Posted on 06/23/2005 7:28:00 PM PDT by 26lemoncharlie
While other Christian ministers are treading lightly with regard to the confrontation posed by Muslims, an Ohio pastor says he believes America was founded to see Islam destroyed.
In "Silent No More," Rod Parsley, who pastors World Harvest Church in Columbus, a city with a significant Muslim population, characterizes Islam as a "false religion" that "is responsible for more pain, more bloodshed and more devastation than nearly any other force on earth."
"I look to the horrors of Sudan, and I find slavery, massacre and traumatic human upheaval of the sort that even beleaguered Africa has seldom seen," writes Parsley. "Unless Islam is checked from without and reformed, at the least, from within, it will become a force that shapes the future of the world as much as any other on earth." Reflecting on the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, Parsley says it's not true to say that the day was the dawning of a "brand new world."
"Rather, what happened was that has been raging for centuries merely crashed into our lives," he says. "A war that has raged in nations around the world merely exploded onto our Western landscape – the war between Islam and Christian civilization."
Parsley's book deals with much more than the confrontation with Islam. It's a manifesto on hot-button issues from race relations to homosexuality to abortion to poverty.
Race relations and poverty? Aren't those issues generally associated with "liberals"? Yes, explains Parsley, who adds that the critical moral issues facing America don't belong exclusively to either political party or the old-fashioned stereotypical ideological breakdowns.
"I told an audience of 1,000 pastors we hosted recently that I'm not a Republican or a Democrat – I'm a Christ-ocrat," he said. "I want to commend issues to the political left that typically belong to the right and vice versa. What I'm promoting, essentially, is biblical morality, and that's neither conservative nor liberal."
There are many factions trying to pull our country apart - the time is near when the Christian Majority, God Fearing Americans of all races Creeds and Colors must band together to defeat this onslought.
The Homosexuals, The Progressive Socialists and the Muslims all seem yo have one thing in common - They DENY God! We must DEMAND that our President and the Congress Defend the US Constitution as the Founding Fathers meant it to be.
The ACLU and all other organizations, who twist the meaning of the laws as they were intended under the Jusedo/Christian understanding must be disbanded and disenfranchised.
Treading lightly? I'll smash its nose with a hobnailed boot !!
This deserves some kind of an award for poorly worded headlines.
It is also the responsibility of State Gov, each and every one and all together. But, they are defending the Constitution to the best of their abilities. If there is something else they should do that they haven't thought of then it is the responsibility of each citizen to speak up. It is too vague to just make such a statement without making specific suggestions.
"This has been a Religious War for quite a long time from Islamic point of view."
Agreed...although I didn't realize this until 9/11/01
"The Christians have known it also, but have been afraid to say it."
Like I said...I honestly didn't realize there was a war between Christians and Muslims until 9/11/01 - although this may sound naive, I'm hoping the moderate Muslims will start to get the militant Muslims under control. I'm not holding my breath, but I am hoping.
You can see it here: Silent No More: Confronting America's False Images of Islam
She tells me almost all of the mosques in the D.C. area are very, very radical. She won't step foot in them.
Separation of church and state may become very dangerous.
Like I said...I honestly didn't realize there was a war between Christians and Muslims until 9/11/01 - although this may sound naive, I'm hoping the moderate Muslims will start to get the militant Muslims under control. I'm not holding my breath, but I am hoping.
Dream on!
Some people think that islam is a false religion.
Some? A lot of people do.
A true religion worships life, a false death. Nuff said.
Well, at least as far as private property rights are concerned, the Supreme Court has just shredded the Constitution......
Nah, they have merely made transparent what we knew all along.
We weren't so established. But maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea.
Better things in the open, no excuses now.
Jehaid is the duty of allah mooslimes, to not jeehad is to shirk, and allah will roast them in hell for shirk.
Moderates???? You mean the apostates which must be put to death right after the infidels.
Yeah,,, they'll get it under controll ///sarc
Yep, it's out there. Maybe the class discussions in Social Studies will be a little more lively.
It doesn't hurt anyone and that includes you that I am still going to hope. I'm not holding my breath but I am hoping.
I am 100% for them to die while trying!
How bout you?
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