Monday, October 16, 2017

Uproar as German Lawmaker Proposes Observance of Muslim Public Holidays



Uproar as German Lawmaker Proposes Observance of Muslim Public Holidays
by Simon Kent 15 Oct 2017
A German lawmaker and member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet has sparked uproar by proposing the observance of Muslim public holidays.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere told a rally in Lower Saxony he was open to the idea of discussing the addition of Muslim religious holidays to the German calendar. His call comes less than two years after Chancellor Merkel said: “Islam belongs to Germany.”

“Where there are many Muslims why shouldn’t we consider a Muslim holiday,” the interior minister said. He also questioned whether or not the Christian basis of German society was sustainable in the modern context.

“I do not know whether you can tell your children fluently what is the religious content of penance and prayer. Or Pentecost, if you know very well what was going on with the Holy Spirit?

“And yet our whole life rhythm was shaped by the Sundays and holidays.”

The proposal, contained in a speech posted in an audio clip on local news website regionalwolfsburg.de, prompted a backlash from fellow conservatives, who are due to start tricky three-way coalition talks with the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) and the Greens next week.

Senior CDU member Wolfgang Bosbach told the newspaper Bild that everyone in Germany could celebrate whatever religious festivals they wanted but added: “Whether the state should also protect non-Christian holidays with legal regulation in future is a different issue entirely.”

Alexander Dobrindt, a senior figure in the Christian Social Union (CSU) – the Bavarian sister party of Merkel’s CDU – told the same newspaper that Germany’s Christian heritage was non-negotiable, adding: “We won’t consider introducing Muslim public holidays in Germany.”

As Breitbart London has reported, the increasing number of Muslims flooding Germany as a result of Chancellor Merkel’s open door immigration policies is driving a wedge through both politics and society.

A University of Leipzig study has shown Germans are increasingly rejecting Islam. Half of respondents said the huge influx of Muslims has left them feeling like strangers in their own country. Two years ago such sentiments were felt by 43 per cent, and in 2009 less than one in three agreed.

In January 2015, Angela Merkel declared that “Islam belongs to Germany” but increasing numbers of German people disagree. Only 13 per cent agreed with this statement while the vast majority opposed it.
More than 40 per cent felt Muslims should be prohibited from migrating to Germany.

Some 4.4 million Muslims, many from the nation’s ethnic Turkish community, live in Germany, which has a total population of about 80.6 million.

Let’s connect the dots:

Muslim
Daisy Khan is an executive director at the American Society for Muslim Advancement, a developer for Park51, and was a director at the White House Project.

Note: Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow is the sponsor for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.
Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation was a funder for the Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow, the Islamic Development Bank, and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
US Islamic World Conference was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Germany was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, the Human Rights Watch, and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, Jonathan Soros’s father, a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch. 
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights Watch, the Roosevelt Institute, the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Climate Reality Project, and the People for the American Way.
Park51
Park51 (originally named Cordoba House[6]) is to be a 13-story Islamic community center in Lower Manhattan including a "Muslim community center and a mosque."[7] The developers hoped to promote an interfaith dialogue within the greater community.[7] Due to its proposed location two blocks from the World Trade Center site,[8][9] it was widely and controversially referred to as the "Ground Zero mosque".
Gara LaMarche was an associate director for the Human Rights Watch, a director at the White House Project, a VP & director of U.S. programs for the Open Society Foundations, is a director at the Open Society Policy Center, and a director at the Roosevelt Institute.
Jonathan Soros is a global board member for the Open Society Foundations, a director at the Open Society Policy Center, a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, and George Soros’s son.
Marie M. Warburg is a director at the Human Rights Watch, and was a director at the American Council on Germany.
David M. Rubenstein was a director at the American Council on Germany, and a benefactor for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Henry A. Kissinger is a director at the American Council on Germany, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), a friend of Brent Scowcroft, a trustee emeritus at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Islamic art Met Museum committee is a visiting committee at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Rozanne L. Ridgway was a co-chair for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and a U.S. ambassador for Germany.
Richard R. Burt is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and was a U.S. ambassador for Germany.
Paul A. Volcker is an honorary vice chairman for the American Council on Germany, and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Madeleine K. Albright is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and a professor at Georgetown University.
Alwaleed bin Talal is the benefactor for the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, and the founder of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation.
Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation was a funder for the Islamic Development Bank, the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow.
Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow is the sponsor for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.
Daisy Khan is an executive director at the American Society for Muslim Advancement, a developer for Park51, and was a director at the White House Project.
Gara LaMarche was a director at the White House Project, an associate director for the Human Rights Watch, a VP & director of U.S. programs for the Open Society Foundations, is a director at the Open Society Policy Center, and a director at the Roosevelt Institute.
Jonathan Soros is a global board member for the Open Society Foundations, a director at the Open Society Policy Center, a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, and George Soros’s son.
Marie M. Warburg is a director at the Human Rights Watch, and was a director at the American Council on Germany.
Brent Scowcroft was a director at the American Council on Germany, a director at the Climate Reality Project, is the chair, international advisory board for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and a friend of Henry A. Kissinger.
Albert A. Gore Jr. is the chairman for the Climate Reality Project, an adviser for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and was a donor for The Climate Project.
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers was a donor for The Climate Project.
Vinod Khosla was a partner emeritus for Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, and a founding member of the Climate Leadership Council.
Stephen Hawking was a founding member of the Climate Leadership Council, and was a professor at University of Cambridge.
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies is a center at the University of Cambridge.
The Climate Project was a merged organization with the Climate Reality Project.
Norman Lear was a donor for The Climate Project, and is a director at the People for the American Way.
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The Climate Project was a merged organization with the Climate Reality Project.
Center for a New American Security was a contributor for the Climate Reality Project.
Madeleine K. Albright was a director at the Center for a New American Security, is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), and a professor at Georgetown University.
Alwaleed bin Talal is the benefactor for the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, and the founder of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation.
Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation was a funder for the Islamic Development Bank, the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow.
Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow is the sponsor for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.
Daisy Khan is an executive director at the American Society for Muslim Advancement, a developer for Park51, and was a director at the White House Project.
Gara LaMarche was a director at the White House Project, an associate director for the Human Rights Watch, a VP & director of U.S. programs for the Open Society Foundations, is a director at the Open Society Policy Center, and a director at the Roosevelt Institute.
Jonathan Soros is a global board member for the Open Society Foundations, a director at the Open Society Policy Center, a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, and George Soros’s son.

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