November 19, 2009

Revolution Muslim Labels Pro-Democracy Muslim an Apostate

Even though Jasser is a Muslim, the site Revolution Muslim has chosen to judge that he is an apostate, for you know, not agreeing with them.

Via Investigative Project: A New York-based Muslim extremist group known for its unabashed support for violence against Jews and others posted a link on its website Tuesday branding American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) Executive Director, M. Zuhdi Jasser, a "murtad," or apostate. Being labeled an apostate – a Muslim who renounces Islam – is a very serious accusation, often resulting in a death sentence in many places throughout the Muslim world. And while this is not a certainty in all cases and contexts, it is troubling that Revolution Muslim (RM) thought it acceptable to bestow upon themselves the license to label a pious Muslim as such.

And it's not the first time the group has slurred Jasser this way.

RM's latest attack against Jasser came in reaction to a video, originally posted by AIFD, showing him and U.S. Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) engaged in a Capitol Hill forum about Islam's internal struggle against radicalism. Rather than assessing the complete debate, RM elected to post just one segment (of nine) where, it says Ellison "gives the Murtad Zubi [sic.] Jasser a schooling." We at IPT News must have heard something completely different when we attended and reported on the forum last month.

Jasser, a Navy veteran, is a devout Muslim who challenges radical Islamists and advocates a separation between religion and political ideas such as the spread of Shariah law.

Ohhh my minds eye, it burns.

But seriously this points out that the people in the most danger from the radical terrorist ideology espoused by those who think like Joey is other Muslims.

You might think it is us. And yes we are in danger too, but time and time again al-Qaeda and others like them murder Muslims they declare as apostate.

Joey's little fatwa represents a line of thinking that murdering Mr. Jasser would be acceptable and even admirable. For the penalty for apostasy, leaving Islam or siding with the Kufr against Islam, is an offense that requires the death penalty.

So basically the Revolution Muslim website just attempted to incite others to "implement the rule of Allah" upon M. Zuhdi Jasser AKA murder him.