The Elephant in the Room
Barbara Henderson
I’ll just give away exactly who or
what the elephant in the room is. It is
Islam and its followers. From the very
beginning of modern terrorist activities by Moslems the world has stood on its
head to proclaim ‘Islam is a religion of peace’. Um no… It is not. Islam is very similar to many other religions
in that most followers of Islam don’t take it seriously. They go through the rituals that the religion
requires and believe if they are good enough they will get into heaven. Islam is different in that it is both a
religion and a government. Or at least
it wants to be both.
The current problem with Islam is that
the world is screaming that Islam is a religion of peace and that a few evil
men have hijacked Islam. The absolute
truth is that Islam is not a religion of anything except violence, murder, and
mayhem.
And no,
I am not ‘Islamophobic’.
I am honest.
People may be correct in saying that
most Moslems are not murderous. What
makes the murderers different from the others?
It is very simple. The murderous
Moslems read the Koran and then apply Koran teachings to personal actions. If they get serious about wanting to go to
heaven what other choice do they have?
If they are staying within the boundaries of Islam then their options
for guaranteed entry into heaven is to murder those who refuse to cow-tow to
their god and their way of life.
Most Moslems will never go into
Jihad. But how often do you hear them
crying against the evil that is being done in the name of Islam? And do you see them fighting to stop
aggression against innocent people? An
example going on right now is in Egypt which is nation that receives about a billion
dollars of foreign aid from the USA.
Don’t ask me to explain that. We
give them money to be bad and require nothing in return. What we don’t get is safety for Christians in
Egypt. Currently five Coptic boys in
Egypt are charged with blasphemy. Their
crime is making fun of ISIS. So, if
Egypt is charging young students with blasphemy for making fun of what should
be an embarrassment to Islam, then Egypt is part of the problem. There is no way they can claim to be a
‘religion of peace’ while demanding that the world allow their more devout
members to slaughter at will. To say the very least the moderates are
full participants in the ‘intimidate’ the rest of the world crowd. http://www.jihadwatch.org/2015/05/egypt-five-christian-children-held-for-blasphemy-for-insulting-the-islamic-state
Islam
is currently being allowed the ‘right’ to engage in uninhibited intimidation
against anyone who rejects Islam. This
right is bestowed upon them by the so-called free press, governments, and societies
incapable of determining their own best interests.
Last week the news was filled with the
Mohammad cartoon contest held in Garland, Texas. This was called blasphemy by Moslems. So, they felt they were justified in
attempting to murder all the people who participated in the event. Fortunately the attackers were stopped before
they could kill anyone. They were
actually shot dead. The world in general
cried out not against Islam but against people who antagonized Moslems! It wasn’t free speech according to the likes
of Bill O’Reilly of the Fox News Channel.
The Associated Press lamented the death of the two terrorists. Personally, I would not have attended the
event or drawn a cartoon. However, if
these people want to do that, then let them do it. For one thing, Mohammad is the real
blasphemer! He rejects Jesus Christ and
follows the devil. He certainly gets no
respect from me. I see the frustration
of those wanting to do something to stop the spread of this evil. Instead of working to stop sects like ISIS
liberal society and governments are stopping anyone from even criticizing
it! That is definitely an elephant in
the room.
Currently,
cartooning is a simple way to protest the free pass that Islam is getting
around the world in spite of the atrocities committed in its name on a daily
basis. Islam doesn’t care; just don’t blaspheme their
prophet. People against Islam have no
voice in the world. We are told to shut
up and let Islam alone. No one cares
what evil is going on in the name of Allah.
They just don’t want anyone to say anything bad/truthful about their
false prophet. Well, I can tell you one
true thing about him. He was a man. He died.
He stayed dead. He will not rise
on his own. He will rise when Jesus
Christ says he will rise. He will face
the judgment. He will spend eternity in
hell. That is the truth.
It is definitely true that many if not
most followers of Islam are just ritual followers who don’t actually read their
book and apply its teaching to their personal life. When Moslems start to take the teachings of
their book seriously the world needs to tremble. Only evil will come of it as clearly proven
by the wickedness currently going on in the world. ISIS is just one name. They may have different leaders and some
differences in their theology, but all arms of Islam lead to hell.
It is also definitely true that many
people in any religion are simple ritual followers of that religion. They go through the motions. They like rituals. They like the feeling of having
worshipped. Feelings are worshipped over
actual worship of God.
When anyone begins to seek more than
they can find in social rituals and companionships that go with their religion
they begin to read their book. Or
books. Some people read
commentaries. Christians begin to read
the Bible. They begin to apply Bible
teachings to personal actions just like those who read the Koran do. The difference is what is taught in the Bible
and what is taught in the Koran. Reading
the Bible will not lead you to slaughter unbelievers in order to go to
heaven. It will lead one to repent of
personal sins, turn from sin, and make peace with God through Jesus
Christ. Then it will lead to evangelism. Once again the difference in Islam and
Christianity is going to be that people are invited into the family of Almighty
God. They are not threatened and
murdered if they refuse to convert.
Murder of those who won’t convert has
happened in the name of Christ, but that is strictly condemned by God. It is not allowed and is not taught in the
Bible. Those who committed such a crime
against God will face judgment for their sins. The Koran does teach that those who refuse to convert to Islam can be
severely mistreated and then murdered.
The Bible teaches that we are to love our enemies and treat others the
way we want to be treated. In spite of
severe persecution the Apostle Paul kept preaching Jesus Christ as the way, the
truth, and the life. Christians are
allowed self-defense. Sometimes there is
no chance of self defense. We have seen artists
pictures or read descriptions of Christians being fed to the lions and other
torturous deaths. They are said to have
gone meekly like a lamb to the slaughter. I believe they did just that. However, that does not mean they submitted
meekly to the point where they would be martyred. They probably fought very hard to stay safe
and keep their family safe. God does not
ask us to go out and seek martyrdom. We
are to live our lives within the boundaries for godly living set down by God in
His written word. If that leads us to
persecution then He will strengthen us to deal with it when it comes. Christians are in no wise asked to go out and
murder those who profane the name of Christ.
I
will say once again that when Moslems begin to take the teachings of their book
seriously the world needs to tremble.
But more importantly, when Christians begin to take the teachings of the
Bible seriously the world needs to tremble even more. The Bible is the written word of the God of
creation. Do not be fooled by the false
assertion that we all worship the same God.
We most certainly do not. People
worship either the Almighty God of creation or God’s adversary the devil. God Almighty makes it very clear who He is
through His written word. The devil offers many ways to the place he calls
heaven. God rightly names the devil’s kingdom
as hell. It is a place of separation
from God for eternity. In that place
there will be none of the goodness of God.
There will be no love, joy, light, friendship, family, peace, comfort,
pleasantries, or anything good. That
will be the eternal home of those who reject the God of creation who is the
Triune God of the Bible. The Bible says,
‘I hate every false way.’ (Through thy
precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. Psalm 119:104) The reason false
ways are to be hated is that they lead directly to hell. It isn’t popular to preach this message, but it is better to preach an unpopular message
that is true than a false message that is popular.
