You Shall Know Them by Their Fruit

The name of Jesus and his teachings have been used and misused by some of the most evil and hate filled people in-order to spread fear and intimidation to those with whom his so called followers do not agree. This goes back to the days of the Inquisitions and Crusades, as well as using religion as divine justification to attack and conquer indigenous people through out the world .

Any real honest student of history will admit that religion has been used through out the centuries to justify a false doctrine of pain, hatred , malice, bitterness, un-forgiveness,and intolerance. Although from a generic stand point this is true of all religions from Hindu, Islam, Judaism, Christianity and a host of others the two largest faiths Christianity and Islam garner
the most attention positive and negative.

Unlike the middle ages today's civilized individuals and countries should offer a better understanding of those who are of a different faith , unfortunately in the United States there are some who don't practice the truth of their faith but choose to make up the rules as they go.

9/11 Gives The Excuse to Hate

Ever since our nation was attacked on 9/11 some in America feel they have a right to go after Muslims and have done so just because they are Muslims, some feel justified in causing pain to those who are simple innocent believers of Islam in-order to pay back those evil men who set up the hijacking of the planes that flew into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

The latest attacks have been the angry protest regarding the building of an Islamic community center in New York two blocks from ground zero, protest against this building project have been shown around the world. The complaint by some is that it is a sign of insensitivity to build any thing Muslim near Ground Zero even though this center will honor other faiths much like the Pentagon which was also attacked yet it still has a Muslim prayer room inside .

The Islamic Community Center that is set to be built is the catalyst for the newer intolerant assaults on Muslims such as the cab driver who was stabbed by a passenger when he discovered (the driver) was a Muslim, and now Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Center Outreach Church in Gainesville Florida is threatening to host a Koran burning ceremony on the Anniversary of 9/11.

Despite calls from General David Petraeus , and other religious and political leaders including president Obama to halt this planned act of hate Reverend Terry Jones still plans to go ahead with the burning of the Koran even after he was warned of the possibly blow back to all the efforts our nation has accomplished in our work in Iraq and Afghanistan and the Muslim community through out the world. This act would put our soldiers and civilian citizens in greater harms way.

Bottom Line

This church is what some would call a fringe Christian Church who obviously do not read the Bible or studied the early church fathers , when you consider the idiocy that is running the conservative movement in America today in which the dumber the better, it is no surprise that this false representative of Christ has found his fifteen minutes of fame. If Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin are considered religious heroes of the faith, it is not hard for extreme radicals like Jones and possibly copy cats to rise up and cast a dark shadow over our nations efforts to win the hearts and minds of Muslims the world over this is a public relations night mare that has received very little attention from the Conservative Christian Community because they are bought and paid for by the Republicans and big business.

God Help Us!

K.Gerard Thomas

New York Daily News.com
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