Defaming Islam

Christ is not well served by minimizing the failures of Christianity nor by exaggerating the failures of others.

I have studied the scriptures of many religions, had the good fortune during my time in the military to live among Muslims ( I spent over two years traveling around Turkey on the weekends (with a side trip to Syria) while stationed there.  Before I got married, I considered those two years the best of my life.) and, while I disagree with many Islamic doctrines, I found Muslims to be little different than anyone else.  In general, they want to work at a job that allows them to support a family with maybe a little extra to have some nice things.  They want to love and be loved, to have children, and a place to call, "home."  They want to serve God as best as they know how.  As do we.

Many Muslims do wish the American government would stay out of their countries' affairs and stop helping brutal dictators oppress them so that American corporations can rob them of their wealth but, can we really blame them?

Many Christians on the Right like to take passages from the Quran out of context to suggest Islam is inherently a violent religion.  I have read the Quran, it's a lot less violent than many verses from the Old Testament.  In fact, a lot of the Quran sounds familiar to anyone who has read Isaiah, Jeremiah and some of the other prophetic books of the Bible.

I used to be a salesman, and as any decent salesman knows, you never knock your competitor, it just gives them free advertising.  When Christian defame Islam by "bearing false witness," they not only make people curious about Islam, they sin against God's Ninth Commandment.

If you sit on God's right hand, He's always to your Left.

Chris Tse - I'm Sorry I'm a Christian

Powerful!

Christians who advocate small gov't & tax cuts haven't read their Bible:

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
(Rom 13:1-7)

Jesus' response to taxes today would be the same as when He walked the earth (to paraphrase); Who's name is on the back of the dollar?  Render to the United States of America what is the United States of America's and to God what is God's. (Mark 12: 13-17)

Christians who advocate small gov't & tax cuts haven't read their Bible:

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
(Rom 13:1-7)

Jesus' response to taxes today would be the same as when He walked the earth (to paraphrase); Who's name is on the back of the dollar?  Render to the United States of America what is the United States of America's and to God what is God's. (Mark 12: 13-17)

How can the Christian Right claim to love Jesus when they oppose his teaching on the poor, sick & oppressed?

How can the Christian Right claim to love Jesus when they oppose his teaching on the poor, sick & oppressed?

A big game hunter went on safari with his wife and mother-in-law. One evening, the husband and wife were sitting around the camp fire having supper when she realized that her mother was missing. The hunter picked up his rifle and, with his wife close behind, set off into the jungle to look for the missing woman. After searching for over an hour, they finally spotted her backed up against a cliff with a huge lion facing her.

'What are we going to do?' shrieked the wife.

'Nothing,' said the husband. 'The lion got himself into this mess ...'

Three men hired a small plane to hunt moose in Canada, but the pilot warned them: "This is a very small plane, so you can only bring back one moose.'

Inevitably the men got carried away and ended up killing three moose. When they brought their trophies back to the plane, the pilot was appalled.


'I said one moose only!'

"That's what you said last year,' replied one of the hunters, 'but for an additional hundred dollars you then allowed us to take the three moose on the plane. So, here, take the money now.'

The pilot relented and allowed the three moose on board, but shortly after take-off the plane crashed. Pulling himself from the wreckage, one hunter looked around semi-conscious and asked: 'Where are we?'

One of his colleagues muttered: 'About a hundred yards from where we crashed last year.'

Leonora's new beau was far from modest in relating his exploit.

"I shot this tiger in India," he said, "under terrific odds; it was a case of me or the tiger."

"Well, the tiger certainly makes the better rug," agreed Leonora boredly.

"Are you the game warden?" asked a lady over the telephone.

"Yes, I am the game warden," was the reply.

"Oh, I am so glad," said the lady. "Will you please suggest some games for a little party I'm giving for my children?"

A hunter was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said: 'If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess.'

He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket.

The frog spoke again and said: 'If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week.'

The hunter took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and put it back in his pocket. The frog then cried out:

'If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you and do whatever you want.'

Again the hunter took the frog out, smiled at it and returned it to his pocket.

Finally the frog demanded: 'What is your problem? I've told you that I'm a beautiful princess, I'll stay with you for a week and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?'

The hunter said: 'Look, I'm an avid hunter, and when I'm not hunting, I'm fishing. I don't have time for girlfriends, but a talking frog is really cool!'

The Christian Right keeps saying this is a "Christian Nation" but I have a question: Which denomination?

Conservative Christians wouldn't have to worry about their rights if they weren't always trying to deny the rights of others.

Would a "Christian Nation" be so opposed to Christ's compassion for the sick & poor - US is an Antichrist Nation not a "Christian Nation."

A peddler knocked at the door of a housewife.
"I sell all kinds of things for the house. Do you want to buy something?"
"No, I don't want anything," said the housewife firmly.
"Maybe a pan or a pot?"
"No, I don't want anything. Now, get going. I don't want anything."
"Maybe a clothes brush?"
"No, I don't want anything!"
"Maybe a vacuum cleaner?"
"I don't want anything. Get going!"
"Maybe a tablecloth? Some hairpins? I've got all kinds of things."
"Now, listen to me. If you don't get going, I'll whistle for a policeman."
"Do you want to buy a whistle?"

Bride, to her neighbor: "You should meet my husband. He makes his living with his pen."
Neighbor, impressed: "You don't say! You mean he's a writer?"
Bride : "No, he raises pigs."

A social worker met one of her charges on the street one very hot day
Social worker: "What is your brother doing these days, Joe?"
Joe: "Selling snow shovels."
Social worker: "Snow shovels in summer? What's the idea?"
Joe: "Yeah. He figured there would be no competition."

For once in his life, the real estate agent decided to be honest with a prospective house-buyer. 'This property has its good and bad points. There is a chemical plant one block to the north and a slaughterhouse one block to the south.'
'Well, what are its good points?' asked the client.
'You can always tell which way the wind is blowing.'