You may or may not have noted Franklin Graham had his invitation to speak at the National Day of Prayer at the Pentagon withdrawn for May 6. He had made some statements about Islam that did not set well with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, as well as the Secular Coalition for America. These two extremist groups caused the pentagon brass to "wimp out". One group spokesman, Mike Weinstein, called Graham hideously Islamaphobic. I have decided I have that disease also.
Is Islam a loving, peaceful, religion. To some it may be. To many it is not. It's teachings are not consistent. What I share with you comes from "How To Convert To Islam and Become A Muslim".
These are quotes from the Holy Quran: "the only religion in the sight of God is Islam" "If anyone desires a religion other than Islam, never will it be accepted of him; and in the hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost theirselves in Hellfire" "I testify that there is no true god but Allah and that Muhammad is a prophet of God."
"We did not send the messenger before you without revealing to him: none has the right to be worshipped except I, therefore worship me" (This is an explanation accompanying the Quran quote:) "This conveys that all forms of worship, whether it be praying,fasting,invoking,seeking refuge in,and offering an animal in sacrifice must be directed to God and God alone. Directing ANY FORM OF WORSHIP to other than God, whether it be an angel, a messenger, JESUS, Muhammad, a saint, an idol, the sun, the moon, a tree, is seen as a contradiction to the fundamental message of Islam and is an unforgivable sin."
These are all rather mild statements. There are others than are more harsh.
I do not usually deal with stuff like this but it stuck in my craw when I read this in Stars and Stripes, the soldier's newspaper.
Christianity will survive. God will win out. Jesus will be exalted, but NOT without a battle.
