08/28/2010 Marv Knox, Editor, The Baptist Standard Link
"Yes, we still grieve the deaths of 9/11. Yes, we wish the Manhattan Muslims would exercise restraint and exhibit compassion by moving their mosque farther away from Ground Zero. But we dare not participate in denying their right to build their mosque. If we tolerantly undermine religious liberty, who will stand up for churches when Christians no longer comprise a majority in America?"
In over two years of reading/listening to the Liberal/Progressive spew, this must be one of the most absurd comments from Mr. Knox. "Who will stand up?" No one will stand up for Christians when and if Christians no longer comprise a majority in America. We have religious liberty in America precisely because we are a nation built on Christian principle. This is exactly why we cannot allow a "Religious"/Political/Military organization like Islam to enter the USA and make demands for their "Freedom of Religion" ... which they don't even believe in.
And if you have your way, Christianity will fade in America for your children and grandchildren. Then they will cry "why didn't our forefathers fight for America in the same way their forefathers did?"
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Robert Manus, Liberal managing editor and Washington bureau chief for Associated Baptist Press, who says he is a strong proponent of the “Separation of Church and State,” has penned another article entitled “Religious leaders challenging anti-Muslim rhetoric, violence” in which he writes the following:” (Ameritianity responds in Blue)
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“Against a background of mounting anti-Muslim rhetoric and violence, Baptist and other religious leaders spoke out Aug. 30 against Islamophobia and urged federal officials to take a more proactive role in safeguarding Muslims’ civil rights.”
It is difficult to believe that a self-described “Christian leader” would use a label such as “Islamophobia” to describe someone who might oppose a “religion” that stands in opposition to Christianity, especially in light of a recent article written by a colleague and board member of Roberts own organization. LINK
“A group of Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders held a press conference at a Washington church denouncing the rhetoric and attacks – including a suspicious Aug. 28 fire at the construction site of a mosque that has stirred significant controversy in Murfreesboro, Tenn.; the Aug. 24 attempted murder of a Muslim taxi driver in New York; and a conservative Florida church’s plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11 as an anti-Islamic protest.”
USUALLY … The Associated Baptist Press favors Freedom of the Press, Assembly, Expression, Religion, etc., but when you disagree with the ABP & Baptist Standard … not so much!
“’We’re shifting from fear to fear-mongering, from misunderstanding to misinformation, from legitimate speech to hate speech to hate violence’ said Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations, in the conference at Washington’s Western Presbyterian Church. The church was chosen as the setting for the briefing partially because its sanctuary hosts Friday prayer services for Muslim students at the adjacent George Washington University campus.”
“The anti-Muslim violence comes amid a raging national controversy over a planned Islamic community center a few blocks from the former site of the World Trade Center in New York. Polls show about two-thirds of Americans opposed to the center’s construction, viewing an Islamic institution near the site of terrorist attacks perpetrated by Islamic extremists inappropriate. The same polls also show significant minorities of Americans questioning whether the Constitution’s religious-freedom provisions apply to Muslims.”
“violence comes amid a raging national controversy” … Actually Mr. Manus, the vast majority of the American people are seeking to PREVENT violence in America. They see the violence that exists in virtually every Islamic Nation/State and every nation on the planet in which Muslims have immigrated. Why do you show such contempt for the views of two-thirds of the American people. Do you not believe in Democracy? You previously stated that the ABP’s editorial blog is not a Democracy … but the USA still is I believe. Many people, including Muslims themselves and many who have escaped Islam do not believe that “Islam” is a religion as defined by our Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I thought you promoted the idea of “Separation of Church and State” and the “Freedom of Religion.” Islam practices neither.
“While many of the opponents of the Park51 community center project in New York claim they do not question the right of Muslims to build the center but rather question its appropriateness, more blatant anti-Muslim protests have surfaced around mosque construction projects in other parts of the country. In particular, many opponents of the Tennessee mosque have openly asserted their opposition to any sort of Islamic facility in their community.”
We support the people of Tennessee in their right to impose local rule on this local issue. As a Baptist, don’t you believe in the autonomy of the local church? How about the right of the states to regulate State matters? Or, do you prefer centralization?
“While we all celebrate freedom of speech in our nation, we would be engaging in denial if we did not acknowledge forthrightly that the acts of violence that are now surfacing against Muslims, mosques and other Islamic symbols are directly linked to the vitriolic and incendiary rhetoric and actions we have seen in recent weeks,” he said. “We are duty-bound to publicly condemn these actions both as Americans and as people of faith.”
“The same afternoon, Baptist and other religious-liberty leaders met with Department of Justice officials to urge them to act quickly, according to a press advisory about the meeting, “’to protect and preserve religious freedoms and the rights of all Americans, including millions of Muslims, to live and practice their faith freely, without fear of violence or intimidation.’”
We are more concerned with preventing “fear of violence or intimidation” for the 75% of Americans who oppose the gradual takeover of America, and other nations, by Islam.
"The leaders -- including Brent Walker, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty; and Welton Gaddy, a Baptist minister who serves as president of the Interfaith Alliance -- are asking Attorney General Eric Holder to lead a coordinated response to the rise in anti-Muslim sentiment."
This is where it would be helpful to list “LABELS” for the gentlemen listed. These folks would be viewed as very “Liberal” by most Baptists. Where is your balance in this article?
“Consequences for Christians in Islamic countries” How could they be any worse?
“The burning of Qurans will only confirm what many Muslims believe -- that Christians hate Muslims. That is exactly the opposite message we as Christians want to send. We want to reach out in love to them.”
“Love, love, love … love is all you need” was a Beetles song in the sixties Mr. Manus. They also sang “Imagine there’s no heaven … imagine there’s no hell.” It is time to grow up now. It is also not Biblical.
Matthew 12:30 "He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters” would be the more Christian response to the state of the world today.
While the Bible does say "the greatest of these is love," it does NOT say "the only of this is love." Two versus before that we read ... "When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me."
We need our Baptists Christians, and all Americans, to "man-up" and be willing to defend and protect this nation that is a gift from God that has resulted in millions of Americans praying that God will heal our land. Ultra-Liberal, self-annointed, leaders like those quoted herein need to be taken with a grain of salt.
You may see the entire article here. (Link)
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