Recently, there has been a stir about Terry Jones, pastor of Dove World Outreach Center's plan to burn Qurans (see photo below for an example of a burned Quran).
Reportedly, the White House and General Petraeus in Afghanistan warned the pastor against doing so or it would cause retaliation against our troops. Petraeus felt the need to call out an American pastor exercising his right of freedom of religion all because of a protest of a whopping 500 in downtown Kabul (per the 9/7/2010 issue of abcnews.go.com). Was it the protest or fear of what might happen or is Petraeus a coward or a pagan himself? This pastor was a modern-day Gideon. Sadly, due to the blind state of the American church and government he was not recognized.
Islam is an evil religion;it resembles the Baal worship practiced by the Philistines. Allah is the moon god, not the true God. Mohammad was no prophet, except a false one. The Muslims have no problem burning our flag or the true Word of God, the Bible. They treat Christians and Jews like dirt. Yet Americans, don't seem to mind that;seems to prove that the American "faith" is pretty superficial, does it not. But burn the Koran! That gets Americans upset. Perhaps, most Americans are pagan cousins of Muslims, despite their self-righteous church attendance.
Yet, the generals in the so-called "home of the brave" have to try to silence an obscure pastor here in America in order to appease the pagan, Islamic radicals. It is nauseating. Sadly, this pastor caved today, a few days before the Koran burning. Even sadder, barely a voice rose to his defense. Rush Limbaugh, not even a preacher, seemed strongest saying he had the right to burn Korans. Saddest of all, Pastor Terry Jones is now going to meet with the Imam in New York City, building the victory monument (claims to be a Community Center) near Ground Zero.
Perhaps, the Lord is testing America. Our motto is, "In God We Trust." It appears that is nonsense. Perhaps the Lord was in this matter as a final test for this nation. The appeasement of Islamic radicals by the world's only remaining superpower is pitiful. Our guns are bigger than theirs. Yet, me must appease them in order to fulfill some misguided Obama mission or reach out to their belligerant nature. Didn't anyone learn a lesson from Neville Chamberlain's dealings with Hitler?
According to Proverbs 29:25, "the fear of man will prove to be a snare..." Sadly,
I fear the Lord will bring major judgment to this nation because we wouldn't stand against Islamic hate and He will laugh at our destruction. Proverbs 1:22-33 NIV is a relevant passage. Specifically, Proverbs 1:25-26NIV notes, "...since you ignored all my advice and would not accept my rebuke, I in turn will laugh at your disaster; I will mock when calamity overtakes you like a storm."
As a reminder, the Lord will curse those who curse me (Genesis 12:3) and see Psalm 105:15 for a warning against those who would touch the Lord's truly anointed. Keep that in mind and keep your hostility to yourself or the Lord will punish you. Bye now.
