01/17/2008 CRAZY TIMES…

Can Muslims be good Americans?

This is an interesting question.

This great country was founded on some damn fine principles. One of those was the principle of freedom of religion. Any free man should be allowed to practice ANY religion he likes. Right! Right? Any religion? Like Jim Jones and the Kool-Aid Klan? Or Tom Cruise and his cult of Scientology? I’m all for letting people find their own path and working out their own spirituality and their own salvation, but I have to draw the line at proselytizing or evangelizing through coercion, guilt, force etc. And I certainly don’t condone the freedom of someone’s religion to infringe on the rights and freedoms of others. So what about Islam and this Muslim faith?

Can a good Muslim be a good American? To get at an answer, we need to have a better understanding of the basic tenets of what it means to be a Muslim. The question was forwarded to a gentleman who has worked in Saudi Arabia for 20 years. In an email that was copied to me, the following is his reply:

Theologically – no, because his allegiance is to Allah, The moon God of Arabia.
Religiously – no, because no other religion is accepted by His Allah except Islam (Quran, 2:256) (Koran).
Scripturally – no, because his allegiance is to the five Pillars of Islam and the Quran.
Geographically – no, because his allegiance is to Mecca, to which he turns in prayer five times a day.
Socially – no, because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or Jews.
Politically – no, because he must submit to the mullahs (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and destruction of America, the great Satan.
Domestically – no, because he is instructed to marry 4 women and beat and scourge his wives if they disobey him
Intellectually – no, because he cannot accept the US Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles, and he believes the Bible to be corrupt
Philosophically – no, because Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran do not allow freedom of religion and expression. Democracy and Islam cannot co-exist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or autocratic.
Spiritually – no, because when we declare 'one nation under God,' the Christian's God is loving and kind, while Allah is NEVER referred to as Heavenly father, nor is he ever called love in The Quran's 99 excellent names.

Therefore after such deliberation, should we be suspect of ALL MUSLIMS in this country? If they are truly devout, can they really be both good Muslims and good Americans?

The more we understand about this, the better it will be for our country and our future. A religious war has been waged against our country, of that there can be no doubt. The religious war is bigger than we know or can comprehend.

Retraction: 04/11/2008 - Regrettably - the statement in brackets below was made out of my ignorance, and in fact, Mr. Obama is a practicing Christian! My apologies to him and to you. ~bbw

[And we also know that Barack Hussein Obama, a Muslim, wants to be our President. He’s even said if he wins the election, he will be sworn in on the Quran (Koran), not the Bible.]

Is there a conflict of interest here?
Do you think America cares?
Some days I’m just not sure…

Let’s all remember to:
- Love one-another
- Look after one-another
- Hold one-another accountable

WOOF ya later!
~ bbw