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Sunday, July 10, 2016
Drip,Drip, Drip No assimilation anywhere ... thx Sarah R!
I checked this out through Googling, and found the story is true. We need to stop the little things (drips of Muslims' refusal to integrate) before they become big things.
From: Bitsy E. McHugh <bitsymchugh@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 7, 2016 7:20 PM
Subject: Drip. drip, drip
Sent: Thursday, July 7, 2016 7:20 PM
Subject: Drip. drip, drip
Sometimes it's the little things that are most telling.
Naturally, once the exemption was withdrawn, all hell broke loose among Muslims in Switzerland. The Islamic Central Council of Switzerland, instead of yielding quietly to the Swiss decision to uphold the handshaking custom, criticized the ruling in hysterical terms, claiming that the enforcement of the handshaking is "totalitarian" (!) because its intent is to "forbid religious people from meeting their obligations to God." That, of course, was never the "intent" of the long-standing handshaking custom, which was a nearly-universal custom in Switzerland, and in schools had to do only with encouraging the right classroom atmosphere of mutual respect between instructor and pupil, of which the handshake was one aspect. The Swiss formulation of the problem – weighing competing claims — will be familiar to Americans versed in Constitutional adjudication. In this case "the public interest with respect to equality" of the sexes and the "integration of foreigners" (who are expected to adopt Swiss ways, not force the Swiss to exempt them from some of those ways) were weighed against the "religious obligations to God" of Muslims, and the former interests found to outweigh the latter.
What this case shows is that even at the smallest and seemingly inconsequential level, Muslims are challenging the laws and customs of the Infidels among whom they have been allowed to settle. Each little victory, or defeat, will determine whether Muslims will truly integrate into a Western society or, instead, refashion that society to meet Muslim requirements. The handshake has been upheld and, what's more, a stiff fine now will be imposed on those who continue to refuse to shake hands with a female teacher. This is a heartening sign of non-surrender by the Swiss. But the challenges of the Muslims within Europe to the laws and customs of the indigenes have no logical end and will not stop. And the greater the number of Muslims allowed to settle in Europe, the stronger and more frequent their challenges will be. They are attempting not to integrate, but rather to create, for now, a second, parallel society, and eventually, through sheer force of numbers from both migration and by out
breeding the Infidels, to fashion not a parallel society but one society — now dominated by Muslims.
The Swiss handshaking dispute has received some, but not enough, press attention. Presumably, it's deemed too inconsequential a matter to bother with. But the Swiss know better. And so should we.
In Switzerland it has long been customary for students to shake the hands of their teachers at the beginning and end of the school day. It's a sign of solidarity and mutual respect between teacher and pupil, one that is thought to encourage the right classroom atmosphere. Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga recently felt compelled to further explain that shaking hands was part of Swiss culture and daily life.
And the reason she felt compelled to speak out about the handshake is that two Muslim brothers, aged 14 and 15, who have lived in Switzerland for several years (and thus are familiar with its mores), in the town of Therwil, near Basel, refused to shake the hands of their teacher, a woman, because, they claimed, this would violate Muslim teachings that contact with the opposite sex is allowed only with family members. At first the school authorities decided to avoid trouble, and initially granted the boys an exemption from having to shake the hand of any female teacher. But an uproar followed, as Mayor Reto Wolf explained to the BBC: "the community was unhappy with the decision taken by the school. In our culture and in our way of communication a handshake is normal and sends out respect for the other person, and this has to be brought [home] to the children in school."
Therwil's Educational Department reversed the school's decision, explaining in a statement on May 25 that the school's exemption was lifted because "the public interest with respect to equality between men and women and the integration of foreigners significantly outweighs the freedom of religion." It added that a teacher has the right to demand a handshake. Furthermore, if the students refused to shake hands again "the sanctions called for by law will be applied," which included a possible fine of up to 5,000 dollars.
This uproar in Switzerland, where many people were enraged at the original exemption granted to the Muslim boys, did not end after that exemption was itself overturned by the local Educational Department. The Swiss understood quite clearly that this was more than a little quarrel over handshakes; it was a fight over whether the Swiss would be masters in their own house, or whether they would be forced to yield, by the granting of special treatment, to the Islamic view of the proper relations between the sexes. It is one battle – small but to the Swiss significant – between o'er
weening Muslim immigrants and the indigenous Swiss.
And the reason she felt compelled to speak out about the handshake is that two Muslim brothers, aged 14 and 15, who have lived in Switzerland for several years (and thus are familiar with its mores), in the town of Therwil, near Basel, refused to shake the hands of their teacher, a woman, because, they claimed, this would violate Muslim teachings that contact with the opposite sex is allowed only with family members. At first the school authorities decided to avoid trouble, and initially granted the boys an exemption from having to shake the hand of any female teacher. But an uproar followed, as Mayor Reto Wolf explained to the BBC: "the community was unhappy with the decision taken by the school. In our culture and in our way of communication a handshake is normal and sends out respect for the other person, and this has to be brought [home] to the children in school."
Therwil's Educational Department reversed the school's decision, explaining in a statement on May 25 that the school's exemption was lifted because "the public interest with respect to equality between men and women and the integration of foreigners significantly outweighs the freedom of religion." It added that a teacher has the right to demand a handshake. Furthermore, if the students refused to shake hands again "the sanctions called for by law will be applied," which included a possible fine of up to 5,000 dollars.
This uproar in Switzerland, where many people were enraged at the original exemption granted to the Muslim boys, did not end after that exemption was itself overturned by the local Educational Department. The Swiss understood quite clearly that this was more than a little quarrel over handshakes; it was a fight over whether the Swiss would be masters in their own house, or whether they would be forced to yield, by the granting of special treatment, to the Islamic view of the proper relations between the sexes. It is one battle – small but to the Swiss significant – between o'er
Naturally, once the exemption was withdrawn, all hell broke loose among Muslims in Switzerland. The Islamic Central Council of Switzerland, instead of yielding quietly to the Swiss decision to uphold the handshaking custom, criticized the ruling in hysterical terms, claiming that the enforcement of the handshaking is "totalitarian" (!) because its intent is to "forbid religious people from meeting their obligations to God." That, of course, was never the "intent" of the long-standing handshaking custom, which was a nearly-universal custom in Switzerland, and in schools had to do only with encouraging the right classroom atmosphere of mutual respect between instructor and pupil, of which the handshake was one aspect. The Swiss formulation of the problem – weighing competing claims — will be familiar to Americans versed in Constitutional adjudication. In this case "the public interest with respect to equality" of the sexes and the "integration of foreigners" (who are expected to adopt Swiss ways, not force the Swiss to exempt them from some of those ways) were weighed against the "religious obligations to God" of Muslims, and the former interests found to outweigh the latter.
What this case shows is that even at the smallest and seemingly inconsequential level, Muslims are challenging the laws and customs of the Infidels among whom they have been allowed to settle. Each little victory, or defeat, will determine whether Muslims will truly integrate into a Western society or, instead, refashion that society to meet Muslim requirements. The handshake has been upheld and, what's more, a stiff fine now will be imposed on those who continue to refuse to shake hands with a female teacher. This is a heartening sign of non-surrender by the Swiss. But the challenges of the Muslims within Europe to the laws and customs of the indigenes have no logical end and will not stop. And the greater the number of Muslims allowed to settle in Europe, the stronger and more frequent their challenges will be. They are attempting not to integrate, but rather to create, for now, a second, parallel society, and eventually, through sheer force of numbers from both migration and by out
O'Reilley Hits a Home Run ... Thx Keith B and Sarah R!
O'REILLY HITS A HOME RUN
For those who don't watch O'Reilly or may have missed this one.
He even got an "atta boy" from Juan Williams.
I never thought I would hear this from national news caster...
Obama, Wright, Jackson and Sharpton (the career race baiters) will have to change their underwear after seeing this!
I like O' Reilly, but after this, I have a lot more respect for him.
I'm sure he is putting his career on the line.
What he says is the TRUTH and most of America already knows it!
But like the "Emperor with no clothes", no one will dare speak the truth in public.
This video should go viral.
Thanks Bill, someone finally had the nerve to say it.
In God We Trust.
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Declining Crow Population in Boston _ Could it happen Here ... Thx Sarah R!
You are a wonderful friend, Sarah and I accept full blame for, uh, ... you know!
Subject: Boston's Declining Crow Population: Could it happen here?
Subject: Boston's Declining Crow Population: Could it happen here?
Ice Cream ... Thx Paul C!
Subject: FW: ICE CREAM!
For those who understand, no explanation is needed.
For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.
ONE DAY I HAD LUNCH WITH SOME FRIENDS. JIM, A SHORT, BALDING GOLFER
TYPE ABOUT 80 YEARS OLD, CAME ALONG WITH THEM---ALL IN ALL, A PLEASANT
BUNCH.
WHEN THE MENUS WERE PRESENTED, WE ORDERED SALADS, SANDWICHES, AND
SOUPS, EXCEPT FOR JIM WHO SAID, "ICE CREAM, PLEASE. TWO SCOOPS,
CHOCOLATE.
I WASN'T SURE MY EARS HEARD RIGHT, AND THE OTHERS WERE AGHAST. "ALONG
WITH HEATED APPLE PIE," JIM ADDED, COMPLETELY UNABASHED.
WE TRIED TO ACT QUITE NONCHALANT, AS IF PEOPLE DID THIS ALL THE TIME.
BUT WHEN OUR ORDERS WERE BROUGHT OUT, I DIDN'T ENJOY MINE.
I COULDN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF JIM AS HIS PIE A-LA-MODE WENT DOWN. THE
OTHER GUYS COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. THEY ATE THEIR LUNCHES SILENTLY AND
GRINNED.
THE NEXT TIME I WENT OUT TO EAT, I CALLED AND INVITED JIM . I LUNCHED
ON WHITE MEAT TUNA. HE ORDERED A PARFAIT.
I SMILED. HE ASKED IF HE AMUSED ME.
I ANSWERED, "YES, YOU DO, BUT ALSO YOU CONFUSE ME.
HOW COME YOU ORDER RICH DESSERTS, WHILE I FEEL I MUST BE SENSIBLE? HE
LAUGHED AND SAID "I'M TASTING ALL THAT IS POSSIBLE.
I TRY TO EAT THE FOOD I NEED, AND DO THE THINGS I SHOULD. BUT LIFE'S
SO SHORT, MY FRIEND, I HATE MISSING OUT ON SOMETHING GOOD. THIS YEAR I
REALIZED HOW OLD I WAS. (HE GRINNED) I HAVEN'T BEEN THIS OLD BEFORE."
"SO, BEFORE I DIE, I'VE GOT TO TRY THOSE THINGS THAT FOR YEARS I HAD
IGNORED. I HAVEN'T SMELLED ALL THE FLOWERS YET. THERE ARE TOO MANY
TROUT STREAMS I HAVEN'T FISHED. THERE'S MORE FUDGE SUNDAES TO WOLF
DOWN AND KITES TO BE FLOWN OVERHEAD.
THERE ARE TOO MANY GOLF COURSES I HAVEN'T PLAYED. I'VE NOT LAUGHED AT
ALL THE JOKES. I'VE MISSED A LOT OF SPORTING EVENTS AND POTATO CHIPS
AND COKES. I WANT TO WADE AGAIN IN WATER AND FEEL OCEAN SPRAY ON MY
FACE.
I WANT TO SIT IN A COUNTRY CHURCH ONCE MORE AND THANK GOD FOR HIS
GRACE.
I WANT PEANUT BUTTER EVERY DAY SPREAD ON MY MORNING TOAST. I WANT
UN-TIMED LONG DISTANCE CALLS TO THE FOLKS I LOVE THE MOST.
I HAVEN'T CRIED AT ALL THE MOVIES YET, OR WALKED IN THE MORNING RAIN.
I NEED TO FEEL WIND ON MY FACE. I WANT TO BE IN LOVE AGAIN.
SO, IF I CHOOSE TO HAVE DESSERT, INSTEAD OF HAVING DINNER, THEN
SHOULD I DIE BEFORE NIGHT FALL, I'D SAY I DIED A WINNER, BECAUSE I
MISSED OUT ON NOTHING. I FILLED MY HEART'S DESIRE. I HAD THAT FINAL
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE BEFORE MY LIFE EXPIRED.."
WITH THAT, I CALLED THE WAITRESS OVER. "I'VE CHANGED MY MIND, " I
SAID. "I WANT WHAT HE IS HAVING, ONLY ADD SOME MORE WHIPPED CREAM!"
THIS IS MY GIFT TO YOU - WE NEED AN ANNUAL FRIENDS DAY! IF YOU GET
THIS TWICE, THEN YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE FRIEND. LIVE WELL, LOVE MUCH &
LAUGH OFTEN - BE HAPPY.
SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDSINCLUDING ME IF I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE
COUNTED AMONG THEM.
BE MINDFUL THAT HAPPINESS ISN'T BASED ON POSSESSIONS, POWER, OR
PRESTIGE, BUT ON RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE WE LIKE AND RESPECT.
REMEMBER THAT WHILE MONEY TALKS,CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM SINGS!
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