Summary of Professor Dr. Jon Matusitz’s Presentation on Islam to Winter Haven, Florida 912 Group [+Video]

Following is a Summary of Thursday Nights (06/27/19) Winter Haven 912 Guest Speaker, UCF Professor, Jon Matusitz on the subject of Islam. See first attachment for photo & contact info.

He started out by telling us that what he would be presenting is what he presents to his Communications course students in their very first class. There have been many attempts by Muslim students,supporting faculty at USF and CAIR to slander or remove Jon but he is tenured and they haven’t been able to do so (thank God). See 2nd attachment & slanderous YouTube link below.

Islam means Submission. Islam is not only a religion but also a geo-political, theocratic govt. group with a military component to help them in their goal of world conquest.

There are Six Classes in which the 1.8 Billion Muslims around the world can be placed.

1. Jihadists – those who are actively engaged in a violent world-wide holy war against non-Muslim counties – such as Al Qaeda & its many affiliate groups, ISIS, Boko Haram, al-Nusra Front, etc. etc. CIA and other intelligence agencies estimate there are a minimum of 10 % who belong to these terrorist groups which would amount to 180 + Million violent jihadists around the world.
2. Fundamentalists – the Imams and their Muslim followers who support the Jihadists with encouragement for Muslims to join the Jihad, become human bomb sacrifices, education/indoctrination of young to hate infidels, help finance the Jihadists, etc. Again this group is estimated to be at least 10% of Islamic population or another 180 + Million. Together these 2 violent and violence advocating and supporting groups total at least 360 M Islamists which is more than the entire population of the Us.
3. Muslim Conservatives – these are those Muslims who are Sharia Compliant in the way they lead their lives. Therefore, they can not truthfully accept such western civilization laws as the US Constitution. In the event of an Islamic Fatwa or ruling to do so they would join the first two groups in supporting violence and/or disobeying the laws of their host non-Muslim country.
4. Muslim Human Rights Activists – no sure of the number but these are those who believe in the Islamic Law of Sharia which means they can’t possibly accept the Constitution of the United States for example. He gave examples of how Sharia forces Muslims to live their lives only a certain way including how poorly women are treated under Sharia.
5. Reformed Muslims – the group led by Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser in the U.S. that reject Islamic interpretations that call for violence, social injustice and Politicized Islam. They reject bigotry, oppression and violence against all people regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, etc. Dr. Matusitz commends this relatively small movement but doesn’t believe it will have much of an impact on Islam as a whole e.g. you can’t reform Islam.
6. Cultural Muslims – Muslims who don’t really practice their religion but are afraid of being labeled apostates or those who turn against Islam for which they can be executed. Therefore they give the pretense of being Muslims – estimated as approximately 60% of all Muslims – they are then MINOs – Muslims in Name Only

We then had an interesting Q & A session.

1. “What were his views on how the current Pope seems to believe in interfaith cooperation and coexistence with Islam” – Jon’s answer was – as I Catholic I can state this Pope talks way to much and should stick to matters of the Catholic faith. Instead he goes outside the box because he is a socialist and gets involved in many other issues one of them being this pipe dream that Catholics and other Christians can coexist with Islam.
2. What has been the impact of Islamic migration into Europe? He gave an example of how open the borders are in Western Europe (e.g. you can travel all the way from Sweden to Spain without a passport or being stopped). Therefore, it is very easy for Islamic terrorists to smuggle in weapons and bomb making stuff. He said that at the current negative growth rate of Europeans of 1.2 babies per child bearing women compared to 4 babies per Muslim woman living in Europe. At the rate they are going Sweden, England, France, Spain & others will all be Islamic states by 2030-40. They will have a caliphate or Islamic state formed by migration, terrorism, high birth rate, compliance with Sharia. He also mentioned the Eastern European countries like Poland & Croatia get it and are keeping them out. These countries had to live as slaves behind the oppressive Iron Curtain of Communism & they don’t want the same thing to happen again under Islam.

He also mentioned that Salafism is gaining in Europe and elsewhere. Salafism is an umbrella term for a modern phenomenon of the endeavor to live in accordance with Islam in the same way as the first three generations of Muslims. Salafist purists try to orient themselves according to Muhammad and his sayings and form a new “Golden Age” of Islam.

Above just captures key points I took notes on but I’m sure I missed some information – I know he briefly talked about Muhammad and the origins of the Quran but I didn’t take notes on exactly what he said – he did say however that the Quran mentions Jesus Christ something like 50+ times and Muhammad by name only 5 times – however, there are hundreds of sayings supposedly by Muhammad in the Hadith which came later and are used as standard procedures by Islamists. It was an excellent and very interesting presentation as always that was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience of WH 912ers.

ABOUT PROFESSOR JON MATUSITZ

Jonathan Matusitz (Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 2006) is currently a tenured associate professor in the Nicholson School of Communication and Media. His research focuses on the role of communication in terrorism, symbolism in terrorism, the globalization of culture, and health communication. His research methodologies include qualitative interviewing, content analysis, semiotics, and theoretical analysis.

On top of having more than 140 academic publications and over 150 conference presentations, he taught at a NATO-affiliated military base in Belgium in 2010. Originally from Belgium himself, he moved to the United States in 2000.

His first book on terrorism, titled Terrorism & Communication: A Critical Introduction, was published by SAGE in 2013. His second book, Symbolism in Terrorism: Motivation, Communication, and Behavior, was published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2015. His latest book, Online Jihadist Magazines to Promote the Caliphate: Communicative Perspectives, was published by Peter Lang in 2019.

In 2011, Dr. Matusitz’s research was cited by the U.S. Supreme Court. Since 2014, he has collaborated with a representative of the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, in India to examine suicide terrorism.

Occasionally, Dr. Matusitz is the featured speaker at law enforcement workshops and training sessions. He has delivered presentations on terrorism to agencies such as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security, the Transportation Security Administration, and local sheriff’s offices.

Since his tenure at UCF, Dr. Matusitz has received multiple faculty awards. In both 2012 and 2017, he was honored with a prestigious teaching award by the College of Sciences (COS). In 2014, he received a teaching award by the Nicholson School of Communication and Media: the “Excellence in Teaching Award for 2013-2014.” And in 2015, he was the winner of the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award for COS.

Jonathan Matusitz has taught the following courses at UCF: Terrorism and Communication (COM 4416), Symbolism in Terrorism (COM 6425), Communication Research Methods (COM 3311), Qualitative Research Methods (COM 6303), Intercultural Communication (COM 4461), Conflict Management (COM 4462), Group Dynamics (SPC 4426), Nonverbal Communication (SPC 4331), Organizational Communication (COM 3120), Communication and Human Relations (COM 3011), Health Communication (COM 6025), and Honors Fundamentals of Oral Communication (SPC 1600).

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Terrorism and communication
• Symbolism in terrorism
• Globalization of culture
• Globalization of human communication processes
• Healthcare and technology

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