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April 30, 2013
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New Poll Finds Huge Majorities In Muslim World Want Sharia As Law Of The Land In Their Countries…

Imagine that.

From Reuters:

Large majorities in the Muslim world want the Islamic legal and moral code of sharia as the official law in their countries, but they disagree on what it includes and who should be subject to it, an extensive new survey says.

Over three-quarters of Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia want sharia courts to decide family law issues such as divorce and property disputes, the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life said on Tuesday.

Views on punishments such as chopping off thieves’ hands or decreeing death for apostates is more evenly divided in much of the Islamic world, although more than three-quarters of Muslims in South Asia say they are justified.

Those punishments have helped make sharia controversial in some non-Islamic countries, where some critics say radical Muslims want to impose it on western societies, but the survey shows views in Muslim countries are far from monolithic.

“Muslims are not equally comfortable with all aspects of sharia,” said the study by the Washington-based Pew Forum. “Most do not believe it should be applied to non-Muslims.”

Unlike codified Western law, sharia is a loosely defined set of moral and legal guidelines based on the Koran, the sayings of Prophet Mohammad (hadith) and Muslim traditions. Its rules and advice cover everything from prayers to personal hygiene.

So many “Muslims are not equally comfortable with all aspects of sharia”? So what does that make them in the eyes of Islam?

Sharia is based on the Qur’an (the Qur’an is supposedly the complete code for the Muslims to live a good, chaste, abundant and rewarding life in obedience to the commandments of Allah, in this life and to gain salvation in the next. It is the “chart of life” for every Muslim, and it is the “constitution” of the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth and holds all the revelations that Mohammad received from Allah over a period of 23 years), the teachings of Mohammad, (which he supposedly received directly from Allah and, as such, are directions from God himself), and through traditions.

Taking that into consideration, if Muslims are uncomfortable following every aspect of Sharia, then they would be disobeying the word of Allah and betraying His Prophet and committing blasphemy and apostasy against the religion.

Or, like the article says, are the teachings of Mohammad and the instructions found in the Qu’ran (which is supposed to be the word of Allah)  nothing more than “guidelines” to be used or ignored as they suit a person’s purpose or to justify the slaughter of non-believers?

….Which would be Muslims who do not follow every aspect of Sharia to the letter.

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September 22, 2011
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Gallup Poll: 47% Say MSM “Too Liberal,” Only 13% See Conservative Bias…

The majority of Americans still do not have confidence in the mass media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly. The 44% of Americans who have a great deal or fair amount of trust and the 55% who have little or no trust remain among the most negative views Gallup has measured.

The majority of Americans (60%) also continue to perceive bias, with 47% saying the media are too liberal and 13% saying they are too conservative, on par with what Gallup found last year. The percentage of Americans who say the media are “just about right” edged up to 36% this year but remains in the range Gallup has found historically.

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August 23, 2011
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Poor Richard's News: Obama's all-time lows keep getting lower

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Gallup’s Presidential job approval poll shows Obama at a new all-time low of 38%, as he enjoys a luxury vacation in Martha’s Vineyard. That puts Obama within 10% of George W. Bush’s lowest approval numbers.

Meanwhile, Rasmussen shows a new all-time high for voters who “strongly…

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May 31, 2011
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CNN poll puts Obama approval at 54%

The new poll from CNN gives plenty of reason for skepticism, and not just because they failed to include any demographic data from their sample.  Barack Obama hit his highest approval rating in months in the survey at 54%, rising from 52% earlier this month…

So how did CNN find his overall approval rate rising?  Those foreign-policy numbers for Afghanistan, Iraq, and terrorism actually dropped from the last survey by between 2-3 points on each topic.  Obama’s approval also dropped on Libya, where it went from 50/41 in March (the last time CNN asked the question) to 45/48.  Even in his strengths, mainly on topics that voters find less relevant these days, Obama went backwards.

That’s the same direction Obama went on other topics, too, including an interesting drop in Medicare policy:

  • Economy — Obama dropped from 42/56 to 41/58
  • Health care — Was 41/58, now 40/57
  • Medicare – Was 47/48, now 44/53
  • Taxes – Was 46/52, now 46/53
  • Federal deficit – Was 35/61, now 34/64

CNN asked about Obama’s response to gas prices for the first time, but that didn’t give him any help; he only rated 25/73 on the issue.

So how did CNN get a rise in Obama’s approval rating?  Considering that Obama’s overall approval rose while his approval dropped on every single issue, it’s a good question.  An explanation of their sampling ratios between Democrats, Republicans, and independents might help, but CNN neglects to provide it. 

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Meanwhile, The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows that only 24% of the nations voters strongly approve of Obama’s performance while 35% strongly disapprove.

Overall, 48% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president’s performance. Fifty-one percent (51%) disapprove.

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May 30, 2011
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U.S. Military Personnel, Veterans Give Obama Lower Marks U.S. military veterans and those currently on active military duty are less likely to approve of President Obama’s job performance than are Americans of comparable ages who are not in the military.

U.S. Military Personnel, Veterans Give Obama Lower Marks

U.S. military veterans and those currently on active military duty are less likely to approve of President Obama’s job performance than are Americans of comparable ages who are not in the military.

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