Late last night, out of the blue, a customer of my small business sent me (and at least a hundred other contacts) what I can only describe as a disgusting and offensive, completely falacious and bigoted attack on Barack Obama and on those of islamic faith.
Little did she know that as luck would have it, I happen to be a proud supporter, Obama delegate, and precinct captain. And that I happen to be a member of an Islamic family (abeit a non-practicing member).
The practicing members of my family are pretty moderate, dare I say, even liberal as muslims go, and have intermarried with Christians and Jews for two generations.
I could have made a point by point refutation of her horrible article but the passion of the moment got the better of me.
Her email was sent with the following subject line:
RE: EXTREMELY IMPORTANT....SOS...SOS...EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD KNOW THIS PASS IT ON!!
And the content:
WAKE UP AMERICA........THIS IS SCARY!!
Maybe this is why our American
Muslims are so quiet and not speaking out about any
atrocities.....
Can a good Muslim be a good American?
This question was forwarded to a friend who worked in Saudi
Arabia for 20 years.
The following is his reply:
Theologically - no. . . . Because his allegiance is to Allah, The moon God
of Arabia .
Religiously - no. . . . Because no
other religion is accepted by His Allah except Islam (Quran, 2:256)
(Koran)
Scripturally - no. . . Because his allegiance is to the five Pillars of
Islam and the Quran.
Geographically - no . . . Because
his allegiance is to Mecca , to which he turns in prayer five
times a day.
Socially - no. . . Because his allegiance to Islam
forbids him To make friends with Christians or Jews.
Politically - no. . . Because he must submit to the mullahs (spiritual
leaders), who
teach annihilation of Israel and destruction of America , the
great Satan.
Domestically - no. . . Because he is instructed to marry four
Women and beat and scourge his wife when she disobeys him (Quran 4:34)
Intellectually - no. . . Because he cannot accept the American
Constitution since it is
based on Biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt.
Philosophically - no. . . .
Because Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran does not allow freedom of religion
Spiritually - no. . . . Because
when we declare 'one nation under God,' the Christian's God is loving and
called love in The Quran's 99 excellent names.
Therefore after much study and deliberation... Perhaps we should be very
suspicious of ALL
MUSLIMS in this country. - - - They obviously cannot be both 'good'
Muslims and good Americans.
Call it what you wish..it's still the truth. You had better believe it.
The more who understand this, the better it will be for our country and
our future. The religious war is bigger than we know or understand. . ..
And Barack Hussein Obama, a Muslim, wants to be our President? You have
GOT to be kidding!
Wake up America !
Obama even says if he wins the election, he will be sworn in on the
Quran---not a Bible!
Footnote: He was sworn in on the Quran for his current office and he
refuses to pledge allegiance to the United States or
put his ha! nd over his heart when the National Anthem is played!!!
The Muslems have said they will destroy us from within.....Hello!!!!
Having a Muslem president would seem to fit the bill! Would you trust
this man with our national secrets?????
BS/alias cjs
This was a difficult situation for me as this person was a paying customer, particularly right now as I have just received a $30,000 hospital bill which I can ill afford to pay, now is not a good time for me to be alienating a customer, but I felt that under the circumstances the interests of basic human decency outweigh my own profits.
So I did post a response, not my most thoughtful, as I mentioned earlier, I was somewhat overwhelmed by emotion. But recognizing that it could have been better, nonetheless here is the response I sent.
Please do not send me this nonsense ever again. I find it highly offensive, first Because Obama is not a Muslim, and second because I am. I am a good and patriotic American who faithfully served this country for 4 years in the United States Army and gave a portion of my mobility as a result.
As a disabled American veteran who happens to have been born to a family of Islamic faith I find this extremely offensive and frankly just stupid.
I know it could have been a lot more eloquent, but I was seeing red and just could not stop myself from responding.
Update by MaverickModerate 12:52PM MST
I have forwarded the original email to the Obama campaign. Thanks for the support folks. I do appreciate it.
Update by MaverickModerate 12:58PM MST
Since my email client would not let me respond to the whole contact list, some of you have requested I post the contact list here. Normally, I don't like like doing that because I consider it an invasion of privacy. But since the original sender seemd to have no such qualms or respect for my privacy or anybody elses in that list I'm making an exception. So here it is amigos. Have at it!
From: conniesteuber@hotmail.com
Update by MaverickModerate 1:14PM MST
I have removed the full contact list but left the email address of the original sender. I really don't like posting information like this so publicly, and as one commenter noted, they did not send the email, she did. I will make the rest of the list available to those who are willing to formulate a cogent and non-insulting message via my email address: mutantmozart at gmail.com
Thanks!