Originally posted by AceWombat04
My question has been and remains: is there any proof - at all - that this particular Imam and his particular followers or the prospective patrons of this particular prayer space, take a radical or violent interpretation of the Qur'an, or are planning, threatening, or committing violence, terror, or the espousement thereof?



any proof they won't?

any proof i won't do a certain thing next year?

any proof you will not do something next year?

any proof disclosure won't come in the future?

you see what kind of question you are asking?

it's like, should we fix the gas pipe now or after the explosion?

Originally posted by ollncasino
Well, yes there is. As the NY Post puts its "his writings directed at Muslims are full of praise for the most noxious and dangerous Muslim thinkers".

As I said, in the United States, what you say it not legally tantamount to what you do, unless you directly threaten someone. So I ask again: is there any proof that he, or anyone associated with it are supporting, planning, financing, or committing acts of terror or subversion? Yes or no.

Stating that he agrees with an ideal or philosophical position in a book does not meet the criteria of what I'm asking about. It's cause for concern in my opinion, and a reason to investigate further; to look for the proof I'm asking about. Has such investigation by the authorities turned up such proof? Hard proof of criminal or terrorist planning or other wrongdoing?

Originally posted by fooks

any proof they won't?

any proof i won't do a certain thing next year?

any proof you will not do something next year?

any proof disclosure won't come in the future?

you see what kind of question you are asking?

it's like, should we fix the gas pipe now or after the explosion?

In the United States of America, American citizens are innocent until proven guilty. Do you disagree with that facet of our laws and Constitution?

Originally posted by AceWombat04
So I ask again: is there any proof that he, or anyone associated with it are supporting, planning, financing, or committing acts of terror or subversion? Yes or no.

You have narrowed your narrow question.

Your new question has only 22 words and only mentions criminal acts.

Your original question had 42 words and mentioned

”take a radical

Or

violent interpretation of the Qur'an

Or

criminal acts”

Your original question was

Originally posted by AceWombat04
is there any proof - at all - that this particular Imam and his particular followers or the prospective patrons of this particular prayer space, take a radical or violent interpretation of the Qur'an, or are planning, threatening, or committing violence, terror, or the espousement thereof?

With respect, why are you trying to move the goalposts?

Is it because I demonstrated that, as the NY Post puts it, "his writings directed at Muslims are full of praise for the most noxious and dangerous Muslim thinkers"?

Thereby proving that he does indeed take a radical interpretation of the Qur'an.

I take it, by implication, that you support radical Imams building mosques in the USA. Yes or No?

Originally posted by ollncasino
You have narrowed your narrow question.

Your new question has only 22 words and only mentions criminal acts.

Your original question had 42 words and mentioned

”take a radical

Or

violent interpretation of the Qur'an

Or

criminal acts”

Your original question was

Originally posted by AceWombat04
is there any proof - at all - that this particular Imam and his particular followers or the prospective patrons of this particular prayer space, take a radical or violent interpretation of the Qur'an, or are planning, threatening, or committing violence, terror, or the espousement thereof?

With respect, why are you trying to move the goalposts?

I'm not trying to. I was acknowledging that you answered part of my question, and then re-asked the rest. I also didn't ignore your comments about his writings, either. I expressed great concern with respect to them, and said I felt he should be investigated on that basis. I'm still waiting for an answer to the rest of my question, though: Is there any proof that he/they are planning, threatening, or committing violence, terror, or the espousement thereof?

I take it, by implication, that you support radical Imams building mosques in the USA. Yes or No?

Absolute, emphatically, not. I absolutely oppose that, as should be obvious by my expressions of concern and my calls for an investigation into his activities, associations, and finances by DHS, particularly the FBI. I haven't seen any proof that he is a "radical Imam," however. Again, what one says and what one does are two different things from a legal perspective. All I've seen proof of is that he wrote something in two books more than half a decade ago that concerns me greatly, but does not constitute proof of criminal or terrorist intent/threats/activity. In fact, to the contrary, the actions he has taken since then (that are public at least - which is why I want an investigation, which I hope is actually happening) indicate moderate views.

So I ask again, is there any proof that he/they are planning, threatening, or committing violence, terror, or the espousement thereof?

I have answered your question. Will you answer mine?

Brownish skin + Under Armor cap + Puerto Rico flag bead necklace = Muslim that should be attacked?
Wow!! What the heck is wrong with these people?

Originally posted by AceWombat04
I'm not trying to (move the goal post). I was acknowledging that you answered part of my question, and then re-asked the rest.

Acknowledging?

I answered your original question with a “Yes”, the Ground Zero Imam does take a “take a radical interpretation of the Qur'an” and proved it.

Your response reminds me of a Winson Churchill quote

“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.”

Originally posted by AceWombat04
I haven't seen any proof that he is a "radical Imam," however

The Ground Zero Imam admires the "rejuvenating" Islamic religious spirit of Ibn Taymiyyah and al-Wahhab, both men who advocated violent Jihad against non Muslims.

Originally posted by AceWombat04
All I've seen proof of is that he (the Ground Zero Imam) wrote something in two books more than half a decade ago that concerns me greatly.

More than half a decade ago?

My, that was a long time ago.

Originally posted by AceWombat04
So I ask again, is there any proof that he/they are planning, threatening, or committing violence, terror, or the espousement thereof?

Espousement thereof?

Does admiring the "rejuvenating" Islamic religious spirit of men who made violent jihad against non-Muslims a central aspect of their teachings count?

Originally posted by AceWombat04
Again, what one says and what one does are two different things from a legal perspective.

You have answered my question. Clearly you feel it doesn't.

Originally posted by ollncasino
Acknowledging?

I answered your original question with a “Yes”, the Ground Zero Imam does take a “take a radical interpretation of the Qur'an” and proved it.

I acknowledged what you said, said it was of great concern, and expressed my advocacy of greater transparency on his part, and for an investigation into his activities, associations, and finances.

The Ground Zero Imam admires the "rejuvenating" Islamic religious spirit of Ibn Taymiyyah and al-Wahhab, both men who advocated violent Jihad against non Muslims.

See above.

More than half a decade ago?

My, that was a long time ago.

There's no need for sarcasm. All I'm saying is that it wasn't yesterday. It isn't proof positive of what his intentions with this community center are today. That's all I'm saying. I'm not saying that if his intentions are radical or of a nature that supports terror that that's acceptable to me. I'm saying there needs to be an investigation seeking proof that those intentions are against the law. Criminal intent. Terrorist threats. Terror plots. Terror funding. Aiding and sheltering terrorists. Something.

Espousement thereof?

Does admiring the "rejuvenating" Islamic religious spirit of men who made violent jihad against non-Muslims a central aspect of their teachings count?

I've already addressed and acknowledged that and stated that it concerns me. It may or may not count, for that part of my question, as I said in my previous post. But it counts as your answer, at least. I have acknowledged that, and am continuing to ask the rest of my question.

Please hear me out, here.

You keep implying that I'm ignoring aspects of your posts or "moving the goal posts." But why are you ignoring the rest of my question? I've asked it literally dozens of times now, and you have not answered the remainder of it.

There’s a reason I keep asking it, and it’s probably not what you think it is (though I don’t want to presume.) I’m asking it because I make a distinction between what everyone is saying that this “mosque” is - a breeding ground for radicalism that poses a threat to the security of our country and way of life - and what the Imam associated with it wrote years ago. Why? Because in America people are allowed to have opinions. Yes, even radical ones. I don’t agree with them, but they have that right.

Unless they break any laws or hurt any people or property, we have to legally tolerate the existence of other groups which in the past have been associated with killings and other violent acts, such as the KKK, the Aryan Brotherhood, Satanists, etc. What a Muslim cleric wrote in a book is not exempt from those laws or from freedom of speech. We don’t have to like it or agree with it, and we can say so, but we do have to allow it to exist under the law.

That is why I am asking for proof of something other than thoughts and ideas. Because those, as repugnant as one might find them, are not crimes in America. So please, for the last time, answer my question:

Is there any proof of actual criminal misconduct, association with terror organizations, funding of terrorism or terror organizations, aiding and abetting of terrorists or terrorism-related groups? Yes or no? (And no, this rephrasing of my question is not me "moving the goal posts." It's for purposes of clarity and precision.)

Please answer the question. Please don't reply again without answering this. Thank-you.