Al-Qaida's War Against Christianity
Al-Qaida in Iraq warned Pope Benedict XVI yesterday that its war against Christianity and the West will go on until Islam takes over the world, and Iran's supreme leader called for more protests over the pontiff's remarks on Islam.In case you've doubted the ultimate goal of Islam and the worldwide terrorism that has been going on for many decades before 9/11, including the attacks on the American embassies in the 90s, the first bombing of the WTC towers, and the U.S.S. Cole, perhaps this first statement will make that clear.
Many have warned that the Koran teaches world domination of Islam and death to the Infidel which has become crystal clear after the recent comments by Pope Benedict. While this is not the overt aim of many Muslims, it does not change the fact that the core of this religious system is not peace, it is world dominance at any cost.
Al-Qaida in Iraq and its allies said Muslims would be victorious and addressed the pope as "the worshiper of the cross," saying "you and the West are doomed as you can see from the defeat in Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya and elsewhere. ... We will break up the cross, spill the liquor and impose the 'jizya' tax, then the only thing acceptable is a conversion (to Islam) or (being killed by) the sword."Islam forbids drinking alcohol and requires non-Muslims to pay the "jizya" tax, though those who convert are exempt. The tax, sometimes called a head tax, has not been imposed in Muslim nations in about 100 years, though Islamic militant groups have tried to force non-Muslims to pay it on a local level in some countries.
Certainly Christians have gotten it wrong over the centuries, sometimes acting like Muslim extremists by "winning" converts through violence and forcing them to claim Christianity against their wills. The Crusades during the Middle ages is a clear example. The difference is that those actions were clearly contrary to the actual teachings of Christ in Scripture. Those people were not living according to their written doctrines. The heart of Christianity does not seek to win converts this way (regardless of what Rosy O'Donnell might think). It is the exact opposite with Islam. The following quote by some of the Muslim militants sums up my point perfectly:
'You infidels and despots, we will continue our jihad (holy war) and never stop until God avails us to chop your necks and raise the fluttering banner of monotheism, when God's rule is established governing all people and nations,' said the statement by the Mujahedeen Shura Council, an umbrella organization of Sunni Arab extremist groups in Iraq.I desperately wish the political liberals of this country were right and that we could just stop the war on terror, bring all our troops home and simply claim peace. Sadly, they are dead wrong and peace will never come that way and, just as on and before 9/11, we will see that Islam will not leave us alone and "live and let live." They cannot because the "infidel" still lives.
True peace can only come through Jesus Christ. He is, as John Piper said, a universal solution for a universal problem of sin for all people of all backgrounds and all times. Our governments must do their job of defending and protecting their people. They must continue to try and stop the unprovoked acts of violence against people of the world, but Christians worldwide must realize that our hope can never be found in governments or military might, but in the certainty that Christ will bring ultimate peace and victory, that our citizenship is elsewhere, and we must spread that hope with every fiber of our being. That has always been difficult, but with the worldwide goals of Islam, it promises to only get much, much harder in the future.
[Quotes from the Lexington Herald]
NOTE: Comments in this post should not be misunderstood to mean that the U.S. government is equated with Christianity. That is not the case at all. Most of those in the middle east equate everything "Western" as Christian. That is far from the truth and is not, in any way, an implication I have desired to make through this post, so I hope that is clear.
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posted by DAVID C. PRICE at 9/20/2006 06:50:00 AM
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