Muslims Who Convert To Christianity and The Price They Pay

Re: This is heavey on my heart
Author: Butterfly
Posted: Fri Sep 21 01:28:57 2001 

I'm with you sojourner. I was very troubled by our President's apparent condoning of Islam. I understand he's trying to be everyone's president and be respectful to another religion-- Islam. Especially when Americans are lashing out at Muslims in a big way right now.

However, I just can't be at peace about these statements he made. I feel he's not fully appreciating who his enemy is: not only the terrorists, but the teachings of Islam.

Am I gonna get a spanking for saying this?

"Its teachings are good and peaceful, and those who commit evil in the name of Allah blaspheme the name of Allah. The terrorists are traitors to their own faith, trying, in effect, to hijack Islam itself. "

It is simply not true. Islam's teachings are not good nor are they peaceful. Muslims who die without Jesus will be lost forever.

I deeply respect and love my President and I am not criticizing him, but I am very concerned about sugar coating an eternal decision a person makes in regard to his religion for the sake of diplomacy or battle strategy.

His next phrase doesn't ring true either when you do any depth of study into the Koran and teachings of Islam which I have been doing.

"...those who commit evil in the name of Allah blapheme the name of Allah."

From what I can tell, those who commit evil in the name of Allah, gives glory and praises to Allah and pleases Allah because Allah commands evil be committed in his name.

"The terrorists are traitors to their own faith, trying, in effect, to hijack Islam itself."

The Koran's main theme is terror to and making war with infidels. To me Bin Laden did what Allah expected him to do and in fact not a traitor to Islam, but a loyalist to Islam by making war with infidels.

It's just my opinion. Tell me I'm wrong. Tell me it's okay to tell Muslims their religion is good and peaceful. I think the evidence demonstrates their religion will send them to hell.

It would have set better had our President left those statements out. Not just to satisfy this fundamentalist conservative, but because it was misleading to all. And I believe he thinks Islam is a harmless works based religion.

See what I mean? If we are going to win a long drawn out war on Islamic terrorism, how can do this if our battle cry is:

"Its teachings are good and peaceful, and those who commit evil in the name of Allah blaspheme the name of Allah."

I love my President Bush so much. I think he's the cutest and sweetest man, I just want to tweek his cheeks!!

But I'm very concerned about his lax attitude because it's a major spiritual war going on and we must keep our loins girded with the Belt of Truth, along with the other Armor of God! President Bush can say whatever is strategic but he's got to know the truth in his heart or he will be deceived. Amen?