He is giving us plenty of warning signs

Here is a blog post by Marie Jon writing on WesternFront America. Jon’s post is entitled, “He is giving us plenty of warning signs – Christ is coming again”.

Yes it may be an odd title to find on a political blog. As you read it you should contemplate a few things.

The post is primarily evangelistic, yet there is enough of a hint of politics that should get you to contemplate your faith in today’s current political occurrences and leanings.

Also note that the evangelistic message is eschatological without any reference of converting or the sword of God will slice your living flesh and send it to hell to burn with the infidel. The message is all about choice rather than force.

JRH 9/28/09

The Christian ‘Jesus’ is not the Muslim ‘Jesus’

Here is an Islamic education moment from Christopher Logan. Many Muslims claim they respect Jesus to Christians. The implication is that Christians and Muslims revere the same person.

Logan goes out of his to insinuate that Muslims openly deceive Christians. The Muslim Jesus and the Christian Jesus are about the same as water mixing with oil. However, I think Logan is a bit off base to imply that Muslims as a whole group deceive Christians.

Muslims simply believe the Quran as the divine word of Allah and regard the Bible as writings that have been drifting into error at points that disagree with the Quran. Except for a few similar stories the Quran and the Bible have zero in common as to the message of love viewed through the Christian perspective. Even the similar Quranic stories are obviously skewed alterations from the Biblical account that was written WAY BEFORE Mohammed put it to voice and someone’s memory put it into writing. Even the New Testament had taken its final form before Mohammed was born. Thus the Quranic/Biblical similarities were created by Mohammed to entice Jews and Christians to accept his prophethood as authentic and the express will of God.

Hence I don’t believe Muslims set out to deceive Christians about Jesus in da’wah anymore than Christians will use the same “Jesus” strategy to convince Muslims in evangelism.

However, the Jesus in the Bible is the Prince of Peace and a person of the Godhood. The Jesus of the Quran is a man subservient to Mohammed that apparently will come back to life with Mohammed to terminate Judaism and Christianity by converting them to Islam or dying.

The Quranic Jesus offers Christians death while the Biblical Jesus offers Christians and ALL who believe willingly LIFE. Those who refuse to believe in Jesus have condemned them self without the hand of man killing them.

Here is Christopher Logan’s explanation that the Quranic Jesus is not the Biblical Jesus of Christianity.
JRH 9/6/09

Rambling Disgust with European Anti-Semitism

John R. Houk
© September 3, 2009

European history is rampant with anti-Semitism stretching from the farthest reaches of the West to the farthest reaches of the East. Misguided Christians were taught to hate Jews for being Christ-killers. Even though Jesus descended from mother Mary (as son of man) has a Jewish pedigree and the nature of the Early Christian Church has its direct roots in practicing Jews who believe Jesus the Son of God is the Messiah promised by Moses.

Amazingly secular Europe that is less Christian and more humanistic is re-visiting anti-Semitism again. What has causes this new hatred toward Jews? Is it the old Christian prejudice based on “Christ-killers” or the extreme myth of sacrificing Christian babies for their blood?

NOPE! Most indigenous Europeans have forsaken the practice and influence of Christianity in favor of the moral relativity of Secular Humanism.

One does not need a statistician or a scientific survey to make an educated guess for the existence of European anti-Semitism. The migration of large chunks of Muslims to European nations has both re-instilled hatred for Jews and to view any Israeli act of self-preservation as an act of aggression against oppressed Arabs who want to be called Palestinians.

Europeans and the Middle East even extrapolate myths from actual occurrences in other geographical areas. The classic case for that is the FBI bust that caught public officials and Orthodox Rabbis in corruption in New Jersey and New York. A significant amount of the culprits were of a Jewish ancestry whether observant or not. All the crimes were related to public corruption and money laundering to gain an illicit buck. The part that stands out to anti-Semites is that one of the Jewish culprits was part of an organ harvesting ring - Levy Izhak Rosenbaum.

Rosenbaum is the only one of the 44 arrested in which his involvement was money for organ harvesting. After a quick perusal of the list of 44 I could pick out roughly 16 that appear to have a Jewish heritage by name association (mind you it’s just a guess). This would mean over half of those arrested were of the typical ethnic melting pot of America.

This brings us back to reemerging European anti-Semitism. The largest circulated daily newspaper in Sweden is known as Aftonbladet. Freelancer Donald Boström wrote a scathing notorious blood libel that the Rosenbaum organ harvest crime is an example of why the IDF needs to be investigated for harvesting organs from unwilling Palestinians. The blood libel of harvesting Palestinian organs is like one of the propaganda lies perpetuated by Arab-Islamic terrorist organizations.

Match this blood libel with the fact that Sweden has between 400,000 and 500,000 Muslims out of a population of roughly nine million Swedes with a huge anti-Semitic bias.

The website Honest Reporting details the total lack of proper journalistic investigation by Donald Boström. Both Boström and Aftonbladet editors have admitted there is NO verification of the anti-Semitic story. Even so Aftonbladet has backtracked a little by claiming the story falls under editorial freedom of the press. The problem is the original Aftonbladet story was not on an editorial page. It was written as factual reporting.

Yossi Klein Halevi places European anti-Semitism in stark terms. His article “Incite to Murder” is a must read.

JRH 9/3/09

MSM & Muslim Disinformation may lead to Honor Killing

Have you heard of Rifqa Bary yet? If you have only heard of her from Mainstream Media (MSM) outlets you think seventeen year old Rifqa is an irresponsible runaway that may have been brainwashed (or even kidnapped) by a Christian Church in Florida.

If you take the time to listen and watch Rifqa in her own words I would hope you change your mind about what most of the dhimmified MSM media is reporting. Rifqa fears for her life for being a Muslim Apostate who converted to Christianity.

Rifqa’s father (Mohamed Bary) is waging a court battle to have Rifqa extradited Florida and returned to Ohio. Mohamed Bary has gone public to say he loves his daughter and would never harm her. He claims his daughter can be a Christian BUT she must study her own religion (meaning Islam/Mohammedanism) while she is under 18. Rifqa’s story and case are further damaged by the fact that the Columbus, Ohio police believe Mohamed Bary over daughter Rifqa.

The local Florida MSM in the guise of the Orlando Sentinel posted a pro-Mohammed and anti-Rifqa media judgment implying Rifqa is simply a disgruntled teenager who had a dispute about coming home late with mother (Aysha). Evidently the scolding tactic mother used was such personal behavior of irresponsibility will lead the family to move back to Sri Lanka. As far as writer Mike Thomas is concerned, end of story – send her back to Ohio.

Thomas ignores the growing reports of Muslim families considered to be good working middle class families yet go on an honor killing vendetta. The growing reports are in Europe and America. Thomas ignores this because he chalks the honor killings to the reports of anti-Muslims on extremist Muslims. Thomas this is ignorance gone to seed.

Mohamed Bary has also accused the Florida Church – Global Revolution Church – of being a cult Church who brainwashed his daughter over the Internet. Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugs has been championing Rifqa’s cause and she proves Rifqa was a Christian at least two years before she sought refuge with the Global Revolution Church. Mohamed Bary’s “cult” accusation is Muslim hyperbole to rope in the Islamophiles in the MSM to work against Rifqa.

Check out the Global Revolution Church’s statement of vision and values:

Vision:

To create a community that leads to the holiness of transformed lives which will ignite a spiritual revolution to prepare for the return of Jesus Christ.

Statement of Faith:

We believe Jesus Christ is both God and man.

We believe Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins.

We believe Jesus Christ rose from the dead, ascended to heaven, and sits on the right hand of God.

We believe Jesus Christ is coming back again.

Values:

1. We believe in a presence-based church where people genuinely and authentically encounter God.

2. We believe in the radical "Sermon on the Mount" lifestyle.

3. We believe in a spiritual revolution that will ignite the transformation of our culture.

4. We believe in leadership based on sound Biblical principles.

5. We believe in global preparation for the return of Jesus Christ, especially through 24/7 prayer and worship and through raising up end-time messengers.

6. We believe in building a spirit-led organization into true excellence.

7. We believe in building aBiblical family culture, nurturing parents and children alike, and ushering them into the presence of God.

8. We believe in building the body to be the bride of Christ - without spot, wrinkle or blemish.

9. We believe Israel is the prophetic key to the return of Jesus Christ.

10. We believe in signs and wonders that confirm that Jesus Christ is Lord.

This is the appearance of a typical Protestant Word of God based Church offering to share the Good News of Christ and to aid Christians on their path alongside God Almighty centered on Jesus Christ the Lord. The “Revolution” is the expectation of Christians to be doers of the Word of God and not merely bench sitting hearers. There is nothing screaming brainwashing cult.

With the amount of media attention that Rifqa has received (unfavorable or favorable) I doubt Mohamed Bary would honor kill his daughter in America. Chances are Mohamed Bary would fly his beloved daughter back to Sri Lanka to do the deed or have Sri Lankan family do the deed to cleanse the dishonor that Rifqa is perceived to have brought Islam through the Bary family.

So keep your eyes open to write a Congressman or keep the story alive until Rifqa is free from her Muslim family. Someone has put together a Rifqa Bary website that is supposed to function as a place to see updates and seek aid. I personally have not vetted the authenticity of the website but if you are interested it is http://rifqabary.com/.

Pamela Geller has been a lioness for Rifqa Bary exposing the media lies and the potential duplicity of Mohamed Bary. The two posts I ran into are “Media Lies about Rifqa Bary” and “’Apostate’ Girl’s Father.”

JRH 8/27/09

Rifqa the Christian Fears Muslim Brethren

John R. Houk
© August 25, 2009

Not long ago Rifqa Bary ran away from home out of fear for her life. Bary is seventeen and ended up in Florida.

Did Bary fear a sexual predator in the family? Perhaps a neighborhood gang was threatening her life. Maybe Bary is a juvenile delinquent and is a cause for distress in her family via drugs, thievery and so on.

Guess what? Rifqa is a non-American residing in Ohio from Sri Lanka. Her family is adherents to Islam.

So why did Rifqa flee Ohio for Florida? It is because seventeen year old Rifqa experienced the Redemption of Christ Jesus. She consciously and willing left the Muslim faith.

Islam is kind of like the mafia, the only way to leave is by execution. Rifqa has lived in America to speak English with an American for I watched her heart felt plea not to be sent back to her father who has already threatened Rifqa with death for converting to Christianity.

ACT! For America has sent me an update of Rifqa’s plight to date:
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Rifqa Bary Protected – For Now

On Friday, the judge presiding over the case regarding Rifqa Bary’s request not to be returned to her parents, ruled that there was sufficient evidence to raise concerns about Rifqa’s safety. As a result, the judge ruled that Rifqa should stay in Florida for the time being, and scheduled a follow-up hearing for September 3rd.

Governor Charlie Crist and House Majority Leader Adam Hasner both weighed in on behalf of Rifqa. Governor Crist issued a press release stating that he had instructed the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to petition the judge to have Rifqa stay in Florida pending a thorough investigation.

Did the hundreds and hundreds of emails and phone calls to Governor Crist’s office from ACT! for America Florida members have an impact on the Governor’s decision? We can’t know for sure, but we believe it’s reasonable to assume that such an outpouring of grassroots support and concern at the very least put the issue front and center in the Governor’s office. This wouldn’t have happened without our grassroots response.

And whenever the public profile of an issue like this is increased, elected officials naturally pay more attention to them. Who knows what would have happened in this case if there had been no outcry from the public, which has helped to generate a great deal of media attention as well.

The DCF has stated there are disconcerting inconsistencies in the statements given by Rifqa’s family, and has asked for a law enforcement investigation.

What’s more, the “Atlas Shrugs” website has uncovered [SlantRight Editor: Pamela Gellar has a lot of posts relating to Rifqa Bary. If you happen to stumble this and wish to read the Atlas Shrugs info, type in “Rifqa Bary” and I am certain the articles will manifest.] what may be another “inconsistency” on the part of Rifqa’s parents.

Mohammed and Aysha Bary were provided court-appointed attorneys, paid for by the taxpayers, as a result of their testimony that they were indigent and could not afford to pay an attorney.

Yet as “Atlas Shrugs” has uncovered, Mohammed Bary has stated his business earns more than $237,000 per year. If it turns out that Mr. Bary and his wife did not tell the truth about their financial status, this begs an obvious question: If they were willing to mislead authorities about their financial status, should they be believed when they allege that Rifqa is not telling the truth and is not in danger?

Florida law enforcement and child protection authorities would do well to investigate this case very, very carefully, and not simply take at face value what Rifqa’s family says.

As we noted last week, we are convinced that Florida authorities should err on the side of believing Rifqa’s assertions that her life is in danger if she is returned to her family.

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Ramadan Treason

A few days ago President Barack Hussein Obama gave a Ramadan message. Simplistically Ramadan is the month that big Al began revealing his divine message to old Mo. The reality is Ramadan was initiated by Mo whooping up on the Meccan Arab tribe of the Quraish at a plundering caravan raid which evolved into the Battle of Badr. The battle was significant because Mo learned that the peaceful spread of Islam as attempted in Mecca was not as successful as inspiring non-Muslims to convert by the sword of Islam. (Read Always On Watch)

You can listen to the President here:



Ben’s Blog refutes the understanding which President BHO surreptitiously attempted to emanate. Ben is a bit brutal but is still worth the read.

JRH 8/23/09

Christian Convert Flees Murder from Muslim Parents

Here is the religion of peace HATE in action in America.

Jewish Temple Allure

John R. Houk
© August 6, 2009

WorldNetDaily sent SlantRight.com some interesting information about the Temple Mount today. The title got my attention: “What? Muslim leader wants Temple rebuilt.”

I am a Christian Right prophetic oriented kind of guy. I fall into that group of Christians that believe the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple is one of the signs the Last Days are very near.

I am also aware there are a group of Jewish Rabbis that have resurrected the Sanhedrin which existed in the days Jesus walked the earth before the Resurrection. Also I am aware there is a Jewish group that you can read about at the TempleInstitute.org that is in the process of (or has completed) the Temple Instruments and Vestures for a new Temple and Jewish Priesthood.

I could not believe that I was reading a Muslim leader wishes the Temple to be rebuilt. Not only does this leader encouraging the rebuilding of the Temple but is advocating it occur on the Temple Mount!

I wonder what the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades think of that. I sense a good old fashioned fatwa of death to be issued for such insults to Islam and dar al-Islam.

Anyway … the WorldNetDaily email is also a plug for the book “The Islamic Anti-Christ” by Joel Richardson. Richardson has a syncretic view of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Hence the plug for a Temple Mount with a Jewish Temple with the vision that the three faiths can all worship there. I assure you this is a view that Orthodox Jews would not tolerate. I probably don’t have to mention that the Muslim Arabs that call themselves Palestinians would also not tolerate such an interfaith presence on the Temple Mount which they call Haram E-Sharrif.

JRH 8/6/09
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What? Muslim leader wants Temple rebuilt
Jewish Sanhedrin rabbis unite with Turk on common cause


WorldNetDaily
Sent to SlantRight: Thu 8/6/2009 10:54 AM

With the Middle East still in chaos and rumors of war in the air, the idea of rebuilding the Jerusalem Temple on a foundation occupied and administered by Islamic militants might seem fanciful – even preposterous.

But the author of a new book, "The Islamic Antichrist: The Shocking Truth About the Real Nature of the Beast," returned from Turkey recently with news that a prominent Islamic teacher and best-selling author and Jewish Sanhedrin rabbis are conspiring to do just that.

In a column penned in WND today, author Joel Richardson reveals the historically unprecedented development.

Adnan Oktar, who uses the pen name of Harun Yahya, is a controversial but highly influential Muslim intellectual and author with more than 65 million of his books in circulation worldwide. Oktar recently met with three representatives from the re-established Jewish Sanhedrin, a group of 71 Orthodox rabbis and scholars from Israel, to discuss how religious Muslims, Jews and Christians can work together on the project.

"The objectives of the alliance include waging a joint intellectual and spiritual battle against the worldwide growing tide of irreligiousness, unbelief and immorality," explains Richardson, who met in Turkey with Oktar. "But even more unusual is their agreement with regard to the need to rebuild the Jewish Temple, a structure that Mr. Oktar refers to as the 'Masjid (Mosque)' or the 'Palace of Solomon.'"

An official statement about the meeting has been published on the Sanhedrin's website. Concluding the statement is the following call:

"Out of a sense of collective responsibility for world peace and for all humanity we have found it timely to call to the World and exclaim that there is a way out for all peoples. It is etched in a call to all humanity: We are all the sons of one father, the descendants of Adam, and all humanity is but a single family. Peace among Nations will be achieved through building the House of G-d, where all peoples will serve as foreseen by King Solomon in his prayers at the dedication of the First Holy Temple. Come let us love and respect one another, and love and honor and hold our heavenly Father in awe. Let us establish a house of prayer in His name in order to worship and serve Him together, for the sake of His great compassion. He surely does not want the blood of His creations spilled, but prefers love and peace among all mankind. We pray to the Almighty Creator, that you harken to our Call. Together – each according to his or her ability – we shall work towards the building of the House of Prayer for All Nations on the Temple Mount in peace and mutual understanding."

Oktar explained his vision for the rebuilding of Solomon's Temple to Richardson:

"The Palace of Solomon is a historically important palace and rebuilding it would be a very wonderful thing. It is something that any Jew, a Christian or a Muslim should welcome with enthusiasm. Every Muslim, every believer will want to return to those days, to experience those days again and, albeit partially, to bring the beauty of those days back to life."

Oktar added that the Temple of Solomon "will be rebuilt and all believers will worship there in tranquility." During his meeting with the Sanhedrin Rabbis, Oktar expressed his belief that the Temple could be rebuilt in one year:

"It could be done in a year at most. It could be built to the same perfection and beauty. The Torah says it was built in 13 years, if I remember correctly. It could be rebuilt in a year in its perfect form."

Richardson later met with Rabbi Abrahamson and Rabbi Hollander, two of the Sanhedrin representatives who conferred with Oktar. Regarding the rebuilding of the Temple, Rabbi Hollander explained, "The building of the Temple is one of the stages in the Messianic process." But another possibility that has been presented is that the Dome of the Rock that sits so prominently on the Temple Mount be used as "a place prayer for all nations."

"This should be fairly simple," explained Rabbi Hollander. "It is said that the structure of the Dome in Haram E-Sharrif (the Temple Mount) was originally meant by (Caliph) Omar to be a House of Prayer for Jews, and the Al-Aqsa for Muslims."

However, he also explained that religious Jews would not be able to enter the Dome of the Rock unless it had first been ritually cleansed according to Jewish halakhic regulations.

This is not the only similar call to rebuild the Jewish Temple, points out Richardson. Yoav Frankel is an Orthodox Jew who has been deeply involved in interfaith dialogue with Muslims and also envisions a shared Temple Mount. The Interfaith Encounter Association is working on a project called "God's Holy Mountain." It sees the day when the rebuilt Jewish Temple will exist side by side with the Dome of the Rock.

Richardson sees such plans tying in to Barack Obama's calls for internationalizing the city of Jerusalem.

A recent poll showed nearly two-thirds of Israelis back the idea of rebuilding the Temple.

"Meanwhile, the work of the Temple Institute, a group that has openly dedicated itself for years to rebuilding the Jewish Temple goes on," writes Richardson.

It has already created many of the most significant priestly utensils and pieces of furniture necessary for the Temple once it is ready.

"The suggestion of rebuilding the Jewish Temple is deeply significant to Christians, particularly those who are students of Bible prophecy," explains Richardson. "According to the Bible, an impostor messiah known as the Antichrist will someday invade the land of Israel and 'set himself up' in the 'God’s Temple.'"

Richardson's book focuses on the striking parallels between the Bible's prophecies about the coming messiah and Islam's traditions regarding the one called "the Mahdi" – Islam’s primary messiah figure, who will one day invade the land of Israel and establish his seat of authority on the Temple Mount.

Richardson's book stands in stark contrast to most other popular prophecy books of the last 40 years.

The student of Islam and the Middle East says that after decades of reading popular prophecy books and even best-selling fiction like the "Left Behind" series, millions of evangelical Christians around the world are expecting the Antichrist to emerge from a revived Roman Empire, which many have assumed is associated with the Roman Catholic Church and the European Union.

Not so, argues Richardson. His book makes the case that the biblical Antichrist is one and the same as the Quran's Muslim Mahdi.

"The Islamic Antichrist" is almost certain to be greeted in the Muslim world with the same enthusiasm as Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses." The author, Joel Richardson, is prepared. He has written the book under a pseudonym to protect himself and his family.

"The Bible abounds with proofs that the Antichrist's empire will consist only of nations that are, today, Islamic," says Richardson. "Despite the numerous prevailing arguments for the emergence of a revived European Roman empire as the Antichrist's power base, the specific nations the Bible identifies as comprising his empire are today all Muslim."

Richardson believes the key error of many previous prophecy scholars involves the misinterpretation of a prediction by Daniel to Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel describes the rise and fall of empires of the future, leading to the endtimes. Western Christians have viewed one of those empires as Rome, when, claims Richardson, Rome never actually conquered Babylon and was thus disqualified as a possibility.

It had to be another empire that rose and fell and rose again that would lead to the rule by this "man of sin," described in the Bible. That empire, he says, is the Islamic Empire, which did conquer Babylon and, in fact, rules over it even today.

Many evangelical Christians believe the Bible predicts a charismatic ruler, the Antichrist, will arise in the last days, before the return of Jesus. The Quran also predicts that a man, called the Mahdi, will rise up to lead the nations, pledging to usher in an era of peace. Richardson makes the case these two men are, in fact, one in the same.

His book was an instant best-seller on the Amazon charts when it debuted Tuesday. It remains No. 1 in two religion categories.
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Jewish Temple Allure
John R. Houk
© August 6, 2009
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What? Muslim leader wants Temple rebuilt

Richardson is the co-author with Walid Shoebat of "God's War on Terror: Islam, Prophecy and the Bible" and co-editor of "Why We Left Islam: Former Muslims Speak Out." "The Islamic Antichrist" is published by WND Books and is available autographed in the WND Superstore.

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My Criticism of Islam (Mohammedanism)

I have been very critical of Mohammedan claim that Islam (Mohammedanism) is a religion of peace. One of the biggest examples is from the Mohammedan writings considered holy and Mohammedan history. I have come to realize that there is an element of peace inherent in Mohammedanism related to the hisba; however that inherent peace is ONLY toward believing Mohammedans. Mohammedanism is intolerant of any creed or religion that runs counter to its holy writings and of Mohammedans that deviate from Mohammedanism. This intolerance can aptly be called Islamic Supremacism.

In Mohammedan dominated lands (and increasingly where Mohammedans are a large minority in the West) Mohammedanism is cruel and brutal. Christians, Jews and (those considered) pagans are the victims of this cruelty.

That said it should be noted that Mohammedan intellectuals and apologists (which ironically includes non-Mohammedans usually of the Leftist persuasion) often attack Christianity in retaliation to the “Islam is violent” mantra that I stand by. The Christian attack is usually first displayed by bringing up Christian history.

Those who have called themselves followers of Christ have too often committed atrocities of cruel violence and genocide in the Name of Christ. I have to admit the history does not lie; human beings calling on Christ have warred between themselves, persecuted and killed Jews and unleashed vengeful and unrelenting violence and death upon Mohammedans during the Crusades.

The Revelation of John is loaded with violent images; however those images are the result of evil rather than the continuation of God invoked violence.

I have to point out that Christianity’s Holy Scriptures expressly tell a Christian not to be violent among themselves or to any human being. The only exception to this is the fine line in which Scripture provides for those in authority (e.g. military, police, government and so on). Mohammedan apologists should cease their hypocrisy and own up to the perpetual violence commanded in their holy writings.

Then Mohammedan apologists usually counter with an “aha!” The Christian Old Testament which is the Jewish Tanakh is full of genocidal violence. The classic example is Moses and Joshua leading the Twelve Tribes of Israel into the Land of Promise. As the Hebrew/Israelite Tribes possessed their Promised Land the Scriptures tell the Jews to exterminate those being dispossessed. The extermination indeed proceeds. God told the Jews to completely possess the Land and completely destroy the inhabitants. The Mohammedan apologist says, “See!” How is the genocidal dispossession of the Promised Land’s original inhabitants any different than Mohammed and his descending followers from rapaciously conquering non-Mohammedan land to fulfill the will of Allah to convert the world to Islam (Mohammedanism)?

Here is a difference!

The Land given to the Tribes of Israel was populated by idolatrous religions that taught such things as sacrificing humans (usually babies) and the practice of temple prostitutes. The land was populated with evil hateful people. Once the Land was possessed the Jews were not to continue exterminating other people even though they also may have been morally deviant as well. In fact the Jews were told not to mix whatsoever with non-Jews as a practice.

On the other hand Mohammed and Mohammedan conquerors through out the ages have used their prophet’s example and their holy writings to conquer, convert or kill all humanity that lost their nation to victorious Mohammedans. This often resulted in cruel slavery and sex-slavery (for the beautiful women). If the conquered were lucky for being the people of the book (i.e. Jews and Christians), those people had a choice of converting or living a sub-human life as an oppressed dhimmi.

Even to this day Jews do not seek out converts although converts to Judaism do occur on a willing basis. Christianity Scriptures tell Christians to share the Gospel (Good News) Truth to all humanity. If the Gospel is rejected the problem is between God and the individual in the Last Judgment.

Now in practice as Christianity was embraced by militarily powers in the West, the faith of the military became the faith of the indigenous people. In the case of the West colonizing the New World and parts of Africa, the Christian faith was forced upon the indigenous people. Again this is not part of the Gospel plan; however Christian nations saw a political advantage to govern easier if everyone prayed to the same God. The very Christian faith which was misused politically in time brought tolerance of the multiplicity of Christian tenets and eventually tolerance the practice or non-practice of a religion.

In contrast Mohammedan holy writings are an example that Mohammedans have used to brutalize the globe in the name of Allah for centuries; indeed the Islamic terrorists of the 20th and 21st century believe they are merely reforming Islam to the purest form as delivered the their prophet Mohammed. There has been little to zero advancement in the Liberty and Rights of humanity as a result of Islamic Supremacist intolerance.

Before I move on I have to discuss one pet peeve of mine pertaining to the Christian Crusaders. The Crusaders are accused of brutal intolerance toward Mohammedans as they brought the Christian faith back to the Holy Land by military force.

The Mohammedan protesteth to much me thinks.

The Crusades were not about one day a group of medieval knights got together and said, “Hey, we’re kind of bored. Let’s go the Middle East and slaughter some Saracens.” In fact the Crusades were a result of Mohammedan incursion on Christian lands stretching from present day Turkey through to present day Spain. Part of those conquests was continuous raiding parties along Mediterranean Europe which resulted in the bloodthirsty acquisition of booty and slaves. One day a combination of an appeal from the Byzantine Emperor and the report that Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land were being enslaved or murdered inspired a call for military action.

After 500 years of Saracen/Muslim brutality against the West, it is hardly surprising that the warrior caste of medieval Europe embarked on military incursions against Mohammedan lands which when victorious slaughtered everyone in sight.

My point is this: the Crusades were more like a football metaphor; viz. the best defense is a good offense. The Crusaders end came when European rulers lost in interest in any benefit the political control had for their kingdoms. The result was the slow evisceration of the Crusader kingdoms ending in the Holy Land in 1291 with the fall of Acre. There were more Crusades however the period of political control was only a 192 years. Compare that 192 years to over a thousand years of brutality that kept coming from Mohammedans. In Europe the Mohammedan military prowess lead to a slow retreat after John III Sobieski smashed Mohammedan Turks at the Battle of Vienna in 1683. The Hindu Genocide continued in ebbs and flows on the Indian Sub-continent really until the British usurped total control in 1857.

Beginning with Mohammed’s brutality in the early 600’s to the end of the last vestige of a Mohammedan empire (Ottoman Turkey) in 1918 we are talking about nearly 1300 years of historical murder and mayhem at the hands of Mohammedans. There are no Mohammedan military super powers today; however where Mohammedanism reigns intolerant totalitarianism is more the rule than the exception.

Ironically the most democratic of Mohammedan nations (which are self-reliant) is Turkey. The nation representative of total intolerance is the Saudi Arabian kingdom in which public beheadings and whippings are still practiced. It is a place where women cannot have a driver’s license. It is a place in which a rape victim is punished for breaking the law. It is a place where thieves may loose an appendage.

Below is further example of Mohammedan intolerance and violence based on the “Reliance of the Traveller.” The critique of the “Traveller” is by Ben of Ben’s Blog posted at a Facebook page. Ben broke his Facebook post into several stages probably because you can only post so much at one shot there. I am going to piece them together on my SlantRight.com page.

JRH 7/16/09

Are Judaism and Christianity as Violent as Islam?

Apparently the anti-Jihad/anti-Islamism writers have used the Cairo Speech of President Barack Hussein Obama as an inspiration to contradict the President’s view of Islam vis-a-vie Christianity and Judaism.

One such writer is Raymond Ibrahim writing for The Middle East Quarterly.

Raymond Ibrahim is the associate director of the Middle East Forum and editor/translator of The Al Qaeda Reader. He writes daily for Jihad Watch.

A widely published author on radical Islam, Mr. Ibrahim regularly discusses that topic with the media, such as Fox News, C-SPAN, Reuters, NPR, CBN, PBS, and talk-show hosts, such as Jim Bohannon, Laura Ingraham, Dennis Prager, and Michael Savage. He regularly lectures at universities and briefs governmental agencies, such as U.S. Strategic Command, the Department of State, and … (About Page raymondibraham.com)

JRH 6/8/09

Gay Bucks Buy Northeastern State Legislators

Apparently sexual deviancy has the big bucks in the Northeast. Already three Northeastern States have passed into existence same-sex marriage laws. It should be noted though those laws were not decided by voters as much as they were enacted by State Legislators.

State Legislators have been receiving campaign donations from the sexual deviant crowd. This is coupled with the unfortunate reality of the lack of a presence of any well financed of Biblical Morality organizations. The organizations that are in place have depleted their financial coffers fighting other issues. The Roman Catholic Church is the biggest financially endowed Christian organization and that group has failed to step up to the plate to battle the immorality of same-sex marriage.

If you want to see the moral degradation of what Northeastern legislators are supporting you should view this link to the sexually prurient group that that does a morally degrading homosexual block party in New York. Be forewarned though, IT IS NOT A PRETTY SITE TO READ OR VIEW: http://www.folsomstreeteast.org/

The big bucks represented by these sick immoral hedonistic sexually explicit homosexuals are what New York State legislators are paying attention to. According to the New York Times (of all rags) New York’s duly elected State legislators are imminently preparing to enact a law legalizing same-sex marriage in the State of New York.

If you encounter a homosexual who vainly attempts to disabuse the Bible of Biblical Morality by informing you that God’s Word does not condemn homosexuality as immoral, then you can laugh at his tongue in cheek face.

Here are some examples from a Calvary Bible Church website from 2004:

After reading the Biblical texts that address homosexuality you might wonder how anyone could call themselves a Christian homosexual or why some mainline denominations now give approval to homosexual behavior. The Scriptures have not changed, so how, you might wonder, do they justify the sin of homosexuality in light of what the Scriptures say?

There are several approaches homosexuals use to explain why the Scriptures don’t mean what they say. First is to say that the reason Sodom and Gomorrah were judged is that the men of Sodom were not practicing hospitality. This is a desperate interpretation that disappears into vapor when one reads what Jude has to say about the reason God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. Jude, after explaining how God judged angels who did not keep their proper domain says in Jude 7, “just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, since they in the same way as these indulged in gross immorality and went after strange flesh, are exhibited as an example in undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.” Here Jude describes the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah as “indulging in gross immorality” and going after “strange flesh” or flesh of a different kind – the men of Sodom were homosexual and wanted to have homosexual relations with the angels.

A second way the Scriptures are twisted by homosexuals is by saying that the laws against homosexual activity in Lev. 18:22; 20:13 are only for the priests. It is argued that these texts appear in the holiness code for the priesthood (Lev. chs. 17–27) and therefore do not apply to those who are not priests.

The problem is that the holiness code also forbids other immoral acts such as incest, fornication, harlotry, adultery, and bestiality. You can quickly see the problem their argument creates. If homosexuality is acceptable because it is found in the holiness code that only applies to the priests then the other immoral acts mentioned only apply to the priests as well, which means incest, fornication, harlotry, adultery, and bestiality are acceptable, also.

A third way the Scriptures are twisted by those who argue that the Bible does not condemn homosexuality is by trying to argue that the Apostle Paul didn’t condemn all homosexual activity. He only condemned homosexual activity among those who were born to be heterosexual, for they would be contradicting their created nature. They argue that Paul assumed that some people would be born with a homosexual orientation and those people would be sinning if they had heterosexual relationships because they would be perverting the way God made them.

Of course the fallacy with this argument is that God doesn’t make anyone a homosexual. Homosexuality is not genetic, but a learned behavior, a sinful choice that people make. Granted, everyone is susceptible to some sins more than others, but a strong desire to commit a particular sin, doesn’t mean God made you to sin in that way. Some people like to lie, others like to steal, but this doesn’t mean God created them that way. It means they have a strong desire to sin in those areas but it does not exonerate their sinful behavior.

A fourth way the pro–homosexual advocates twist the Scriptures is by using the misogynist argument. The misogynist argument says that in biblical times women were treated cruelly and were oppressed. They say that men during that time felt it was important to show dominance over women in every area. They argue that the Apostle Paul was conforming to the cultural standard of the day so naturally he taught that heterosexual relationships were mandatory. Since we live in a different culture where women are not treated like cattle and oppressed, Paul’s teachings don’t apply.

The problem with this argument is that the Bible sets a very high standard for the respect and care of women and requires husbands to treat them as co–equals in salvation and equal in worth. There is no law, ancient or modern which honors women like the Bible. Husbands are commanded to love, cherish, nurture, honor, protect, provide for, love their wives as their own body, help their wives grow in the Lord and love their wives as Christ loved the church who gave himself up for her. Hardly a misogynist agenda, especially when you consider that the Apostle Paul, who was the most outspoken in condemning homosexuality, also was the most outspoken about how husbands are to love and honor their wives. Granted, men have sinned against God in every age by not loving and honoring their wives, but their wicked behavior towards their wives is not sanctioned in the Bible.

The reason homosexuals are so desperate to try and explain away the Bible’s universal condemnation of homosexual behavior is that men, in their selfish desire to satisfy their lusts, have always sought to justify their sin. God has placed within man an awareness that he exists, but men, wanting to sin with a clear conscience, either deny God, deny the Bible is the Word of God, or twist the Scriptures to conform to their own lusts. Yet, in doing this they open the door for every other sin. (You should read the article from start to finish – it is informative.)

From a Biblical Morality view homosexuality is definitely a deviant perversion regardless of the faith abandoning sciences of the American Medical Association (SA THIS) and American Psychiatric Association (SA THIS).

The scientific community in its quest to validate a morally reprobate lifestyle such as homosexuality has been working feverishly to prove that homosexuality is biological-genetic as opposed to learned from the environment. The environment case would validate God’s Word and the genetic case would validate Secular humanism.

The irony of this scientific quest is that some homosexuals realized an emerging problem. That problem is that the discovery of a specific gay gene might prove to be a scientific way for normal parents to make sure that their child is genetically enhanced to wash away all inclinations toward homosexuality. Oops! The quest to genetically validate sexual deviancy might lead to genetically ending sexual deviancy.

Upon this realization the pro-homosexual scientists have attempted to connect genealogy to environment. This obscurant attempt to validate the homosexual gene stipulates that environment is the leading cause that activates that gene.

PLEASE! One doesn’t have to be a rocket scientist to understand that empirical data is being manipulated to appease the big buck homosexual organizations in their quest to invalidate Christianity as the foundation of the moral standards of America.

Thus it is not surprising that the American Psychology Association has publically acknowledged there is NO gay gene.

Still the well financed Homosexual agenda is succeeding in the Northeast in validating homosexuality via legalizing same-sex marriage. I wonder if there would be a greater outcry from normal heterosexuals if they and lawmakers were aware of the Homosexual agenda already implemented by many large businesses and corporations. Homosexual agenda influenced subservient businesses are actually persecuting Christians who take a stand not to participate in management mandated diversity seminars (i.e. code for forced homosexual acceptance).

Here are few examples:

Professor Janis Price of DePauw University, Indiana, placed issues of a magazine on a table in the back of her classroom. One of her students was offended by an article that was critical of how homosexuality was being handled in public schools and complained to the administration. Price was accused of providing her students with intolerant material. She was suspended and her salary cut by 25 percent.

Albert Buonanno, a Christian employee of AT&T Broadband, was fired in February 2004 for refusing to go along with a mandatory company policy demanding acceptance of the homosexual lifestyle.

Rolf Szabo lost his job at Eastman Kodak after he refused to go along with the company's "diversity" program, which required he give support to homosexuals in the work place who wanted to come out.

Motorola actively promotes a similar agenda through mandatory "homophobia" workshops and homosexual sex-ed courses. One employee told author David Limbaugh that "this push is causing a great deal of tension among employees and the 'quiet anger' of some who disapprove of the homosexual lifestyle because of their religious beliefs."

Episodes such as these are happening by the hundreds across America, every day of the week. According to medical, social science and especially legal experts, what is being called "diversity" is actually a dangerous new movement by a small group of activists to make the homosexual lifestyle appear as normal and healthy as the heterosexual lifestyle, even if that means deliberately hiding any information to the contrary.

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Fitzgibbons recently served as an expert witnesses in a case involving an Ann Arbor Michigan high school student whose Christian viewpoint was deliberately excluded from the schools "Diversity Week" celebration. Part of the week's festivities involved a panel of six clerics from different denominations who were assembled for a discussion about "Homosexuality and Religion." No one on the panel represented the Judeo-Christian view of homosexual relations.

Betsy Hanson, an 18-year-old Roman Catholic student, requested that a representative of the Catholic Church be part of the panel. Her request was denied by school officials who claimed her religious views would convey a negative message and would "water-down" the positive religious message that they wanted to convey.

Hanson and her mother decided to sue and Detroit Federal Judge Gerald Rosen ruled in their favor. "Isn't this cultural hegemony, where you're only going to present one view to the exclusion of others?" the judge demanded of the school's attorneys. "Don't you think that smacks of government and religious totalitarianism? Isn't that how we got to book-burning in Nazi Germany back in the 1930s?"

Fitzgibbons believes schools and school psychologists should be held liable when they actively promote the homosexual lifestyle while withholding vital information about mental and physical risks.

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Although doctors are obligated to provide informed consent to their patients, educators are not, he said.

However, in schools where a school psychologist is involved in these groups, then Fitzgibbons said they have the requirement to provide informed consent about the dangers of the lifestyle.

"If they don't, and a child experiences some of the medical illnesses that are so highly prevalent, particularly among men involved in same-sex relationships, that school psychologist is liable, the principal is liable and the school superintendent is liable. Just as when a doctor makes a mistake at a hospital, the hospital is also liable."

Phil Burress, president of Citizens for Community Values, has been sending out letters to 2,500 schools across the country who are relying on the "safe-school" programs devised by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network warning them of potential legal liabilities for the tort of negligence "if it is proven that homosexual activist organizations were granted access to students under the school's responsibility and that students suffered physical or mental harm. Under the right circumstances, state authorities could also bring criminal proceedings," he writes, citing Ohio Revised Code 2907.04, 2919.22 and 2919.24. (Excerpted from intro of the Catholic Education Resource Center 6 Part essay entitled, "Homosexuality: The Untold Story — The phantom gene”)

Yeah, I am willing to bet this Roman Catholic study receives very little attention from the Mainstream Media. I also doubt that Northeastern (and now New York State) legislators have viewed this alternative yet mainstream view of homosexuality.

JRH 5/21/09 (Hat Tip: Solid Snake email)

Homosexual Agenda Indoctrinating America’s Future

As anyone who reads here once in awhile is aware, I am a huge supporter of Biblical Morality through the filter of Christianity (I would include Judaism but frankly I have an incredible lack of knowledge of Jewish theology). An old post that I placed from AFTAH demonstrates my attitude toward homosexuality vis-à-vis Biblical Morality.

In simple terms homosexuality is the practice of either reprobate minds or deceived minds outside the box of Biblical Morality. Clearly no one is perfect; nonetheless one should strive to lead a Biblical moral life even if they miss the mark (one, two ok … many times).

I just finished an article from OneNewsNow.com entitled, “Parents fight homosexual indoctrination of kindergarteners”.

Can you imagine THIS? A government managed public education forum that is often prohibited from even mentioning the name of Christ, Bible, God or Christianity is openly indoctrinating children to accept homosexuality as normal. This is occurring to kids who may not even be able to read and write let alone comprehend the right and wrong of homosexuality and gay marriage.

I am sure there are parents in California who could care less about this indoctrination. I am also certain there are a huge amount of parents that are horrified that the government is teaching their children concepts no matter if parents agree with it or not on a social or moral back drop. After all even Left coast California has consistently voted for the definition of a marriage as between a man and a woman. Homosexual activists have been bankrolled to spread their agenda to the Courts to overcome the will of the voting people.

California’s Proposition 22 (2000) was ratified by the voters to the tune of 61% to 38% defined marriage as between a man and woman. The State Supreme Court struck that down.

In spite of a well financed homosexual campaign to message voters into accepting homosexuality as normal, the people passed California Proposition 8 to rule out same-sex marriages. The percentage was less than 2000’s 61% but it still passed with 52% of California’s voters.

There is no surprise that the homosexual agenda, secular humanist agenda and Leftists in general immediately went to California’s State Supreme Court (CSSC). The CSSC is scheduled to make a decision concerning the State Constitutionality of Proposition 8 somewhere between June 1 and 3, 2009.

By indoctrinating the young, the homosexual agenda is attempting to plow the stage with future American voters brainwashed to vilify Christian Biblical Morality. This is a classic instance of the failure of morality in America of the proper interpretation of the First Amendment as relating to religion (i.e. primarily the Christian doctrines of the Founding Fathers) and government.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. (Bill of Rights)

The proper interpretation is that Congress is NOT able to make LAW establishing a STATE CHURCH nor can Congress prohibit the FREE EXERCISE of religion (again the Founding Fathers had in Christianity in mind). There is nothing in the First Amendment stipulating that religion (again the Founding Fathers’ thought is Christianity) should not be involved in government especially as religion pertains to moral foundations in a community.

One of the greatest foundations that the Left has melted away in America is the ability of schools to inculcate the religious morality of the local community. This melting has been the precursor to school violence like Columbine and teenage suicide.

You know what? The Left and the homosexual activists are aware of the old Christian proverb: “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” In the case of the Left it is ‘Give me your children they will be God-hating moral relativists for life.’

This is the reasoning for indoctrinating children at such a young age concerning homosexuality. If the Courts does not pop into line with the homosexual agenda, then a generation of indoctrination will produce a future homosexual-friendly voter base.

Can you say, “Subtle, sick and evil?”

JRH 5/18/09

The Saracens Have Never Stopped

John R. Houk
© May 15, 2009

The Leftists of the West have long lamented the poor Mohammedans suffering in the Land of Israel or blamed for poverty of Western exploitation from the past. The Mohammedan whine is that of a victim that is owed a reimbursement for their societal ills which must be the result of Western oppression. I am certain that most of the blame for that oppression is wrapped up into a package with the United States of America as the address. The blame towards America is remarkable since there was no involvement by the USA in colonial adventurism as accomplished by the Europeans.

The Leftist or Mohammedan will say, “Yeah but … What about American corporations taking advantage of the poor Mohammedan populace?” Here is another question: Was American capitalism as exploitive of Middle Eastern Mohammedans as Mohammedan imperialist expansion of the past? I do not think so.

Middle Eastern leadership sold out their constituents for self-serving oil profits or for weapons to harass either Israel or America or both. Then the mostly authoritarian Mohammedan regimes either directly blame America and Israel or allow their clerics to sow seeds of hate to Americans and Jews.

So get over the self-deprecating victimhood of the so-called religion of peace. From the time that old Mohammed used a religion borrowed on the backs of Judaism and Christianity as a tool to create an army from backward Arabs to conquer the world. The tool became the glue that exacted discipline and the promise of carnal pleasures in this life and the next for adhering to the imagination of Mohammed.

The Left and Mohammedans go to great lengths to point to the savagery of the Christian Crusades. Yet the Crusader savagery was contrary to the Christian Scriptures. Also much of the Crusader savagery can be attributed to hundreds of years of Mohammedan brutal imperialism as the tool of religion was utilized to keep the militarization of Mohammedan peoples. The end game of Mohammedan imperialism was to instill the Theo-political cult into conquered peoples who often converted to Mohammedanism to avoid brutality or death.

Thus brutalized people became brutalizing people ready to practice the Theo-political cult to spread Mohammedanism as an all consuming blight upon the earth.

The poor victimized Mohammedans of the Middle East are looking back to the past of imperialistic conquest and persecute non-Mohammedans in ever increasing cruelty in the late 20th Century and early 21st Century. This travesty has particularly affected Christians in the Middle East that have resulted and results in harsh persecution and maiming deaths.

David Horowitz has founded David Horowitz Freedom Center to expose this reality of the violence inherent in Islam/Mohammedanism. In a recent email from the Freedom Center focuses on the plight of Christians in the Middle East. The Christian fate in the Middle East is not a pretty one. Indeed, the email has a link to a slide show which is extremely graphic of the atrocities committed in the name of Mohammedanism in the Middle East. Be forewarned that you will view extremely disturbing pictures as the slide show progresses.

JRH 5/15/09
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Horowitz Request for Financial Support

David Horowitz
Email sent: May 13, 2009

Dear Freedom Center Supporter,

Over the past few decades there has been a systematic and brutal campaign being leveled at the world's Christian community. This has been happening in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. As disparate as these regions are, the common thread in all of these cases of persecution is that the perpetrators are Muslims. The Muslim persecution of Christians has reached Genocidal proportions.

It is an issue that no one wants to discuss. The level of international attention given to this issue is deafeningly quiet. No outcry, marches, protests, no speeches on the floor of Congress, no speeches at the United Nations. There are no major Hollywood productions and no Tibet-like bumper stickers.

Millions of Christians have been put to death for the sole reason that they are Christian. All of these deaths have been at the hands of Muslims, who kill the "infidel" in the name of their prophet Muhammad.

The time for silence at this Genocidal persecution of Christians is over. The Freedom Center has written pamphlets and numerous articles on this issue, screened an exceptional movie by Pierre Rehov and brought speakers on the campuses of America to shine a light on these atrocities.

Now, the Center is releasing another in its series of flash videos to show in striking reality, the plight of the world's Christians and to explain the threat they face. Our flash videos have been viewed by millions, from students to activists, the media and public officials.

This flash video, The Muslim Persecution of Christians is a vital tool that can be used to spread the truth and expose the nature of Islam and the threat it poses to all peoples of the world and in this case specifically, the plight of the Christians. The once vibrant Christian communities of the Middle and North Africa are disappearing before our eyes.

It is vital that not only Americans, but the whole world see what is happening. In order for us to have this flash video reach the millions that is necessary for it to have a full impact, we need to raise $55,000 over the month. Those funds will be used to secure targeted lists, post ads on websites, campus newspaper ads, radio spots and mailings.

We hope you can help us today by following this link to give $25 or more. This donation will go a long way in helping us reach our goal and bringing the plight of millions of Christians into the light. Thank you for your support.

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Pope gunman wants to convert to Christianity

Mehmet Ali Agca is the chap who put a bullet into Pope John Paul II. Agca is due to be released from a Turkish prison in January. Now here is the fascinating information. Agca has relayed publicly that he wishes to convert to Christianity and be Baptized at the Vatican. Also he wishes an audience with Pope Benedict XVI and a visit to the grave of Pope John Paul II.

Here is the thing. I actually admire would be assassin Agca. After spending a quarter century of his life in prison he has publicly proclaimed that he wishes to apostatize from Mohammedanism and convert to Christianity. Currently residing in a Muslim Turkish prison could cause would be assassin to be assassinated for turning from Mohammedanism to Christianity.

JRH 5/14/09 (Hat Tip: A New Dark Age Is Dawning)
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Pope gunman wants to convert to Christianity

Google News/AP
May 13, 2009

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The gunman who shot Pope John Paul II says he would like to convert to Christianity at a baptism ceremony at the Vatican after his release from prison in January.

In comments relayed by his lawyer on Wednesday, Mehmet Ali Agca also says he wants to visit the grave of Pope John Paul II, meet with Pope Benedict XVI and produce a television documentary on the Vatican.

Agca shot and seriously wounded John Paul on May 13, 1981. The late pope met with Agca in an Italian prison in 1983 and forgave him for the shooting.

Agca served 19 years in an Italian prison for the attack and is currently serving a prison term in Turkey for killing journalist Abdi Ipekci.

He is due to be released from Sincan Prison, near Ankara, on Jan. 18, 2010.
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The Prophet Foretold By The Baptist Was Certainly Prophet Muhammad Part 1

Email Inquiry: Mennower Akhter
Ongoing Inquiry
Inquiry Responder: John R. Houk
© April 24, 2009

There are two very significant remarks about John the Baptist made by Jesus Christ, but recorded in a mysterious way. The first remark about the Baptist is that in which John is presented to the world as the reincarnate Eliah (Elijah) the Old Testament. The mystery with which this appellation is enveloped consists in the significant silence of Christ about the identity of the person whom Eliah (not Elias) was expected to officially announce and introduce to the world as the Last Prophet.

The language of Jesus in this respect is exceedingly obscure, ambiguous, and mysterious. If John was Eliah, as is expressly and fearlessly declared, why, then, is the person whose precursor was Eliah not expressly and fearlessly mentioned? If Jesus were the "Messenger of the Covenant" and the Dominator [as the Vulgate translates the Hebrew Adon (Mal. iii. 1)], why does he not openly say so? If he courageously declared that it was not he himself but another Prophet who was that 'Dominator' it must, indeed, have been a criminal hand which erased and effaced the words of Jesus from the original Gospel.

At all events, it is the Gospels that are responsible for this ambiguity and obscurity. It cannot but be described as diabolical tampering with the text that has misled billions of Christians for so many centuries. Jesus, whatever he believed he represented, ought to have, to say the least, shown himself straightforward, and to have frankly declared: "John is the Eliah who was sent as a precursor to prepare the way for me!" Or if such was not the case, then he could have made the following declaration: "John is the Eliah who was sent to prepare the way for Prophet Muhammad." Perhaps this is due to the love of Jesus for ambiguity.

There are, in fact, several instances - as reported in the Gospels - where Jesus gives an answer or makes a statement which is obscure and entirely unintelligible. Leaving his godhead aside, as a Prophet, no, even as a teacher, he was expected to be a straightforward teacher and leader.

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I can tell from these paragraphs that Mr. Akhter and I are going to have a disagreement whose God inspired or is responsible for revered Scripture. I am fairly certain we may not be able to overcome this in dialogue.

A Muslim believes the Quran is the infallible word of God/Allah revealed to Mohammed (either directly or via the angel Gabriel or both – I am uncertain). It is the Quran’s stipulation that everything in the Old and New Testaments that does not agree with the Quran was tinged by Jewish or Christian deception.

http://debate.org.uk/topics/theo/attitude.htm

I don’t have a clue as to who Eliah is. I know Elias is the KJV English translation of the Koiné Greek for Elijah. Perhaps Mr. Akhter’s Eliah is also Elijah.

As to the Bible referring to Mohammed as the last prophet you will not find that anywhere in the Old or New Testaments. Christianity (of which I am a follower) connects the Jewish Scriptures we call the Old Testament as prophetic of the coming Messiah who we believe to be Jesus of Nazareth the Son of God. I am uncertain how Judaism handles Messianic scriptures in the Old Testament which they refer to as the Tanakh. My guess Judaism is still looking for their Messiah for am fairly certain that neither Jesus nor Mohammed fits their criteria. And yet since Jesus was Jewish of the tribe of Judah, I am fairly certain that Jesus is a closer to a Jewish version of a Messiah as compared to “Kill the Jews wherever you find them” Mohammed.

The Gospels are pretty clear that John the Baptist came in the spirit of Elijah to prepare the way for the Messiah which is Jesus Christ the Son of God.

11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’[a] and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
18 And Zacharias said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”
19 And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings. (Luke 1: 11-19 NKJV)

John the Baptist personally endorsed Jesus the Son of God (via the Holy Spirit) who is simultaneously the Son of Man (via mother Mary).

1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:

‘Prepare the way of the LORD;
Make His paths straight.’”[a]

11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.[a]
13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. 14 And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?”
15 But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.
16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He[a] saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (Matt. 3: 1-3, 11, 13-17 NKJV)

Now let’s examine the Latin word “dominator” from Malachi 3: 1. You must realize the “dominator” does not necessarily have the meaning in English or Latin, right?

An English translation of the Latin word “dominator” comes up as “dominium, lordship, dominion, domination”. I am guessing dominium is a Latin transliteration and the other three have an easy to comprehend meaning.

Let’s examine the Hebrew to English translation of “Adon”.

Adon is the Northwest Semitic for "lord" [1] (Ugaritic adn, c.f. Akkadian adannu "mighty") (also see Baal)

• in the Tanakh, Adon may be used for men and angels as well as to El, (e.g., Exodus 34:23). El is called the “Lord of lords” (Deuteronomy 10:17)

• Adonai "my lord" in Masoretic tradition is used as a euphemism to refer to YHWH of the Hebrew Bible.

• Greek Adonis, an adoption of Tammuz

The Hebrew word that Mennower Akhter wrote as “Adon” has this Hebrew meaning:

It was necessary that mankind be morally prepared for the coming of the Lord. The messenger of the Covenant who would come to His temple would be none other than the Lord God Himself. The word “Lord” here (ha adon) always refers to God (cf. Isaiah 1:24; 3:1; 10:16, 33). (John Ankerberg)

Thus “ha adon” refers to God Almighty Himself coming to set the world strait for deliverance from this evil age created by Satan. Obviously Mohammed claimed he was not God: however Jesus of Nazareth born of a human female virgin by the overriding power of God does claim He is God.

Since “ha adon” refers to God Himself, it is no mystery when John the Baptist says this in the Gospel of Mark:

1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in the Prophets:[a]

“Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
Who will prepare Your way before You.”[b]
3 “The voice of one crying in the wilderness:

‘Prepare the way of the LORD;
Make His paths straight.’”[c] (Mark 1: 1-3 NKJV)

We have learned that in Malachi 3: 1 Messenger is a reference to Almighty God. One could render “Messenger” of Mark 1: 2 as referring to Malachi’s “Messenger” and read – “Behold, I send God before your , Who will prepare Your way before You.”

John spoke of Jesus as the Messiah/God:

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend[a] it.

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.[b]
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own,[c] and His own[d] did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
15 John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’”
16 And[e] of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son,[f] who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

19 Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
21 And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?”
He said, “I am not.”
“Are you the Prophet?”
And he answered, “No.”
22 Then they said to him, “Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”
23 He said: “I am

‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness:

“Make straight the way of the LORD,”’[g]
as the prophet Isaiah said.”

24 Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees. 25 And they asked him, saying, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26 John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know. 27 It is He who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.”
28 These things were done in Bethabara[h] beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ 31 I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.”
32 And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.” (John 1: 1-34 NKJV)

As we can see the dispute between me and Mennower Akhter is whose writings are Divine and whose writings are false. I would pray Akhter would see my view; however as long as he views the Quran as infallible and the Hadith, Sunna and so as near infallible then agreement between the two of us is unlikely.

Just a heads up Mr. Akhter sent me two pages of Islamic apologetics. I thought I would be able to sit down go through his points and respond as a Christian Apologist; however I have discovered that is impossible. I will continue to answer Mr. Akhter’s points; however it will be spread out and take some time. I am also guessing there may be a little back and forth between us which will inevitably make inquiry even longer. Feel free to jump in any time.

I wish I knew Mr. Akhter’s website or blog for I would have listed in the credit. I do have his email; however I do not publish emails unless it is obvious a writer wishes to be contacted.

JRH 4/24/09