to ten did you zia. You'll find that intention and sound creed are conditions placed by all scholars past and present. Why would that bother you Zia? Is your intention unsavoury? And is your creed not sound?
Zia says "It saddens me that the kind of attitudes displayed by al-Hasan appear to regard such dialogue as impossible, presumptuous and unacceptable"
This is the crux Zia – you live in some secular elitist's world where your fellow friends do not discuss and debate religion, whereas the masses do everyday in various places. Yet they do that with the right tools so that misguidance can be avoided and the main purpose of the revelation be upheld. You cannot achieve either of these if your intention is not clear and your creed is not sound.
The point is Zia, you can comment on teh Qur'an noone will stop you, but people have the right to challenge you and you should step down from your self centered "saviour of the uneducated" horse and accept that you can comment, but your comments are likely (and you have already done a few) to contain mistakes that will not be acceptable.
But alas the point is missed on you!
February 2, 2008 at 1:56 pm
I am not a Muslim but am very interested in Islam. I must confess I was delighted with the "blogging the Qur'an" project as it would allow the appalling ignorance of Islam generally to be corrected as well as my own.
However I have great sympathy with your protest. Your basic point about undertaking training before explaining religious texts makes complete sense. People must not only be qualified but be seen to be qualified. This doesn't prevent the dissemination of ignorance but it seems a *minimum * prerequisite, that everyone should be able to see qualifications before such interpretation be placed in the public domain.
Be that as it may, it might be better to make use of this opportunity. Knowledge of the Islam is so poor that–and I think we should not question Ziauddin's motivation without good evidence–that a project like this by a successful writer could do much good, provided it stimulates a constructive response.
It would be very good if scholars were to use this blog as an opportunity to clarify the issues Ziaddin discusses from the perspectives of their own schools and to criticise Ziaddin's commentary. This could help people to build up a much truer understanding than they have at the moment and for those that care to find excellent English-language commentary from authoritative sources.
So I wish you the best of luck with your rival blog.
January 19, 2008 at 9:42 am
@ Good work, keep it up, send these
colonial zurriats charlatans, cheap
vendors to bait-ul hazian.
Muffasir ? my foot !!
January 18, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Salam Br Hasan,
I think Madeleine's question is sincere and I would suggest that perhaps you look at her central question which is how does the tradition of interpretation pass from one generation to another, how does ensure it does not become elitist etc.
January 18, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Salaam dear brother Abdullah Al-Hasan
I just wanted to point out that the phrase "Sunni Islam" may give the non-savvy an impression that there are different Islams. It is safer to use "Sunni interpretations of Islam."
January 18, 2008 at 6:39 am
nowadays it is not uncommon to see those who feel they are qualified scholars just by reading excerpts from the Qur'an. they fail to realise the amount of work Rasulullah (saw) put into recording and teaching the Qur'an to his followers.
one of the sighs of qiyamah is that Allah Ta'ala will remove knowledge of Islam from our lives. this is one way – a blogger arrrogantly blogging about the Qur'an – i can't imagine how misleading this is in our times.
insha'Allah there will be those who step up and counter this deception.
January 17, 2008 at 11:41 am
Dear Br Abdullah,
I am very pleased with the way you have portrayed your views regarding the challenge of interpreting The Quran through quotes from The Quran and Hadith. It is unfortunate that there are many people who are willing to undertake such imperative tasks but yet without the full knowledge or understanding. It has come in a Hadith that a time will come when people will approach others for knowledge, however, these people will possess them with knowledge that they do not know themselves, they will lead these people astray and will lead themselves astray. May Allah save us all from this mishap. Ameen.
I salute you for the advice you have given this brother and pray Allah guides us all. You have put your point across very well Masha'Allah.
January 16, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Why is islam judged harshly? Why indeed…
January 16, 2008 at 1:38 pm
My apologies, I thought you were referring to other projects.
I agree that SMC and the likes of Ed are completely off the radar.
January 16, 2008 at 1:25 pm
May Allah reward you brother Abdullah. I totally agree with you, have you thought of posting what the Siunni traditional scholars have mentioned in regards to the issues raised by Sarda, also perhaps there could be a group of scholars where you would make a thematic commentary of the Qur'an that is clear and approachable for the non muslims?
Thank you
January 16, 2008 at 11:42 am
Salam Br Al-Hasan,
May Allah reward you with His abundant Mercy for such a wondrous effort. I am sure that no Muslim who has any rudimentary understanding of Islam will see Br Zia's blog as authoritative – rather they will be like us disappointed in his venture. But the damage will be done to the non-Muslims who will no doubt try to make this authoritative. As for the "neo-con" agenda – this fits exactly with the strategy as outlined by the RAND report – so I would support your suspicions.
January 16, 2008 at 5:52 am
Akhee Omar are you referring to the 'Sufi'Muslim Council (SMC)? If so and that was indeed what Akh Abdullah was suggesting in his article then masha'allaah we should all agree with him.
Why? All evidences show that they are nothing but stooges of gov. and they do not do much of a job pretending otherwise either as they are proud of their reputation.
Even the mainstream Sufis reject them as nothing but puppets.
January 16, 2008 at 3:39 am
Very good letter, I just wish non-Muslims would know that we, the vast majority of Muslims, reject him as an interpretor and therefore his Qur'an blog holds no weight.
Dear brother Abdullah,
On another note, I think you have been harsh and outright taken a negative approach to judging some of your brothers. In particular to note that without stating actual evidence you claim that your brothers and sisters have an un-Islamic intent (to direct people into harm). To have hold that opinion to judge people is wrong in itself.
I know you didn't mention any names, but it is clear that you are refering to some well known projects of recent years. But let us refrain from implying that people are hell bent and funded by neocons when we cannot prove such.
Although on many accounts, I would agree whole heartedly about many particular individuals who have proven and aligned themselves with the neocon cheerleaders.
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The Vanishing Procyclicality of Labor Productivity
AbstractWe document three changes in postwar US macroeconomic dynamics: (i) the procyclicality of labor productivity has vanished, (ii) the relative volatility of employment has risen, and (iii) the relative (and absolute) volatility of the real wage has risen. We propose an explanation for all three changes that is based on a common source: a decline in labor market frictions. We develop a simple model with labor market frictions, variable effort, and endogenous wage rigidities to illustrate the mechanisms underlying our explanation. We show that the reduction in frictions may also have contributed to the observed decline in output volatility.
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Trade diversion from tomato suspension agreements
AbstractTrade barriers can cause output to be diverted to other countries and into other products. We study the effect of a voluntary price restraint (VPR) on Mexican tomatoes entering the United States. The diversion caused by the VPR is statistically and economically significant - representing over four-fifths of the direct effects of the trade barrier. When the VPR was binding, Mexico exported more tomatoes to Canada, the United States cut back on exports while Canada increased their exports to the United States. The VPR also diverted fresh tomatoes in Mexico into paste production, which was then exported to the United States.
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Presidential election season seems to bring out intense feelings even in the most placid neighborhoods. Here is one Atlantan's story. Commenting is open below. Please keep the discourse civil. Thank you.
By Cynthia Gentry
Decades ago as a young student at Atlanta's Morris Brandon Elementary School it was easy to come up with an answer for the teacher asking, "What is great about the United States of America?" I would wave my hand and respond, "Freedom of speech!" That was easy back then. But the years have shown me that our First Amendment is neither easy nor simple.
On a recent Sunday evening, my husband, two dear friends, and I sat unwinding in the beauty of the front yard of our Chastain Park home. Hours before, we had returned from a hellish week during which my beautiful and wickedly funny 16-year-old stepdaughter underwent her second brain surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Just the day before my husband had been rushed to the hospital next door to MDA with an irregular heartbeat. And I, home in Atlanta less than one day, dashed back to Houston to be by his side. Fortunately, he recovered quickly and we were able to come home.
This is all to say that we desperately needed the peace and quiet found relaxing in nature on a cool Atlanta evening – our city at its finest.
Suddenly, our peace was destroyed when an enormous black car approached our home with horns blaring. The driver slowed at the political sign in our yard, screamed an expletive at us and sped away.
Not only was our gentle recovery shattered, but also we found ourselves afraid — angry and afraid. This was not the first incident regarding that small political sign. During the two previous weekends someone had thrown bags of dog "poop" at the sign. Were we under attack? Would these attacks escalate? When I first wrote about the dog incidents on our neighborhood online bulletin board I refused to identify which candidate's sign was the target. It didn't seem to matter as far as I was concerned. It was the behavior that bothered me. That kind of behavior from either side was inexcusable.
After this last incident, things were different. Many well-meaning neighbors have told us to take down the sign for our own good. It's not worth it, they say. It is way too dangerous. But what is far more dangerous is giving up the right I so proudly learned about as a child. Someone told me the throwers of excrement and expletives were exercising their own freedom of speech. But surely there is a difference between endorsing a political candidate on your own property with a small sign and threatening those whose sign doesn't match your own.
As a child I didn't understand what was at stake. Now I do. My husband and I have decided to pay the price for showing support of our chosen candidate. We will not let the voices of oppression and hatred frighten us into giving up the rights our forefathers gave their lives for. We fear for our children's and grandchildren's safety in our own yard, but we have greater fear of them living in a country where you can't speak your truth.
So, to that wretched, cowardly bully I say, I am voting the way I want to vote and the sign stays. Your obscene attempts to take away the freedom on which our country was founded sicken me. They anger me. And those feelings are a lot more powerful than fear. So you lose, pal. You lose.
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We now believe that it is ok for government to steal in order to buy the votes of others (military contractors and government employees alike). So long as we condone this behavior, we must expect that those who are being stolen from will be angered by those who support this kind of government behavior. Why an Obama sign would be attacked over a Romney sign is a mystery, as both endorse government theft to fund their particular version of welfare (or warfare). Unless you are supporting freedom, liberty, massively limited government, an end to the theft of income, a restoration of the constitution and the bill of rights, and the free market, then you are equally complicit in the government crimes that are being committed against all americans and you should feel a strong sense of shame for supporting either of the two major party candidates.
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Put a hidden camera on the sign. Even better, use two (to account for bad lighting, depending on the angle of the sun). Then you'll be able to identify whoever approaches your sign or throws something from the road.
Call the police, turn them in, and go to the hearing with a big smile.
My father-in-law had a sign in 2000 for the Bush/Gore election. Someone took it, threw it away, and replaced it with a sign that said "A vote for (insert candidate) is a vote for freedom."
October 5th, 2012
2:50 pm
I'm not knocking freedom of speech but doesn't this make you miss the days when people kept their politics to themselves?
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@ Thou Shalt Not Steal: lack of class is not exclusive to one "core constituency" or another. I had two Obama stickers defaced on my car prior to the election. Fortunately, I walked up on the perpetrators of the second one in the movie theater parking lot and asked them why they were doing it. When one of them got mouthy and stepped toward me, he got dropped with a straight right. His two friends became very apologetic right about then. It's amuses me how the right has convinced themselves that everyone on the left is some sort of weak, unarmed, peace-loving hippy.
October 5th, 2012
2:10 pm
Rig an empty baby stroller near the street/driveway and should that or another vehicle do this, let it roll out into the street. Not breaking any laws and would be quite entertaining.
October 5th, 2012
2:07 pm
I think that was an admirable decision.Little progress can be made towards freedom of speech without protecting the elementary right to have a political sign in the front yard. Taking the sign down inivites more people to resort to intimidation to silence the citizens from doing what is their constitutional right to do. Already, we have seen what happens when a movie[13 minutes],protected by freedom of speech incites riots and acts as a catalyst for war. We have to start someplace defending our freedoms.
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2:05 pm
Everybody remember all the reports in the Altanta area from 2008 of all the classless 0bamaSupporters in this town who caught or visually seen ripping the "McCain-Palin" bumper stickers off of people's cars?
THAT is the "core constituency" of the current administration.
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The incident does not suprise me, there will always be louts whom believe intimidation is the way to get results. I had great pride in my support of a friend for a local partisian office and placed a small campaign sign in my yard in Virginia. Every moring all of his signs were gome and another canidates sign was placed in its place, I removed the other sign placed in my yard and got another sign and replced the original. The next evening the doorbell rang and a rock with a note was left, you are too stupid for your own good, do not put your sign back up. The local sheriff took a complaint and said it happened all too often, people get drunk on the excitement of support in a political battle and do not understand where free speech ends and threats and intimidation begin.
By the way they found the perpertrator of the stolen signs and the note, he served 45 days in the county work farm and his candidate lost!


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Dems Get Honorable Manchin in ObamaCare Fight
Lucky for D.C. tourists, the U.S. Capitol will not only be open for business this weekend -- it'll be operating under extended hours! Members, who are up against the clock on government and ObamaCare funding, decided to shelter in place until the threat of government shutdown passes. "It's like the Twilight Zone," one Hill staffer told FRC. As everyone expected, Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) held serial votes on the continuing budget (or CR) this afternoon, managing to strike the House's language on party lines and replace the bill with full ObamaCare funding. (Read FRC's score letter here.) The vote meant the short-term budget catapulted back to the House, a hive of activity where leaders are trying to patch together a strategy of next steps.
As of this morning, Republicans were still bouncing ideas off their conservative conference, including the plan to tie the debt ceiling to -- not only a one-year ObamaCare delay -- but conscience protections, tax reform, the Keystone pipeline, and an amendment to end special health care subsidies for Capitol Hill. Originally, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) had planned to introduce that deal today, but with some conservatives hoping for deeper concessions, leaders are taking a few days to try to woo the GOP holdouts. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ark.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) took issue with the proposal's bottom line. "It does not cut spending significantly," insisted Brooks, "and it does not fix the problem."
Like other die-hard conservatives, the duo is hoping for a dollar-for-dollar increase on the debt limit: one dollar of spending cut for every dollar borrowed. Others want a permanent ObamaCare defund. Still more want to hold the line on the CR instead. For now, the $986 billion question is whether Speaker Boehner can cobble together a plan that keeps his conference together and strike a meaningful blow to the President's health care law in the process. In the meantime, Sen. Reid is leaving little to the imagination on his party's response. "We are not going to play their games... Send us a clear CR [that funds ObamaCare], a clean debt ceiling, that's the path forward. There is no need for conversations."
White House senior advisor Dan Pfeiffer had a more colorful response. "What we're not for is negotiating with people with a bomb strapped to their chests." And the Left complains about our rhetoric? Comparing the GOP to terrorists, arsonists, and later hostage takers, Pfeiffer's rant stunned viewers. In the shadow of last week's tragedy -- where innocent Americans died at the hands of real terrorism -- Pfeiffer's comments were an embarrassment to the administration he serves.
Fortunately for President Obama, the press is too busy covering Sen. Joe Manchin's defection to draw attention to Pfeiffer. Yesterday, Manchin surprised everyone by telling a crowd of Bloomberg reporters that although he wouldn't vote to shutdown the government, he would support a one-year delay in implementing ObamaCare's individual mandate. The mandate, which is the glue holding the policy together, has been a target of conservatives for months.
"There's no way I could not vote for it [a postponement]. It's very reasonable and sensible." Noting that the administration had already delayed other parts of the law, Manchin insisted, "Don't put the mandate on the American people right now. If you know you couldn't bring the corporate sector, you gave them a year, don't you think it'd be fair?" It was a gutsy move by Manchin, who is just one of the millions of Americans concerned about the law's debut next Tuesday.
With four days to go, let's hope Sen. Manchin isn't the only leader heeding the Senate chaplain's prayer this morning: "Lord, deliver us from governing by crisis, empowering us to be responsible stewards of your bounty, using judicious compromise for the mutual progress of all."
Exchange Is in the Air
Based on the latest analysis, defunding ObamaCare really is a matter of life and death. For more than 115,000 innocent children, the Affordable Care Act will be the most affordable way for them to be aborted. Chuck Donovan, who for years served as FRC's Executive Vice President, grabbed plenty of headlines -- including a spot on the Drudge Report -- with his expose on multi-state exchanges. As FRC has warned for more than three years, these exchanges are the path to the largest expansion of taxpayer-funded abortion in history. Chuck's piece bears that out, using the Left's own data to explain that while "state policies continue to develop and more states could conceivably block elective abortion in their exchanges, at present a majority of states (27) and the District of Columbia do not exclude elective abortion coverage from their exchanges."
By his calculations -- and those of other experts -- the data suggest that ObamaCare's annual net increase in insured abortions that are either fully publicly funded through Medicaid or heavily subsidized through the exchanges could be as high as 71,000 to 111,500..."
Let's face it. A great way to cut down on the number of abortions is to stop paying for them! And right now, that means standing between America and the President's terrible excuse for health care reform. Whatever our nation's differences on abortion, surely we can all agree that the federal government shouldn't subsidize it!
FRC Supporter Puts the Pedal to the Mettle
FRC's fiscal year ends on Monday and we still have a significant hill to climb to end the year in the black and strong for the coming year. Please pray for FRC and make a generous donation today. After giving, have you ever asked yourself, "What more can I do?" Well, meet Donna Neff (a wife and mother of two) from the Keystone state. Donna is gearing up for a 435 mile ride across Pennsylvania in an effort to raise awareness and money for FRC's work for "Faith, Marriage, and Family." Donna said of her upcoming ride, "I feel very strongly that we need to do everything possible to strengthen our marriages so families can thrive and grow with God's love. The increasing divorce rate and the moral decline of our society, has prompted me to take action." So, you might be asking -- short of putting on spandex and hitting the road -- "what more can I do?"
If Donna has inspired you into action, please prayerfully give consideration to partnering with her in reaching her goals. You can make a gift to FRC and follow her progress by visiting FRC.org/AcrossPenn. I know she would also deeply appreciate your prayers for a safe and successful ride. Thanks for encouraging us all, Donna. Ride On! Donna's Goal: Raise millions of prayers and $10,000 for FRC. Ride Dates: September 28 to October 5, 2013.
Viva LA Difference...
My home state of Louisiana has undergone a pretty remarkable transformation in the last 20 years. No longer is Louisiana the butt of the nation's jokes because of political corruption. Instead, we've become the envy of the nation because of the state's top ranking for its favorable economic environment. No longer is Louisiana gambling with our children's future -- rather, the state is pioneering new ways to give parents and their children real choice in education. A major factor in the change has been the involvement of pastors and their churches -- led by the Louisiana Family Forum, which has become one of the most influential organizations in the state. Yesterday, I had the privilege of addressing both groups. At a pastors' gathering, hosted by my friend David Lane, I spoke to a statewide gathering of pastors and introduced Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-La.). Later in the evening, I again joined Gov. Jindal and a large number of state legislators at the annual awards banquet of the Louisiana Family Forum, led by my long-time friend Gene Mills. Dozens of lawmakers were recognized last night for their pro-family votes. I presented the Life and Liberty Award to six of my former colleagues for outstanding legislative leadership. It was very encouraging to see how pastors and Christian citizens -- working together and standing for biblical truth -- have helped to turn the state around. State governments are definitely the front lines in changing our nation's public policy for the better, and whether you're a politician, pastor, or private citizen, I encourage you to get involved at the local level. I recently accepted a volunteer appointment by Governor Jindal to use my experience in the criminal justice system to serve on the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement in my spare time when I'm not in our nation's capital.
** The media is starting to pick up on the buzz surrounding this year's Values Voter Summit. Check out the Washington Times profile, "Inside the Beltway: Conservatives Value Their Values" and then register today for D.C.'s premiere conservative event!
*** In a land of "liberty" and "opportunity," it is hard to imagine a person's worth being assigned to him based on his ability. But that's exactly what we do, FRC's Anna Higgins explains, in certain abortions. Check out her new column, "One State Protects Unborn Children with Disabilities, to learn more."
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When you think about all the conflict between different groups/races throughout the ages, what if a small glimmer of hope was revealed to bring them together? But what if that hope possibly meant the extinction of one group? Tite Kubo's BLEACH examined a brief moment where two members of the prominent races, Shinigami and Quincy, got to know each other in a moment of fate that would define the life of Ichigo Kurosaki forever. "Everything but the Rain" (Volumes 59-60) shows how life can be cruel when heavy rain pours down on you, especially a storm with such force as ingroup bias.
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We are usually told to give it our all in most aspects in life, yet what if fear takes over? What if you're not able to move on? Those thoughts come to mind when it comes to BLEACH's Kenpachi Zaraki and his recently-revealed history with fellow Soul Society Captain, Retsu Unohana. Their backstory takes a look at the power restraint places on individuals even if they're not aware of it.
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With much of the hoopla surrounding the final arc of the BLEACH manga, I want to take a look at a feature of BLEACH that doesn't get enough attention: the poems. Every volume of the manga has a poem centered around the character featured on its respective cover. A majority of these poems are very enlightening and one has to wonder about Kubo's intentions in inserting them into the manga.


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Demographic changes in developing countries are leading to a rapid increase in the absolute number of the elderly population.1 The management of elderly patients with cancer currently represents a major challenge for the medical community.2 An elderly patient is arbitrarily defined as someone aged 65 years and over. It has been suggested that those aged over 65 should be divided into younger-old (age 65–74 years), mid-old (age 75–84 years) and old-old (age exceeding 85 years). The age of 75 years and older is usually set as the cut-off point for more vigilant attention, because the incidence of age-related physical changes increases sharply between 70 and 75 years.3
In industrialised countries, the fastest growing segment of the population is composed of individuals aged 65 years or over,4 and this demographic group is predicted to increase by 13.3% by 2010 and by 53.2% by 2020.5 The over-75-year-old group will triple by 2030, and the over-85-year-old group will double in the same period.6 By 2050, 21% of the older population is expected to be aged 80 years or older.3
Over the last century, life expectancy has been steadily rising. In 2003, the US Vital Statistics estimated median life expectancy for 65-year-old men to be 17 years; for 70-year-olds it was 13 years, for 75-year-olds it was nine years and for 80-year-olds it was seven years.7 This expansion in life expectancy, coupled with increased incidence of cancer, is having a profound effect on the prevalence of cancer.
The risk of developing cancer increases with ageing.1 Over 50% of all new cancer cases are diagnosed in people aged 65 years or older, and over 60% of all cancer deaths occur in this group of the population.8 Despite this, cancer diagnosis and treatment in the elderly has been under-researched, with elderly patients frequently being excluded from clinical trials.5 Only a small subset of geriatric patients are being entered into clinical trials. Thus, elderly patients are still managed on the basis of assumptions based on a younger population group.1 Elderly patients with cancer should be assessed and treated differently from younger patients, as age-related physical changes affect the biology of cancer but also the physiology of elderly patients. These should be factored in while planning treatment.1,9,10 Hence, older patients cannot be managed in the same way as their younger counterparts due to concomitant and possibly multiple medical problems.11
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With the end-of-year deadline looming on automatic tax increases and spending cuts, President Obama on Wednesday made the case that Republicans should recognize "I have met them at least half way in order to get something done for the country."
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and his fellow Republicans should "take the deal," Obama argued, because "if the argument from Republicans is we haven't done enough on spending cuts, that argument's not going to fly. … We've got close to $1 trillion in spending cuts" in his latest offer.
The other side, as we've reported, doesn't share the president's view. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Boehner said the administration has proposed $1 trillion in new revenues, "but "only $850 billion in net spending reductions."
Talking to reporters in the White House briefing room at midday, Obama also said Republicans may be resisting a deal because "it's very hard for them to say yes to me. … They've got to take me out of it and think about their voters and what's best for the country."
And he said that Friday's mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., should make all lawmakers think again about priorities. "Goodness, if this past week has done anything it should just give us some perspective," Obama said. "Right now, what the country needs is for us to compromise."


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For all the complaining about the new quest reward system, one thing it does right is address this problem. Not every quest will reward gear, but if it does, you are guaranteed to get gear that your class can use. This means you will have almost a full set of quest gear within an hour of landing on Pandaria.


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Booker T. Washington product Tyler Lockett is named the Big 12's Special Teams Player of the Week. The Kansas State sophomore returned a kickoff 96-yards for a touchdown in the Wildcats 35-21 win over North Texas Saturday.
It was the third touchdown return of his young career.
Tyler ended up with 119-yards on two returns.
Lockett and the Wildcats travel to Norman this weekend to face the 5th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners. Kickoff is set for 6:50pm. Kansas State is #13 in the country.
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The Changing Nature of Multiple Myeloma Research
Over the last few weeks, I have been privileged to participate in several scientific conferences on the subject of cancer research. The first of these meetings was held by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Virginia, the second was an international meeting in Boston on Pharmaceutical Oncology R&D and most recently another meeting was held in the same locale that is known as the Molecular Targets meeting sponsored by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), NCI and the European Oncology Research and Treatment Organization (EORTC). As a field, the nature of research is changing to embrace more applied, so-called translational, research. The NCI is taking a leadership position to push this transition along. Discoveries are being made at the bench and translated to the patient's bedside (and back again) at an ever increasing pace and laying the groundwork for personalized medicine in the future. What was most exciting at these meetings was hearing from international leaders and researchers that the MMRF and MMRC are widely recognized as leaders promoting continued advancements in myeloma research and drug development. Because of the tremendous collaborations that have been established involving researchers around the world, the stage is set for the next generation of treatments and for the coming wave of matching patients with drugs through personalized medical approaches.
From a scientific perspective, one of the most exciting discoveries described at the Molecular Targets meeting was around a gene called IDH1 which appears to be mutated in some types of cancers and is correspondingly subverted to a different purpose in tumor cells. These observations suggest that there is an entirely new collection of targets for drug intervention that could result in drugs specifically targeting the tumor and sparing the patient's normal cells and thereby exerting fewer side-effects than traditional chemotherapeutic approaches. Because of the work that the MMRF has already undertaken through the establishment of the MMRC Tissue Bank and through our successful sequencing of the myeloma tumor genome in many multiple myeloma patients' samples, multiple myeloma patients as a group stand to be among the first to benefit from these findings in the very near future.
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For Immediate Release:Majority Caucus Louisville Metro Council Contact: Tony Hyatt 574-4137/526-3622Councilwoman Cheri Bryant Hamilton (D-5) is offering a unique invitation to parents and those who are interested in the education of children to view an important film which looks at the national debate on Charter Schools.
"I believe it is time for the community to understand the discussion about the Charter School concept," says Hamilton.
Following the national discussion and critical acclaim of the film "Waiting for Superman", the film "The Lottery" seeks to outline the opposing sides in the Charter School debate. Hamilton has arranged a special screening of the film at the Catholic Enrichment Center, 3112 West Broadway beginning at 6:00pm on Friday, January 28th.
Refreshments will be served.
"The Lottery" follows four families who have entered their children into a Charter School lottery in hopes of providing a better education. It takes a close look at the concept of the Charter School and talks with politicians and educators.
It centers on the ongoing debate about Charters Schools and public school choice.
This debate is going on all across the nation," says Hamilton. "Cities and states are wrestling with concerns about parental choice and educational options. I hope we can have an open discussion about various educational choices in Louisville."
For more information about this special showing of "The Lottery", contact Councilwoman Hamilton's office at 574-1105.
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Another Adventure Of Miss & Sue Part 2
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- NanaDiana said...
Oh- I am loving that Susie girl! Everyone needs a friend like that. It sounds like you had a wonderful time. Loved the ass wandering around downtown (take that anyway you want)...and the cupcake shop and the yarn shop and the junk store----what fun!
Congrats on the new job. Sometimes I miss WORKING but NOT the last job I had. Make sure you let us know what you are going to be doing! xo Diana
- July 9, 2012 at 7:23 PM
- Made In The South said...
NanaDiana ~ Thank you for your sweet comment!! You are my 900th comment, well who really cares? ME
Thank you for visiting, commenting and being such a fabulous friend!
- July 9, 2012 at 8:16 PM
- Susie from Bienvenue said...
Love you too Diana and Missy...but miss... You are sooo gonna get it!
- July 9, 2012 at 10:47 PM
- mississippi artist said...
When you look back on a trip it is usually the ones where you get lost that are the most fun!Seems that is when you find the best shops or neat things to see!
- July 10, 2012 at 5:10 AM
- Clydia said...
Looks like such a fun trip! Congrats on the new job!! You two sure do have ya some adventures don't ya!
- July 10, 2012 at 12:35 PM
- Cotton Peony said...
Love is post Missy! You look soo good, I'm green! I hope some day we'll be able to do adventures together!
with love,
Cotton Peony
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- Diane said...
With so many comments, don't u think u need to get back to blogging, lol.
You have a great knack for it.
I got the link for your blog from your sister. Just wanted to let u know there are probably more people than me that would like to see you come back. Hugz, Diane
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