Kathleen Parker: Religion of Peace, at gunpoint

Columnist Kathleen Parker is one of the few mainstream journalists who is publicly denouncing the "conversions" to Islam by Fox News reporter Steve Centanni and his cameraman, Olaf Wiig.

From the Manchester Union-Leader:

". . . disbelievers will be cast into an eternal fire. But Allah is also ever merciful, and the West can change its ways and turn to the purifying power of Islam . . .''
-- Kidnapped FOX reporter Steve "Khaled'' Centanni, channeling his captors.

We don't often get to watch our media people convert to Islam, so the footage of Fox News' Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig has been riveting.

Some people can't get enough of watching planes fly into the World Trade Center towers; I can't get enough of Centanni and Wiig pledging allegiance to Muhammad, peace be upon Him.

In his role as Khaled, Centanni said he hoped to help Westerners see the light of Islam, which "helps people to love mercy, brotherhood, equality and justice.'' Especially -- we can't help filling in for him -- when a gun is pointed at one's head. Or a knife poised at one's throat.

CAIR, the Council on American Islamic Relations, is still silent on these forced conversions.

Earlier this month, al-Qaeda's number two, Ayman al-Zawahiri, along with American convert to Islam Adam Yehiye Gadahn, called on Americans to convert to Islam.

CAIR is silent on that call to the faith, too.

On a related note, Third Wave Dave found a CAIR link filled with testimonials from various politicians. Surprisingly, the geographic reach is spotty in CAIR's politico roll call. Michigan is well represented of course, as well as California (Sorry Dave), Maryland, and for some reason, Ohio.

Technorati tags: CAIR Islam < Muslims Religion Current Events Religion of Peace