Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

If you’re a Conservative, or worse yet Christian and Conservative, you are by definition sexist, racist, bigoted, narrow minded, and homophobic. Added to this vacuous charge, if you dare criticize anything Islam, Islamophobic.

There’s plenty of examples of this. There was Time magazine’s “Is America Islamophobic”? Of course they are, is the conclusion (while denying it’s their conclusion). Bobby Ghosh, who wrote the hit piece on regular mainstream American people, was brought on CNN to bring his intolerance and unfounded accusations to the small screen to be seen by the small minds that watch CNN. Ghosh has stated that criticism of the building of the Mosque of Triumph in New York City is hate speech.

Ghosh from the CNN soft ball interview:

“You don't have to be an Islamophobe to have reservations about this particular project. You don't have to be prejudiced to have very genuine concerns about it. But what we have seen in the process of this debate and about mosques- not just here in New York, but all over this country- is that there has been a vicious- some very vicious hate speech has entered the mainstream of discussion in this country, and that is- certainly, we are seeing some Islamophobic views being expressed by people who we wouldn't have expected it from- when you have legitimate political figures comparing the religion of Islam to Naziism. That is something on a scale that we have never seen before.”

Of course he doesn't provide any data to support the claim. He's a Leftist, so you just have to accept what he says as true.

The Washington Post’s religion writer, Michelle Boorstein, in a September article, alleged that most Americans know very little about Islam. Her inferred conclusion is that ignorance breeds the growing Islamophobia in America, and smarter more nuanced thinking people aren’t Islamophobic. Of course, you can only be smart and nuanced if you’re a Liberal.

Then there’s the ABC News Sunday morning talk show disaster Christiane Amanpour, who finds America distasteful at best, is an apologist for Islamic terror, murder and violence. She’s a nuanced thinking Leftist, so gets a pass.

“Time” magazine editor Time Editor Richard Stengel has often said that America is Islamophobic because we’re all a bunch of ignorant idiots. Stengal:  "I mean, the extent of the ignorance- where you parse Islamophobia versus ignorance of Islam, I'm not exactly sure. But there is tremendous ignorance of Islam as a religion."  I agree with only a portion of that statement, and will identify his ignorance of Islam as a religion.

Then there’s Chris Matthews. Nevermind.

None of these people have criticized Islam. The comedy channel pulled a South Park episode for having a satirical bit about Mohammed. Several cartoons have been pulled that had Mohammed in them. No comedians are making fun of Islam and Sharia Law. Of course Jesus and Christianity are fair game ad nauseam.  

We live in an upside down, inside out world, Phobia is a fear of something. Lots of people that criticize Islam are called out for being fearful of Muslims, of Islam. They’re Islamophobic. Yet they are the ones with the courage to speak, stand up to, and criticize.  

The people doing the name calling are afraid to criticize Muslims, or Sharia, or draw cartoons of Mohammed, or do comedy skits containing Mohammed. They don’t do these things out of fear.

I’ve got to ask. Who’s the Islamophobes?

Conversation and Behavior

The power of words. If we don't match our words with our actions, we find ourselves in great trouble; and not just with our critics who are quick to shout hypocrite.

Apostle Paul tells us in his letter to the Philippians that we must conduct ourselves in a way worthy of our Faith. "Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel."

In the Authorized Version that first line is, "Let your conversation be as it be becometh the gospel of Christ." The word from the Latin, 'conversari' is more than conversation. We think of conversation as talking. 'Conversari' means 'to conduct oneself'. The word that Paul used even goes beyond that. The word that he would usually use, 'peripatein', translates "to walk about". The word he uses is 'politeuesthai', meaning "to be a citizen". In his context, citizens of Rome had to behave in a prescribed way that was worthy of being a Roman citizen, no matter where you lived in the Roman empire. What he wants us to do then, as Christians, is to act in a way always befitting a citizen of the Kingdom of God.

If you proclaim yourself a Christian, you must in all ways, at all times, act and talk in a way that is in line with scripture. If people know you are of this Faith, you are being closely watched, by both fellow believers and critics.

Even in your personal life you must do this. In Mark, Jesus talks about a man leaving his home, and gives authority to his servants to mind the house. We can act correctly and do all the things necessary to keep the house in order, or let things slide, thinking that the master of the house will probably not return until a certain time and date, and not act properly until then. Jesus says, "Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming- in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning- lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping".

We must watch. Watch our own behavior, our own thoughts, and watch for Him.

By the Numbers-Christians Being Persecuted

About 45 million Christians were murdered in the 20th Century, and the 21st is keeping pace.

In Eritrea (Africa) all religious groups must register except those recognized by the State (as is in China). This became law in 2002 and no religious groups have been recognized since. About 3,000 religious prisoners are being held for practicing Christianity without registration with the State.

In the past two years over 30 Christian churches have been burned down in Nigeria, and about 50 Christians murdered. Hundreds have been driven from their homes.

In North Korea, if you're caught with a Bible, or are caught preaching, you're thrown in prison, indefinitely.

In Algeria and Egypt, there are laws that make conversion from Islam punishable by fine or imprisonment. In Sudan or Saudi Arabia, you can be executed.

It's dire in India too. Six Indian states have anti-conversion laws. In Orissa about 60 Christians have been murdered by Hindu extremists, over 108 Christian churches burned down, and over 50,000 have been run out of their homes. Before I hear the idiot statement about religion being responsible for more deaths yada yada yada, these are State sanctioned, not religion sanctioned. My blog disproving that idiot statement here.

In Iran, the Mullahs and Ahmadinejad have a pogrom against Christians. State sanctioned. Muslim sanctioned. All Christian print, even church bulletins are forbidden. Bibles not allowed. Preaching not allowed. Talking about anything Christian not allowed. A bill has just been approved for State murder of those that leave Islam.

Last, but certainly not least. There's been about a 400% increase in the imprisonment and murder of Christians in China since 2007. Even in the face of this, the Christian population is skyrocketing there.

Christophobes in this country cheer at the notion of Christianity being suppressed here. All the States mentioned above oppress, brutalize, and imprison their people, and not just Christians. Christians are just a good place to start. The reason being, the foundation of Liberty is Judeo-Christian. The State must destroy that; it creates a vacuum, a void, that the State can fill. Then the State, not God, becomes the provider of all things. Then we have the Soviet Union, Communist China, Cuba, etc. In Europe, Islam is filling the void, since Christianity for the most part is dead. Good luck with that.

Seeing all that, whew! sure glad we escaped the brutal Theocracy of Reagan and GW. (Yes, I have actually read Christophobe/Statist articles that said they were oppressed and suffered by that Christian Theocracy imposed on them.) I guess I missed the stonings, murders, imprisonment, forced conversions, and the murder of those that decided to leave the Christianity.

These numbers are from various government and private organizations. I'm not listing them, I'm just mentioning since Secularists, Atheists and other such Christophobes will say these are made up or whatever. Any challenges, I'll list.

Sunday Morning Thoughts

"The real problem of the Christian life comes where people do not usually look for it. It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists simply in shoving them all back; in listening to that other Voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other larger, stronger, quieter life come flowing in, all day." C S Lewis

Take a minute or two each morning, and listen to God. First thing when I sit up in the morning, I say the Lord's prayer. It opens the heart and ears to God's plan, and love, for us that day.

That way you're in tuned all day. I like being aware of His presence throughout the day.
From the hymns:

"I come to the garden alone,
While the dew is still on the roses,
And the voice I hear falling on my ear,
The Son of God discloses.

And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells m I am His own.
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known." -Charles Miles



"He lives, He lives! Christ Jesus lives today!
He walks with me and talks with me
Along life's narrow way.
He lives! He lives, salvation to impart!
You ask me how I know He lives?
He lives within my heart." -Alfred Ackley

Affairs of State

First of all, all these guys should keep it zipped up except for their spouse.

For a Republican politician, if the moral imperative isn't enough, how about keeping it zipped up for the Party? When a Statist has an affair, he will always get a pass from the MSM. It's only sex, and not anyone's business. If a Republican has an affair, he's a hypocrite, and it reflects on the Party. Republicans are supposed to be the party of 'Family Values'. We all know if you proclaim any kind of moral belief, and have a moment of weakness, you'll get pilloried. If you're a Statist, your only belief is the power of the State over the people. That's not hard to live up to. Just take other people's money (OPM) and reject the Constitution.

It's harder to be a Conservative. You have to think things out, not just be emotional and have good intentions. It's harder to be a Christian. You have to live by a moral code. Both these take effort and discipline. For God's sake, and your own, if you're one of these, walk the talk.

The Obama's Still Haven't Chosen a Church

The Obama's still haven't found a church to attend. I can think of two reasons. One, there isn't one anti-American and racist enough in D.C. like Jeremiah Wright's that they attended for twenty years, and the other that they aren't Christians.

This is my 'turn about is fair play' moment. George Bush was ridiculed, hated and despised for being a practicing Christian. I suppose then it's fair to point out that the Obama's reject God. They certainly have proven that they think rights are granted by the State, and not by God.

Two Views: Sacred and Secular

Two Creation stories. Does it matter which one is true? You can decide...

The Secular Account: "You are the descendant of a tiny cell of primordial protoplasm washed up on an empty beach three and a half billion years ago. You are the blind and arbitrary product of time, chance, and natural forces. You are a mere grab-bag of atomic particles, a conglomeration of genetic substance. You exist on a tiny planet in a minute solar system in an empty corner of a meaningless universe. You are a purely biological entity, different only in degree but not in kind from a microbe, virus, or amoeba. You have no essence beyond your body, and at death you will cease to exist entirely. In short, you came from nothing and are going nowhere."

The Christian View: "You are the special creation of a good and all-powerful God. You are created in His image, with capacities to think, feel, and worship that set you above all other life forms. You differ from the animals not simply in degree but in kind. Not only is your kind unique, but you are unique among your kind. Your Creator loves you so much and so intensely desires your companionship and affection that He has a perfect Plan for your life. In addition, God gave the life of His only Son that you might spend eternity with Him. If your are willing to accept the gift of salvation, you can become a child of God." --Reverend Randy Alcorn