Hello,
Since our government mistakenly applied DHIMMITUDE to the new health care bill, it becomes a factor of our economics since it is being used as a religious reason to excuse Muslims and Amish from SOME health care rulings like insurance purchase and that means the rest of the tax-payers make up the costs. If we excuse one or two segments then we should not mandate insurance purchase for any.
Since most of us have not had an education in DHIMMITUDE, I offer a definition first. I DO NOT PROVIDE PRONUNCIATION.
DHIMMITUDE, according to Word IQ, is loosely defined as a 'PEOPLE OF THE BOOK" who live in lands UNDER MUSLIM RULE, and have been classified as JEWS and CHRISTIANS. Some claim other religions although not "People of the Book" are also included. Notice that phrase-LANDS UNDER MUSLIM RULE which, of course, does not apply in America. More on that later.
DHIMMI OR ZIMMI was defined in classical Islam legal and political literature as "a person living IN a Muslim state, who is a member of an OFFICIALLY TOLERATED non-Muslim religion. (Literally meaning: PROTECTED PERSON). It comes from the Arabic root "dh-m-m" so "dhimma" means "being in the care of". In the Middle Ages this concept was considered comparatively tolerant. ALL THINGS BEING RELATIVE!!!!!!TOLERANCE WAS JUST BEGINNING TO SEEM RELEVANT IN THAT ANCIENT TIME.
Muslims governing populations conquered by JIHAD wars used DHIMMITUDE and Shari'a law. and these ruled peoples became a civilization call DHIMMITUDE; ie: peoples conquered and colonized by JIHAD.
One more definition by Bat Ye'or, author of numerous Islamic books: "DHIMMITUDE...REPRESENTS A BEHAVIOR DICTATED BY FEAR (TERRORISM), PACIFISM WHEN AGGRESSED, RATHER THAN RESISTANCE; SERVILITY BECAUSE OF COWARDICE AND VULNERABILITY. ..... (thus by) OBTAINING THE SECURITY FOR THEIR LIFE, BELONGINGS AND RELIGION, ...THEY HAD TO ACCEPT A CONDITION OF INFERIORITY, SPOILATION AND HUMILIATION."
LOVELY!!!!!!!!!! ABOVE ALL I HAVE NOT BEEN INFORMED THAT WE, AS AMERICANS, ARE LIVING UNDER MUSLIM RULE unless President Obama assumes that since he is President, that places all Americans under his rule AS A a practicing Muslim (WHICH HE DENIES BEING) ?????????????? THEREFORE, MUSLIM LAW DOES NOT BELONG IN OUR DOCUMENTS.
BY THE WAY, DHIMMITUDE is not a religious rule but a POLITICAL ONE . Because it is not religious, it is not followed in all Muslim countries. SO NOT ONLY IS IT WRONG TO BE USED IN AN AMERICAN LEGAL DOCUMENT; IT IS NOT EVEN ACCEPTED politically IN ALL MUSLIM SOCIETIES.
Now all that being said, I'll return to my original premise on the Health Care Bill. WHAT THE HELL IS DHIMMITUDE DOING THERE?????????? Muslims in this country live as they please but as citizens of the United States of America (WHERE I MIGHT ADD--RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS NOT ONLY CONDONED BUT ENCOURAGED!!!!!!!!!!) ALL CITIZENS ARE REQUIRED TO live by the law of the land. What in the name of HEAVEN (gosh, is that politically correct????????) was Congress doing when that bill was presented???????? Did they even realize this was not a religious issue but one of law and that we are not ruled by Muslim law?????????If we were, they wouldn't be in Congress at all nor would there be a Congress. Gets more idiotic all the time, doesn't it?????????
THE HEALTH CARE BILL by the very nature of its constant POLITICAL nature should be repealed. The bill was not used to increase health care in America but to increase the POLITICAL TENANTS of one party and evidently ONE RELIGION. We do not have a perfect system but all citizens can get care at the various clinics and emergency rooms around the nation. We are not shunning the poor and needy, who can ill afford insurance, and who would often suffer the most with waiting lists of three or four months or more UNDER the kind of health care now recommended by this bill. Many have said we had the best health care in the world. Any improvements required should be made in small increments that allow Americans to pay as they go, rather than incurring a substantial debt. HAVE WE LEARNED SOMETHING FROM THE CURRENT DOWNTURN. DEBT BECOMES DUE!!!!!!!!!!!!AT SOME POINT and can take AMERICA down with it!!!!!!!!!!!
ABOVE ALL ELSE, Dhimmitude does not belong in a document based on American law!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CHEERS, CONNIE
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