IF Muslims Put down their Weapons there would be Peace. If Christians and Jews Put Down their Weapons there would be NO MORE Christians or Jews.

Posted 2:26PM on Friday 4th February 2011 ( 14 years ago )

Why is it that so many of our political, religious, and citizen leaders refuse to admit there is a real "Muslim problem" in this world and in our country? Our President was just plain wrong when he said, while he was traveling abroad, that Islam embodied a religion of peace, fairness and tolerance. He said that a "few extremists" are distorting the true religion of this great world faith. His words are bad enough in that they are ill-informed, but more than that, they demonstrate that our leader, charged with our individual and national protection, just doesn't get it! First, Where America is Missing the "Muslim Problem". * the lack of cooperation our local law officials receive from American Muslims and other Muslims legally living in this country. I must add that it is not only America Muslims who offer little cooperation in the fight against terrorism. The Media, some politicians and Left Wing proponents are also uncooperative. They will not even acknowledge we are in a war against terror. They refer to the Fort Hood Killings as "work place violence". Can you believe that, "work place violence". * the reluctance of American Muslims for "calling out" their Radical Brothers. (Christians have done this by condemning the likes of Jim Jones, Timothy McViegh, and David Koresh as Not Being True Christ Followers.) Yet American Muslims can not, even in the safety of this country, stand up against Hamas, Hezbollah, and Al Qaeda for their cowardly and evil deeds exacted upon women, children and people worshipping in a Christian Churches. Second, Where This World is missing the "Muslim Problem" * Refusal to acknowledge we are in the midst of a WAR! Hamas, Hezbollah, The Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qaeda are seeking to cause disruption and fueling cowardly acts of violence among the people of this world. Read what they say! The Muslim Brotherhood for instance says, "their work in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and "sabotaging" its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God's religion is made victorious over all other religions." * Anywhere that Muslim rule exist, Christians, Jews, Catholics are NOT Free to pursue their faith! This is perhaps the greatest evidence that "the world" has a Muslim Problem. I so very disappointed in my Christian colleagues who are so naive as to not see the uprising in Egypt, Yemen, Indonesia, Threats of it Turkey are ALL veiled efforts to crush Christianity. For Instance: * The Afghan government warns that conversion to Christianity is punishable by death. * In Indonesia, Muslim "holy war fighters" aided by government troops are using sophisticated weaponry on a campaign to eradicate Christians from whole regions of the country. * Pakistani Christians face death by hanging for blasphemy against "the sacred name of the Holy Prophet (Mohammed). * Proselytism (Muslim to Christian Conversion ) is not legal in Turkey *In the southern Philippines, Muslims are using terror to try to establish a separate Islamic state. Christians and Roman Catholics are frequently kidnapped and some have been beheaded. * In Africa, several countries which have become dominated by Islam put non-Muslims under extreme persecution, displacement or death. * In Saudi Arabia, American workers, are forbidden to display any Christian symbols, The Bible, or even meet together publicly to worship and pray. Some have watched their personal Bibles put through a shredder as they entered the country. Personally, I'll never accept that Islam is a peaceful, fair, tolerant religion. It is a False Religion, Founded upon a False Prophet, written about in a False Book. It is not a "few Extremist". It is a oppressive and evil system from which people need to be freed. Islam and Christianity DO NOT worship the same God. While I expect denial and opposition from a radical left-wing media in this country and world, I am disappointed with many in the Christian Family who can't get on the correct side of what is happening in Middle Eastern Countries today and how Christians are Suffering because of it. I'm afraid in our Christian family there are too many ill-informed Christ followers. Our persecuted Brothers and Sisters are so injured when those speaking on behalf of Christians, can't or won't acknowledge that groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, The Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qaeda are "fronts" to oppress Christians and subvert Religious Freedom. There is a Hugh Muslim Problem facing this World and this Nation. Get on the Right side of History if you are really desirous of helping the poor and oppressed in Jesus Name. IF Muslims laid down their Weapons there would be Peace. If Christians and Jews laid down their Weapons there would be NO MORE Christians or Jews. Dr. Tom Smiley is Senior Pastor of Lakewood Baptist Church, Gainesville, Georgia. The 2400 member congregation is a vibrant Christian fellowship locally and globally. Dr. Smiley is the founder of "Life with Smiles Ministry". His messages are broadcast on WDUN 550, and his "blog" entries and thoughts on God, faith, current events, and Islam are available at http://tomsmiley.wordpress.com/. His books: "Runaway Lives: Overcoming Emotional Undercurrents", "Angels all Around", and "Uncommon Common Sense" can be ordered at his Life with Smiles website. Contact Dr. Smiley at [email protected].

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