Chaitanya Jyothi Museum Opening, 2000

RAMANAM
In the Name of The Father, and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit, Amen.

Countrymen,

ORBIS NON SUFFICIT
SOLUS DEUS SUFFICIT

Loyalty And Universality

The core suspicion of Moslems by non-Moslems is two-fold:

1- that Moslems aim, by peaceful or violent means, to install some form of Moslem Law in place of the Constitutions of nations — in other words, Moslems are intrinsically a threat to the national security of any nation not currently operating by Moslem Law;

2- that Moslems believe Islam is the only valid religion and aim, therefore, by peaceful or violent means, to ensure Islam is the only religion allowed to exist in the world — in other words, Moslems are intrinsically a threat to the peace and freedom of any society not exclusively practicing Islam.

Your problem is theological and not civil or legal, if indeed the above suspicions are not justified. You must convince the leadership of nations and humanity in general that you do not intend to dominate the world with Moslem piety and Moslem law.

I have not heard any Moslem leader make such affirmations, not during a long life as a theologian. My sense is that any Moslem leader who attempted to make such affirmations would be justified in expecting an attenuated career.

Essentially you are in the position of having to prove a negative, which we know is the next best thing to being in an untenable position. If you would be willing to make strong approval of and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America, without caveat or crossing your fingers behind your back (you see how deeply runs the suspicion), this would provide you a positive platform for treating with what I presume are your fellow citizens of our great nation.

In other words, you must learn to speak as responsible citizens speak, who do not speak as victims but as supporters and actors in the process of life under the U.S. Constitution. Offer to serve our nation, to act in her defense and to assist her to think through her errors and opportunities.

Service is the key word. Think of how to do service for our nation, self-less service. If you can bring yourself to do that you will be accounted an American, because at their core, Americans are practitioners of self-less service. Self-less service is our national trait. If you cannot bring yourself to do that, well … I guarantee your descendants will.

Update 1: Harry Richardson on the beginning of the end of Islam: The Declaration Of Peaceful Intent

AUM NAMAH SHIVAYA