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The False Prophets Of
Religious Freedom And Submission To Tyranny
By: Bill Wilson,
Daily Jot News Service
Senior Analyst
(Washington) – August 17, 2010 - Since September 11, 2001, both President
George W. Bush and the man who currently occupies the Oval Office have been
trying to convince Americans that Islam is a peaceful religion. Both hosted
dinners either at the White House or the State Department celebrating Islamic
holidays, especially Ramadan. Both attempted to extol the virtues of Islam to
the American people. Now the president has gone too far by throwing his support
behind a mosque and Islamic center proposed to be built in New York near where
Muslims brutally murdered 2,752 innocent American citizens. He uses the old
argument of religious freedom to justify his position. It is a false argument.
Given the definition of "sound religion" that was used by the Founding Fathers
of this nation to build out the First Amendment, Islam would hardly qualify as a
religion. Benjamin Franklin summed up the Founder's take on religion in a letter
to Ezra Stiles, president of Yale University: "I believe in one God, the Creator
of the universe. That he governs it by his providence. That he ought to be
worshipped. That the most acceptable service we render to him is in doing good
to his other children. That the soul of man is immortal, and will be treated
with justice in another life respecting its conduct in this. These I take to be
the fundamental points in all sound religion."
Here we see that when George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Franklin
and others framed up their Constitutional positions on religion, it met
essentially five criteria to qualify: First, one God that created all things and
who should be worshiped; Second, God has established a providential government;
Third, that all people are to treat one another according to the principles of
God; Fourth, the soul of man is immortal; and Fifth, will mankind will answer
justly to God according to the life lived here on earth. Analyzing this
criteria, which is held consistent through the Founders writings on religion,
only the Judeo-Christian religion qualifies. All others, especially Islam,
violate these principles in some ways.
God's law was given to Moses, and the Founders used it to fashion America's
laws. There is blessing in keeping the commandments, statutes and judgments
given by the LORD. They are enumerated in Deuteronomy Chapter 7. Moreover, Jesus
Christ gave the true law of love for all mankind to follow. He said in 13:34, "A
new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you,
that ye also love one another." Even Mohammed recognized Jesus as a great
prophet, yet he wrote in the Koran that his god wanted all Christians and Jews
killed. Building an Islamic Center near the 911 site is not about religious
freedom. It’s about submission to political Islam. And the Oval Office knows it.
Bill Wilson is the Senior Analyst at the Daily Jot
News Service and author of the book
“Warshod.” His articles are used by news services nationwide, and are enjoyed by
a global readership. For more information about the book, or how to order, click
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