President Bush's Ramadan Message

[Guest Surrender]

The following was posted Wed. (Nov. 6) on the White House Web site.  I invite Worthy Board members to comment on the President's statement, as well as to this question:  Why in the world are so many U.S. Christians so blindly trusting of this man, in light of his refusal to acknowledge that Islam is not a "peace-loving faith," as he calls it, as evident by the call in the Koran to slaughter Jews and Christians?

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President's Greeting for Ramadan

"I send greetings to Muslims in the United States and around the world as you observe the holy month of Ramadan.

Islam is a peace-loving faith that is practiced by more than one billion people, including millions of American Muslims. These proud citizens contribute to the diversity that makes our country strong, and the United States is grateful for the friendship and support of many Muslim Nations that are vital partners in the global coalition to fight against terrorism.

The Qur'an teaches that Ramadan is a time for fasting, prayer, worship, and contemplation. Muslims observe this month by renewing their dedication to caring for those in need, doing          good deeds, and strengthening family and community ties. These actions reflect many of the values that Muslims share with people of other faiths across our Nation and around the world, including courage, compassion, and service.

America remains committed to freedom, justice, and opportunity for all people. During this         season of reverence and examination, we continue to work together for a future of peace, tolerance, and understanding.

Laura joins me in sending our best wishes for a blessed time. May you be well during Ramadan and throughout the coming year. "

GEORGE W. BUSH

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[OrangeNeck]

Islam is a peace-loving faith

Does anybody believe that line of rot any more?

These proud citizens contribute to the diversity that makes our country strong

Actually the country is strong in spite of "diversity", not because of it.

Those were the only real howlers that I noticed, and they were drawn directly from the Political Cant Dictionary.

[Guest woodsprite]

I really had to comment on this. Islam is a peaceful relgion. The word Islam means surender. to them that is surrender to Allah (God)

I hate to Burst some bubbles but I have to. The God of the Koran Allah is the same as the God the father that so many Jewish people recocnize. I'm not saying that I think that Islam is the one true relgion, but I have to clarify a few things.

Secondly the Bible isn't all peaches and cream either, for example, read Esther.  Esther 9:5 "So the Jews smote all their enemies with the sword, sloughtering and destroying them and did as they pleased to thosse who hated them."

please do more reaserch in the future.

[Rosanne]

Today many who call themselves Christians are not into truth. NO,Islam is not a peaceful religion. For I believe that in 1997 Islamic leaders preached that those adhering to Islam should kill us if we will not agree with the Koran and believe as they do. Islam=I slam

[Guest woodsprite]

beleive it or not I do know what I'm talking about.

I have studied Islam.

Have you? and I don't just mean from a relgious prospective but as objectivly as posiable. what has happened to some Islamic splinter groups what not what was inteneded.

therefore I reiterate.

Please do more reaserch!

Woodsprite

[Guest Surrender]

Dear woodsprite, please spare us from you rosy picture of Islam.

[Catsmeow]

Woodsprite:

Not only have I studied Islam, I lived in the largest Muslim country in the world...Indonesia. Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population, albeit the Indonesians are more moderate as a rule. They do have their fundamentalist factions and those are the ones who butcher Christians.

Sadly, I find that is true with almost every "religion". Religion is a burden on mankind. The only truth lies in "relationship" found in the one and only Son of the Living God...Jesus Christ, Our Lord.

Yes, I've lived with, eaten with and spent many long, long hours with Muslims. Some are very pleasant. Some have a sense of humor and can be really funny. Muslims are human beings...people. They are people who, like us, need a Savior to bring them into real fellowship with the one true God.

You can call him God or you can call  him Allah, (the Indonesian word for 'God' is 'Allah') but the fact remains that the only way to Him is through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Our real enemy aren't the Muslims, per se...our real enemy is Satan, who exploits man in his ignorance of the truth.  Cat

[Lanakila]

Amen Cat. Any religion that offers supposed salvation by works and especially without Christ is evil, no matter whether its adherants murder people if they don't convert or not. The world is focused on the religion of Islam right now, but Hinduism is just as evil and so is Buddhism ect. Salvation is only found in Jesus, amen. Man wants to work to get it (pride issue), and work will not ever restore that relationship that was broken by sin. All these religions do nothing with the sin issue.

[JohnS]

I thought 'Islam' meant submission. That's not quite as flowery sounding as surrender.

[JohnS]

Meanwhile, a veteran missionary from Nigeria has said that she is deeply burdened at the naivety of Americans about Islam. During her time in Nigeria, in her town alone, 200 churches were burned to the ground by Muslims and hundreds of Christians killed just because they were Christians. She stated that the western mindset has not come to terms with Islamic fervor and fears we are in for a horrific and rude awakening.

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