Patriot Day

Display your flag today

Display Flag at Half-Staff

ref. Public Law No: 107-89


Flag at Half-Staff

Patriot Day is observed September 11th.

Patriot Day was signed into law on December 18th, 2001 as a day to remember those who lost their lives in the terrorists attacks on our country.

On Patriot Day, Americans should fly their flags at half-staff and observe a moment of silence to honor those individuals who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks.

On September 11, 2001, two hijacked civilian aircraft crashed into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. A third hijacked aircraft crashed into the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C. And a forth hijacked aircraft crashed in southwestern Pennsylvania after passengers tried to take control of the aircraft in order to prevent the hijackers from crashing the aircraft into an important symbol of democracy and freedom. Thousands of innocent people lost their lives in this tragedy.

The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation calling on:

1.

state and local governments and the people of the United States to observe Patriot Day with appropriate programs and activities;
2.

all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States and interested organizations and individuals to display the flag of the United States at half-staff on Patriot Day in honor of the individuals who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001;
3.

the people of the United States to observe a moment of silence on Patriot Day in honor of the individuals who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001.

I'm still proud to be an American :jet: learned a new word today "Kafir" Arabic for Infidel..I'm proud to be a Kafir :right:

Kafir (Arabic, kafara, conceal, be ungrateful) is one who does not believe in Allah, or in the content of the Qur'an, or in the prophetic status of Muhammad. Kufr, unbelief, is fundamentally in opposition to Allah and Islam, and will be punished in Jahannam forever

[jerry]

Busy serving my country today.
It's also Grandparents day.
People remember in their own ways. God bless them.

[NorCalAshnjikov]

Originally Posted by Logansdad

Kafir (Arabic, kafara, conceal, be ungrateful) is one who does not believe in Allah, or in the content of the Qur'an, or in the prophetic status of Muhammad. Kufr, unbelief, is fundamentally in opposition to Allah and Islam, and will be punished in Jahannam forever

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafir

Kafir (or kāfir; plural Kuffar, kuffār) is an Arabic word meaning "denier" or "concealer." The Turkish form is Gavur. In a religious context it generally means a person who is not of the People of the book, however it is often used to mean "person who disbelieves in Islam" or "infidel" [1]. The noun kufr means "not believing in God" or "blasphemy, atheism." In Fiqh, the term amounts to the equivalent of Christian excommunication. The verb, "to declare someone a kafir" is takfir. For example, the novelist Salman Rushdie was declared a kafir in the Fatwa of Ayatollah Khomeini.

According to some scholars in Islam, the correct use of the word kafir in Islamic theology does not include either Christians, Samaritans, Jews, and all "Sabians" who are covered by the term Ahl-al-Kitab, or "People of the Book," because they are considered recipients of divine revelation from Allah. However, other scholars, such as those backing militant Islamists, often do not make the distinction in their rhetoric and do often use it to include these religious communities, or any enemy.

You're a person of the book, right?

Originally Posted by NorCalAshnjikov

However, other scholars, such as those backing militant Islamists, often do not make the distinction in their rhetoric and do often use it to include these religious communities, or any enemy.

or an enemy

[Johnny_Revolver]

Can you beleive its been 4 years... where`d that go?

[Gunnie Ed]

I did a little thing on the hliday on my blog. i doubt people are going to take it very well.

[Johan Malan]

Kaffir is also Used in South Africa and Rhodesia means Nig*r. I figure the dutch picked it up from arabic slave traders in the 1600's.

[Rave]

A local agitater stated "I'm proud to be a kafir."
Judging from his posts he is mighty proud of it and thinks that makes him better than others,S.O.S..

LD flips Rave the bird

[NorCalAshnjikov]

Originally Posted by Logansdad

or an enemy

playing to the rhetoric of the fringe

Originally Posted by NorCalAshnjikov

playing to the rhetoric of the fringe

just what I've come to expect from the left coast