Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz The Future of Islam

A very important discussion by two intelligent men.

Hope you can view it.

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Malcolm Turnbull a Very Worrying Satement

The Work of the Devil

"Protecting Australians, protecting freedom, is a global battle. It is a global struggle for freedom against those who seek to suppress it and seek to assert some form of religious tyranny; a threat in the name of God but is truthfully the work of the devil." It's the reference to the "devil" that I am most concerned about.

The only way to overcome the problem is not to get into god vs devil discussions, it is to do all we can to stop the indoctrination of the young. Any crazy singular fundamentalist view of the world from any religious perspective will lead to more problems in the future.

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caliibre international goals, values and definitions

In these unsavoury and highly unsatisfactory times it is time we put our pride, egos, indoctrinations and unsound versions of the "truth" in the garbage where they belong... WISE INDIVIDUALS SEEK 

REALITY AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT EFFECTIVELY...

GOALS

G 1: Set up a well known virtual organisation and communication centre to help facilitate broad based intellectual development, fact based learning and a non-dogma, laic education.

G 2: Write and/or collect a large amount of factual material that can be used as a reference centre for those who wish to study, contribute to and create a more enlightened view of humanity.

G 3: Recruit others that will also be prepared to apply pressure by personally confronting governments, religious organisations, companies and special interest groups.

G 4: Buy, rent or build a physical location with access to facilities for like-minded individuals and/or those with opposing points of view to meet and discuss and decide on how to achieve a better future for the planet and its inhabitants.

G 5: Solicit "strictly unencumbered" funds from the public and/or organisations.

G 6: Over the initial period test the viability of forming a ‘club based' international organisation similar to other worldwide movements dedicated to promoting the rights of children.

VALUES

commitment, competence, confidence, being fearless, communicativeness, reliability, correctness, clarity, factual information, thoroughness, contribution, definitive thinking and actions, accountability, enquiring and interested individuals, personal composure, resoluteness, sincerity, frankness, real listening, endurance, answering, sharing, timeliness, honesty, decisiveness, explicitness, responsibility accepting, transparency, willingness to remain close to controversy, collaboration, accuracy, helpful to others, individuals who are open minded and analytical and tenacity.

DEFINITIONS

'Calibre' A degree or grade of excellence, worth or quality: e.g. an individual of high calibre

Caliibre? (Citizens Against Literalistic Intellectual-Incest Breeding Rabid Egomaniacs) rist 2004

Citizens: Natives, inhabitants, or denizens of a particular place: e.g. as in learning to be ‘citizens of the world and members of the human community'

Against: In hostile opposition or resistance to: e.g. to struggle against ignorance, doctrines of fate and all forms of oppression.

Literalistic: Adherence to the explicit substance of an idea or expression e.g.

Intellectual: Appealing to or engaging the intellect: e.g. an intellectual book; an intellectual problem or an intellectual pursuit.

Incest: Intercourse (traditionally sexual) between persons too closely related to marry e.g. as between a parent and a child. (Intellectual-Incest: ‘Screwing' with the mind of our offspring e.g. telling them that all other religions are false and should be attacked.)

Breeding: To rear or train, bring up: eg. A musician who was bred in a classical culture or perhaps, an innocent who was bought up in a religious tradition.

Rabid: Extremely zealous or enthusiastic, fanatical: e.g. a rabid football fan.

Egomaniacs: Conceited and self-seeking persons; e.g. my truth is the only truth.

Potentially damaging egomaniacs can include however are not limited to; abbots, archbishops, ayatollahs, bishops, cardinals, clerics, clergymen, cultists, dictators, evangelists, fathers, generals, imams, living-prophets, lobbyists, masters, ministers, mother-superiors, mujtahids, monks, mullahs, nuns, pastors, patriarchs, politicians, popes, priests, rabbis, religious-freaks, reverends, special-interest-groups, teachers, terrorists and zealots.

Initial tasks and perspectives to undertake and consider

INITIAL FACTS AND THOUGHTS: 

Under the UN Convention of 1989 article 13 and 14 children have the right to freedom of thought.

Children should be protected from exploitation by parents, companies, criminals, "god-botherers" and any other persons of ill intent.

'Children do not belong to their parents, they just come through their parents…’ The world could use one more group of ‘wise' and compassionate individuals to take up this cause and to help promote peace through understanding.

Caliibre International could benchmark itself against such international organisations as say Rotary and/or Lions and see where we can be in 100 years.

WWIII is already in progress and among other things it is a war between: ‘reality based on proof and rational thought' and 'anachronistic traditions based on unsubstantiated beliefs'.

This initial web posting and concept needs the criticism of intelligent, worldly, analytical thinkers.

We seek the approval to use the material in the website from the originators of the articles, appreciate their wise insights and wish to solicit further input.

Initially "net-based" meetings could be developed to ensure a greater range of creative input on how to achieve the vision.

We must guard against becoming what we set out to destroy, i.e. narrow minded self serving bigots!

why caliibre?

caliibre international

Mission: Harass, depose and debunk all forms of narrow perspective and in particular target organisations that indoctrinate those under the age of consent and to replace those organisations with resources and systems that facilitate broad based intellectual development, fact based learning and a non-dogma, laic education.

Why is Caliibre Necessary? A child’s intellect does not develop fully until early adulthood. Prior to this development the ability of a child to accurately assess the validity of what it is being told is limited. Narrow and often bigoted points of view are common; as are ‘teachers?of a single perspective that are eager to capture innocent young minds. The ever-increasing trend towards large scale violence, the inadequacy of a purely military response over a long term and the need to effect a positive change over time means we all have to stand against legend, culturally based stupidity, the malicious intent of bigoted self-seeking (so called religious) know-it-alls and those that believe they are the god given holders of the ‘authority to decide' our future.

Point: If we can realise a child is too young to have sex (a primary driver), as confirmed by ‘civilised' law until it is 15 or 16, how can we condone the presentation of a single (and arguably often perverted) view of ‘reality' that in many places is being taught to children under this age? What value are we if, either intentionally or through complacency, we permit the spread of spiritual depravity that will lead to the malformed development of any human being? In fact, how can we allow the perversion of something as important to our very existence as an individual’s spiritual and emotional intelligence?

Citizens Against Literalistic Intellectual-Incest
Breeding Rabid Egomaniacs 

NOTE: This organization is not anti religion! I count among my friends Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Muslims, Christians, Taoists, Agnostics and Non-Believers. THIS ORGANIZATION DOES HOWEVER CONDEMN THOSE WHO INDOCTRINATE YOUNG PEOPLE (WHO CANNOT YET REASON), WITH A SINGULAR VIEW OF REALITY AND WHO INSIST THAT ONLY THEIR VERSION OF "THE TRUTH" IS VALID. 

HEY PREACHER

Kid's don’t need no indoctrination,

They don’t need no thought control,

No dark superstition in the class room,

Preacher leave them kids alone…

HEY PREACHER…

LEAVE THOSE KIDS ALONE

(Pink Floyd “The Wall”…well almost)

Possibly 2011's Most Important Quote

As the year 2011 draws to a close... I found this:

“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe.”― Elie Wiesel

Original quote found on Being Me

Those that stand by and do nothing are as culpable as those that commit the atrocities!

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USA Today Article - No Dinosaurs in Heaven

A recent poll conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute and Religion News Service found that 38 percent of Americans believe "humans and other living things have existed in their present form since creation." In a recent CNN poll, more than 40% of respondents said evolution was probably or definitely false.

Ref: Full Article

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/story/2011-10-11/evolution-dinosaurs-heaven/50734904/1

It's a worry… the level of ignorance in the citizens of the "world's dominant power".

Islamization - Coming Soon to a City of 'Yours'?

Time to be more than just concerned?





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Stop the Mosque, Pat Condell's Video Wake em Up Call

He says it all really...



Thank you Pat... and all power to us!

Science can answer moral questions! Sam Harris at TED

A worthwhile 20 minutes!



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Pope at Centre of Child Abuse Storm

"Pope at centre of child abuse storm" Read the article: Sickening "Pope at centre of child abuse storm" The "buck stops" where?

CALIIBRE.COM

Fostering the idea that children should be offered/presented with a "spherical view of reality" rather than just being stuck with a ‘faith label’ from birth. Against the insidious practice of filling the young with religious dogma. Citizens. Against. Literalistic. Intellectual-Incest. Breeding. Rabid. Egomaniacs. An attack on narrow minded, biased, bullying, self proclaimed or institutionally supported 'truth-peddlers'.

caliibre "hey preacher... leave those kids alone"

Georgia’s Christian right comes out against bills aimed at child prostitution

Good post on the wrong of the "Christian Right"

"The weight of the state’s Christian right movement just came down in opposition to a pair of bills that would steer young girls under the age of 16 into diversionary programs instead of arresting them on charges of prostitution."

The rest is here:

jim_galloway

and there are some interesting comments as well!

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USA an Evangelical Right Wing Nutters Paradise

Huffing Post Article:

"Evangelical Red Guards

Over the last 30 years Evangelical fundamentalists have managed to do what Chairman Mao failed to do with his Red Guards: indoctrinate a whole generation of evangelical people to see their own society as the enemy and act like subversives from within the culture. These people are as anti-American as Al-Qaeda. The "Christian Reconstruction" movement is working for theocracy"

Read the full worrying developments:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frank-schaeffer/glenn-beck-and-the-912-ma_b_284387.html

This is a very good article and don't miss the discussion/comments

Seems to me lots of these people are suffering from a lack of emotional intelligence (EQ)

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Stupid Praying Mother Kills Her Child

"A mother accused of praying instead of seeking medical help for her dying 11-year-old daughter was found guilty on Friday [May 2nd] of reckless homicide."

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5588968/mother-guilty-letting-daughter-die/

Stupid woman makes me sick!!! "Hey preachers leave those kids alone". Perhaps her pastor, minister or whatever should be charged as an accessory. She is "a devout Christian".

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Arab Imperialism - Arabization

Interesting article by  Anwar Shaikh

"Muslims from all over the world are feared as terrorists in the Western world. Is it a propaganda or misunderstanding? It is neither. Frankly stated, it is the truth. 

Islam has divided humankind into two perpetually hostile groups, i.e. the Muslims and the non-Muslims. The former have the duty to hate their own fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and countrymen if they practise a different faith. The Muslims must force the infidels to embrace Islam, using any means including murder, rape, loot, arson, deception and treason. 

Until a country has embraced Islam, it is legally considered a battlefield (Dar-ul-Harb) and the Muslims are obliged to betray their own motherland through civil and military action. Once it is converted to the Muslim ideology, it ranks as a Land of Peacxe (Dar-us-Salaam) but at a very high cost to one's national pride because then it exists as a spiritual and cultural satellite of Arabia. This is what makes Islam the subtle tool of Arab Imperialism."

The rest is here:

http://www.news.faithfreedom.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=790 

A very informative series of articles!

Don't Send Your Kids to a Religious School

All this superstition nonsense and nastiness must have started somewhere...

'Crucifix' killing in French pilgrimage town

"TOULOUSE, France (AFP) - A woman who thought she was the devil killed her elderly mother with a crucifix and other objects in the French Catholic pilgrimage town Lourdes, officials and press reports said Wednesday."

The rest of this sorry tale is here:

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/newshome/5441478

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Is the Pope Crazy?, Vicious?, Irresponsible? or just a Dogmatic Fool?

"The spread of HIV and Aids in Africa should be tackled through fidelity and abstinence and not by condoms", Pope Benedict XVI has said.

This man and perhaps his less than reputable organization, should be taken to the International Criminal Court for inciting crimes against humanity!

Also from the BBC article... "The UN estimates that without new initiatives and greater access to drugs, more than 80 million Africans may die from Aids by 2025 and HIV infections could reach 90 million, or 10% of the continent's population."

Indonesia's Power Hungry Clerics at it Again

Hard-line clerics demand ban on Rotary, Lions clubs

The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Mon, 02/02/2009 4:06 PM  |

"A group of hard-line clerics calling themselves the People's Ulema Forum (FUU) have demanded President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ban the international charity and social organizations Rotary Club and Lions Club, claiming they are part of a Zionist movement.

The clerics said Yudhoyono should revoke former president Abdurahman Wahid's 2000 decree that allowed both clubs to operate in Indonesia"

The rest of the report on the nutters rubbish is here

Common Sense from a Most Uncommon Man

Childish superstition: Einstein's letter makes view of religion relatively clear by James Randerson, science correspondent
The Guardian, Tuesday May 13 2008

"The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this." Albert Einstein

Read the full article here!

If only the worlds less intelligent religious zealots could come to grips with being adults and what that entails, or as John Lennon put it "Imagine".

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Makes Me Sick... and Angry

Why some cultures need to be dumped into the dustbin of history!

'My daughter deserved to die for falling in love'

"Two weeks ago, The Observer revealed how 17-year-old student Rand Abdel-Qader was beaten to death by her father after becoming infatuated with a British soldier in Basra. In this remarkable interview, Abdel-Qader Ali explains why he is unrepentant - and how police backed his actions." Afif Sarhan in Basra and Caroline Davies The Observer, Sunday May 11 2008

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The Mohammed Bear Affair - More Evidence of Arrested Development

In a previous article I argued that religion hampers the development of true morality. Once again with the ‘Mohammad bear affair’ we see more proof that religion also limits intellectual development. Intellect when considered in its fullest sense requires the successful use or application of the three areas of intelligence i.e. problem solving capacity (IQ), emotional intelligence, 'relationship management' (EQ) and spiritual intelligence, 'character development' (SQ). It is also worth remembering that the ability to reason in ‘humans’ is not developed until about the age of nine.

If a bunch of seven year olds and their teacher can create a sense of insult to the fragile egos of supposedly reasonable adults what chance for the future do those tainted by this ‘madness’ (and the rest of us) have. Back in the old days when they had spears or bows and arrows and they where more isolated we may not have needed to worry too much about a bunch of ‘wackos’ brutalizing or slaughtering each other in the Horn of Africa.

Today things are different. With us all needing to address serious problems of our existence it is time for the rest of us to stand, speak out and take action to consign this blurred reality (fantasy) of the masses to the “dustbin of history” where it belongs. Global communication means that religious poison can be spread to all corners of humanity. Childlike ‘we are insulted’ cries by parental minded dictatorial fully-grown ‘adults’ must not go unheeded… they must be stomped on.

‘God’ when will these people grow up, a plea for a saner world!

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