We respectfully request that your organization refer to this group by its other accepted name, I.S.I.L., Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant instead of I.S.I.S.
We respectfully request that your organization refer to this group by its other accepted name, I.S.I.L., Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant instead of I.S.I.S.
The Issue
We are writing to you on behalf of our members to express concerns over the use of the acronym ISIS which is currently being used when mentioning the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Greater Syria) militia, and would request that the acronym ISIL, which has established usage elsewhere in the world be used.The reason for this request is because the acronym ISIS is likely to form an inadvertent association in the minds of hearers between Sunni jihadists and followers of the goddess Isis, with the potential for harm to innocent people from a completely unrelated religion.
It is a bit disconcerting to hear the name of one of my goddesses regularly repeated in the international news, and such terrible news it is! And yet I note that “Isis” as a name or acronym is found in lots of places. There is isis-online.org, the Institute for Science and International Security, and isis.org, home of the International Species Information System. Many university campuses use an online student network called ISIS which stands for the Intercampus Student Information System.
What all of this tells me is that the great mother goddess of ancient Egypt, whose worship stretched to all parts of the Roman Empire (a piece of a temple of Isis has been found in the Thames River), is a ubiquitous archetype in the mind of at least the western world. The Mistress of All Magic has so infused our imagination that those who never had a thought for Pagan religion feel it natural to adopt her beautiful name…
We respectfully request that your organization from this point forward refer to this group by its other accepted name, I.S.I.L., Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and require that your correspondents and guests do the same.
A fragment of Osireion liturgy (which derives from the ancients) is the line “we know you, we know your names.” A name is sacred and powerful, but it seems to me that the media does not know Aset’s name, nor her strength. May she soon work her magic to bring calm to the turmoil of the Levant.
Text by the Fellowship of Isis.
Online petition by Isis Oasis Sanctuary.
The Issue
We are writing to you on behalf of our members to express concerns over the use of the acronym ISIS which is currently being used when mentioning the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Greater Syria) militia, and would request that the acronym ISIL, which has established usage elsewhere in the world be used.The reason for this request is because the acronym ISIS is likely to form an inadvertent association in the minds of hearers between Sunni jihadists and followers of the goddess Isis, with the potential for harm to innocent people from a completely unrelated religion.
It is a bit disconcerting to hear the name of one of my goddesses regularly repeated in the international news, and such terrible news it is! And yet I note that “Isis” as a name or acronym is found in lots of places. There is isis-online.org, the Institute for Science and International Security, and isis.org, home of the International Species Information System. Many university campuses use an online student network called ISIS which stands for the Intercampus Student Information System.
What all of this tells me is that the great mother goddess of ancient Egypt, whose worship stretched to all parts of the Roman Empire (a piece of a temple of Isis has been found in the Thames River), is a ubiquitous archetype in the mind of at least the western world. The Mistress of All Magic has so infused our imagination that those who never had a thought for Pagan religion feel it natural to adopt her beautiful name…
We respectfully request that your organization from this point forward refer to this group by its other accepted name, I.S.I.L., Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and require that your correspondents and guests do the same.
A fragment of Osireion liturgy (which derives from the ancients) is the line “we know you, we know your names.” A name is sacred and powerful, but it seems to me that the media does not know Aset’s name, nor her strength. May she soon work her magic to bring calm to the turmoil of the Levant.
Text by the Fellowship of Isis.
Online petition by Isis Oasis Sanctuary.
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Petition created on August 11, 2014