Islam on the rise in Haiti
CWN – October 16, 2012
Islam has spread in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake, in part because of organized relief efforts and in part because of the return of Muslim émigrés, according to the Associated Press.
“After the earthquake, we had a lot of people join,” said an imam in Port-au-Prince. “We were organized. We had space in the mosques to receive people and food to feed them”
“A capital where church attendance is so prevalent that the streets echo with Christian hymns on Sundays now has at least five mosques, a Muslim parliament member and a nightly TV program devoted to Islam,” AP reports.
Additional sources for this story: Islam making inroads in Haiti since devastating 2010 earthquake (AP) www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_21744996/islam-making-inroads-haiti-since-devastating-2010-earthquake
But not to worry…at this falling away from Rome where we all are welcome into the black box of mecca where few indeed are welcome, is fine, isn’t it? After all musslemen aren’t athiests, their wives – and I mean wivesss, dress modestly despite the fact they are treated like whores, their children tend not disobey their parents, for fear honour killings, but theye love the deity, right? No:
Islam was the first direct, major religious contradiction of and attack on Christian revelation and belief. Islam has also been considered a Christian heresy because many of Muhammed’s beliefs appear to have been garnered from heretical Christian communities living in his area during his lifetime. God went to tremendous effort and trouble to reveal Himself to mankind through His Son. He became man, taught, healed, laughed, loved, suffered and died for us. He wanted us to know Him personally, “I and the Father are one” (Jn 10:30) and “He who has seen me has seen the Father” (Jn 14:9). He did not just dictate another book, albeit a miraculous, perfect one, again. No, that wouldn’t do. He became one of us, and handed on the faith to other humans and told them to do likewise, calling us to genuinely become His children: “Through faith, you are all children of God in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:26)
On the other hand the new purported revelation from Muhammad reverted mankind’s relationship with God back thousands of years, arguably even more. Muhammad gave us another book, no Holy Spirit, and insisted we are not sons and daughters of the Father, but merely bondservants or slaves. “Islam” literally means “submission” or “slavery”. It insists on pushing us away from God, holding Him at a distance, a distance He once lovingly bridged with outstretched arms. It is revealing that of all the Muslim names for God, none is “Father” or “Love”.There are also many direct and intentional contradictions of Christianity within the Koran (the Muslim holy book). For instance, Muslims do not believe that Christ was resurrected after His crucifixion. They believe he merely fainted and was revived later on. They do not believe that Christ was God. In fact, they consider Christians blaspheming idolaters for holding this belief. Muslims also do not believe in eternal punishment in hell. They believe that hell is a place of temporary punishment and purification. The Koran also teaches that it is not only acceptable, but necessary to forcefully convert non-believers, and to kill them if they absolutely refuse to convert (with the exception of Christians and Jews, who may opt to live an inferior life as “dhimmis”, paying mandatory extra taxes and foregoing the same rights as Muslims). They do not believe that Christ is the savior, the One Who opened the gates of heaven. These are a few of the major theological differences, many of which came about because Muhammad apparently learned about Christianity from heretics who lived in the region.However, the most troubling aspect of stricter, more ancient expressions of Islam may be its view of peace…”salaam” and war…”jihad”. In regard to the belief now common in the secular press, i.e. that Islam is a very peaceful religion, and only extremists who are twisting Islam resort to violence, one may wonder exactly what history books or version of the Koran they have read. Because by this view, Muhammad himself, (if he ever was an historic personage) very founding prophet of Islam, was a violent extremist. It seems clear that histories of Islam readily acknowledge that Muhammad himself led raids on many villages and towns (some of which were Christian or Jewish) and slaughtered or forcefully converted the inhabitants. He helped to plan dozens more for other Muslims before he died. History suggest that he was more peaceful early on, when he didn’t have sufficient numbers to force his will upon resistant populations. If you pick up a Koran (not one with a modernist, toned-down translation, but a traditional translation that makes a serious attempt to be faithful to the original), especially read the chapter entitled “Repentance”. The call for violence against non-believers is blatant and undeniable (and in this chapter, Christians and Jews are clearly lumped in together with pagans). Some revisionists (perhaps well-meaning) have tried to tell the non-Muslim public that “jihad” is has only ever been about the interior struggle for holiness. One wishes it were true, but it appears that “jihad” is and has always been much more than that.Here are a few of the more troubling verses from the Koran:”It is not for any Prophet to have prisoners until he make wide slaughter in the land.” (The Spoils, 67-68)”I shall cast into the unbeliever’s hearts terror; so cut their heads off, and cut off every finger of them.” (the Spoils, 12)”then, when the sacred months are drawn away, slay idolaters wherever you find them.”
That’s all we need! Islamic zombie voodooists doing Jihads in Haiti and then in the USA!