nd cfv soc religion islam ahmadiyya moderated call for votes this is the official nd call for votes for this newsgroup name of proposed newsgroup soc religion islam ahmadiyya charter a religious newsgroup which would mainly be devoted to fostering an understanding and appraisal of the ahmadiyya muslim community its beliefs ideology and philosophy it will also discuss the distinction between ahmadiyya muslim community and other branches of islam in addition this newsgroup will also discuss the beliefs teachings and philosophy of all the other major religions to pro mote universal religious appreciation awareness and tolerance the newsgroup may also be used to post important religious events within the world wide ahmadiyya islamic community voting instructions voting is being held since the first call for votes appeared may and will continue untill may gmt all votes should be received within this period it gives a total of days for all to vote all votes in favor of creation of the proposed newsgroup should be sent in a form of a e mail message to sria yes ucsu colorado edu with a clear statement in the body of the message like i vote yes for soc religion islam ahmadiyya i vote in favor of s r i a etc similarly all votes against the proposed newsgroup should be sent in a form of a e mail message to sria no ucsu colorado edu with a clear statement in the body of the message like i vote no for soc religion islam ahmadiyya i vote against the creation of s r i a etc you may also include your vote in the subject header of your mail please make sure to include your full name if your mailer does not do that for you one person may only vote once no matter how many e mail accounts s he has only one vote per person shall be considered valid any ambiguous votes like i vote yes for s r i a if shall only be considered comments and would not be counted as votes votes received after gmt on may will not be valid and not counted in the event of multiple votes being received from the same person only the last one will be counted if you change your mind regarding the way you have voted send your new vote again your previous vote shall be discarded posting to usenet will not be counted a vote please do not send any votes to the e mail address of the per son who has posted this cvf those votes shall not be counted either note an acknowledgement shall be sent to everyone who votes two additional cfv s will be posted during the course of the vote number s of yes or no votes will not be disclosed during the the voting period at the end of which all votes shall be made public purpose of the newsgroup the following are the main purposes this group shall achieve i to highlight the common beliefs of all major religions and philosophical traditions as they relate to ahmadiyya muslim community ii to discuss the doctrines origin and teachings the ahmad iyya muslim community a dynamic world wide movement iii to expound islamic teachings and beliefs in the holy quran and islamic traditions from the ahmadiyya islamic perspective iv to emphasize and discuss the similarities between ahmadi muslims and followers of other religions of the world and to explore how understanding and respect for each other s faith can be brought about to eliminate religious intol erance and malice among people of all religious and phil osophical traditions v to look into the origin and teachings of all religions in general and of islam and ahmadiyya muslim movement in par ticular and to use the commonality of origin to foster better understanding among ahmadi muslims and other people and to promote an acceptance of universality of fundamental rights to the freedom of conscience vi to point out current world problems and suggest solutions to these problems as offered by different religions and systems of ethical philosophies vii to investigate the implications of science on religion with particular emphasis on the ahmadi muslim perspective but with openness to dialogue with people of all religions and philosophical traditions with reasoned positions as to the relationship between religion and empirical science logic and scientific ethics viii to exchange important news and views about the ahmadiyya muslim community and of other religions ix to add diversity to the existing religious newsgroups pre sent on usenet in the interest of promoting a forum for decorous dialogue x to inquire why religious persecution is on the rise in the world and suggest solutions to remedy the ever deterior ating situation in the world in general and in the islamic world in particular xi to commemorate the contributions to humanity society and world peace made by the founders and followers of all religions in general and by the international ahmadiyya muslim community in particular type the group will be moderated for orderly and free religious dialo gue the moderation will not prevent disagreement dissent or controversy based on a difference of beliefs or doctrine rather the moderators will seek mainly to discourage gratuitously deroga tory abusive or squalid language and the introduction of issues which are irrelevant based on the provisions of this charter the moderators have been chosen through personal e mail and through a general consensus among the proponents by discussion in news groups the following moderators have been proposed and agreed upon moderator nabeel a rana rana rintintin colorado edu co moderator dr tahir ijaz ijaz ccu umanitoba ca a brief description about ahmadiyya islam the ahmadiyya movement in islam an international organi sation was found in in qadian india the founder of this movement hazrat mirza ghulam ahmad was proclaimed to be the promised reformer of this age as foretold in the scriptures of almost all major religions of the world he claimed to be the fulfillment of the long awaited second comming of jesus christ metaphorically the muslim mahdi and the promised messiah the claims of hazrat ahmad raised storms of hostility and extreme opposition which are often witnessed in the history of divine reformers even today this sect is being persecuted especial ly in some of the muslim regimes the right of ahmadi muslims to openly practice their religion and to define themselves as muslims has been severely restricted in many muslim countries the united nations human rights organizations such as amnesty international and top leaderships of some countries have voiced their concerns against this denial of basic human and civil liberaties to the members of this movement but so far to no avail despite the opposition and persecution the movement cont inues to grow with a current membership of millions from around the world in over countries who come from diverse ethnic and cul tural backgrounds the movement is devoted to world peace and strives towards developing a better understanding of all religions ahmadi muslims have always been opposed to all forms of violence bigotry reli gious intolerance and fundamentalism among its many philanthropic activities the sect has es tablished a network of hundreds of schools hospitals and clinics in many third world countries these institutions are staffed by volunteer professionals and are fully financed by the movement s internal resources the movement stresses the importance of educa tion and leadership its members have included a high number of professionals as well as world class individuals the ahmadiyya mission is to bring about a universal moral reform establish peace and justice and to unite mankind under one universal brotherhood newsgroup creation the discussion for this proposed newsgroup has now offi cially ended voting will be held for three weeks if the news group gets rd majority and more yes create votes than no don t create votes the newsgroup shall be created about the vote taker mr anthony lest has been asked by the proponents of this newsgroup to act as an official impartial vote taker for the proposed newsgroup he has no objection to use his workstation for the purpose of vote taking neither the university of colora do nor anthony lest has anything to do with the proposal of the newsgroup they are just collecting the votes as a neutral third party questions or comments any questions or comments about the proposed newsgroup may be sent to nabeel a rana rana rintintin colorado edu any questions or problems in voting should be sent to anthony lest lest ucsu colorado edu
