Barack Obama through Muslim Eyes
Daniel Pipes:
How do Muslims see Barack Hussein Obama? They have three choices: either as he presents himself – someone who has “never been a Muslim” and has “always been a Christian;” or as a fellow Muslim; or as an apostate from Islam.
Reports suggests that while Americans generally view the Democratic candidate having had no religion before converting at Reverend Jeremiah Wrights’s hands at age 27, Muslims the world over rarely see him as Christian but usually as either Muslim or ex-Muslim. …
Cross-posted at netwmd.com and IsraPundit
Whatever anyone thinks, Barak Obama
1. was raised in a Moslem country by a Moslem father
2. has up until this year belonged to a church which idolizes Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakan
3. is committed politically to scaling back our confrontation with Islamic extremists, and negotiating with leaders who have sworn to destroy us.
If our nation had not been attacked by Islamic extremists, and if we were not currently at war with Islamic insurgents, recruited from all over the world, this all would be of marginal importance.
Perhaps a good analogy of someone with a dubious past would be Kurt Waldheim, a secret ex-Nazi who led the United Nations from 1972-82. Just think about the record of the UN in those years, when Zionism was equated with racism, and when so many resolutions were passed, under Walheim’s gavel, against Israel. I am not anxious to see a repeat of that performance, this time in my own country; and Jewish voters ought to be concerned along with me.
Comment by BlandOatmeal — August 25, 2008 @ 1:12 pm
Leader of Muslim Brotherhood-linked organization gets standing ovation at Democratic Convention
The Muslim Brotherhood is engaged, in its own words, in “a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and ‘sabotaging’ its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and Allah’s religion is made victorious over all other religions.”
The Brotherhood document from which this quote is taken concludes with “a list of our organizations and the organizations of our friends.” Among these organizations is the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). Ingrid Mattson is the President of the Islamic Society of North America. ISNA was also named an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas terror funding case.
Mattson herself has made a series of highly questionable remarks.
“Dems’ message: ‘Faith is what we live,’” by Aaron J. Lopez for the Rocky Mountain News, August 25 (thanks to Paul):
[...] “With all due respect to the commentators, we don’t need to bring faith to the party. Faith is what we live,” pronounced the Rev. Leah Daughtry.
“Democrats are, have been, and will continue to be people of faith. And people of faith are, have been, and will continue to be Democrats.”
Daughtry, CEO of the Democratic National Convention Committee, served as emcee of an interfaith service - Faith in Action - that attracted about 3,000 people of various ages, races and religions to the Colorado Convention Center.
Among those in attendance were Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn and Gov. Bill Ritter, who welcomed the congregation to the first official event of the DNC.
“There is a tremendous intersection of faith and politics,” Ritter said. “Politics at its deepest root is moral.” [...]
Speakers included Rabbi Steven Foster, of Congregation Emmanuel in Denver; Bishop Charles Blake, of the Church of God in Christ; and Dr. Ingrid Mattson, president of the Islamic Society of North America. [...]
[Blake] received one of several standing ovations.
Another was reserved for Mattson, who said she tells Islamic leaders abroad that Muslims in the United States still face discrimination constantly.
Despite the difficulties, Mattson said she remains convinced that the United States “is still the best place in the world to practice our faith.”
Muslims in the United States still face discrimination constantly? Muslims in the United States enjoy more rights than they enjoy in many majority-Muslim countries. And CAIR’s attempts to document “hate crimes” against Muslims in the U.S. have been shown to be tissues of fabrications.
But in making this wild claim before the Democratic Convention, Mattson is laying claim to Protected Victim Status for Muslims, which would place them beyond the scrutiny and criticism that is necessary today to head off the Brotherhood’s “grand jihad.”
Comment by Michael Sunstar — August 25, 2008 @ 11:21 pm
Barack Obama is violating the First Two Commandments of the Ten Commandments - if he is disobedient to the God Of Israel’s Will, then he is against the God of Israel - and that makes him the devil’s advocate, along with anyone else who accepts and worships other gods beside and before the God of Israel! Obama’s god is satan.
Comment by Michael Sunstar — August 25, 2008 @ 11:23 pm
Something we have yet to consider is that Barack Obama, although thought of as an achilles heel, has drawn out the identities of terrorist networks, groups, and organizations. Have you noticed that just the study of Barack Obama has exposed Reverend Wright, Louis Farrakhan, the supporters of Obama from Islamic terrorist organizations? The democratic strategy, united with these fronts, is to embarrass Republicans by implicating that Republicans are all racists, don’t care about the needs of the poor, and hate homosexuals, while THEY are such tolerant, peaceful people who care in ways that Republicans don’t. Although this hogwash is used as a brainwashing tool to gain the votes of gullible democrats who are being used by this agenda, there is always another agenda in progress - wealthy foreigners moving in for the slaughter. But I think that God has a few things up His sleeve He is going to be bringing out soon too! Let’s not worry about terrorists and democrats potentially defeating us, because those who are with us from Heaven are more than those who are with them on earth and as earth prepares for the final world war - we BELIEVERS know who our Messiah was and is and is to come as - SOONER OR LATER - but accordingly, SOON! Until then, all we can do is fight with our hearts, souls and minds until JUSTICE is led to victory! In the end, the devil will loose and the God of Israel shall triumph - we have this promise, for although world leaders fail to turn to the owner of planet earth for answers - the owner of planet earth is coming soon to collect that which is HIS, while His enemies will weep, mourn, and gnash their teeth as they missed the KEY to the REAL FUTURE which is not on this world! If the worst case scenario should happen, then we must adopt a new attitude of: SURE, YOU CAN HAVE IT! We have a better world coming soon!
Comment by Michael Sunstar — August 25, 2008 @ 11:35 pm