Darun
13-11-2004, 22:46
PARLIAMENT SPLIT ON ISLAM ISSUE
Tarington, Belsavs -- The issue was brought before the parliament today by Minister of Domestic Defense Pardor Miecovan concerning Islamic civil issues and the current threat to Darunian society. Though immediate reports are sketchy, the immediate sources of the outline included propositions to either ban Islam altogether or place it under strict Federal regulation.
This report came in response to skirmishes between Shi'ite Muslims in the lower Caldien province, about twenty miles east of the province's capital. In retaliation for a terrorist strike on Darunian hospitals, police authorities state that Christian fundamentalists have burned down the predominant mosque in the city. Shortly thereafter violence erupted, with police officials trying to quell the violence on both sides, before being drawn into a gunfight with a local Shi'ite institution calling itself the "Arm of God".
Initial reports indicate two police officers dead and one wounded, with seven suspects shot dead and forty arrests.
Fearful of more terrorist strikes, Darunian authorities have placed the small city under martial law, with federal troops enforcing a strict curfew and refusing to allow clumps of people to walk the streets.
The Caldien region has been known for violence over the past forty years, as Islamic pilgrims battle with Christians, who both believe to have played a major hand in the founding of Darun. Despite the attempts to stave off the violence, crime has shot up considerably in that region, and many have called it its own nation, warring not for independence from Darun, but from the others' religion.
Nowhere else in the Principality is religious interaction a problem.
When asked why Christianity was not falling under the same scrutiny, Minister Miecovan said "Because of the reports we get, only about twenty five percent are Christian provactive".
"Besides," he says, "throughout the nation, acts of terrorism have been noted by both suunis and shi'ites who eagerly want to transform the government into a theocracy."
He poind out that Arm of God has a noteable history of launching attacks against Darunian shipping and places of political importance, but realizes that Arm of God does not speak for all Islamic factions in the nation.
"The most predominent suuni faction we have so far is one that calls itself 'For One'," he offered shortly after the parliamentary meeting. "They believe that Prime Minister Dergor needs to be replaced with an approrpiate muslim caliph. We get letters from them daily."
Many parliament members have voiced approval of parts of the plan, which would in essence limit Islamic activity.
"No one wants Nazism here," Sub-Chancellor Harquinn explained. "And it won't persecute in any way, nor will it limit individuality, and that I guess is the one thing no one is understanding. It won't limit your rights if you're a Muslim, it will simply make certain Islamic practices illegal, such as blowing yourself up and taking as many people with you as you can."
Others have met this proposed bill with outrage, calling it "one step from fascism", and insuring that even the most "legitimate of claims will result in abuse".
Parliament will vote on this issue in twenty two days.
Tarington, Belsavs -- The issue was brought before the parliament today by Minister of Domestic Defense Pardor Miecovan concerning Islamic civil issues and the current threat to Darunian society. Though immediate reports are sketchy, the immediate sources of the outline included propositions to either ban Islam altogether or place it under strict Federal regulation.
This report came in response to skirmishes between Shi'ite Muslims in the lower Caldien province, about twenty miles east of the province's capital. In retaliation for a terrorist strike on Darunian hospitals, police authorities state that Christian fundamentalists have burned down the predominant mosque in the city. Shortly thereafter violence erupted, with police officials trying to quell the violence on both sides, before being drawn into a gunfight with a local Shi'ite institution calling itself the "Arm of God".
Initial reports indicate two police officers dead and one wounded, with seven suspects shot dead and forty arrests.
Fearful of more terrorist strikes, Darunian authorities have placed the small city under martial law, with federal troops enforcing a strict curfew and refusing to allow clumps of people to walk the streets.
The Caldien region has been known for violence over the past forty years, as Islamic pilgrims battle with Christians, who both believe to have played a major hand in the founding of Darun. Despite the attempts to stave off the violence, crime has shot up considerably in that region, and many have called it its own nation, warring not for independence from Darun, but from the others' religion.
Nowhere else in the Principality is religious interaction a problem.
When asked why Christianity was not falling under the same scrutiny, Minister Miecovan said "Because of the reports we get, only about twenty five percent are Christian provactive".
"Besides," he says, "throughout the nation, acts of terrorism have been noted by both suunis and shi'ites who eagerly want to transform the government into a theocracy."
He poind out that Arm of God has a noteable history of launching attacks against Darunian shipping and places of political importance, but realizes that Arm of God does not speak for all Islamic factions in the nation.
"The most predominent suuni faction we have so far is one that calls itself 'For One'," he offered shortly after the parliamentary meeting. "They believe that Prime Minister Dergor needs to be replaced with an approrpiate muslim caliph. We get letters from them daily."
Many parliament members have voiced approval of parts of the plan, which would in essence limit Islamic activity.
"No one wants Nazism here," Sub-Chancellor Harquinn explained. "And it won't persecute in any way, nor will it limit individuality, and that I guess is the one thing no one is understanding. It won't limit your rights if you're a Muslim, it will simply make certain Islamic practices illegal, such as blowing yourself up and taking as many people with you as you can."
Others have met this proposed bill with outrage, calling it "one step from fascism", and insuring that even the most "legitimate of claims will result in abuse".
Parliament will vote on this issue in twenty two days.