Welcome to H.C.R. NO. 100 H.D.1:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 H.D.1
H.C.R. NO. 100 STATE OF HAWAII HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER 24, 2009, AS ISLAM DAY.
AdvertisementWHEREAS, Hawaii is known for the wealth of its cultural and religious diversity and the harmony with which people of many cultures and religions live together; and
WHEREAS, Muslims constitute an ethnically diverse part of Hawaii’s cultural fabric, with around 3,000 practicing members; and
WHEREAS, the Prophet Mohammad left his house to migrate to Madinah and reached Quba in the vicinity of Madinah on the 12th day of Rabi ul-Awwal according to the lunar calendar, or September 24th according to the Gregorian calendar, thereby marking the birth of Islam; and
WHEREAS, Islam, a religion with a long and noble history, is the second largest religion in the world, with over one billion followers spread across every continent, and including members of many nations and cultures; and
WHEREAS, the Islamic world preserved and made original contributions to works of science and philosophy during the Middle Ages when these disciplines were threatened by bigotry and prejudice in other parts of the world; and
WHEREAS, Islamic artists, scientists, and philosophers have a rich history of contribution to world literature and our collective scientific understanding; and
WHEREAS, the Islamic faith shares common teachings found in the texts of both Christianity and Judaism, whose followers are respected and considered “People of the Book”; and
WHEREAS, Islamic doctrine encourages generosity in its adherents, maintaining that those who possess much have a responsibility to care for those in need; and
WHEREAS, Islam, along with its monotheistic counterparts, holds that peace is a divine quality and necessary for collective human happiness; and
WHEREAS, Islam strives for a world-wide community which, in the words of one Islamic poet philosopher, “does not recognize the superficial differences of race, or history, or nationality”; and
WHEREAS, the United States and countries of the Islamic world hold in common many beliefs and values including concepts of world community and mutual responsibility; and
WHEREAS, international understanding and peace, as well as understanding and peace in our local communities, are strengthened by free and open communications among everyone representing various cultural and religious traditions; and
WHEREAS, the 96th United States Congress officially recognized the noble qualities of Islam in a concurrent resolution on October 15, 1979 (SCR 43), honoring the religion’s 14th centennial; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2009, the Senate concurring, that September 24, 2009, shall be known as “Islam Day”
Think I am making it up? Check out this page at www.capitol.hawaii.gov
“works of science and philosophy during the Middle Ages when these disciplines were threatened by bigotry and prejudice in other parts of the world”
When I last taught Western Civ. (sorry, small-”h” humanities), the run of the mill “lecherous monks” reductionism had been supplemented by a brand new whole-cloth condemnation of the West — the claim that proto-multiculturalist Medieval Islamists had bravely overcome the “bigotry and prejudice” ethnically embodied by Christian Europe. They also brought “diversity” to Spain, according to the textbook.
Nice to see state legislators reading anything, I suppose.
EASTWARD, HA !
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1. Anyone truly interested in the origins of Islam must take a serious look at the eminent scholar Patricia Crone’s writings, in particular her very hard to find “Hagarism”. [It’s hard to find for a very underhanded reason, but I won’t go into that here]
In it, she questions practically the entire “traditional” history of early Islam. In effect, this non-traditional view renders much of the Hawaiian House Resolution, particularly the text of article 3 (the 3d “whereas), as fictitious, thereby rendering it null and void.
2. Anyone truly interested in the origins of modern science, should read Toby Huff’s “The Rise of Early Modern Science: Islam, China and the West” 2nd edition (easily available).
In it, he shows that the contribution of the Islamic world to modern science was at best minimal and has been completely exaggerated and misrepresented, thereby rendering the Hawaiian House Resolution, particularly the text of articles 5 & 6, null and void.
In fact, Huff states (or rather, implies) that given the fundamentals of Islam, there was no way modern science could have developed in that society – and that this is still true today. (Just look at the contemporary Islamic world’s contribution to modern science for proof).
Bottom Line: The Hawaiian House Resolution is largely based on myths and legends.
I suggest the Hawaiian House go back to what Hawaiians do best: Have a Hula party. But don’t invite Moslems – or – don’t serve alcoholic beverages. Take your pick. It’s got to be one or the other.
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WHEREAS, Appeasement has long been recognized as the noblest response to bullies, …
You ARE making this up. How do I know? Because there is no “Christianity Day”, and if there was, the ACLU would shut it down. lol good joke Roger.
How ironic. For Catholics, 24th September has been celebrated since 1696 as the feast of Our Lady of Ransom, which commemorates the founding of the Mercedarian congregation in 1218 by St Peter Nolasco. Their main objective was the rescue of Christian captives from the Muslim Moors. In England it is now the feast of Our Lady of Walsingham, with special prayers for the return of England to the Catholic Faith.
Why not Shinto Day? In Hawaii? And don’t tell me its because Imperial Japan became unruly and attacked all asia and the United States, and they had a chem-bio-nuke program, and conducted experiments on entire chinese towns, floated chemical weapons via wether balloon to our mainland that killed an entire family in Oregon.
So why no ‘Shinto Day’? Isn’t there a discrepancy with the “quality of results” crowd that ? Aren’t the Imperial Japanese of the Second World War getting the short end of the proverbial multi-cultural Schtick?
No, there’s no ‘Shinto Day’ in Hawaii because Imperial Japan didn’t employ a PR firm to spend more time telling us it was “a religion of peace” along with the ‘good cop’/'bad cop’ intimidation of a[n Imperial Japanese form of] CAIR…
That and the fact that the generation that fought these two genocidal nations, National Socialist Germany and Imperial Japan and endured 8 years of great and even greater depression under FDR’s own national socialism wouldn’t have bought it for a second. that’s why.