Yes folks you heard it here first! Forget the bridge in the cloud, this Good News Post (GNP) brings us something to really celebrate. This may not be as big as Michael Jackson converting to Islam (you gotta love the part where Daniel Pipes confuses Zain Bikha for MJ), but it will do for now.
First a quick history lesson. I think it was Sh. Hamza Yusuf who first coined the phrase 'Islam has been hijacked by the extremists.' Anyways, it has since caught on and most everyone who wishes to distance the extremists from the moderate, mainstream views of one billion Muslims uses the hijacking of Islam expression.
So you can guess my initial reaction when I heard that Barack *Hussain* Obama said "Faith got hijacked, partly because of the so-called leaders of the Christian Right, all too eager to exploit what divides us."
Welcome back, Brother Barack!
Hmmm...I wonder where he heard the 'hijacking the faith' phrase? Been listening to some HY lectures, have you? Good on you, BO!
I know some of you with weak faith and oh-so-big intellects are saying Dude, he was saying it in the context of the Christian faith. Listen, don't be partypooper. Technically, his words were 'Faith got hijacked'. He didn't say *which* faith, right?
Besides, he goes on to say "I don't know what Bible they're reading, but it doesn't jibe with my version." His version of what? Again, he intentionally didn't complete the thought. We all know that his reference to 'my version' was his politically astute way of referring to his version of the book of God, as in the Quran. Wink, wink Br. Obama. We got your back, Barack!
We Muslims are in dire need of some good news, so lets take what we can get.
Some of you are so gloom and doom. Next you're going to deny that Princess Diana was murdered because she converted to Islam in advance of her marriage to Muslim friend, Dodi Al-Fayed.
O ye of little faith!
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Obama says some have 'hijacked' faith
Sen. Barack Obama told a church convention Saturday that some right-wing evangelical leaders have exploited and politicized religious beliefs in an effort to sow division.
"Somehow, somewhere along the way, faith stopped being used to bring us together and faith started being used to drive us apart," the Democratic presidential candidate said in a 30-minute speech before the national meeting of the United Church of Christ.
"Faith got hijacked, partly because of the so-called leaders of the Christian Right, all too eager to exploit what divides us," the Illinois senator said.
"At every opportunity, they've told evangelical Christians that Democrats disrespect their values and dislike their church, while suggesting to the rest of the country that religious Americans care only about issues like abortion and gay marriage, school prayer and intelligent design," according to an advance copy of his speech.
"There was even a time when the Christian Coalition determined that its number one legislative priority was tax cuts for the rich," Obama said. "I don't know what Bible they're reading, but it doesn't jibe with my version."
A call to the Washington, D.C.-based Christian Coalition of America seeking comment was not immediately returned Saturday.
Obama is a member of the United Church of Christ, a church of about 1.2 million members that is considered one the most liberal of the mainline Protestant groups.
In 1972, the church was the first to ordain an openly gay man. Two years ago, the church endorsed same-sex marriage, the largest Christian denomination to do so. Obama believes that states should decide whether to allow gay marriage, and he opposes a constitutional amendment against it.
Conservative Christian bloggers have linked Obama to what they call the "unbiblical" teachings of his church. Theological conservatives believe gay relationships violate Scripture, while more liberal Christians emphasize the Bible's social justice teachings.
Obama trails Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York by 33 percent to 21 percent in the most recent Associated Press-Ipsos poll among Democrats and those leaning toward the party.
WAW
5 days ago
7 comments:
LoL !!!
Greg
oh
i didnt know he trailed Hillary by that much (21% to 33%)...thought itd be much closer
but i think you should keep this "good news" on the "DL" (downlow)...
wouldn't want it being leaked in his run-up to the election now would we...imagine a black muslim president of the states...hehe...let me dream man
Okay Naeem, if you want me to continue reading your posts, you've got to stop sounding like a crazy person! Barack Obama's father was a Kenyan Muslim but when his parents divorced, his mother brought him up as a devout Christian. Seeing as he was very young, he cannot possibly be expected to be a Muslim! He has a devoutly Christian wife and their children are Christian. If you want him to be Muslim, then ask Allah swt to make him so. Remember that post you sent to us last week??? I am also rooting for him but there are not that many reasonable voters in America so I doubt he'll make it. Still, Allah is in charge so I'm not frettin over it!
Its called satire people!! If you want me to spell it out, I was making fun of us Muslims who are always on the lookout for the latest celebrity conversion (like the Michael Jackson or Princess Di buzz from several years ago)....
This my writing style, full of sarcasm (like my post on demanding an apology from those denying the clash of civilization).
I can see where my posts can be a tadbit confusing with me jumping back and forth between very serious topics and very goofy topics. However, I have the utmost confidence in my readership to be able to make that distinction.
Why don't you give up your Network Engineering stuff (if you are still doing that) and become a full time writer.... Oh I forgot you have a family to feed. Keep up the writing man. As you said your readership can make the distinction in your writing.
-Faisal
MUSLIMS BELIEVE THE KORAN IS THE PERFECT WORD OF GOD as dictated to Mohammed.
This is only the tip of the iceberg. 80- 90 percent of the Koran is composed of this kind advocacy for murder, conquering , looting and rape:
THE KORAN TEACHES MUSLIMS THEY MUST FIGHT AND KILL UNBELIEVERS
WARFARE IS ORDAINED FOR YOU, though it is hateful unto you; but it may happen that you hate a thing which is good for you and it may happen that you love a thing which is bad for you. (2.216)
THE KORAN PROMISES MUSLIMS COUNTRIES TO CONQUER AND THE SPOILS
Sura 33 "And he bequeathed to you their lands, their homes and their possessions, together with land you have never trodden" (33.27) .
THE KORAN TELLS MUSLIMS TO BE QUIET UNTIL THEY HAVE THE NUMBERS TO START DEMANDING THEIR WAY IN THE COUNTRIES THEY HAVE INVADED
"Be patient with unbelievers until you have strength" (86.17).
THE KORAN TELL MUSLIMS TO FIGHT- AND ALL INFIDELS MUST PAY TAXES TO THEM
Fight those among the People of the Book [i.e. Jews and Christians] ... who do not profess the true religion, until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued. (9.29)
THE KORAN TEACHES DECEIPT
Quran 3:28 Don't have unbelieving friends unless it is to deceive them. Remember the final goal is to Allah.
"AND FIGHT THEM UNTIL THERE IS NO PERSECUTION , AND RELIGION SHALL BE ONLY FOR ALLAH 2:193
Quran 9:33 ISLAM WILL PREVAIL OVER ALL RELIGIONS
THE HEAD OF CAIR BLATANTLY STATES THE AIM OF ISLAM IS TO DOMINATE THE U.S.!!
"ISLAM ISN'T IN AMERICA TO BE EQUAL TO ANY OTHER FAITH, BUT TO BECOME DOMINANT. The Koran ... should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth. Everthing we need to know is in the Koran. We don't need to look somewhere else." OMAR M. AHMAD, CHAIRMAN OF CAIR,the mainsteam Muslim advocacy group.
Am I Islamophobic? A phobia is a baseless irrational fear. Detestation of Islamism is based on irrefutable facts (as presented above) and it is not only rational, it is ethically imperative.
It is a virtue to hate tyranny, misogyny, discriminations of all sorts, oppression, and all manners of violations of the legitimate rights of the individual and citizens in general. It morally RIGHT to take action to oppose the evil cancer that is Islam that is spreading in the U.S.
Western Civilization, whether Libs like it or not, is based upon the morality outlined in the Bible, and it has been our adherence to this morality that has determined the strength of our civilization. Christianity has gone through a reformation, to the point where it does not inspire hatred of anyone nor violence. Contrast that with the fact the ISLAM CANNOT BE CHANGED OR REFORMED.
Today's Christians have evolved into a civilized society but Islamics still reside in the 7th century.
Violent acts by today's Christians are condemned by the rest of society. Whereas the incidents of Islamic terrorist attacks are defended by the by Islam. They are just carrying out what the Koran tells them to do.
Neville Chaimberlin insisted on ignoring Hitler's plain statements, and the whole world paid the price. Now Libs are insisting that we ignore the plain statements contained in the Koran, and the stated intentions of Ahmanejadh.
The demonic Koran plainly lays down a plan of action for true Muslim- murder and violence to place Islam in control of the globe. Barack HUSSEIN Obama PLAINLY is pro-Islamic:
Obama stated he will stand with Muslim and protect them.
"I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."
http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2007/01/liberal_juan_wi.html
>Obama is prominantly displayed as banner boy for Project Islamic H.O.P.E.
http://islamichope.org/
Obama attending Muslim schools where he studied Islam and the Koran.
His teachers and friends testify that he was Muslim.
http://laotze.blogspot.com/2007/01/tracking-down-obama-in-indonesia-part-3.html
'NOBODY IS SUFFERING MORE THAN THE PALENTINIAN PEOPLE,' OBAMA SAID, while on the final leg of his weekend trip to eastern Iowa.
The Palestinian Authority is controlled by Hamas, a political party that does not recognize Israel's sovereignty and is listed by several countries - including the United States - as a terrorist organization. The United States and other nations imposed restrictions on aid when Hamas gained power last year.
http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/archives/015619.php
http://www.examiner.com/a-536474~_Trapped_between_two_worlds_.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/25/wobama25.xml
Obama's association with radical Muslim supporters
http://www.amconmag.com/2007/2007_03_12/feature.html
http://www.logoonline.com/news/story.jhtml?id=1555149&disableFeatureRedirect=true&contentTypeID=1299
Obama states his brother, Roy, made him the most proud when he converted to Islam
http://www.examiner.com/a-534540~Can_a_past_of_Islam_change_the_path_to_president_for_Obama_.html
If just ONE of the accusations against Barack Hussein Obama were true, it should be enough to prevent voting for this man. To turn a blind eye to ALL of the proven facts is sheer insanity.
Sometimes I wonder how these people can even figure out how to leave anonymous comments, and how to find blogs on which to leave them, if half of that garbage is really occupying their mind. Just insane, not even worth responding to.
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