So, once again, another one of Allah’s boys has attempted to disprove the fact that Islam is a religion of peace. Now, everyone is falling over themselves trying to find proof that Hasan was an unstable “Islamic extremist,” a “jihadist,” a “fanatical terrorist,” etc., etc. — i.e., anything but what he really is: a faithful, obedient Muslim.
Here’s the problem: As long as we continue to portray Islamic terrorists as “extremists,” “nutcases,” and “whackos” we’re missing the point. The ones who kill are NOT extremists — they’re simply faithful Muslims. All devout Muslims must submit to the Koran which obligates them to kill Christians, Jews, and all other “unbelievers.” Those who refuse to do this are the exceptions. THEY are the abnormal ones — NOT Hasan. He’s just being obedient and following the teachings of Muhammad consistently. In fact, if a Muslim objects to Muhammad’s teachings on this point — he opens himself up to being treated like an infidel as well. It’s only neo-orthodox Muslims and Islamic hypocrites that think murder is a bad thing.
Until we acknowledge this, we’ll continue to put ourselves at risk. We’ll continue to allow devout Muslims into the military. We’ll continue to employ them as baggage handlers at our airports, and allow them to hold positions from which they can cause great harm in a very short time. Someone says, “Wait. You don’t want us to start discriminating against people because of their religion do you?” Let me answer with another question: “Would you think it wrong if I refused to hire a convicted, self-confessed child molester to run my day care center?” And if I did do such a foolish thing and he started molesting the children, would I have grounds to protest that I didn’t realize he was a fanatical child molester?
It’s time to label Islam accurately: It’s a Satanic cult built upon lies, hatred, intimidation, and murder. Until we are willing to acknowledge this truth, we will continue to adopt and follow policies that put the citizens of our country at enormous risk. To presume that most Muslims are hypocrites is folly. The time for being surprised and shocked that there are Muslims who will actually follow Muhammad’s command and kill a bunch of unarmed and defenseless “infidels” for the glory of Allah and the opportunity to have a flesh party with his 72 virgins, is past.
THE AVENUE 
So the average Iraqi/Afghan/Palistinian/etc. Islamic person is a Sunday-go-to-Mosque Muslim that gets on his knees, kisses the carpet and has a Koran on his shelf while going to Mosque ever Sunday. Otherwise they have no true understanding of their religion. Understood. Makes sense to me.
True Islam, as you rightly put it, controls most of the above mentioned countries and holds them in tyranny. Should we then, as our former “Christian” President GWB so told us, go into these countries and spread “freedom” “making the world safe for Democracy” as it is “God’s gift to mankind”? Bomb their cities, police their streets, etc.
Not to change the subject, but has the West embraced an equally if not more dangerous religion of it’s own? (with sincere Christians often leading the charge) We all shudder at the though of 9/11, the worst disaster to come from Islamic terrorists, but when was the last time Islamic terrorists bombed entire cities, occupied our homes and killed people and property (whether guilty or not)? Not since the Middle Ages with Islam’s hammer against European Christendom
Pastor Steve,
I’m curious if there’s anything to be gained by understanding that Islam is a false religion and, therefore, subject to vast overhaul of its belief system.
That is to say, we as Christians are tied to Christian dogma and can’t slink away from it because it’s actual revealed truth from God.
The Muslim doesn’t have any such thing. He has a made up (possibly demon-inspired) religion that could be reconceived on the whim of any given Imam.
So if the Muslims up and decide that their religion is a religion of peace and they disavow all the distasteful and violent ideas that their founder clearly held to, why would we treat them any differently than Buddhists, who clearly do have a religion of peace, albeit a false one?
Matt,
Good points but I think it is a bit different with Islam since they supposedly have an infallible book by which doctrine and practice are governed (the Quran). So, though I suppose it is possible they could reconstitute themselves as a “peaceful” religion, I don’t think it’s very likely.
And also, if they did do this, there’s a sense in which they would lose their identity. What sets them apart is the centrality of violence to their faith. The Unitarian Allah can’t be love. Islam is ultimately the worship of power.
sw
I’m more afraid of those who can get away with terrorizing me than I am of those who can’t.
I listened to an ex-US Army Colonel on television last night lamenting how utterly convoluted we have gotten in political correctness. Excusing the guilty and punishing the innocent is covering more and more ground.
I certainly think there is a point to be made as well that they (faithful Muslims) understand exactly what’s at stake far better than most American evangelicals. How shameful it is that the enemy is better at opening up our bibles and pointing to the antithesis than we are. And as Steve makes it all too clear, nonviolent Muslims are not peaceful Muslims, they’re rebellious Muslims. We can’t acknowledge this because the American church doesn’t know what faithfulness looks like in any form.