Religious Tolerance Bill?

Ok, just when you thought the Democrats couldn’t get any worse at trying to stomp on the rights of free speech, John Conyers (D-Michigan) has issued a House Bill protecting Islam (mainly) as well as other religions from criticism and bigotry.

H. Res. 288:

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning bigotry and religious intolerance, and recognizing that holy books of every religion should be treated with dignity and respect.

Whereas believers of all religions, including the Abrahamic faiths of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, should be treated with respect and dignity;

Whereas the word Islam comes from the Arabic root word meaning “peace”and “submission”;

Whereas there are an estimated 7,000,000 Muslims in America, from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds, forming an integral part of the social fabric of America;

Whereas the Quran is the holy book for Muslims who recite passages from it in prayer and learn valuable lessons about peace, humanity and spirituality;

Whereas it should never be official policy of the United States Government to disparage the Quran, Islam, or any religion in any way, shape, or form;

Whereas mistreatment of prisoners and disrespect toward the holy book of any religion is unacceptable and against civilized humanity;

Whereas the infringement of an individual’s right to freedom of religion violates the Constitution and laws of the United States: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives;

(1) condemns bigotry, acts of violence, and intolerance against any religious group, including our friends, neighbors, and citizens of the Islamic faith;

(2) declares that the civil rights and civil liberties of all individuals, including those of the Islamic faith, should be protected;

(3) recognizes that the Quran, the holy book of Islam, as any other holy book of any religion, should be treated with dignity and respect; and

(4) calls upon local, State, and Federal authorities to work to prevent bias-motivated crimes and acts against all individuals, including those of the Islamic faith.

Why do we need yet another waste of time stating what the Bill of Rights already does? We have freedom of religion in this country, if you’re a believer in the Islamic faith, you have the total freedom to practice, provided by the Bill of Rights. Doesn’t it seem a bit fishy that even though the bill mentions other religions, the one it seems to make a point in referencing is Islam?

Not to mention the political contributions to Conyers from CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) and his close relations to the Islamic culture in Michigan. CAIR has a history of having high ranking officials in it’s organization being involved in or with terrorist activity toward Americans. This quote from Omar Ahmad (CAIR Chairman) in 1998 should be sufficient enough to make at least ONE of your eyebrows raise in questioning the methods behind this waste of a Bill.

“Islam isn’t in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Quran should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth.”

They don’t want to co-exist, they want to be the ONLY one to exist. Bombings, slaughter, destruction… hello?