A New Mosque for Leesburg, VA and Islamic Deception

Here is one example of how Islam is putting on the face of tolerance to further the development of their intolerant ideology.

The following message appears on their fundraising website for a new mosque in Leesburg, VA, providing another example of Islamic taqiyya (deception to further their ideology) in full bloom.

“Our mission is to promote religious freedom through the First Amendment and enhance understanding of the world's religions and their contributions to human history The Muslim Community Center of Leesburg (MCCL) aims to help and benefit all human beings via working with Muslim educators and Islamic organizations in order to foster the development and growth of quality education, service and stability of the Muslim Community. MCCL aims to provide authentic Islamic education and practice in addition to helpful social services.”

Here is what the enlightened among us must read into this statement via added parenthetical comments:

“Our mission (the mission of Islam, the will of Allah, the moon God and the teaching of Muhammad, the child predator) is to promote religious freedom (freedom for Islam; intolerance against non Muslims) through the First Amendment  (using the tolerance afforded by the first amendment to promote our intolerant ideology, Islam) and enhance understanding of the world's religions ( spread deception about the true nature of Islam to achieve a favorable opinion among local and national policy makers and media) and their contributions to human history (virtually non existent in the last couple of centuries) The Muslim Community Center of Leesburg (MCCL) aims to help and benefit all human beings (until we get a foothold on the throats of non-Muslims) via working with Muslim educators and Islamic organizations in order to foster the development and growth of quality education, service and stability of the Muslim Community (as stable as Muslim nations of the Middle East). MCCL aims to provide authentic Islamic education and practice (such as Sharia law, Sharia finance and Islamic culture which is an anathema to Western culture and morality) in addition to helpful social services (to spread Islamic influence throughout the region).”

I used to work in Leesburg, VA, in the ‘90’s.  There are elements of that community that are quite liberal and naïve about Islam.  There may also be a segment of the population who are aware of the true nature and motives of the Islamic ideology.  To those people I would commend the book: 

Mosque:  An Action Guide for Communities 

This book defines the threat of Islam to our communities and nation, describes the insidious and seditious teaching and activities endemic to most mosques in the United States, and most importantly, ways to discourage or prevent the construction of a new mosque in your community.

Bull Crap Alert!!

From our pals in Afghanistan:

Afghan President Karzai tells The Wall Street Journal that the US and Afghan governments have begun secret talks with the Taliban, an important breakthrough in efforts to end the war in Afghanistan.

Ahh yes.  I huge breakthrough.  We have begun “secret” talks with the Taliban.  Oh happy day.  It almost seems like Christmas or Ramadan, or something.  I can’t quite put my finger on it.

Oh, I know what it is.  BS!

The great generational divide…

Here are the two perspectives of the great generational divide:

The baby-boomers and older generation (55 through 70’s)  view the current state of (im)morality and big government and corruption and taxes and excessive regulation and say “it’s a good thing I won’t be around to experience the fallout from the mess being created by the young progressives who don’t know history and don’t understand the consequences of their choices, neither socially nor politically.”

Generation X (the 30 somethings) react to the comparatively well-informed conservative social and political views of the generations before them and say “those old farts live in the past and are trying to control the world we will inherit over the next 50 years; they shouldn’t even be allowed a vote.”

So here we have it:  The more well-informed older generation is glad they won’t have to experience the degraded civilization the younger generations are bringing on themselves.*

And the less informed younger generation believe they know it all and suggest the elders should no longer have a right to influence civilization.*

That is full-bore progressivism, full blown arrogance, and the manifestation of full blown ignorance.  They not only redefine morality into “anything goes” but redefine 2000 years of Christianity’s personal gospel into a newly invented “collective social gospel.”

This audacious attitude is counter to the culture of  most past successful civilizations and the path followed in most civilizational failures.  It is the personification of the famous quote “"those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

These self-absorbed entitlement-mentality grandchildren of “the greatest generation” will deserve everything they bring on themselves.  Indeed, I am glad I will not be around to experience it.

When the next generation believes*…

… that homosexuality ought to be a normalized, protected and promoted lifestyle; that anyone who disagrees is a “bigot”;

…that government ought to provide equal outcomes beyond equal opportunity;

…that dissonant, repetitive, rhythmic shouting of obscenities is “music”;

…that a personal transformation by God’s grace is a fiction perpetuated by the church but government-enforced taxation to redistribute wealth (the social gospel) is true religion;

…that killing babies is an acceptable method of birth control and should be funded by taxpayers;

…that the primary purpose of sex is recreation with multiple playmates and not for procreation;

…that premarital sex and same sex marriage is the norm and those who disagree are “narrow-minded”;

…that the wisdom of the previous generations is of little use and their influence needs to be ignored…

…that is more than just a case of the old folks ruminating about “the good ol’ days” and musing about how things have changed from “when I was their age.”  That is a full blown case of civilizational moral decay and decline.  Generational change used to be defined by new dance steps, new clothing styles, and new slang.  Now it is defined by a leap toward a destructive mix of amorality, anarchy, and socialism.

Yes, children.  Continue to promote your “audacity of hope” based on ignorance of our past!

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* Of course there are exceptions.  There are the clueless elderly who remain liberal, drug or booze addicted hippies from the 60’s, and there are clear minded, aware gen-Xers who understand the principles that made our nation great and promote them despite the progressive rantings of their peers.  Both of these groups are exceptions within their respective cohorts.

 

The spirit of America?

The conservative group “Million Moms” don’t believe it is appropriate for JC Penny to choose lesbian Ellen DeGeneres as a role model in their advertisements.  They called for JC Penny to end her representation.

Quasi-conservative Bill O’Reilly believes the “Moms” are violating “The Spirit of America.”  In fact he went so far as to call their opinion “McCarthyism” which is akin to saying it is an unjust and unnecessary witch hunt of sorts.

Well, “culture-warrior” O’Reilly, since when has it been the Spirit of America to front and defend the use of homosexuals as role models for big business?  Oh yes, only in the last year or so.  For the previous 200 plus years it has been the Spirit of America to take a stab at promoting morality, especially in publicly sanctioned discourse.

So here we have “culture warrior” Bill O’Reilly promoting immorality by embracing the “new morality.”  Some culture warrior he turned out to be.  Can we all say “hypocrite?”

Read more of this story HERE.

Protecting religious liberty: A double-edged sword, unless…

The current battle against the over-reaching federal mandates that violate Christian moral principles related to forced abortion funding is a test of religious liberty in this nation.  The federal government is indeed over-stepping its bounds and stomping all over the first amendment.

Now enter Islam.  Islam declares Sharia Law is a sacred religious right.  The vast majority of Americans are opposed to incorporating Sharia Law as part of our legal system.  But here’s the problem.  If we insist that the  government prohibit one religious mandate but not another, the government is not being consistent.  That inconsistency will be litigated.  Either both religious provisions will be upheld (prohibiting the government mandate for religious institutions to fund abortions AND prohibiting government exclusion of Sharia Law) or both provisions will be allowed.

Government cannot meddle in one without meddling in the other.  Government cannot ignore one without ignoring the other.

The only solution out of this apparent catch 22 is to rightfully recognize Islam for what it is.  It is not a religion worthy of protection of the first amendment.  It is primarily a political ideology, foreign to the historical ideals of American government, culture, and religion.  It promotes fascist, supremacist, and intolerant doctrines that are contrary to the ideals we have historically cherished.

Our government actions cannot simultaneously support the doctrines of Christianity and Islam.  They are mutually exclusive and grossly incompatible.

Another Bible Lesson Begging Application…

Last night I attended a Bible study on 1 Samuel Chapter 4.  This chapter covers two battles of Israel against the Philistines.  Israel lost 4,000 troops in the first battle.   In the second battle their leaders embarked on a foolish strategy that motivated their foes, resulting in Israel losing 30,000 troops .  Not only was their troop loss more severe, but they foolishly sacrificed the sacred symbol that represented their national identity, their culture, their history and their faith by bringing their Arc of the Covenant into battle.

How and why did this happen to Israel?  First, their leader , Eli, was in his 90’s and not in a physical or mental condition to lead.  More significantly, he raised two sons who turned out to be “wicked men” and “full of iniquity.”  God fulfilled his prophecy to Samuel and allowed Israel to lose the battles, the Arc and Eli’s sons which caused Eli’s death.

And that is pretty much where the lesson ended. No connection to our situation today was ever mentioned. The lesson remained detached in the times and culture of around 1150 BC, 3,250 years ago.

What could have been pointed out to make the lesson relevant to us today?

1. The problem of an incapable leader relying on others.
2. Subordinate leaders who had no regard for the nation’s history, culture, traditions or faith.
3. A population who empowered these leaders to run the country and implement their foolish policies and poorly run wars.
4. The incompetent leader (Eli) could easily be compared to President Obama. 
5. The “wicked men, full of iniquity” who had no regard for the history, culture, or faith of Israel could easily be related to the socialists, progressives, and anti-Christian secularists today who lead our country and universities without regard to our history, culture, and faith.
6. We, today, are sacrificing our history, culture, and faith to fit into a new world order – everything that is sacred to us is being sacrificed.

Here is an example in the news:  Obama at Prayer Breakfast: Jesus Would Want Us to Tax the Rich

Current events are rife with examples that could bring Bible lessons to life.  But for a variety of reasons, the connection is not made.

Why not?  Here are some speculative possibilities:

1. Pastors don’t have the time to understand current events well enough to make the connection.
2. Pastors don’t have an interest in current events.
3. Church leadership believes that relating Scripture lessons to current events might  be offensive to some.
4. Church leadership believes that relating Scripture lessons to current events might cause dissention, loss of members, or loss of revenue.

I suspect these are the same reasons the people and leaders of Israel had that created their loss of faith, wickedness, evil, and the decline and their nation.

The bigger question for me personally is this:  Why do I subject myself to these sermons and Bible studies that fail at relevance?

Florida Highway Patrol Priorities Screwed Up

Several months ago the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) made the news with their illegal, self-serving practice of citing drivers for flashing their headlights at oncoming vehicles to warn of a speed trap ahead.  Apparently some officers were put off by the good Samaritans who kept others from getting ticketed which messed up the cop’s quotas for the month.

Today the FHP made the news by failing to close off a section of I-75 north of Orlando where they were aware of heavy smoke and fog resulting in 12 deaths.

Several dead in multiple crashes on I-75: MyFoxORLANDO.com

Twelve cars and seven semi’s were involved in the accident.  More HERE.  The FHP closed the road briefly, and inexplicably opened it up again.  Moments later the deadly crashes began.

Let’s see:  Ticketing drivers for encouraging other drivers to slow down and then failing to close down a highway resulting in a dozen deaths.  Hmmmm.

It seems obvious to me that some pretty poor decision-making has been going on in that agency.  Does anyway else see a problem with this?

“Judge not…”: The most abused verse in Scripture

I participated in a Bible study on Matthew at a Catholic church the other night.
The video-taped teacher quickly glossed over Matthew 7:1 “Judge not lest ye be judged.”  Or another translation:  “Do not judge, so that you won’t be judged.”  He gave a six second reprise of the the common admonition to refrain from judging because we are all sinners and who are we to point out sin in others.
Our post-Christian culture has aborted the real meaning of this verse in favor of abstaining from discernment of right and wrong, good and evil.   This goes a long way in explaining the decline of morality in our nation.
This mistaken interpretation was demonstrated by another class member who said “we should never judge an individual because he has his reasons for doing what he is doing that we may not be aware of.  We should never judge another’s motives.”
Wrong !  Wrong!   Wrong!
This verse needs to be understood in context.  Jesus is addressing the problem of  hypocrites.  Jesus never says “everyone” is a hypocrite.  And not everyone  is a hypocrite.  Even if you believe most people are hypocrites, maybe even ourselves, you probably know some fine people who are not.  He is pointing out that those who ARE hypocrites have no credibility when they call attention to the shortcomings of others.
So, is it ok for the “non-hypocrite” to point out the sins of others?  Absolutely.  When we cease being hypocrites – when we take the log out of our own eye - we are then in a position to take the speck out of our brother's eye. (verse 5).  As one commentary states:  “Believers DO have a responsibility to help one another repent of sins, but only after first dealing with their own serious sins.”
And yes, we are called to judge the character and motive of others.  The Holman Bible Dictionary declares:  “The interpretation of Matthew 7:1 that Christians should not make value judgments of the behavior of others is shown to be erroneous by multiple commands in Scripture to do exactly that.”
The Bible is replete with examples of a Godly mandate to judge.  The prophets of the Old Testament surely judged.  Look at Isaiah for example.  And in the New, look at Matthew 7:15-20, John 7:24, and 1 Timothy 3:10.  Paul in 1 Corinthians 12:10 called for distinguishing between spirits, evil and otherwise.  Paul in Romans doesn’t hold back in judging homosexuality as sin.  Are we not to judge the behavior and chosen lifestyle of the homosexual?  Or the thief, or the adulterer?
We shouldn’t judge the “motive” of others?  Really?  A finding of guilt or innocence of someone charged with a crime requires determination of “motive” in addition to “means” and “opportunity.”  The business person is wise to judge the motive and character of one he chooses as a business partner.
What would become of our culture if…

• We eliminated judging character and morality as a couple of the most important criteria for voting for the best candidate?
• All judges across the land were prohibited from judging because we are all sinners?
• We determined that faithfulness and character in choosing a spouse was off limits?
• Judging character and loyalty as the best reasons for choosing our friends was declared unscriptural?
• We no longer could judge faith, loyalty, and dedication as the basis for choosing leaders in our churches?

This leads to the biggest cancer of all:  Moral relativity.  This is the cultural disease where we believe no one’s actions, words, religion, or politics are better or truer than anyone else’s.  They are all just as good.  They are all just as true.  The Muslim on the plane should not be judged because Islam is no better, no worse than Christianity.  And that Muslim probably doesn’t know any better, just like the child predator may not know any better.   That’s just their beliefs.  Their motives should not be judged.
You’ve GOT to be kidding.
Our rampant erroneous interpretation of Matthew 7:1 denies the concept of good and evil, right and wrong, truth and lies.  This is the very thought pattern that is leading this nation into moral decay.  This is why our mainline religious denominations have accepted abortion, gay ministers, and gay marriage.  This is why we are tolerating all manner of vile entertainment and immoral behavior of teenagers and selfish greed among our electorate.
Just as we as a nation must become energy-responsible by adopting the policy of “drill, baby, drill”, we also need to become morally responsible by adopting a personal policy of “judge, baby, judge.”  But we can do this only after we do all we can to build our own character so that we are worthy to put into practice the judging God calls us to do.


Here is another great article on "The Cult of Judge Not."

Hundreds of military tanks move in California…

Take a look at this video of a very long train full of military tanks heading southbound south of Santa Cruz, California…

Then tell me what you think these tanks are going to be used for.

Either….

A.  Recently manufactured as routine replacement in various parts of the world.

B.  For use in the Middle East/Iran

C.  For use in Korea

D. For use in the United States.

E.  All of the above

F.  Other ______________________________________________

I could understand that these tanks were simply new off the production line if there were a merely dozen or so being transported such as we see when new cars are in transit, 6 or 8 at a time, on auto carriers on the Interstates.  But this many tanks in one haul represents a major repositioning.

I lived in South Florida during the Cuban Missile crisis and remember seeing convoys of military vehicles of this magnitude heading toward Homestead Air Force Base.  That sight gave pause.

Gingrich in surprise SC win…

Well, it surprised me, anyway.

A week ago I predicted a Romney/Santorum win in this conservative and evangelical state with Gingrich coming in third.  I wasn’t alone.

Thanks to a timely rant that resonated with the South Carolina electorate against a shallow Desperate Housewife-type question by CNN’s John King, Gingrich is the winner.  Not by a small margin, either.  Early indications are Gingrich 44%, Romney 22%.  

In fact Gingrich’s spirited chastening resonated so well nationwide that FOX Business commentator Neil Cavuto was endowed with hundreds of irate comments on his web site for being critical of Newt’s criticism.  Cavuto continues his uphill obsession with defending his fellow newsmen on his website HERE.

What Cavuto and most media do NOT understand is this:  There is waaaaaaay too much media pandering to gossip, social screw-ups of the rich and famous, and fun but insanely insignificant trivia of everyday life.  The neighborhood gossip  is Mother Teresa compared to the content priorities of the media. 

Those of us who are really concerned about the direction of our country are also really pissed off at the lack of serious discussion about the serious issues facing our country.  I’m glad Gingrich won for this reason alone.

 

Who endorses Gingrich, Romney?

A check of who is endorsing who helps to identify deeper ideological differences between the candidates.

While there is an exception or two, governors and moderates tend to endorse Romney and conservatives and Tea Party folks tend to endorse Gingrich.

Here is a sampling of who has endorsed who so far…

Gingrich:

Chuck Norris

Michael Reagan

Rick Perry, Texas Governor

Sarah Palin

Tim LaHaye

Frank Gaffney

Romney:

John Huntsman

Bob McDonnel, Virginia Governor

John Bolton

Nikki Haley, South Carolina Governor

Bill Haslam, Tennessee Governor

What does this tell us about the candidates?  Let’s see what we can learn from this.

The most obvious, Governors gravitate toward former governors.

John Bolton is an interesting case.  His endorsement is odd because of Romney's weak stance on Islam compared to Gingrich’s.  But then again this may be understandable since Bolton was an advisor to Bush when Bush claimed Islam was a “religion of peace.”  Bush received some pretty poor advice.  I suspect Bolton has some antipathy toward Gingrich since earlier Gingrich said he would like Bolton as his Secretary of State, although this could have been an endorsement bribe.

This list, or an expanded version of it, may be a good guide to who you may want to vote for.  Which endorsers do you most respect?

I have a great deal of respect for Chuck Norris, Michael Reagan, Sarah Palin, and Frank Gaffney.  Gaffney in particular has one of the clearest understandings of Islam, even to the extent that he has been labeled an Islamophobe by the Soros-funded far left.  That is a good thing.  From what I’ve learned from Romney’s national security advisors, I would rather have Frank Gaffney advise Gingrich than Walid Phares advise Romney.

Gingrich comes closer to defining Islamic threat…

Even Newt Gingrich, in his attempts to tell the truth about Islam, falls short in his description of that particular enemy.  Here is his statement from his website:

Understand our enemies and tell the truth about them. We are engaged in a long war against radical Islamism, a belief system adhered to by a small minority of Muslims but nonetheless a powerful and organized ideology within Islamic thought that is totally incompatible with the modern world.

This is somewhat more accurate than Romney’s position which is basically “Jihadism is no part of Islam.”  At least Gingrich dares to name the name “Islam.”  Romney disassociates Islam from Jihadism which is both cowardly and wrong.  Obama disassociates all Islamic terror from any term associated with Islam, whether it be Jihad, terrorism, or any word the media has used in the last 10 years associated with violence in the name of Islam.

The kind of speech given in the video below at least gives hope that someone understands:

But saying “…radical Islamism [is] adhered to by a small minority of Muslims… within Islamic thought…” also misses the mark.

Radical Islamism is the CORE of Islamic thought.  It may not be the core of most Muslim thought, but it IS the core of Islamic thought.

C’mon people, wake up!