I have been reading the book pictured here for a number of days, and I have to say it is quite good. I wish that I could say that it's premise is unlikely, but it is all TOO likely. It is a political treatise on the dangers of Islam, but I was struck more by the what it says of Christianity and the animosity towards it in our culture. There is so much fear and animosity against the True Faith that Americans want its every hint ereased from our public dialogue.

I found this passage on page 66 quite illuminating:

"[speaking of a man named Abdurahman Alamoudi] He's...the fellow who helped devise the three-week Islamic awareness course in California public schools, in the course of which students adopt Muslim names, wear Islamic garb, give up candy and TV for Ramadan, memorize suras from the Koran, learn that "jihad" means "internal personal struggle," profess the Muslim faith, and receite prayers that begin "In the name of Allah," etc. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals- the same court that ruled the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional because of the words "under God"- decided in this case thta making seventh graders play Muslim for two weeks was perfectly fine, just an interesting exposure to a fascinating "culture" from which every pupil can benefit. Separation of church and state? That may be, but nobody said nuthin' about separation of mosque and state."

Imagine a statewide curriculum on living like a Christian! And just who is this Mr. Alamoudi? Well I googled his name and came up with plenty of information on this man who was considered a "moderate" Muslim but who ended up being imprisoned for various extremist actions! See here for some basic on the man! And if you don't believe the story cited about Islam in the public school of California, view this link.

I'm not going to go into a huge rant about how our society hates the Believer...but consider that quote above and ponder why our country hates us so. But by no means be surprised, for did our Lord not warn us about this and tell us to expect nothing less?

Just think about it. And hopefully you will conclude that if the world is going to hate us no matter what, just for professing His name even...why not go all out and be zealous for His name? Can they hate us any more? Well, actually they can...but they won't hate us any less if we compromise our standards...they'll just hate us AND hold us in contempt.