I’m also troubled by, not what Senator McCain says, but what members of the party say. And it is permitted to be said such things as, “Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim.” Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim, he’s a Christian. He’s always been a Christian. But the really right answer is, what if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer’s no, that’s not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim-American kid believing that he or she could be president? Yet I have heard senior members of my own party drop the suggestion, “He’s a Muslim and he might be associated terrorists.” This is not the way we should be doing it in America.
- Colin Powell
I’ve been trying to say the same thing for a long time. “Obama is a Muslim!” says an irrationally-right wing person, and I say, “So what?” because in my eyes (and thankfully, many others) it is the rational response, so much so that far more obvious response, “No he’s not.” actually becomes secondary. They always shoot back, “so you DO believe he’s one of them Muslims” and they spit out “them Muslims” like it’s the most vile thing on earth you could possibly be. And I stammer, “No…” and they grin smuggly.
What is it about election year that brings out the most irrational, hate-filled sides of people?
November 1, 2008 at 11:39 pm
OK, I’ve tried to decide why I think Muslim for a president would be hard and Skip Heizik (sp?) finally pointed out my fears in one of his radio series.
In the Koran (bible of the muslim beliefs) it is stated that there is no guarantee that any muslim will go to “heaven”. Even if they are excellent muslims, follow the Koran, know the koran, etc. The only guarantee they have is if they kill an infidel (anyone outside the muslim faith). Now, muslims protest that they are “peaceful”. But when you talk percentages, if only 1% of all muslims believed that infidels must die, it still equals the amount of over 2? Million. High number, I don’t remember the exact number but its very high. Do we really want that kind of faith ruling America?
Your faith makes you, you. YOur faith will impact your decisions. Now that all being said, I don’t condemn the muslims in the fact that I am God. I am not. I cannot hate the muslims. I can dispise their faith biblically. I know of a muslim in town here and I try to bring the gospel to her and I know that if she doesn’t accept Jesus we will not see each other after this life. But, politically speaking, I will not shun her for her religion/beliefs. The only time i will stay away from her is if my faith is in danger.
How is that for a comment? ROFLOL!
November 2, 2008 at 7:37 pm
I wouldn’t mind a Muslim ruling America. I wouldn’t want an extremist of any religion in the white house, but a normal observer of a specific religion? I have no problem with that. Every single religion on earth has killed in it’s name, and every single religion is made up of people who are good with a handful of nutjobs.
2 million? Out of hundreds of millions? I can live with that.