Welcome! - New ACT! For America Chapter!

Thank you for visiting this site. It's the official blog of the newly established Brunswick County/Wilmington Area, North Carolina chapter of ACT! For America.  Its purpose is to educate the public about the dangers of Sharia Law and to show that Sharia is in direct conflict with the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Separation of Church and State.  Because of this, it should NEVER be considered in court cases.  Unfortunately, however, it is being interjected into our legal system more and more every day. This has to stop!  Omar Ahmad, the founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), once said "The Quran should be the highest authority in America."  No, the Constitution is and for very good reason!  


Be Advised - THIS IS NOT A HATE SITE, and no such language will be tolerated on this site. The U.S. Constitution grants us and protects our right of Religious Choice.  Millions of law-abiding moderate and peaceful Muslims practice their faith daily in America without any malice or ill will. This site is dedicated to educating people about Radical Islam, Extremists, and their use of "Political Islam."


Please stay tuned as I get this blog and Chapter up and running.  If you have any questions, feedback, or if you live in the area and are interested in joining this Chapter, please feel free to e-mail me at brunswickcoactforamerica@gmail.com. TELL YOUR FRIENDS and SPREAD THE WORD!  You can find out more about ACT! For America, Sharia Law, and Political Islam by reading on or visiting ACT! For America, The Center For The Study Of Political Islam, Stop Sharia Law, and American Congress For Truth


For Liberty,

Aaron D. Yeargan, Chapter Director
Leland/Brunswick County/Wilmington, NC ACT! For America
BrunswickCoActForAmerica@gmail.com
http://coastalnorthcarolinaactforamerica.blogspot.com/

P.S.  Be Advised - while the following sites are not necessarily endorsed by ACT! For America, you can find more information about the U.S. Constitution HERE, the NC State Constitution HERE, and the Separation of Church and State HERE.
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1.  About ACT! for America

ACT! for America was founded by Brigitte Gabriel, a Lebanese immigrant who came to the United States after losing her country of birth to militant Muslim fundamentalists during the Lebanese Civil War. Now an American citizen, Gabriel founded ACT! for America to give Americans their voice back. That unique American voice, full of joy and anticipation of better days and infinite aspirations...muted by the scourge of political correctness. Muted by intimidation, as evidenced by the increasing use of slurs such as "Islamophobe" by Muslim apologists against anyone who dares to speak the truth about radical Islam, terror and jihad. Muted by fear of lawsuits. Muted by fear of physical assault. ACT! for America was created to provide American citizens a means to be a collective voice for the democratic values of Western Civilization, such as the celebration of life and liberty, as opposed to the authoritarian values of radical Islam, such as the celebration of death, terror and tyranny. This collective, grassroots voice will triumphantly rise above political correctness and intimidation. OUR MISSION Create a nationwide network of chapters in order to more effectively inform, educate and mobilize Americans regarding the multiple threats of radical Islam, and what they can and must do to protect themselves and their country against this determined enemy. Through direct lobbying and grassroots action, speak out for public policies that protect our national security and our way of life. Arm activists with the information to get involved and take effective action. Hold our elected representatives accountable by educating voters as to how their representatives vote on issues of importance in the fight against radical Islam. Develop coalitions with like-minded organizations to magnify our voice and increase our effectiveness. Fearlessly speak out in defense of America, Israel and Western civilization. OUR VISION The ACT! for America vision: A citizen action network that aggressively promotes and implements educational programs that teach and enable citizen participation in the defense of America on the community, city, state, and national level. A citizen action network that is vigilant and quick to respond to anti-American and anti-Israel media bias and "politically correct" apologists for radical Islam in the media, academia and politics. A citizen action network that holds our elected officials accountable for defending and protecting the United States and its only democratic ally in the Middle East, the State of Israel. A citizen action network that promotes public policies and legislation that defend America and democratic values against the terror and tyranny of radical Islam. A citizen action network that will partner with like-minded organizations to coordinate effective public relations campaigns to speak against media bias and religious bigotry wherever it exists: In the western media - television, radio, and print media among the intellectual elite; on American college campuses; Churches, Synagogues and Mosques; on the local, state, and national level; worldwide. As a well-informed and well-organized citizen action network, ACT! for America will be the front-line voice for freedom-loving Americans everywhere. 2.  ABOUT MS. GABRIEL Brigitte Gabriel Leading Expert on Global Islamic Terrorism Brigitte Gabriel is one of the leading terrorism experts in the world providing information and analysis on the rise of global Islamic terrorism. She lectures nationally and internationally about terrorism and current affairs. Her expertise is sought after by world and business leaders. She has addressed the Australian Prime Minister, members of The British Parliament/House of Commons, members of the United States Congress, The Pentagon, The Joint Forces Staff College, The US Special Operations Command, The US Asymmetric Warfare group, the FBI, and many others. In addition, Gabriel is a regular guest analyst on Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, and various radio stations daily across America. She serves on the board of advisors of the Intelligence Summit. Ms. Gabriel was Keynote speaker for Homeland Security Certification annual conference in 2009 in Las Vegas. Ms. Gabriel is founder, president and CEO of ACT! for America, the largest grassroots citizen action network dedicated to preserving national security and combating Islamic supremacy. She’s the author of two New York Times Best Sellers, BECAUSE THEY HATE: A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America. And THEY MUST BE STOPPED: Why we must defeat radical Islam and how we can do it. Ms. Gabriel is named one of the top 50 most prominent speakers in America. She speaks Arabic, French, English and Hebrew. 3.  SHARIA/SHARIAH LAW F.A.Q. 1. What is Shariah or Shariah Islamic law? Shariah is Islamic law and represents the traditional or “pure” normative interpretation of the Qur’an and teachings of Mohammed, as developed by Shariah scholars and jurists during Islam’s early centuries. It has remained largely unchanged for over 1200 years and is practiced today in these areas: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Sudan Recognized as the supreme law of the land in almost all Arab regimes (although not always put into practice) Afghanistan and the Swat region of Pakistan, under Taliban control Parts of Nigeria, Indonesia, and Somalia As of January 2009, Hamas-controlled Gaza strip Al-Qaeda radicals practicing terrorism 2. How is Shariah related to Radical Islam? Implementing Shariah is the agenda of what is often termed Radical Islam or Political Islam. Shariah-driven Islam is a political movement much like communism, in that “true” Muslims are required to relinquish all control of personal, business, family, and religious life to the rulings of Shariah “authorities” (the ‘ulema’ who act as legislators, judges, and law enforcement) in the service of this totalitarian political order. The goal is to wage Jihad (cultural, financial, or violent) to create a one world order, united under Islam, where Church and State are one. 3. Do all Muslims want to live under Shariah law? No. Newspapers report bloody struggles in Turkey, Indonesia, Pakistan, Thailand, Egypt, and Jordan between secular liberty-minded Muslims and theocratic Shariah militants. However, as Shariah Islam expands its reach worldwide, polls suggest increasing support for enforcing strict application of Shariah law in Islamic countries: 65% of Egyptians, 76% of Pakistanis, and 49% of Indonesians (www.worldpublicopinion.org). Yet Shariah law silences nearly 750 million women and children. 4. What are some examples of Shariah law? The Reliance of the Traveller, Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law is the authoritative Sunni Shariah rulebook (available at www.Barnesandnoble.com). Offensive, military  Jihad is a religious obligation. Inferior status for all non-Muslims (“dhimma”). Capital punishment for slandering Islam. Capital punishment for apostasy (leaving Islam). Women may not leave the house without husbands’ permission; beating disobedient women, polygamy, forced child marriage, and stoning of adulterers are permitted. Slavery is legal. Lying (taqiyya) to infidels is permitted. Capital punishment for homosexuals and lesbians. 5. Who is the Muslim Brotherhood? The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) was formed in the 1920s by Shariah advocates to create a one-world nation-state under Shariah Islamic law. Today, they are in 70+ countries. The Brotherhood works hand-in-hand with the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), a 57-member Muslim-majority block in the UN. Their 1982 plan to invade and conquer the West was discovered in Nov. 2001 (see Patrick Poole’s article at www.frontpagemag.com) 6. What tactics are used to implement this strategy? Below are some of the tactics recommended in the Muslim Brotherhood’s “Project” (see the English translation in Patrick Poole’s article in www.frontpagemag.com): Inflaming violence while appearing ‘moderate’ Inciting hatred against Jews Monitoring western media Making alliances with western “progressives” Establishing financial networks to fund conversion Collecting funds to support global jihad Who are these Shariah Authorities or Advisors? Only Shariah authorities (the ‘ulema’) can issue fatwas or legal rulings and only they can interpret Shariah. As Shariah authorities, they authorize, direct, and condone Jihad actions. The mandate that “true” Muslims carry out their fatwas ensures that these authorities can distance themselves from actual acts of terror. Recent fatwas by Shariah authorities resulted in a) the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, b) rioting following the publication of the Danish Mohammad cartoons, and c) the attacks in New York (Sep. 2001), London (Jul. 2007), Madrid (Mar. 2004), and Mumbai (Jan. 2009). 7. What are some examples of creeping Shariah? “Creeping Shariah” refers to the incremental adoption of Shariah, in which a single example seems harmless, but taken together, represents a pattern of intention. No-Go Zones. 751 no-go zones in France where police have turned over control to “religious enforcement” following threats of violence. Girls  without Islamic clothing have reportedly been raped. Non-Muslim citizens are urged to stay out. Zones exist in Denmark, the Netherlands, and the UK. Shariah Courts. 2008: Official recognition of five courts in the UK and one in Texas, USA, with lobbying to create greater legitimization and authority in Minnesota, New Jersey, and California. The intent is to set up parallel courts, in lieu of secular courts and their judgments, in family and business law. Assault on Freedom of Speech. Feb. 2009: Dutch Parliamentarian Geert Wilders prosecuted for hate speech for his 15-minute film, Fitna. Books Destroyed. July 2007: Cambridge University Press destroyed its print run of Alms for Jihad: Charity and Terrorism in the Islamic World in reaction to Saudi threats of a slander lawsuit. Children’s Rights. Mar. 2008: UK reports epidemic of forced child marriages. 2008: Texas father murders teenage daughters for adopting a Western lifestyle. Women’s Rights. 2008: Successful lobbying for polygamy in Canada and UK; Holland recognizes polygamous marriages. 2009: Buffalo NY, USA. Muslim leader decapitates his wife after she filed for divorce. Honor killing is justified under Shariah law. Saudi Hate Curriculum. The Islamic Saudi Academy (ISA) in Virginia, remains open, despite reports of hate-filled curricula, according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.   8. What is Shariah-Compliant Finance or Islamic Banking? Shariah (also “Shari’a”) Finance is a powerful economic tool of Political Islam, disguised as a harmless religious method of investing for Muslims. Western investment firms like Citigroup, HSBC, Dow Jones, UBS, and AIG have created Islamic banks within their corporate structures, hiring Shariah Authorities or Imams to manage this new entity with full  discretion. Their ultimate goal is to create a global Islamic nation (umma) wherein both Muslims and non-Muslims are under Islamic sovereignty. These Shariah “scholars” use all forms of Jihad (aggressive and stealth) to further their goal. Shariah Finance is the most insidious and effective form of stealth Jihad. 9. What is the Arabic term for Shariah Finance? Al-Jihad bi-al-Mal, which literally means Jihad with money (mal, Arabic for money) or Financial Jihad. 10. How does Shariah define “charity” or “Zakat”? There are 8 categories of Zakat (Arabic for charity) according to Shariah, all of which are meant to build allegiance to Islam worldwide. While four of these categories help the poor, the others support Jihad. The 7th category of Zakat is defined in the Reliance of the Traveler, the Classic Manual of Islamic Sacred Law (Umdat Al-Salik), p. 272, as follows: “those fighting for Allah, meaning people engaged In Islamic military operations for whom no salary has been allotted in the army, or volunteers for Jihad without remuneration. They are given enough to suffice them for the operation, even if affluent: of weapons, mounts, clothing, and expenses.” This explains why the U.S. Government has classified 27 Islamic charities as terror organizations, with the Holy Land Foundation in Dallas, Texas the most recently convicted of financing terror-jihad (2008). These charities have innocuous-sounding names like Union of Good, and Benevolence International Foundation, and Care International. 11. If we are funding terrorism when we fill our cars up with gas, are we also funding terrorism by managing this oil wealth in a Shariah-compliant way? Yes. Depositing our money with banks and companies that sell Shariah Investments is giving these firms capital to grow their Shariah businesses overseas, which is, in turn, used to direct oil money to destroy America’s constitutional republic, liberty, values, and way of life. 12. Who are these “Shariah Authorities” who sit on bank boards directing where and how Middle East oil wealth is invested? Here are four of the most sought-after “Shari’a Authorities” in the industry, all of whom are highly paid to sit on individual corporate bank Shariah Advisory Boards. Each also sits on the AAOIFI (Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions) Board, an international body that parallels western regulatory agencies. Incredibly, the SEC embraced the legitimacy and members of the AAOIFI. 13. Who is Sheik Yusuf Al-Qaradawi? Boards: AAOIFI; Bank Al-Taqwa (shut down 2001 by U.S. TSY for terror funding) Considered one of the most respected Shariah Authorities and Shariah Finance experts Terrorist banned from US (1999) and UK (2008) Supports suicide bombings, no rights for women, Islamic supremacy, and Jihad De facto leader of the Muslim Brotherhood Urged replacing western capitalism with Shariah Finance, Oct. 2008 Described Shariah Finance as "Jihad with Money," BBC, 2006 Referred to 6 times during a Feb. 26, '09 Fordham Law School Continued Education Credit Conference on Islamic Finance Quotable Quotes: "Allah Almighty is just; through his infinite wisdom he has given the weak a weapon the strong do not have, and that is their ability to turn their bodies into bombs as Palestinians do." “The most important form of jihad today….is to rebuild Islamic society and state….in the political, cultural and economic domains. This is certainly most deserving of Zakat.” 14. Who is Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani? Boards: Chairman of AAOIFI; HSBC, Dow Jones, Citigroup, Guidance Financial The single most influential Shariah authority on Shariah finance in the world Founder and Director of Jamia Uloom madrassa, 2nd largest in Pakistan, which "boasts close ties to the Taliban" according to International Crisis Human Rights Group Deobandi Cleric to the Taliban, 2001 Calls for western Muslims to wage violent Jihad against non-Muslims, whether or not Western countries allow Islam to be freely practiced Quotable Quote: Usmani writes “Killing is to continue until the unbelievers pay jiziah (a subjugation tax) after they are humbled or overpowered.” (Islam and Modernism, 2006) 15. Who is Imran Ashraf Usmani? Boards: AAOIFI; AIG, HSBC, Citigroup Educated at and currently teaches at Jamia Uloom Madrassa, a well-known Jihadist school, with this father, Muhammad Taqi Usmani Banks are replacing Taqi Usmani with his son, Imran, as Dad's Jihadist background is publicized 16. Who is Yusef Talal De Lorenzo? Boards: AAOIFI; IFSB, Barclays Capital, Shariah Capital, Dow Jones, Guidance International American convert to Islam Dropped out of Cornell and educated at Darul Uloom Madrassa in Pakistan, the same madrassa founded by Sheik Usmani Advisor to Pakistan President Zia al-Haq 1981–1984 during creation of Taliban Director of Education for the Islamic Saudi Academy, which is condemned for its hate curricula by the Congress-appointed U.S. Commission on Religious Freedom Secretary of FCNA, where fellow Trustee and President of FCNA is in prison for funding al-Qaeda and/or co-conspirator in terrorism trial Coined the term "ethical" as a better description than "Shari’a" for Western bankers to understand 17. How do firms like Citibank, UBS, Barclays, HSBC, AIG, and Blackstone describe Shariah banking? The marketing materials of these firms focus on two seemingly harmless details of “Islamic” investing 1) limited "interest income" and 2) un-Islamic banned “sin” industries of alcohol and gambling. Therefore, investment firms describe Shariah finance as “interest-free,” “ethical,” and “socially responsible” investing. Quotable Quotes: AIG: The Introduction of Takaful (Shariah insurance) products in the U.S. represents.…emerging growth opportunity for AIG Commercial Insurance. We are pleased to offer socially responsible solutions….to the domestic market.” (AIG Press Release, 2008) HSBC: Amana Takaful Fund: “ We invest in assets…that are acceptable within the socially and environmentally acceptable principles of Shariah….managed through the…ethical principles of Shariah.” (www.hsbcamanah.com, Feb 2009) BLACKSTONE: “Blackstone Shariah Finance presents you with an ethical alternative” (http://www.black-stone.co.uk/test/Shariah_finance.html, April 2009) 18. Aren’t claims of “interest free,” “ethical,” and “socially acceptable” false advertising and fraudulent? Yes. There is no disclosure about these issues: the definition of Zakat includes the clothing and feeding of terrorists and other expenses of Jihad; the connection between Shariah, Jihad, the Taliban, and Iran; the numerous other “un-Islamic Industries” for which Shariah investment is forbidden, including: products or construction that benefits Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Protestantism, or any other non-Islamic religion; any project that promotes equal rights for women or gays; and Western defense industries, books, films, TV, and radio. Shariah authorities’ commitment to world dominance and Jihad, even against liberty-minded Muslims; Shariah-compliant investments are complicated but legal "derivatives" that re-label "interest income" as "rents" or "profits." The Obama administration has labeled "derivatives" as "toxic assets." These instruments triggered the economic collapse of 2008 and created the need for the taxpayer-funded $3 trillion of bank bailout.  19. Is Congress concerned about this? Yes. Leaders include Congresspersons Sue Myrick, Frank Wolf, Paul Broun, and Tom Tancredo and Senator Jon Kyl. Quotable Quotes: Myrick/Wolf to AIG CEO, Dec. 08: "you may defend your decision to offer Shariah products and will probably state that they have no real ties to Shariah Law, and therefore, pose no threat. You are wrong. " 20. What can I do to help? Join ACT! for America, a grassroots organization (56,000 members in 260 chapters) dedicated to focusing Congress on Islamic extremism in America.