http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200806/NAT20080610g.html
The above link will send you to an article about a NJ graduate who filed and won a lawsuit against his school because they held a graduation ceremony in a local Baptist Church. Bilaf Shareef, Muslim, has since received an apology from Newark's school district with the assurance that future events will not be held in houses of worship.
Shareef had to skip his 2006 graduation from West Side High because his beliefs prohibit him form entering buildings containing icons of God. The ACLU, of course, was in the heat of the battle saying that they want to ensure that no other student is made to feel like an outsider. Shareef said that he was forced between honoring his education and his faith and that no one should be put in that position.
THIS MAKES ME SICK!
Is anyone else sick and tired of all the pandering that goes on in this country. One student gets offended and now the whole school system will change the way they do things. I find it interesting that Muslims can't enter houses of worship that contain icons of God but they can enter buses filled with all kinds of people with bombs strapped to their bodies only to detonate them. I'm sure that statement can be offensive to some people but the truth is the truth. All over the world you can find stories about city councils, school officials, hotels, etc. doing everything they can to bend over backwards for the Muslim faith. Muslims are accomplishing what atheists could not - the removal of God completely from anything public.
When will our country recognize that one of the greatest threats to freedom is pandering to any and all who are offended. Not only that, but the rise of the Islamic faith around the world is a scary reality. I don't have the official numbers but I would bet that 90% (or better) of all terrorist organizations are Muslim. Almost all wars being waged in the world right now involve Muslim extremists. Isn't there anyone else who can do the math?
People want to talk about the "Peaceful Religion of Islam" - I have never seen it. It's definitely not in the Quran. The Muslim faith at it's core is anti everything but Islam. So much so that infidels are to be rubbed out if they are not willing to convert. Now, you might be asking how did I get here from a story about a kid and his high school...well, I'm glad you asked. Bilaf Shareef said that no one should ever be put in the position of choosing between their faith and education. I say, no one should ever be put in the position of choosing between the Muslim faith and their life, but it's a reality in the world we live.
If our country continues to pander to all of these groups the United States will no longer be the nation we have come to honor and love. Think about these issues: gay marriage, euthanasia, abortion, etc. When will the pandering stop? To borrow a statement from Henry Blackaby (with a little modification) I want to say, "The next few years will say more about the prayer lives of believers than it will about the morality of America."
2 Chronicles 7:14, "If my people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land."
I am becoming more and more aware of this fact: Believers in Christ are not praying enough for our country. We can no longer stand by and watch this nation be overrun by every type of affinity group, religious system, or political party known to man. And the way we fight this is not with bombs or protests but through the awesome power of prayer. Will we pray?
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