Unfortunately, some Christians in Oklahoma, where there has been one savage beheading of a Christian woman by a Muslim and at least one other beheading attempt, seem to think so, and blindly condemn all outspoken critics of Islam…especially the Christians.
Nondoc Whining about so-called “Islamophobia is exactly what James Davenport, a Christian political science professor of at Rose State College, is doing. Specifically, he attacks State Rep. John Bennett for holding an interim study this past week on the impact of “radical Islam, Shariah Law, the Muslim Brotherhood and the radicalization process” on Oklahoma and the nation.
During the course of this study, Rep. Bennett referred to Adam Soltani, the executive director for designated terrorist group CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations chapter of Oklahoma), and Imam Imad Enchassi, of the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, as “terrorists.”
As someone who grew up in the Evangelical Christian tradition, and as someone who believes religious freedom remains a fundamental principle of our system of government, I am both offended and saddened at this spectacle. I am offended that a state representative from my state would use the cloak of Christianity to spew hate and bigotry such as this. I am also offended that he would do so while arguing he is defending freedom.
Imam Enchassi then got up from his seat in the audience and hugged two members of other faiths who were in attendance. Bennett asked Rep. Randy Grau, R-Edmond, chairman of the Judiciary and Civil Procedure Committee, to admonish members of the audience not to hug a Muslim.
In fact, during one exchange between Bennett and Imam Enchassi, the Imam stated, “It’s a free country,” to which Bennett, who served in the U.S. Marines replied, “I know, I fought for it in two wars.”
John Guandolo, the founder of UnderstandingtheThreat.com, who served in the Marines and is a former FBI agent, said the Islamic movement in Oklahoma has made significant strides, and he called CAIR-Oklahoma executive director Adam Soltani a terrorist. Under questioning from Bennett, Guandolo said groups in the country’s jihadi network use relationships with other faiths as a tool.
But one wonders what, exactly, Bennett fought for. It clearly wasn’t freedom. Neither freedom of religion nor freedom of association seem high on his list of priorities, especially if you happen to be a member of Islam. Perhaps he was fighting for Christianity.
The problem with that line of reasoning is there rests absolutely no instruction in the New Testament for believers to physically fight for Christ, or for the faith. In fact, if one were to hold strictly to Christ’s own words on this, one could easily reach the conclusion that Christ expects us not to fight for him (read John 18:36). So if Bennett wasn’t fighting for freedom, and he wasn’t fighting for Christianity, what was he fighting for?
Perhaps he should spend more time reading the history of his own faith rather than fretting about the supposed threat from Muslims. He would find that this combining of religion and state power never ends well — for anyone.
I also mentioned I was saddened by this event. That sadness comes from the fact that I know I will receive pushback from members of my own faith community on this matter. I will be told I do not understand the true threat posed by Islam. I’ll also be told I’ve been blinded to the truth by my immersion in the liberal world of academia. Too many Evangelicals have been convinced by opportunistic political and religious leaders that any acknowledgement or accommodation of Islam is a threat to Christianity itself.
I disagree.
If allowing others to freely practice their faith, if providing (special and excessive) accommodations to those of Islam and if refusing to use the levers of government to intimidate, harass or oppress minority faiths (the one faith determined to subjugate and dominate those of every other faith) is a threat to Christianity, we Christians have bigger problems than we know.
If Christians want to have real influence on our society — if we want to spread the good news of God’s love — we must reject the type of political religion promoted by Rep. Bennett and his ilk. We must stand with those of other faiths and affirm that, unlike some in the Oklahoma Legislature, we believe all people of faith are entitled to practice their religion freely without fear of official sanction.
“If you are concerned that there are some who wish to destroy the Christian faith, follow Christ’s instructions: “Love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you…You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.” (Luke 6:27-36)
(And we see how well that idea has worked out for Christians in the Middle East who are very close to becoming extinct because of the ethnic cleansing by the Muslim majority)
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“This is what we do”!!
Yes, you coward. If our authorities do their job, you would not dare to say something like that.
“It is a free country”!!
Well, we’ll see how long you will say that after president Trump takes office.
You Muslims enjoyed YOUR freedom for 8 years with your prophet Barak Hussein Obama.
James Davenport, Christian political
science professor,says this about
John Bennett, OK congressman:”perhaps
he should spend more time reading the
history of his own faith than fretting
about the supposed threat of muslims”.
No Mr.Davenport,it’s you that needs to
read.The threat of islam is real, not
imagined.It is happening right now,all
around us.As an alleged professor,at
some shit college no one’s heard of,he
is a failure. And an appeaser.muslims
have to love when the ignorant whites
do their work for them.Had he bothered
to brush up on the koran before opening
his mouth,he would know that lying is
part of their warfare.
Rep. John Bennett and John Guandolo,
whom whos anti- islam work I admire
(a true patriot), have both called adam
soltani a terrorist.That’s good enough
for me. The truth will set us free.
Profecy old about islam; dominate the world for 1 year,/ is true will happen? run to the Hills
Wiccan White Witch Rosemary Giley talked about Jinn (demons) which absorb humans early Tues. AM on Coast to Coast. Soltani and all islamists are Jinn which need to be dumped in live active volcanoes to cleanse their evil from the earth !
Thank you, OK State Representative Bennett! You are a true Patriot & have spoken the truth! Too bad there are not more like you, in our battle against the anti American evil ideology of Islam.
Islam would suit catholic priests to a tee as pedophilia is legal. I wonder if this clown would feel the same way when his brainless head is on the chopping block
Who is more of a threat at this moment Christine? Catholics or Muslims?
Soltani not only lies but he uses deception.
When a muslim says that Islamists do not kill innocent people, they have a special meaning for “innocent” which refers to muslims or those who accept Islam. Infidels and kufar are exempt and must die unless they convert or accept Islam — to be their slaves.
As for “..if any one killed a person, it would be as if he killed the whole of mankind .. “. This quote from 5:32 is out of context. Google it to discover that the verse 5:32 is commanded of Jews and does not explicitly bind muslims however much they may like to think that.
Here more from Germistan
German streets descent into Lawlessness
During the first six months of 2016, migrants committed 142,500 crimes, according to the Federal Criminal Police Office. This is equivalent to 780 crimes committed by migrants every day, an increase of nearly 40% over 2015. The data includes only those crimes in which a suspect has been caught.
Thousands of migrants who entered the country as asylum seekers or refugees have gone missing. They are, presumably, economic migrants who entered Germany on false pretenses. Many are thought to be engaging in robbery and criminal violence .
Local police in many parts of the country admit that they are stretched to the limit and are unable to maintain law and order.
Drug trafficking takes place right before our eyes. If we intervene, we are threatened, spat on, insulted. Sometimes someone whips out a knife. They are always the same people. They are ruthless, fearless and have no problems with robbing even the elderly.
According to Freddi Lohse of the German Police Union in Hamburg, many migrant offenders view the leniency of German Justice system as a green light to continue delinquent behavior. They are used to tougher consequences in their home countries he said. They have no respect for us.
It cannot be that offenders continue to fill the police files, hurt us physically, insult us, whatever, and there are no consequences. Many cases are closed or offender are released on probation or whatever. Yes, what is happening in the courts today is a joke.
Tania Kambouri, German police officer.
by Soeren Kern Gateston Institute
Soltani is a Goddamn LIAR and I have proof from the Unholy Koranus & hadith. This file also includes quotes from and links to tafsir & Islamic law. The link to Reliance is broken but there is an image of the relevant page. Readers can share this file by emailing its link and embeding it in blog posts. An example of embeded pdfs is at the top of the Crusader’s Armory landing page where two pages of Hedaya are annotated.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/110292183/Islam-Condemns-Violence-Against-Innocent-Lives
Islam forbids killing believing Muslims, it does not forbid killing infidels unless they are under a treaty of protection. Islamic law declares that a Muslim can not be executed for killing an infidel.
5.33 & Tafsir Ibn Kathir, which you can see side by side, list punishments for “waging war against Allah and his Messenger”, which the tafsir defines to include disbelief. If yain’t a ‘slime they can mutilate or kill you on that basis alone!
Never believe what a GdM says at face value: always look it up in the Unholy Koranus, tafsir, hadith and shari’ah.
Arm yourself with the facts and be prepared to throw them in the face of every GdM who spews their accursed lies. Never miss an opportunity to deliar a GdM.
I don’t believe anything from a Christian University anymore. They are progressive and they are Antichrist.
We need more politicians and veterans like Rep. Bennett.
Tell Adam Soltani that he would look good with his severed head on a tpost for Halloween.
Even better with a skewer up his arse & out his mouth in the style of Vlad The Impaler.
islam does not separate religion from politics. that is the problem. they rule via their perverted religion. there is no freedom from religion and from islam religion if muslim and from islam religion if any other religion or non religion! their goal is to dominate and they do so via politics. the bastards even make their own sharia and that is a contradiction to the us constitution. the SHIT is not compatible with the us constitution and any religion or non religion! sick bastards. kiddie perverts and animal abusers and animal rapists!
There is freedom from religion in islam.
So long as you are prepared to submit to the political system of islam.
But of course that is not really freedom at all.
A lesson I learned from the great Robert Spencer.
There are in fact two doctrines in islam operating in tandem. The primary socio-political doctrine and the subsidiary religious doctrine which is there to serve the interests of the primary doctrine and the muslims who benefit from it.
It isn’t only Christians (who are chosing ignorance or just willfully accepting blasphemy) that are useful idiots to islam. It is a sorry state that they are in, they cannot discern the difference between a bad ideology that is acceptable to hate, vs hating people that Christians are told not to hate. A sort of ‘hate the sin but not the sinner’ type of teaching. The sin being islam.
But I am disgusted as to their chosen ignorance of islam since 9/11. I don’t know how many more people have to die for some to wake up. I am aware that some have to have the bad thing personally affect them (a death of friend or family, themselves escaping or experiencing something bad, etc) before they wake up and even then there will be those that chose the comforts of their butthole to hide their heads in.
Islam its worst then Nazism!!!..Has our grand parents did during second war, we most wipe out from our planet this malevolent ideology. totalitarian, dominant and promotes genocide of all kafirs
“one could easily reach the conclusion that Christ expects us not to fight for him”
Oh I don’t know, the crusades weren’t against the CHRIST I know and follow,
“the Imam stated, “It’s a free country,”
Sure would not be if the muzslime were to get their way.
This whole argument is a non starter since there is no historic foundation on which izslime is built. In a rational world it would be abolished quickly since it is simply something the brutal, vile barbarian motheMAD just made up to satisfy his sexual desires and his blood lust. The idiot arguing strictly for “love your neighbor” has no real knowledge of the New Testament. And he is an utter fool (raca)….