Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | Next Book | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
NASB | Matthew 5:44 "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:44 "But I say to you, love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, [Prov 25:21, 22] |
Subject: Denounce militant Islam? |
Bible Note: Here's that article: The Chairman’s Report By Carter L. Clews September 6, 2004 Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em Islam… Islam… Islam… Islam… Islam… Islam is the single greatest threat to peace, freedom, and human life in the world today, and maybe even in our entire history; not “radical Islam,” not “hijacked Islam,” not “Islam perverted by a handful of fanatics”... Islam... period. There, I’ve said it – and I’m glad I did, because somebody has to. Either the Moslem world has to eschew the monsters who are wreaking such havoc in its name – or it has to sincerely question the basic tenants of a religion that would spawn such demon seed. There is no middle ground. Anyone who doubts that contention need only ask the grieving parents of the little children slain in the latest Islamic assault upon innocent victims. The sight of the bodies of those stripped, tortured, and slaughtered school children being carried from the carnage is enough to make any normal human sick. But it only excites the libidos and wets the appetites of the venal – and venerated -- apostles of Islam. John Kerry’s "limp-wristed", “Let’s fight a more sensitive war” statement can never apply in this war on terror because, Islam is not – repeat not – the religion of love. Maybe the Koran is actually a masterpiece of "make nice" -- And maybe Mohammed was the walking embodiment of "warm and fuzzy" -- But today’s Islam – the Islam that brutally slaughters all who dare disagree with one jot of its abhorrent teachings – is most certainly not the religion of love. Now, I can already hear the liberals whining about “bigotry,” “stereotyping,” and “sensitivity training.” Well, tell it to the Marines. And when you do, ask them how it feels to see crazed Moslems blow up buses full of innocent commuters – or gun down unarmed construction workers and hang their burned bodies from bridge abutments -- while the Mullahs and the masses cheer them on. The fact is, until the world’s practicing Moslems take to the streets to openly and angrily condemn their fellow "crazoids", they bear the blame and deserve the shame for the Islamic slaughters in Russia, Iraq, Iran, the Philippines, Indonesia, Israel, Spain, New York City -- and everywhere else today’s Islam rears its savage, brutal, bloodthirsty head. Let me be even more specific (and see if I can cause some liberal apoplexy). As far as the average observer can tell (folks like you and me), there are only four types of Moslems in today’s world: terrorists, those who incite terrorists, those who condone terrorists -- and that little tiny minority who on the very rarest of outrageous occasions meekly pipes up in muted protest. That, part and parcel, warp and woof, heart and soul is the only Islamic “look of love” the vast majority of us ever see. And it makes us sick. And so, we have to wonder, whose fault is that? Mine for noticing -- Yours for agreeing -- Or is it the fault of the world’s veiled and voiceless Moslems who won’t stand up and stop the slaughter? I think we all know the answer to that one. But, just in case you don’t (and to silence the liberals I can already hear hissing “racist” – or whatever other term they have for those who insist upon telling inconvenient, incontrovertible truths), let me tell you a little story from my own family history… In the 1930s, when Al Capone, Frank Nitti, and their band of bloody Italian terrorists threatened to rip the fabric of American society, they sent an emissary to see my immigrant grandfather, one Vincenzo Marciano of Washington’s Italian ghetto. The Black Hand’s hit man advised Granddad that he and his neighbors needed to set aside some of their hard-earned money each week to buy a little protection from the "Americanos" who were trying to take what they had. Well, Granddad asked for a little time to talk with his neighbors. He did so. And when the putrid punk returned, he told him, “You are a disgrace to our people and to all who struggled to come to this wonderful land. Here is the message for you to take to your capos: If you ever come here again, we will mail you back in little pieces. And if they come seeking revenge, we will hang them from the lamp posts. Now, leave while you still can.” In short, the only people who could truly fight Italian terrorism in the 1930s were the very people who did. And as the grandson of one who stood tall then, I don’t think it’s too much for me to ask the world’s Moslems to stand tall now. If they don’t, then, let’s start again at the top line -- until they get the bottom line: Islam is the single greatest threat to peace, freedom, and human life in the world today. And maybe even in our entire history. Now, put that in your "hubble bubble pipe" and smoke it, Akbar. And call us back when your get a clear head -- and heart. Carter Clews |