My latest in PJ Media:
The ever-winsome Representative from Minnesota, Ilhan Omar, on Thanksgiving posted on Twitter a video of herself reading out an Islamic prayer praising Allah inside St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Washington, D.C.
The occasion for Omar’s taking the podium at St. Peter’s was a “multi-faith gathering” that attracted quite a few members of Washington’s Democratic Party glitterati, including House Speaker Nancy “I Don’t Hate Anyone, I’m Catholic” Pelosi (D-Calif.), Rep. Donna Shalala (D-Fla.), and many others.
As the assembled elites looked on, Omar said: “There is a prayer in Islam that says, ‘Allah, put courage into my heart, and take away all that might hinder serving you. Free my tongue to proclaim your goodness, that all may understand me. Give me friends to advise and help me, that by working together our efforts may bear abundant fruit. And, above all, let me constantly remember that my actions are worthless unless they are guided by your hand. Allah, may everything that I do start well and finish well. Sustain me with your power.”
Through all this, a priest sat off to Omar’s left, occasionally consulting a large book he held in his lap, perhaps to follow along with Omar’s words of wisdom. And speaking of wisdom, as he sat there listening to her, did he reflect upon the wisdom and prudence of inviting into his church a speaker who would publicly proclaim her faith in a religion that denies the Incarnation, Resurrection, and Redemption of Christ, all of which are supposed to be core Catholic tenets? Did he hesitate at all to bring in a speaker who has asserted that “Israel has hypnotized the world” and made numerous other anti-Semitic statements?
Was this priest in the slightest degree concerned that his parish might be tarred by association with an open anti-Semite who apparently also endorses Sharia, the Islamic law that mandates that she keep her head covered and also denies basic rights to the Christians (including Catholics) under the hegemony of Islam?
He likely wasn’t worried about this, and he needn’t have been. A Catholic priest who invited into his church an opponent of jihad terror and Sharia oppression of women would never hear the end of it, not only from the establishment media, but from the Catholic hierarchy and maybe even from the top dogs in the Vatican. But an anti-Semitic, pro-Sharia congresswoman? No one will mind at all. In fact, the priest was likely sitting there congratulating himself over being the wokest priest in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.
Meanwhile, you may be wondering when we will see a big mosque in Washington reciprocating this generous act of “outreach” by inviting in a lot of Christian speakers to praise Jesus, and the answer to that question, of course, is “Never.” Omar’s appearance inside this Catholic church illustrates a great deal of what’s wrong with the “interfaith dialogue” that all too many Christians, especially Catholics, so enthusiastically endorse today. The Muslim groups with whom Catholics play at “dialogue” often announce that they hope to “build bridges” with non-Muslims. “Building bridges” is also a frequently enunciated goal of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Such bridges, however, are really just proselytizing mechanisms to convert the Christians to Islam, not an attempt to engage in genuine dialogue — as the Muslim Brotherhood theorist Sayyid Qutb explained:
The chasm between Islam and Jahiliyyah [the society of unbelievers] is great, and a bridge is not to be built across it so that the people on the two sides may mix with each other, but only so that the people of Jahiliyyah may come over to Islam.
Was it in this spirit that Ilhan Omar stood up in St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Washington and praised Allah? Of course, no establishment media “journalist” would ever dare ask her such a question. Nor would the Catholic officials who invited her there. It seems as if all too many Christians today are far more interested in presenting a sanctified version of the Democratic Party platform than they are in presenting the Gospel. Ilhan Omar’s appearance at St. Peter’s was not a bug, but a feature of Pope Francis’ New Age Catholic Church. Catholics can expect a great deal more of the same.
Michael Copeland says
Maybe this was the silent prayer:
“Allah, strike…the Christians ..count them and kill them to the last one” Al-Aqsa TV
Sons of Liberty says
I assume next the Priest will agree to removing ALL crosses from the Church so as NOT to offend the Muslims he invites in to speak or ones nearby . That ACTUALLY occurred at a Lutheran Church in Sweden by a pastor who didn’t want to offend the Muslim invaders …oh I mean asylum seekers. The minions of Satan are fast at work deceiving the ignorant .
Jayell says
And they tried that one at a Catholic school somewhere in the West Indies about 30-40 years ago, when a group of muslim parents who’d just got their progeny into the school demanded that the school remove crucifixes from the classrooms because they found them offensive. The Headmaster promptly pointed the parents in the direction of other schools in the area. Problem solved.
gerard says
Vatican II ruined the Catholic Church.
Vatican II adopted ecumenism which encourages interfaith events in Catholic Churches.
Prior to Vatican II, Catholics were not allowed to worship with Non-Catholics.
Pope Pius XI, MortaliumAnimos (# 10): “So, Venerable Brethren, it is clear why this Apostolic See has never allowed its subjects to take part in the assemblies of non-Catholics…”
In 1986, John Paul II welcomed many non-Catholics (rabbis, Islamic muftis, Buddhist monks, Shintoists, assorted Protestant ministers, Animists, Jainists and others) at Assisi.
The Catholic Church is no longer Catholic.
St. Ferdinand III says
Catholic here and the Church is chock full of Low IQ Leftards, Queer Priests, Ignoramuses about Muhammadism, Acolytes of Climate Baloney, Socialists, Haters of Trump and Brexit, etc etc.
Completely ignorant of reality. No clue at all about the cult of Muhammad. None.
Sick, sad, insane, when you look at the CC in the Middle Ages – saving Europe again and again.
FYI says
It is the Church administration and the catastrophe of Vatican II coupled with the pro-islam pro-globalist Mr Bergoglio that are responsible:Catholics themselves didn’t do any of this.
The bad news is that Mr Bergoglio and his henchmen are running the RCC,creating a church in their own image.
The good news{..if you study prophecy..} is that “Judgement will begin with the house of the Lord” and what is happening is in accordance with what all catholic prophecies have predicted…
Sons of Liberty says
ALL Christians need to remember what Jesus said ” A blind man can’t lead a blind man , they will both FALL INTO THE PIT. ” He used the term PIT for a reason . This was his warning about following false prophets and Muhammad was the chief FALSE PROPHET doing the work of allah ( Satan ) .
jap says
“the catholic church is no longer the catholic”.
Does this mean it is no longer the cesspool of pedophiles, thieves, rapists and as we are now finding out fathers of illegitimate children of the priest hood?
Sam says
Of course not, In Islam Pedophiles and rape, Thieves and killing children is Hiram for them, Catholics love all that juicy shit.
gravenimage says
No–most Catholics are in denial about the savagery of Islam.
Haramtrue says
1st its called Haram
2nd No Pedophile is allowed in Islam and in many Islam states by law.Dont you know?
3.Did you now were the word Razzia came from?Im sure not.
4.Unbelivers are not children,they are unbelivers.
5.No perverts love this shit(and Commies send them to the Church to destroy it).
gravenimage says
Is Haramtrue being sarcastic? Hard to tell.
andra says
Did the Catholic priest know that a place where publicly is prayed by Muslims is regarded as a mosque by them?
Marthan says
Shame! Shame! Shame!
Remind me again why the Catholic Church had the crusades????
Remind me again why Austria has their special bell which they ring once a year. The bell was made from the cannonballs left after the muslims retreated from their attempted attack on Vienna!!!
Our Lady of Victory- pray for us!
Eur says
Have you ever been to a Muslim country? they turn the city into a mosque five times a day. I have been in Istanbul and they pray in the street, in a corner, in a hallway … in Egypt and Morocco the same thing happens. It does not matter that Muslims consider churches as mosques because they consider the entire planet as a mosque.
Salome says
You only have to go to Paris to see that.
gravenimage says
I doubt it, Andra.
Trick_or_Treat says
Would’ve got up, and shown them my back as I walked out, just he very minute somebody like her wad allowed get up behind a Christian pulpit and ooen their mouth – or if I was of another cultural background I would’ve expressed pretty much the same thing by removing my shoes and launching them at her head.
Keys says
Don Corleone, Godfather:
“I understand. You found paradise in America, you had a good trade, you made a good living. The police protected you and there were courts of law. And you didn’t need a friend like me. But uh, now you come to me and you say – ‘Don Corleone, give me justice.’ But you don’t ask with respect. You don’t offer friendship. You don’t even think to call me Godfather. Instead, you come into my house ……..”
Time for an exorcism.
janwog says
Large swaps of Catholic church including the pope is not anymore Christian, but Chrislamist. Ecumenical theological dialogue should be limited to followers of Jesus. Ethical cooperation can be done with good will persons of other religions. Theological dialogue with Muslim is a fallacy. See The Abrahamic Fallacy
by Mark Durie (February 2014)
https://www.newenglishreview.org/Mark_Durie/The_Abrahamic_Fallacy/
FYI says
And there is another islamic “prayer” called the fatiha,a “prayer” that disparages Jews and catholics.
muslims say this DAILY.
Regarding omar’s “prayer” to her pagan Arab god al LAH{“the BEST of deceivers” k3:54}
The god that says it is OK to violate the Exodus 20 laws and who COMPLETELY MISSED the Golden Rule and the 2nd chief Commandment{Lev 19:18}..
Remember that allah..
1} CURSES Christians for believing in Jesus Christ k9:30
2}Denies Jesus was even Crucified k4:157
3}Does not permit Final penitence k4:142
4}Denies the Trinity …which ALSO means God’s Holy Spirit is denied k4:171
omar says “my actions are worthless unless guided by your hand”
Million dollar question:Which one of allah’s TWO RIGHT HANDS{sahih muslim 1827} is omar talking about?
barbaracvm1 says
The first commandment ‘thou shalt have no gods before me’. This is putting the Islam cult before GOD.
The priest who allowed this needs to be removed and no longer have a parish.
Rufolino says
The priest who organised it is likely to be pleased with this celebration of diversity.
Carol the 1st says
The al-Fatiha (The Opener) is the first chapter in the Koran. It is the first Surah recited in full during every prayer circle (rak’ah). Here’s one English translation:
In the name of God, the infinitely Compassionate and Merciful.
Praise be to God, Lord of all the worlds.
The Compassionate, the Merciful. Ruler on the Day of Reckoning.
You alone do we worship, and You alone do we ask for help.
Guide us on the straight path,
the path of those who have received your grace;
not the path of those who have brought down wrath, nor of those who wander astray.
Amen.
I guess she’s just another jihadi looking to “receive grace” but she’s wandered astray onto the wrong path. May she get what she deserves.
Frank Anderson says
Carol, I have almost certainly worn out my welcome by repeated observation about the scrambling of chapters in the koran. If it is first in the book, it is because it is part of the longest chapter of the collection. There seem to be several versions of korans published in chronological order. I am familiar with Warner’s and really appreciate his editing, commentary and explanation.
I am convinced the scrambled order is to confuse the first-time reader (like GWB?) and force dependence on the teachers to beat the uninformed into line. The confusing order makes difficult to impossible quick reading and understanding the “final, perfect, complete and unchangeable” rules as they developed over years or decades of changes. (The “unchangeable” was changed right there in the “final” book. “Final” rules were changed several times.)
Everybody knows the too-often true observation about lawyers-“Are his lips moving?” The same disbelief should be normal and routine anytime any practicing muslim speaks. Former muslims are a different story. They have put their lives on the line and in general show much more reason to be heard and believed.
Carol the 1st says
We seem to have gotten busy on the same wave length, Frank. I’ve been typing away about Apostate Prophet’s latest video (see my next post if you please).
Bill Warner just put out a good video too – Our Timid Intellectuals
TKF says
Islam is insane and Muslims are brainwashed. The Catholic Church is rotten to the core and is little more than a worldwide child rape mafia. These two “religions” deserve each other because they both stink on ice. Of course, and Islam also wants you dead. They want everyone dead, including Muslims. It’s a straight up death cult if you hadn’t noticed.
Carol the 1st says
In a recent article Raymond Ibrahim describes how most jihadis (like those hotfooting it over to IS) are far more driven by innate criminality (now wonderfully group sanctioned and supported) than they are by any values or ideology. This accounts for how Moe got his group banded together so easily in the beginning:
https://www.raymondibrahim.com/2019/12/11/jihad-and-criminality-inseparable-bedfellows/
On the other hand there are people like (non-jihadist) Apostate Prophet who was seriously indoctrinated by Islam but reason kept struggling for a toehold and finally it won out. He describes how the process transpired for him:
Losing Faith in Islam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3D60Op_Xig
Frank Anderson says
RS, with greatest respect both for your knowledge and religious affiliation, I do not see how the leadership of the Catholic Church is hypnotized.
It is one thing to seek peaceful relations with other groups who wish for similar goals. It is entirely another issue to seek peace with a group which makes no secret of its desire to kill or enslave all who do not convert to its slavery.
Most of us, including you, know that islam has no room in its teaching for joy or celebration in this life. The very idea of freedom is abhorrent. Self-deception cannot explain to me the betrayal of values common to Jews and Christian and totally foreign to muslims.
There was to me a great step toward peace and understanding when Jews and Catholics opened a dialog. There is no good served by painting Jews as the “evil other” and “killers of Christ” when it was Romans in charge of everything, including the Temple and Priests, when Jesus is believed to have lived and died.
I see no need or good purpose served if a dialog corrupts the solemn purposes of either. One of my favorite passages is, “Behold how good and how pleasant it is when brethren dwell together in unity.” There is no unity in islam. There is only misery, slavery and death, which are contrary to all that is taught in Christianity and Judaism. I sincerely believe we are all Children of God who call upon Him as Father. That makes us brothers and sisters in much more than a casual, informal sense. Whether as Jews teach in Exodus, God does not want any of His Children to live under any form of tyranny or slavery, or as Christians teach that we are forgiven and free of sin and guilt because of a sacrifice, a common hope and goal that is absent from islam is being sought, peace. Except by those who want to surrender to islam, which exists for eternal war. That is not an accident or the consequence of deception.
CogitoErgoSum says
Frank, we are all children of Adam and Eve who become the adopted children of God by means of baptism (through water, blood or desire) in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. As a Christian I may see human beings as belonging to the family of man but not all are my brothers and sisters in the spirit. Christ’s Church has been directed to teach the message of Christ to all the people of the Earth and this includes His teachings about the sacrament of baptism. Those who have not yet accepted Christ’s message and teachings should keep their silence inside a Catholic church and listen attentively and with respect to the word of God. They are asked to open their hearts and be receptive to what they hear but, if they do not wish to do that, they are free to turn their backs and walk silently away. This should have been the case with Ihan Omar.
Carol the 1st says
Awww, but she did her very, very best to look and sound like a cuddly little lamb!!
Carol the 1st says
We didn’t actually *see* her bury any bodies under the carpet – so who are we to judge?!
Frank Anderson says
According to many teachings, far more than I can count, from many sources, it is the internal and not the external that matters. Con artists are always pretty, suave, polished and charming. Nasty people like me could never make it as a con artist, so I never try.
Frank Anderson says
C.E.S. always with sincere and great respect, according to the story told in Genesis, and which many believe as true for their own reasons and understanding, Who created Adam and Eve? What were the original materials used to create them? Who breathed life into them? Who clothed and fed them and brought them to maturity? Who took them home when their time came?.
To ME it is reasonable to extend that breath of life, both physical and spiritual, to all of us who seek Our Father by whatever path. Those who reject Our Father have the right to refuse the gift, and I think God forgives them; but lets them find him in their time, as I did, until He decided I had looked long enough. And have no doubt that I believe Our Father is not the same as “the other”.
Westman says
I think we could safely say the St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., is, as Obama declared, “no longer Christian” – it’s appears to be a liberal bathhouse where all ideologies wash over the congregation with an equal splash.
This is the liberal version of multiculturalism – disparage your own ethnicity until it can’t be recognized. In reality – due to the basic competitive drive of humans – the ethnicity that resists its destruction becomes dominant, contrary to the misguided notion that passivity is strength.
CogitoErgoSum says
It is sad. I think the greatest mistake anyone can make regarding Islam is to think that Muslims worship the same God as Christians and Jews. If that is true then my God is a liar who tells one group of people one thing and another group of people just the opposite .. or else the Bible really has been corrupted. No, I do not accept that either of those things is true. The Koran is the book that is corrupt and Muslims have been deceived by a false prophet. For the sake of my soul I must not help to spread such evil. It’s very sad that those responsible for that church in Washington have been deluded. I know the overall Church, though it may become much smaller in the future, will survive until the return of Christ who will judge us all … and, no, there is no grave waiting for Him next to Muhammad’s because Christ and those who believe in Him shall live together in peace forever.
Frank Anderson says
C.E.S. I have the good fortune, even the blessing, to have many friends, including many Catholic friends. I started asking demanding and downright forceful questions about all religion my junior year in military high school, well over 50 years ago. Every member of my family panicked at those questions, except my uncle, who said “Frank, those are the most important questions you will ever ask, When you find your answers they will be the right ones for you.”
I have now spent almost 70 years in the presence of Christians of many denominations, and Jews. I would never insult any of them. Each is entitled to all of the courtesy and deference they wish to maintain their beliefs. Also even before I was born, I was in the company of Masons. The doctor who cared for me, delivered me and arranged my adoption was a Mason. And 6 of the 7 “fathers by choice” I have had in this lifetime were Masons. My lodge has Catholic members, and several Catholic Past Masters. The harmony of the lodge arises from the respect we give each other in our personal quest for connection to God.
I cannot say that I am Jewish, because the Jewish community says I am not. I cannot say I am Christian; but I am a follower of the person I know as Jesus. In the course of my thinking and learning, I see that it is healthier and more productive for us to see ourselves, all who call upon the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Jesus, as God;s Children, instead of some accident of nature. The logical consequences of that claim, which some may see as a fantasy or myth, make life better and more important. The results lead to a spirit of personal peace and responsibility that cannot help but promote the same in the community.
Allowing someone who openly proclaims her desire to destroy the community before which she is speaking is a betrayal that in my opinion does not happen by accident. We can learn from many examples in WWII how easy it is for collaborators to take power and sell out the communities they lead.
Sons of Liberty says
Westman , exactly ! Well said.
Alexious Comnenos says
It is a systematic trend within the Catholic Church, promoted by its hierarchy, to alter the gospel message and to destroy the church. I regret for saying this but since 1965 strange false teachings were inserted in the Church theology and liturgy. By inviting this muslim congress woman to pray it is nit acceptable. It is a disgrace and lamentable reality we eyewitness in the Catholic Church. Lord have mercy in this Judahs.
JHL says
I didn’t vote for her or Keith Ellison. I voted against both.
Frank Anderson says
JHL, both of us voted for the “other” candidate, of course in different elections. Was there more we could have done to get others to vote and keep those we oppose from being elected? A new election is coming. Can we help make a change this time?
Mark says
Maybe ihan can read more of the Quran to Christians next time
Islam’s founder Muhammad proclaimed “I have been victorious thru terror”
Quran teachings:
Quran 2:191 “kill them wherever you overtake them……such is the recompense of the disbelievers”
Quran 47:4 “when you meet disbelievers strike their necks”
Quran 4:89 “if they turn away (from islam) seize them & kill them”
Quran 5:38 “as for the thief, amputate their hands…”
Quran 5:51 ” take no Jew or Christian as an ally”
Quran 8:12 “cast TERROR into the hearts of those who disbelieve, so strike their necks”
Quran 8:60 “prepare whatever steeds of war you are able that you may TERRIFY the enemies of allah”
Quran 8:67 “it is not for a prophet to have captives of war until he inflicts a slaughter upon the land”
Quran 9:5 “when the sacred months have passed, then kill the polytheists”
Quran 8:39 “fight til all religion is for allah”
Hadith 6985 “the last hour will not come until muslims will fight against the Jews, and muslims will kill the Jews….”
There are 109 verses of persecution & murder against non-muslims (aka disbelievers)
islam is a cult of bullying, aggression, intolerance and yes murdering simply for being a disbeliever
……islam has no place in civilized society
Prison psychologist Nicholai Sennels wrote “mind numbing repetition of Islam’s exceedingly violent verses makes many muslims ticking time bombs wherever they live”
mortimer says
The Rev. Mark Durie, an Anglican clergyman, linguist and a scholar of Islam, wrote:
“Churches should not welcome into their buildings the veneration of Isa the Islamic Jesus, who, as a true Muslim, is intended to bring about the final, violent destruction of Christianity. By all means, let Christians show kindness to their Muslim neighbors, but the sentiments embedded in Islamic daily prayers, which curse Jews as the target of Allah’s wrath and Christians for going astray, can have no place in a Christian church – even if recited in the cadences of classical Arabic.”
Over 60% of the Koran is a rant directed against Roman Christians and Arabian Jews. The purpose of this rant is to encourage Arabs to hate them and to seize their wealth and subjugate them under the rule of Mohammed’s tribesmen in the newly established Holy Arab Empire.
The Koran is actually NOT a universal message, but a RACIAL-SUPREMACIST message that contradicts the Golden Rule which is the chief ethical principle of Christianity.
Because Islam contradicts more than 95% of all Christian teachings, it is rather preposterous to invite Muslims to lead Christians in worship. There are many other religions that should also not be invited to lead in a Christian church, such as the Aztec cults of Acolnahuacatl (the god with war), Huitzilopochtli (the god of the sun) and Tezcatlipoca (the god of night) whose barbaric savagery is not allowed in the modern world.
FYI says
1}The Golden Rule..
“Do for others what you want them to do for you:this is the meaning of the Law of Moses and the teachings of all the prophets”
MATTHEW 7 v 12
The ultimate basis of TWO World Religions,Judaism and Christianity.
And it is MISSING in islam!
2}The Two Chief Commandments of God
LOVE GOD Deuteronomy 6:5-9
LOVE ONE ANOTHER Lev 19:17-18
“The whole law of Moses and and the teachings of ALL the prophets DEPEND on these two chief commandments”
MATTHEW 22 V 40
And these are also MISSING in islam.
Jews and Christians should note this.
The immoral teachings of the koran violate Chief law #1
The Doctrine of al walaa wal baraa etc violates Chief law #2
Even if one is an atheist ,do consider HOW and WHY these are MISSING in islam..
They are contradicted by the koran ans islam.
mortimer says
Muslim prayers do NOT include prayer for the health, well-being or prosperity of non-Muslims, only for that of ‘brother’ Muslims. To pray for the welfare of non-Muslims is ‘haram’.
Thus, Ilhan Omar is only permitted to pray positively for Muslims, and negatively for non-Muslims (e.g. that they fail or are destroyed by Allah).
Muslims may only pray for dirty kafirs to be CONVERTED TO ISLAM. That is the limit of Islamic prayer for the DIRTY KUFAAR.
Carol the 1st says
Pardon my sensibilities but you had me at that thing about Isa coming to destroy Christianity (HARDLY fitting in a Christian comfy zone!). Omar seems to have kindly spared us such thoughts.
What does seem fitting is that the podium she stands at seems to have a Celtic cross design (merging of pagan Sun-worship with the Christian cross). The Celts managed to adjust pretty well but Islam’s supremacist paganism has no intention to submit itself for the greater good. I guess that means it’s really NOT a religion in any meaningful or practical sense of the word. I doesn’t seem to even understand it’s favorite dictat “SUBMIT” when it comes to concepts like the “greater good”. Only that amalgam of adjectives called Allah gets butts raised to the sky in praiseful submission.
Frank Anderson says
Carol, have you considered my argument that islam may be a religion that is not entitled to protection under the Constitution and other law because it is also a criminal conspiracy? The two are not mutually exclusive.
A concise explanation can be found in the case available online, United States v. Gary Greenough, written by the trial judge in Mobile Alabama US District Court. To me, every legal element of a criminal conspiracy is present in islam.
Carol the 1st says
I’ve seen you mention this before (RICO?). It sounds like an excellent potential tool but as an ordinary plebe I feel any possible inclination to *not* use it may be beyond my level of sophistication to appreciate. Spreading the word and getting other legal minds to agree would be a good start though, wouldn’t it”
Coincidentally, a few days ago I posted about the Sicilian mafia. A Youtube video filled me with creeping dread as a very brave politician fighting them described their new worldwide specialty – WHITE COLLAR crime BLACKMAIL and skeletons in the closet is their main tactic with politicians and businesses from all over the world (as the Jeffrey Epstein scenario would seem to demonstrate and support).
We all think of “globalist elites” as the culprits but it seems we definitely must guard against their collusion and corruption more than we might dream. The Sicilian politician in the videod says the world would be astounded now by the degree of blackmail used. The mafia seems to me to be a perfect fit with the business end of Islam. Title Is:
The Italian Mafia – A symbiotic parasite
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+italian+mafia+-+a+symbiotic+parasite
Frank Anderson says
Carol, I included a brief discussion of RICO (18 U.S.C. 1963 et seq.) in a paper, the second of two I wrote, with co-author/professors, while I was in Accounting school. The major case regarding private claims under Section 1964(c) is Sedima v. Imrex, 473 U.S. 479, 488 (1985) a US Supreme Court case from more or less 1985. The problem is that too many private plaintiffs were winning their cases. A subsequent case made winning harder for private plaintiffs, but not the government. Another issue important to plaintiffs, damages are limited to treble actual damages. Without that limit, punitive damages could be very large compared to actual damages. Attorney fees and litigation expenses are recoverable under civil RICO, and in the event punitive damages are awarded in many states.
With the number of lawyers still in practice (I’m retired) there should be no big problem finding one with outstanding credentials, experience and track record. The problem is almost always having the determination to win needed to continue fighting no matter what kind of delays or other obstacles are used to slow the case, and FUNDING the plaintiff’s attorney, litigation expenses, and plaintiff’s living expenses. One of the reasons my war took 14 years to reach the US Supreme Court was funding.
It is easy in my experience to find law that supports claims that you and I probably agree should win. Making those claims win is hard, or it would be done already. It those claims are not victorious, we lose and will either be killed or enslaved by some totalitarian, whether muslim, Communist or other. There is no room or tolerance in a totalitarian society for those who do not bow to control. Watch any number of shows about Nazi Germany, especially before WWII, to see vivid illustrations of many important issues.
The UTTER irony of the situation considering the current orientation of the example to follow is the first place I would start doing research is the litigation of SPLC against the Klan. Having heard an extended SPLC presentation, I think their arguments and authorities would work just as well against islam as it did the Klan.
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Salome says
Kyrie eleison.
Max says
Ilhan Omar reading out an Islamic prayer praising Allah inside St. Peter’s Catholic Church is part of the socialist pope’s plan to unite the Church and Islam into one indissoluble body. Catholics will one day pray in mosques and might wear a jihad on a daily basis. Judaism will stand alone of course.
Save Europe says
I await the day, any mosque – be it in a Muslim country, or non Muslim country – allows a leader of a non Muslim religion to recite passages from a non Muslim book.
Won’t happen.
ntesdorf says
The Catholic Church facing Islam is like a hypnotised chicken facing the fox which has been left in charge of the hen-house,
gravenimage says
Ilhan Omar Hypnotizes Catholic Church, Reads Islamic Prayer at St. Peters Gathering in D.C.
……………….
dhimmi tools.
Brian Hoff says
Christian was changed into than pagijn religion when it became the state religion of the time Empire
gravenimage says
What is the “time Empire”? Does “DefenderofIslam” have any idea? I doubt it.
And his claim that Christianity is “than pagijn” religion is his saying that all Christians should be slaughtered.
Chand says
He probably means ‘that time’s Empire”, i.e. the Roman Empire.
gravenimage says
Could be. Not always easy to decipher this semi-literate fool’s claptrap.
Rafael m says
Has anyone seen a catholic priest at a mosque speaking about the Holy Trinity and of Jesus almighty God?
Frank Anderson says
I could be tempted to take bets on the response.
ronyvo says
These churches which allow Muslims to defile their podium are even worse than those Muslims. This would NEVER happen in our church, the Coptic church. We know way better to do such cowardice and crazy thing.
What goes in these churches’ minds? that if they have any, do they think that this will exempts them from an act of jihad?!!! NEVER.
ronyvo says
I have a word for Pelosi and those who follow her weird way of thinking, provide that she can think at all. The word is, as Christian you should hate the Devil. But, again, you Pelosi have no idea of anything.
jca reid says
Idiots! Imagine a bunch of perverts inviting in another foreign pervert to talk about their imaginary friend. Imagine having a “Priest” who actively endorses rape, murder, enslavement, paedophilia etc. as a “Religion”. The entire lot should be driven into the sea.