Evangelical Hatred of Islam Influencing America
Hussein Shobokshi wrote in the Arab News a couple of years ago:
The problem with this group is not just their ideas and their hate mongering but the fact that they have a following large enough to influence the outcomes in American elections. By virtue of their votes and their fund-raising capabilities they exercise more power over Congress and the president than the sheikhs of Saudi Arabia over the decisions of their king.
Furthermore, the close relationship between the president himself and Rev. Franklin Graham and some members of his administration like [former] Attorney-General Ashcroft is extremely disturbing. Is it possible that the very purpose of the Federal initiative to support faith-based programs is to allow these groups to influence their operations with those of the federal government? Their involvement in postwar Iraq further strengthens these notions.
Muslims recognize that most Christian groups aren’t a problem because they don’t spread hate and misinformation; those that do, however, have way too much power and influence. Thus, they ask: to what extent will America’s future and American foreign policy be determined by those anti-Islam ideas? They have a right to be concerned, and so should we all.
John Ashcroft is no longer with the administration, but that doesn’t mean that things haven’t changed since Shobokshi wrote his article. If anything, the push for faith-based initiatives and the funding of religious organizations has only increased. Extremist rhetoric from religious conservatives like Pat Robertson proceeds without interruption and we hear nothing from Bush.
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Who are you kidding? I don’t see any “Christian Extremeists” flying planes into buildings, beheading innocent people, commiting terroist attacks on women, children, blowing people up on busses, commiting terrorist attacks in countless countries across the world in the name of Jesus…but I do see it in ISLAM!
And what, exactly, does this have to do with what I wrote?
Austin,
You are obviously one of those F*****t Enabling Democrats. I am a neo conservative Christian ; however, I,ve had Muslim friends, and one thing we both strongly agree on is we are both against f****t marriage. I have no problem in flying the Confederate Flag standing with a Muslim woman to show a man and a women- no f**s
Scott: do you have anything besides hatred and insults to offer? Is this supposed to be a demonstrate of what “neo conservative Christians” have to offer society?