“The Way I See It” is an attempt by the guest columnist to enlighten readers on a subject, as he views it, and does not necessarily reflect the views of this publication.
Obama and Islam
If there was any doubt left in any one’s mind of why the Founders insisted on a “natural born Citizen” as a guarantee of singular loyalty for a requirement for President, Barack Hussein Obama removed it by his speech at The National Prayer Breakfast. After many months of barbaric mass executions of Syrian and Iraqi soldiers, mujaheddin of competing militias and simple villagers, genocide against any non-Sunni civilians, murder, rape, and enslavement of non-Muslims, and video taped beheadings of western newsmen; the Islamofascist State of Iraq and Syria did something so horrible that it shocked even the Muslim world. They burned to death a Jordanian pilot. Not only was he a Muslim, captured in battle, but burning to death is an atrocity that even Muhammed spoke against. Death by fire was a punishment reserved for Allah to punish the sinners and Kafirs in Hell.
Obama wishes to excuse even this barbarism by saying Christians did things just as bad in the name of religion. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake as a witch by the English, a traditional punishment for witches that existed into the 1600s. The Spanish Inquisition tortured and executed, even by burning, suspected Muslims, Jews because they feared they were in cahoots with the Muslims, and also suspected Christians, but Spain had just finally thrown off over 800 years of Muslim conquest, occupation and enslavement. There had been numerous atrocities committed by both sides during the Crusades, but that was a defensive war, trying to force the Muslims to allow pilgrimages to Jerusalem. How Obama blames Jim Crow Laws on Christians is a mystery, because that was the fault of Southern DEMOCRATS.
We are used to Obama “stretching the truth” to blame Republicans, especially Tea Party and other Constitutional activists, and white people in general, but this is his first open public attack on Christians in general. Not only are white Christians responsible for everything bad that happened to Black People because of slavery that ended 150 years ago, but are somehow now responsible for Muslims and Islam still practicing barbarism today like what happened 400 to 900 years ago. Christianity has matured into a civilized religion, but Islam obviously has not, and we should not expect them to, ‘The Obama’ says so. The Awful Truth is it had matured considerably until the resurgence of “Muslim Fundamentalism” in the form of Wahhabism and others that say True Muslims must worship Allah according to the Quran but also in the manner of his Messenger Muhammad according to the Hadith, and Sira – The Life of Muhammad. But our idiot “leadership” refuses to believe this or study what Muslim Imams are really saying. Islam, as Muhammad taught it, is based on Ethical Duality – one set of ‘laws’ for Them and another set of ‘laws’ on how they can deal with Others. Kind of like Democrat politicians today.
This double standard is obvious in Taqiyya: A Muslim must be truthful and honest with other Muslims, but is allowed to lie and cheat others, especially when dealing with Kafirs (“unbelievers”, but worse – those that refuse the message of Muhammad), they must lie to protect and advance Islam. It is literally “against their religion” to tell a Kafir the truth about Islam if they think the Kafir will disapprove. Muslims are allowed to do things that are normally forbidden, and can deny being a Muslim, if that helps the spread of Islam. This is why some students of Islam refer to Obama as the “Taqiyya President”. He said in his book The Audacity of Hope that he would “stand with the Muslims if opinion turned against them”, and he repeated it after his first election. Other than he would “fundamentally CHANGE America”, this the only thing he told the truth about, and consistently stood with. Taqiyya is also demonstrated in the Quran. Muhammad was illiterate. Reading and writing were rare in Arabia in his time. Scribes wrote down what he said and many of his followers memorized his teaching and repeated them to others. After Muhammad died, Muslim scribes wrote the Quran from these notes and verbal stories. Instead of arranging it in a historical context, they wrote it longest chapter first to the shortest. This is confusing to the uninitiated and many believe it was done intentionally. Muslims are taught the correct historical order, and the principle of “abrogation”- later Sura (verses) take precedence over earlier ones. A Muslim can quote a “nice” Sura about “The People of the Book” – Christians and Jews – say it is from ‘The Holy Quran’ knowing that it is abrogated by later Sura. Also Hadith – sayings and doings by Muhammad – have a large part in Islamic Theology, as does the Sira – Life of Muhammad, but that is not discussed with Kafirs. Wahhabism, the Muslim Brotherhood, Al Qaeda, the Iranian Ayatollahs, and Isis are the TRUE FACE of historical Islam. Not the taqiyya of CAIR and other Islamic pressure groups, or the dhimmi politicians that follow their “teachings”.
Because of the deep-seated Ethical Duality, it is necessary to understand how Muslims define the words and terms they use. “Peace” means the absence of strife and confrontation, but since Muslims are commanded to “strive” for the expansion of Islam and Sharia law, “peace” is only possible when Islam and Shariah are dominant. Sharia insists that it is Allah’s Law and all other laws are man-made law and incompatible. Democracy, equality before the law, our Constitution and Bill of Rights, Oaths to the Constitution, and freedom are all against Sharia, and therefor ‘null and void’. To devout Muslims the world is divided into two areas: Dar al Islam (land of submission) and Dar al harb (land of war). The idea of treaties or ‘peaceful coexistence’ is an impossible concept for serious Muslims, against their religion. Peace treaties are only good when Islam is weak, but are to be broken when Islam is strong. In the early Meccan times of Muhammad’s Revelation, The People of the Book – Christians and Jews – were fellow monotheists and treated as friends and allies. Muhammad preached their scripture, though somewhat changed. Later he turned on them and claimed he was the latest and final ‘prophet’, Allah was the true name of God, Yahweh/Jehova were incorrect names for Allah, Jesus was a prophet but not divine, and only the Quran was true Scripture, the Old and New Testaments were corrupt and in error. Only those Christians and Jews that accepted Muhammad, Islam, and Sharia, including dhimmitude (a low form of ‘citizenship’), were considered People of the Book. Those that held to their beliefs were Kafir, and treated as such.
In the last year of Muhammad’s life he ruled Arabia and Islam was spreading into Syria, the Byzantine, and east Africa, areas that were predominantly Christian at that time. A short explanation of his religion is probably best described in Quran Sura 9:29:
Make war on those who have received the Scripture [Jews and Christians] but do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day. They do not forbid what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden. The Christians and Jews do not follow the religion of truth until they submit and pay the poll tax [jizya], and they are humiliated.
Note: The author will gladly try to answer any questions, explain more fully, and give references to questions asked at the web-site. These are my opinions only. Based on experience and individual study. I have no formal education in Islam and claim no “expertise”, only passing on what I see, read, and what I think is another terrible threat to America.
John Adams, and other Founders, believed that a Constitutional Democracy was only suitable for a moral and Christian people. I believe they were right, and that those who are not moral or Christian are trying to destroy it for their own ends.