Erick Erickson
RedState
9/25/2012
In his speech to the United Nations General Assembly today the President of the United States declared that the future does not belong to practicing Christians. Already, the media and the left are in full denial, probably based on their general lack of understanding of theology. This would have been a gaffe had Mitt Romney said it. But with Barack Obama, he’s just speaking bold truths. His bold truth declares that the future does not belong to practicing Christians.
Pay careful attention to what he says.
The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam. Yet to be credible, those who condemn that slander must also condemn the hate we see when the image of Jesus Christ is desecrated, churches are destroyed, or the Holocaust is denied. Let us condemn incitement against Sufi Muslims, and Shiite pilgrims. It is time to heed the words of Gandhi: “Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit.” Together, we must work towards a world where we are strengthened by our differences, and not defined by them. That is what America embodies, and that is the vision we will support.
Now, that’s the full paragraph so no one can claim I took him out of context.
But consider this.
It is an orthodox Christian belief that Mohammed is not a prophet. Actual Christians, as opposed to many of the supposed Christians put up by the mainstream media, believe that Christ is the only way to salvation. Believing that is slandering Mohammed. That’s just a fact. If you don’t believe me, you go into the MIddle East and proclaim Christ is the way, the truth, and the life and see what happens to your life…
…As Archbishop Chaput of Philadelphia noted, “We need to remember that tolerance is not a Christian virtue. Charity, justice, mercy, prudence, honesty — these are Christian virtues. And obviously, in a diverse community, tolerance is an important working principle. But it’s never an end itself.” …
Read the entire article at RedState.
Related: Obama: Anti-Islam Rhetoric Must be Rejected
Today, President Barack Obama stated that negativity about Islam was a message that had to be rejected “by all who respect our common humanity.” Even as our ambassador in Libya is murdered by Islamists; even as Islamists in Egypt threaten Israel’s southern border and persecute Coptic Christians; even as Islamists in Iran threaten nuclear annihilation for the State of Israel; even as Islamists around the globe burn restaurants, attack police, and storm embassies, President Obama thinks that our “common humanity” requires us to reject anti-Islam material…
Update: Why Was The Black Flag Of Jihad Flying In NYC On Sunday?
And, Muslim Day in NYC Speaker: “We Have the Unborn Martyrs in Our Wombs” (VIDEO)
Update 2: Obama, ‘the Prophet of Islam,’ and Slander
When the president told the UN that Islam must not be “slandered” was he referring to the Muslim definition?
Also, Islam Serves As A Bastion Of Religious Tolerance…
Whacked Out Muslims Want to Ban the Bible in Whacked Out Pakistan…
Egyptian President Morsi’s UN Speech Tomorrow
“Following news that Egypt’s President Morsi is threatening the Coptic Church if Copts demonstrate against him during his UN speech tomorrow, Coptic Solidarity has just issued a press release calling “upon all those who do not want Egypt to turn into another Iran to join in the demonstrations.” The press release, which follows, is also useful in that it summarizes the many ways Egypt has increasingly turned Islamist since the Muslim Brotherhood’s Morsi became president…”
Update 3: Democratic State Senator Avella “OFFENDED” at Muslim Parade NYC
