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Obama has a reason for friends in low places and in this article I will provide numerous Muslims who want to see Obama in the White House. Why? Why are so many Muslims in support of Obama? What is it they know that we dont? Why has Obama supported so many Muslims? Is this a friendly "you scratch my back, i'll scratch yours," or is there more at stake? Are we about to give our Country over to a man who has no interests in American values? It is not my intention to focus on Islam in the article, but, it is my intention to have you consider his friends and associates in the hope that you will ask yourself why Muslims have such an interest in him. Please note; Three quarters of the way down I begin to list Muslim names and organizations somehow or someway connected to the name Obama. Please, DO NOT be so close minded that you refuse to consider the "why the associations" factor. And also note; I could have continued, but I thought about seven would be sufficient to make the connection.
I had previously written an article concerning Mr. Romney’s embracement of several distorted views of Christianity. Since then, I have been asked if I would give my two cents concerning others and their misrepresentations of Christianity. In fairness to the Republicans I thought “why not!” Mr. Obama is a greater challenge than others because of the silent, or perhaps, self silenced, history with Islam. This, in light of his answer concerning the term “evangelical.” Can I be a Christian and lack understanding in my religions core beliefs? I do not believe so. According to the Scriptures many, many other people who claim the title do not qualify as Christian’s. In this article I will deal specifically with Mr. Obama who alleges to be a “Christian” and attempt to connect the dots to others, I believe, share in his views.
Examine the spirits to see whether they are from God. (1 John 4)
First let’s get the basics out of the way before someone says “how dare you judge Obama.”
To repeat from my last article, just because the label says Christian does not mean the substance is Christian. Anyone can say they are a Christian or that they believe in God. Most cults claim to be Christian. Most false religions claim that they believe in God. Any church can put a sign outside stating “Community Christian Church” but, it is the doctrinal tree that produces the fruit that tells us the truth. A good tree bears good fruit and a bad tree bears bad fruit. The emphasis of "good tree" and "bad tree" is often neglected In our day of relativism and we tend to focus on the fruit instead. As long as someone says he or she is a Christian, then heyyyy, that’s all that matters in our culture!
Many care only about the appearance of fruit and we fail to look at the tree producing the fruit. We should know by now that you cannot judge a book by its cover. You have to dive into the book and read the subject matter and then make an informed conclusion about the book. We must not only look at the fruit fallen to the ground. We must look at the tree as a whole. When we begin to examine the tree of individuals who have a form of godliness or a form of faith we notice problems and inconsistencies with their tree. And, often times, when we do begin to examine the individual we are faced with an outstretched arm and the palm in our face with the words, "judge not, lest you be judged!" The person(s) are quick to quote from a passage dealing specifically with "hypocritical judgment" and has nothing to do with judging an individual’s beliefs. I raise this issue because it is all too common that many in this day and age get suspicious of a person’s faith and begin to ask pertinent questions. The person(s) who has their faith scrutinized doesn't know much Bible, but they do know Matthew 7.
Some of us immediately back off for fear of being called critical and judgmental, etc. Judge not lest ye be judged is actually instructing Christians to judge right from wrong if there are no immediate issues in their own personal lives. For example, when Jimmy Swaggart was pointing the finger at those committing adultery, he had three fingers pointing right back at him. He had no business judging the splinter in his brother’s eye when he had a log in his own eye. The passage in Matthew 7 tells the person judging to fix his or her personal affairs before they lay into another with criticism. It does not say that we cannot be “righteously” judging the acts of another. We are told to test all things and hold fast to that which is true. Religious fruit is all over the planet. Therefore, we must examine the fruit of men and women on TV, the radio, politicians and even the sweet and elderly Grandmother who lives next door who lay claim to this title. Let me quickly point us to the meaning of this passage in Thessalonians and how we can understand it from it from a practical perspective. You are to test all things in the light of Scripture. You are to examine all things to see if what anyone says is true concerning doctrine and morals.
In 1 Thessalonians 5:21 we are instructed to test all things. The word for "test" in the Greek is our license to be fruit inspectors. The word test means;
1) to examine, to prove, to scrutinize (to see whether a thing is genuine or not), 2) to recognize as genuine after examination, to approve, deem worthy.
Suppose you are jeweler and someone is bringing to you a diamond for your consideration of purchasing. You must prove the diamond is genuine and not fake. You, the jeweler, must scrutinize and verify so you are not fooled or conned by the person bringing the diamond to you. This calls for examination and this is what we are commanded to do with those who bring any doctrine to our attention or attempt to teach us. We must examine doctrine because doctrine determines a good tree from a bad tree. The Lord has not left us as orphans to be in a state of confusion. He gives us His Spirit and the word of God to help us discern between good and bad fruit. Let me give a variant translation “examine all things and retain that which is genuine and approved!” Think of it this way; we scrutinize all the time. When we shop for things we examine and inspect there are no defects or we examine the package to ensure it has not been opened. If you are like me you never take the box in the front right? You grab the one behind it, am I right? After we get through the checkout line we check our receipt to ensure we were not overcharged. Likewise, we are commanded to use our Bibles and our brains so that we don’t get fooled by those who claim to be one of us.
As we look at the tree of Mr. Obama we can then see the type of fruit his tree produces. Should we put Mr. Obama under the doctrinal microscope? You betcha! In the passage above I tried to point out Christian’s have an obligation. We are to be a unique, Biblically identifiable group with narrow, unpopular and specific doctrines concerning the person, nature and work of Jesus. If Obama takes the title then he is subject to Biblical scrutiny and he should be willing to have his doctrine examined. Obama claims to have joined a “Christian” Church. Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. Under his profile at myspace, he claims to be a “christian.” His communications director stated he was a “committed Christian.” Therefore, he is subject to having his doctrine examined. We are also to be as the Bereans and examine the Scriptures to see if what people say is in accord with Scripture. Acts 17.
First, I want to deal with Obama’s “Christianity” before I deal with his Islamic history. Obama was asked if he considered himself an “evangelical.” The Chicago Sun Times religion writer, Cathleen Falsani documented the answer;
“Gosh, I’m not sure if labels are helpful here because the definition of an evangelical is so loose and subject to so many different interpretations. I came to Christianity through the black church tradition where the line between evangelical and non-evangelical is completely blurred. Nobody knows exactly what it means.”Does it mean that you feel you’ve got a personal relationship with Christ the savior? Then that’s directly part of the black church experience. Does it mean you’re born-again in a classic sense, with all the accoutrements that go along with that, as it’s understood by some other tradition? I’m not sure.”
He continued his answer:
“My faith is complicated by the fact that I didn’t grow up in a particular religious tradition. And so what that means is when you come at it as an adult, your brain mediates a lot, and you ask a lot of questions. “There are aspects of Christian tradition that I’m comfortable with and aspects that I’m not. There are passages of the Bible that make perfect sense to me and others that I go, ‘Ya know, I’m not sure about that,’” he said, shrugging and stammering slightly." http://www.suntimes.com/news/falsani/217455,CST-NWS-fals19.article
This is a serious issue with me as it should be with any genuine believer. If Obama was a genuine believer, he would never make such naïve and ignorant statements about a faith that is well articulated in the Scriptures. People who have been re-generated spiritually do not play “Bible bingo” when they read Scripture. We may have to do further study as we struggle through difficult passages, but we do not answer with “Ya know, I’m not sure about that.”
The bible is not true because we believe it. We believe it because it is true! The 66 books are a system of truth. Deny or dismiss any of them and you have attacked a system given by God. The word of God and God are inseparable. To say you are not sure of certain passages of God’s word is to say you are not sure about the God who gave them to us.
Secondly, the issue of a blur between evangelical and non evangelical is no blur to a genuine believer. My definition is not blurred. The difference between evangelical and non-evangelical is the same difference between Christian and non-Christian!
Thirdly, which aspects of Christian tradition is Obama not comfortable with? He didn’t say did he! Like Mr. Romney, Mr. Obama uses Bible terms when convenient but rejects their historic, Biblical definitions. No one is a Christian because they pay lip service to the term. We are Christians by what we believe and confess. In other words, a believer must have convictions and a confession. We must confess with our mouths that Jesus is the Messiah and is Lord and believe in our hearts that God raised him from the dead, according to the Scriptures. No confession = no possession = NO Christianity! After reviewing the Obama fruit, it is my opinion that Mr. Obama is not converted. If he initiated some self conversion to identify himself as a Christian for the evangelical vote, then he can make false claims all day long. Ignorant "professing" Christians may buy into it, but I am not so naive. I looked at a poll that suggested 67% of the public believed Obama was a Christian. Oy!! His fruit, his answer above indicates to me that he is only going along to get along. His doctrinal tree is not the kind of tree I read of in the Scriptures.
Obama’s Islamic past and his name.
It is also convenient that the details cannot be denied or affirmed about his Islamic faith by his father since his dad is deceased and cannot refute any claims made by little Obama.
I can’t speak for all of us, but had I converted from Islam or If I did not want to be associated with the Islamic false prophet, I know that I would change my name to reflect my Christianity! Obama doesn’t have this conviction? Why the Muslim name of Barack Hussein Obama? If he was born a Christian then why the name? Was it a cultural thing? Mama Obama didn't have any say? Not even a middle name of "roy?" Since when has it become vogue to name non Muslims with Muslim names? Does anyone know of Roman Catholics naming their children Martin Luther? How many Jews name their children "Hitler?"
See, we just dont see this name thing adding up with his comments or the comments made on his behalf. for example; In one interview he wasn’t a Muslim.
"To be clear, Senator Obama has never been a Muslim, was not raised a Muslim and is a committed Christian," said Obama's communications director Robert Gibbs.” http://www.barackobama.com/factcheck/2007/11/12/obama_has_never_been_a_muslim_1.php#obama-not-muslim
It was later reported in another interview he wasn’t a practicing Muslim. In a statement to The Times on Wednesday, March 14, the campaign offered this statement: "Obama has never been a practicing Muslim."
Two months later, Paul Watson of the Los Angeles Times (available online in a Baltimore Sun reprint @ http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-te.obama16mar16,0,1634059,print.story?coll=bal_news_nation_promo ) reported that the Obama campaign had retreated from that absolute statement and instead issued a more nuanced one: "Obama has never been a practicing Muslim." The Times looked into the matter further and learned more about his Indonesian interlude: http://www.danielpipes.org/article/5286
Is anyone paying attention? C’mon now, can you imagine pulling this doublespeak under oath in a court of law? "I was never a musician! Wait! Your Honor, I was never a practicing musician."
Middle East Forum director Daniel Pipes wrote on FrontPageMag.com that his research led him to conclude that "Obama was born a Muslim to a non-practicing Muslim father and for some years had a reasonably Muslim upbringing under the auspices of his Indonesian stepfather." See http://www.danielpipes.org/article/5286
Mr. Obama is always quick to state that he grew up without a Father in his home. But, I see this as another attempt to distance himself from his Father’s Islamic influence. Dump or deny any close relationship with the father and you may then excuse yourself from any history and therefore, dump the possibility of us voters entertaining any solid Islamic influence upon his life and questions relevant to the matter. How we need Obama’s dad to sort out these two contradictory statements!! Question? Are we to assume a faithful Muslim father would not guide the little Obama into Islamic doctrine? Are we to assume little Obama was not introduced to the Quran? That little Obama has never said the shahada?
"I've always been a Christian," said Obama, focusing on his own personal lack of practice of Islam as a child to deny any connection to Islam. But Muslims do not see practice as key. For them, that he was born to a line of Muslim males makes him born a Muslim. Further, all children born with an Arabic name based on the H-S-N trilateral root (Hussein, Hassan, and others) can be assumed to be Muslim, so they will understand Obama's full name, Barack Hussein Obama, to proclaim him a born Muslim. http://www.danielpipes.org/article/5286
To review; the communications director stated Obama was “a committed Christian?” Really? Let’s review the answer given to the Sun Times. Obama is so committed that;
1. He cannot embrace many aspects of Christian tradition. 2. He cannot define evangelical. 3. His faith is complicated because of his lack of a particular religious upbringing. 4. He has problems with certain bible verses.
I’d say he is more committed to a state of confusion of what Christianity is and what genuine Christians believe. Can you imagine one of the Apostle's stating the above if they were interviewed and asked the same question? If he cannot answer a very simple question (after all, he was in an alleged "Christian" church for how many years?) is not converted to Christianity then it is my opinion he has never left Islam and let me share why. Keep an open mind as you read this article. I will mention a few controversial Islamic beliefs. But, we as genuine believers must follow truth no matter where it takes us. Even if truth takes away our security blankets we must pursue it. This article is not intended to push any political views onto the reader. It is my intention to cause genuine believers to think about what Mr. Obama is not telling us and the possibility of why.
Also, it is not an issue of color. There is only one race and that is the human race. As it has been said, the Bible speaks of sin and not skin, grace and not race. If he wants to appeal to the black vote, then fine. Let him appeal to the unregenerate world whatever color they are. However, I will not let him deceive my black brothers and sisters nor any Christian. It is at this point that I want to mention Mr. Huntley Brown. Mr. Brown has gone on record stating he, as a Christian, would put his Christianity before his color.
Huntley Brown "I process my identity through Christ. Being a Christian (a Christ follower) means he leads I follow. I can't dictate the terms he does because he is the leader. I can't vote black because I am black I have to vote Christian because that's who I am. Christian first black second. Neither should anyone from the other ethnic groups vote because of ethnicity. 200 years from now I wont be asked if I was black or white. I will be asked if I know Jesus and accepted him as Lord and savior." http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/o/Huntley-Brown-Obama.htm This has been verified through snopes.com as well.
Sorry about raising the issue of color, but it very sad that so many would consider color before Christianity. Our color must not dictate who we are. Our Christianity Must. With that said; Mr. Obama must have had some Islamic seeds planted into him as a child and some Islamic exposure! As I will show, he continues to hang out with other Muslim’s. I don’t have a problem with that unless he is in fact a Christian. As a Christian he is instructed to remain unequally yoked from evil beliefs that contradict the Scriptures. See Romans 16:17. Old habits die hard as they say. Does he believe Jesus is the final prophet or does he believe Muhammad to be the final prophet? Does he believe in the multi personal nature of God? Speaking of the Trinity, I personally called the Church Mr. Obama attended and I asked to be put through to the bookstore. When the man picked up the phone I asked him if he sold any books on the Trinity. I was told "No." Hmmm, a bookstore without crucial theology?
As I stated in the Rasoul article, asking specific questions may be the only way to pull Mr. Obama out from behind the mask he wears. We must use the right bait to pull the truth out when deception is the game. Let me go even further with one question. Does Obama believe the Jesus spoken of in the Scriptures is The only way to salvation? John 14:6 says he is. What does Obama say? Ask, ask, ask! Do not assume he is a Christian. Is Mr. Obama a “closet” Muslim? The Bible commands specific doctrines to be believed. To put it another way, the Bible contains specific propositions that must be accepted and believed and defended. You cannot claim Jesus just to turn around and redefine him or alter his words. In this article I have provided material from; www.Answering-Islam.org www.carm.org I also used information from the book, The Islamic Invasion by Dr. Robert Morey. www.faithdefenders.com
Whatever Mr. Obama is, we may never be able to draw him out from hiding and expose him at this time, but, we can take circumstantial evidence from his life, then and now, to make a good and fair opinion so a genuine Christian does not get deceived by his eloquent speech and false claims. I know, if you read the article on Rasoul that the following points will be redundant. Forgive me for redundancy. I want to point out that the Muslim has two primary documents for truth. Most of us are familiar with the Quran even if by name alone. However, many Westerners are not familiar with the Hadith. The Hadith is the record of the teachings of Muhammad and they are authoritative for all Muslim’s. Under Islamic Law, a Muslim is guilty of Apostasy if he/she denies the Hadith. http://answering-islam.org/Silas/apostasy.htm
Like Mormonism and other strange religions, Islam also has its share of strange teachings that are not generally known to the public. You have to do research. Remember; test all things and hold fast to that which is true! 1 Thess 2. The Hadiths include teachings such as;
*Allah created Adam making him 60 cubits tall. (As tall as a three story building! 90 feet!) Bukhari vol. 4 no. 543.
*Muslims are not permitted to own a dog for a pet unless used as a working dog. Angels will not enter the house if there is a doggie for a pet. Bukhari, vol. 4 no. 539.
*Muhammad taught the majority of people in hell were women. Vol 1, nos 28, 301; vol 2 no. 161.
*Muhammad taught women were deficient in intelligence. Thus, under Sharia Law, women should not be given equal rights. Vol. 3 no. 826.
*Satan lives in the upper part of the nose during the night. Vol 4 no. 516. *Satan urinates in your ears if you fall asleep during prayers. Vol. 2 no. 245.
*When relieving yourself, you must use the proper hand and face the proper direction. You must not face Mecca! Vol 1. nos. 146, 147, 150, 151, 154, 155, 156 and 157. **PLEASE NOTE** in case you had problems believing this last one, here is one incident made public; London's Olympic Park toilets to turn away from Mecca out of respect for Islamic law.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1061051/Londons-Olympic-Park-toilets-turn-away-Mecca-respect-Islamic-law.html
These are only a few samples of what the Hadiths have documented. The Quran is also filled with contradictory events when compared to the Bible. One example is the Bible teaches Noah and his wife; his three sons and their three wives all went into the ark to avoid the floodwaters and only eight survived. Genesis 7:13. But, the Quran teaches one of the sons refused to get in, went to a high mountain and tried to avoid the waters, but was drowned by the waters and only seven survived. Sura 11:42-43. For more information on historical inaccuracies in the Quran, find the book called “A Survey Of Old Testament Introduction” by Dr. Gleason Archer. Two important points to bring out that many do not know:
1. A Muslim cannot leave Islam. 2. Lying is permitted for Muslim’s under four reasons. More in a moment. Both of Mr. Obama’s fathers were Muslim. The second, Lolo Soetoro, was known to be a Muslim from Indonesia. Indonesia is the worlds most populace Muslim majority Nation. His Father placed little Obama in a Muslim school. Whether or not it was or was not “extreme” at that time is irrelevant. The bottom line is Obama would have been exposed to the teachings of the Quran!
A Muslim who leaves Islam (an apostate) is called a murtad. An apostate is under the death penalty in many Muslim countries. If Mr. Obama was ever a Muslim he knows he cannot simply walk away and cause embarrassment to his religion. Apostasy is considered an attack on Islam. However, lying can work hand and hand as it did with Richard Reid the “shoe bomber.” I am in no way insinuating Mr. Obama is a terrorist by bringing up Mr. Reid. Do not go away from reading this article assuming any such nonsense. However, it must be pointed out that certain lies are permitted for a Muslim if the end justifies the means. Mr. Obama is entitled to mislead others if he is a Muslim if the reason meets the criteria for lying. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article743381.ece
Why was Richard Reid able to mislead authorities? It was reported in The Times on Thursday January 17 2002 that the alleged British shoe bomber Richard Reid, a suspected agent of al-Qa'eda, managed to stay safe by deception. The report said that one of his tricks was to hide his religious fanaticism by scavenging empty alcohol bottles (Muslims generally do not drink alcohol) and cigarette ends from rubbish bins to leave in his hotel rooms. Another was putting his passport through the washing machine to remove a Pakistani visa stamp that might have posed difficulties when he travelled to Israel. http://answering-islam.org/Terrorism/agenda.html
As I stated above, under certain circumstances, Mr. Obama can deny he is a Muslim at this point in time and later on affirm he is a Muslim. this may be done in order to mislead the enemies of “his” god with no consequences, if his agenda is for the greater good. "If I were a Muslim I would let you know," Barack Obama has said" Really? Lets talk about lying.
“Imam Abu Hammid Ghazali says: "Speaking is a means to achieve objectives. If a praiseworthy aim is attainable through both telling the truth and lying, it is unlawful to accomplish through lying because there is no need for it. When it is possible to achieve such an aim by lying but not by telling the truth, it is permissible to lie if attaining the goal is permissible." (Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri, The Reliance of the Traveller, translated by Nuh Ha Mim Keller, amana publications, 1997, section r8.2, page 745) http://answering-islam.org/Index/L/lying.html
Many of us are not aware that Richard Reid continues to lie. Since his incarceration in prison, he has made a gray bar hotel conversion. According to news articles, the “shoe bomber” now claims to have converted from Islam over to Christianity. Anybody else hear the church lady? “How con veeeeeeeenient.” As I said earlier, Islam has rules for apostates. You don’t try Islam for thirty days and if not fully satisfied, return the unused portion for a full refund. If you are living under Sharia Law, “apostates” don’t last long. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy_in_Islam
Lets now look at some of his friends supporting Obama or who are supported by Obama and please consider the associations with these Muslim people and Muslim organizations. What terrorists, excuse me, (not p.c.) what Muslims support Obama and what Muslims does or has Obama supported? And, in light of the facts, where is the Jewish outcry for his Islamic relations?
If you read the article on Rasoul I showed there were three specific names donated to his campaign. Would it be any surprise that Obama has the same problems? Let me mention a few names. Keep in mind, when you hear only of Ayers and ACORN, you don't get the big picture. But, when you begin to show a history of these friends, it should grab your attention.
Mazen Asbahi and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC)
Once on the Obama campaign trail to win the votes of Muslims up until he was exposed to ties with terrorism.
“The Muslim Public Affairs Council welcomes the appointment of Mazen Asbahi as the National Coordinator for Muslim American Affairs for the Obama 08 Presidential Campaign. Mr. Asbahi will further the Obama campaigns outreach efforts and participation in the Muslim American community. He will be based in Chicago at the campaigns headquarters. Additionally, he will serve as the National Coordinator of Arab American Affairs. MPAC looks forward to working with Muslim and Arab American organizations to develop a united effort to maximize our representation in the electoral process.
"Mr. Asbahi will further the Obama campaigns outreach efforts and participation of the Muslim American community…MPAC is confident that Mr. Asbahi will encourage Muslim Americans to be civically engaged." http://www.mpac.org/article.php?id=673
What about the MPAC? Once again, keep your eye on the Islamic connection and remember, birds of a feather, flock together. The next link is directly from Government hearings on terrorism and the associated organizations and men.
The Case of Salam al-Marayati – On January 28, 2002, the State Department invited Salam al-Marayati, founder and executive director of MPAC to speak at its Open Forum. During his speech, Marayati mentioned the need for dialogue, saying “Rashid Ghannoushi is an example of those who promote this need for dialogue between civilizations, not confrontations.” Ghannoushi was the head of Tunisia’s banned Islamic fundamentalist Al-Nahda Party and was convicted by a Tunisian court of responsibility for a bomb blast that blew the foot off a British tourist. Marayati has repeatedly justified the actions of Hizbollah before the Department of State invited him as a speaker. In November 1999, on NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Marayati responded to accusations that he supports Hizbollah: “If the Lebanese people are resisting Israeli intransigence on Lebanese soil, then that is the right of resistance and they have the right to target Israeli soldiers in this conflict. That is not terrorism. That is a legitimate resistance. That could be called liberation” foreignaffairs.house.gov/110/eme073108.pdf
One website, called "Muslim Americans For Obama" has Obama's face on the home page. http://www.mafo2008.com
Louis Farrakhan
Who can overlook the comments of Louis Farrakhan; "CHICAGO (AP) - In his first major public address since a cancer crisis, Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said Sunday that presidential candidate Barack Obama is the "hope of the entire world" that the U.S. will change for the better"
"A black man with a white mother became a savior to us," he told the crowd of mostly followers. "A black man with a white mother could turn out to be one who can lift America from her fall." http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8V13IMO1&show_article=1
I hope those reading this will consider who and what calypso Louie believes. This man described Judaism as "a gutter religion", characterised Christianity as an oppressive faith linked to the slavery of black people and called Adolf Hitler "great", although he said later that he had meant "wickedly great". To all the Jews and Christians who support this man, shame on all you! Farrakhan has his reasons for supporting Obama. Let me say, when love for Islam increases, love for the Jews and Christians decreases as well. With the absence of love, hate flowers. In a report by the Anti Defamation League (no friend of mine, but the research on Farrakhan was decent) they reported the words of Farrakhan;
"Farrakhan accused the Jews of “sucking the blood of the black community” in a speech to 4,000 at Michigan State University on February 18. He attacked Jews for their leadership positions in movie studios and book publishing: ‘You wrote us up in scripts as clowns and buffoons,” he said. “Some Jews did that to black people. You would not forgive Jesse Jackson. Your own Jewish Encyclopedia says that some Jews owned some of the slave ships that brought black people to America. You have a role that you played, but you have never apologized to black people. What the hell do you have to tell me that I have to apologize to you?” www.adl.org/issue_nation_of_islam/reports/packaging.pdf
Najee Ali
Another website has been the beneficiary of Obama charity. They too have his face on the home page and have made no bones about their support to the Obama campaign. http://www.islamichope.org
Ali is quite busy at the moment. Why? The site reads; "Due to that fact, there will be no further activities or campaigns under the banner of Project Islamic H.O.P.E. until further notice."
What facts? It seems to be closed down while the President is serving time at the grey bar motel. Obama's friend, according to the "LOS ANGELES (AFP) — A prominent Los Angeles-based Muslim activist has been jailed for four years after pleading guilty to attempting to bribe a witness, prosecutors said Tuesday. Najee Ali, who heads the community group Project Islamic HOPE (Helping Oppressed People Everywhere), was sentenced on Monday after he admitted an attempt to interfere with a witness in a court case involving his daughter. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gwMqzhuwDPOIJk9nUazh_IGRWciQ
Are you seeing a pattern or is the wax too thick? Palestinians, Hamas and the allies of Palestinians see a friend in Barack Obama and if you can't see this then maybe you don't want to. The L.A. Times did an article on Obama and his ties. How many of you remember the ATFP? The same knuckleheads I spoke of when I did the article on Rasoul also have their political sites on Obama.
"I am confident that Barack Obama is more sympathetic to the position of ending the occupation than either of the other candidates," said Hussein Ibish, a senior fellow for the American Task Force on Palestine, referring to the Israeli presence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that began after the 1967 war. More than his rivals for the White House, Ibish said, Obama sees a "moral imperative" in resolving the conflict and is most likely to apply pressure to both sides to make concessions. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-obamamideast10apr10,0,1780231,full.story
The Obama campaign is trying to minimize the damage from a meeting attended by their “Muslim outreach director,” at which several notorious Hamas and Hezbollah supporters were present: Obama concedes mistake over Muslim outreach meeting.
Mahdi Bray
The Obama campaign’s Muslim outreach director participated in a meeting in mid September that was attended by several controversial Muslim activists, NBC News has learned. The Obama campaign now concedes that was a misjudgment, and that its top Muslim staffer would not have attended the meeting if she had known the full participant list beforehand. “Would a campaign staffer have attended if they were aware of the complete list of attendees? No,” said Obama spokesman Ben LaBolt in an email statement to NBC. On September 15, newly named Muslim outreach director Minha Husaini spoke to a small group of Muslim leaders and potential Obama supporters at a hotel in Springfield, Virginia, several meeting participants and the campaign said. Two other Obama-affiliated Democratic Party workers joined Husaini and also spoke to the crowd....
One meeting attendee was Mahdi Bray of the Muslim American Society, several of the participants said. The MAS website describes Bray as an imam and “long time civil and human rights activist.” Bray’s critics say he has a history of defending terrorists. They point to a video of Bray at a rally in 2000, for example, in which he can be seen pumping his fist in the air in support of the terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah. In a 2004 interview, he called the Israeli assassination of a Hamas spiritual leader an “unlawful, cowardly and dangerous act of state-sponsored terrorism.” Bray did not return a call requesting comment.
Also attending the meeting was Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. CAIR is a Muslim-American civil rights group that has, as its website states, “consistently and persistently condemned terrorism and the killing of innocent civilians.” Nonetheless, the group has many critics, especially in law-enforcement circles, and is an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing case. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102441/posts
Could it be that Obama has unspoken issues with the Jews? I dont know if everyone paid attention to the debate where the question was asked concerning Israel. The answer was sidestepped and the audience was redirected by Obama's smooth answer which was no answer to those paying attention. Sadly, not many were paying attention.
Obama says he "decrys anti-Semitism." So What! Words mean nothing in a world where words have lost there meanings. It is easy to say you support Israel in one breath, but... put Israel and the Islamic Nations in the same question and demand a specific yes or no as to who our true allies will be. Obama's typical answer? "It's not that simple." Ask Obama who gets the support of America if Israel and Iran go to war and one asks for help? It has always been evident that Israel remains a friend to the US. On the other hand, do we need to be reminded about the comments made by the President of Iran toward America? In addition to my allegations, Obama is keeping his true comments/feelings about Israel to himself while others who support him are quite vocal and have gone on record. You'll love this next individual.
Ali Abunimah
Ali Abunimah, a Chicago-based Palestinian-American activist and co-founder of Electronic Intifada, a pro-Palestinian online publication, recalls introducing Obama at one such event, a 1999 fundraiser for the Deheisha Palestinian camp in the West Bank.
"I remember personally introducing [Obama] onstage in 1999, when we had a major community fundraiser for the community center in Deheisha refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. And that's just one example of how Barack Obama used to be very comfortable speaking up for and being associated with Palestinian rights and opposing the Israeli occupation," Abunimah said. Abunimah previously described meeting with Obama at a fundraiser at the home of Columbia University professor Rashid Khalidi, reportedly a former PLO activist.
"[Obama] came with his wife. That's where I had a chance to really talk to him," Abunimah recalled. "It was an intimate setting. He convinced me he was very aware of the issues [and] critical of U.S. bias toward Israel and lack of sensitivity to Arabs. ... He was very supportive of U.S. pressure on Israel. According to quotes obtained by Gulf News, Abunimah recalled a 2004 meeting in a Chicago neighborhood while Obama was running for his Senate seat. Abunimah quoted Obama telling him "warmly" he was sorry that "I haven't said more about Palestine right now, but we are in a tough primary race." http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=57341
Jeremiah A. Wright
Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. gave the "Trumpeter Award" to Farakhan, a man Wright said; "truly epitomized greatness." I could go on and detail racist comments by Wright, but this issue is about Islam more than it is race.
Wright claims to also be a Christian. Is this a common thing for "Christians" to be giving awards to Muslims who speak so kindly about Jews and Christians? Again I ask; are you connecting the dots? Is it only me who sees the friendly connection between Obama, Obama's former Pastor, Farakhan and the Muslims? This is why I dont buy this redirection that Obama wants us to believe. Change is coming all right. Better pray you don't have to learn to say the shahada. These men are excited for a reason. They are rabid supporters toward the Obama cause. Obama has to appear as if he rejects their extreme positions only until he makes it into office. Then we will see why they were so excited. What other Muslims support Obama or rather, what other Islamic candy jars does Obama have his hands in?
Raila Odinga
Odinga claims to be a cousin of Barack Obama. "He has called me to talk about the constitutional crisis in this country despite being in the middle of the very busy New Hampshire primary," Mr. Odinga said.
The Washington Times reported a peaceful demonstration by Muslims toward religious non Muslims in Kenya and the Odinga/Obama connection; About 50 parishioners were locked into the Assemblies of God church before it was set ablaze. They were mostly women and children. Those who tried to flee were hacked to death by machete-wielding members of a mob numbering 2,000......The violence was led by supporters of Raila Odinga, the opposition leader who lost the Dec. 27, 2007, presidential election by more than 230,000 votes. Odinga supporters began the genocide hours after the final election results were announced Dec. 30. Mr. Odinga was a member of Parliament representing an area in western Kenya, heavily populated by the Luo tribe, and the birthplace of Barack Obama's father.http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/12/obamas-kenya-ghosts/
Mr. Obama's spokesman, Robert Gibbs, confirmed that the senator spoke to the Kenyan opposition leader on Monday afternoon for about five minutes before going into a rally in New Hampshire. In the middle of this whole relationship is an "alleged" document to support Islam. If it is alleged and does not exist, how is it I read it? The reason why the document catches my eye is because the tentacles of the document reach all the way to Guantanamo Bay and calls for those responsible to give an account.
Section 4 states; IV. Initiate, within the first year, deliberate policies and programmes to redress historical, current and structural marginalization and injustices on Muslims in Kenya. This will include the entrenchment in the Kenyan constitution provision that will outlaw the targeting and profiling of any Kenyan community (including the Muslim) and subjecting them to human rights abuses, violations and discrimination under the guise of whatsoever , as has specifically been witnessed by the Muslim community in the pasty. Specific action will include the setting up of a commission to inquire on deliberate schemes and actions of government, its agencies or officers, to target or interfere with welfare and social well being of Muslim in Kenya as citizens including rendition of Kenyans to Somalia, Ethiopia and Guantanamo Bay. Such schemes and actions will be put to an end and public officers’ responsible for the same named and held to account.
Obama has traveled over to Kenya to raise campaign support for Odinga. Nobody seems to care that it was done while on the American clock. If you are interested in the issue, take the time to see the youtube video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8QcpdUtxNQ
Evangelical Alliance of Kenya has posted the "alleged" document on its website. A photograph copy of a Memorandum of Understanding, dated and signed on August 29, 2007, between Raila Odinga and Shiekh Abdullah Abdi, chairman of the National Muslim Leaders Forum of Kenya. Here is a summary on the agreement which was signed:
* It pledges the support of Kenyan Moslems for Raila’s election. In return, as President of Kenya, Raila agrees to 14 actions, listed a)
through n) on page two.
* Within 6 months re-write the Constitution of Kenya to recognize Shariah as the only true law sanctioned by the Holy Quran for Muslim declared regions.
* Within one year facilitate the establishment of a Shariah court in every Kenyan divisional headquarters. [Note: everywhere in Kenya, not just in "Muslim declared regions."]
* Popularize Islam, the only true religion… by ordering every primary school in Kenya in the regions to conduct daily Madrassa classes.
* Impose a total ban on open-air gospel crusades by worshippers of the cross… <----- LOOK CLOSELY
* Outlaw gospel programs… on KBC, the National Broadcaster.
Again, this may seem irrelavent to those who support Obama, but I am just trying to point out the Islamic fingers are once again attached to Obama through the cause of Odinga. Like Mr. Rasoul, Mr. Obama has a history of playing with friends your parents would not want you to bring home. At this time we are hearing only small segmants of one man named Rezko.
Tony Rezko
Who is Rezko? According to Wikpedia; Antoin "Tony" Rezko (born 1955 in Aleppo, Syria) is an American political fundraiser, restaurateur, and real estate developer in Chicago, Illinois convicted on several counts of fraud and bribery in 2008. Rezko has been involved in fundraising for local Illinois Democratic and Republican politicians since the 1980s. After becoming a major contributor to Rod Blagojevich's successful gubernatorial election, Rezko assisted Blagojevich in setting up the state's first Democratic administration in 20 years. Rezko was able to have business associates appointed onto several state boards. Rezko and several others were indicted on federal charges in October 2006, for using their connections to the state boards to demand kickbacks from businesses that wanted to do business with the state. While the others pleaded guilty to the charges, Rezko pleaded not guilty and was found guilty of 16 of the 24 charges filed against him.
The Chicago Sun Times mentioned 8 things we should know and I have listed the last two regarding the relationship between Mr. Obama and Rezko;
A few months after Obama became a U.S. senator, he and Rezko's wife, Rita, bought adjacent pieces of property from a doctor in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood -- a deal that has dogged Obama the last two years. The doctor sold the mansion to Obama for $1.65 million -- $300,000 below the asking price. Rezko's wife paid full price -- $625,000 -- for the adjacent vacant lot. The deals closed in June 2005. Six months later, Obama paid Rezko's wife $104,500 for a strip of her land, so he could have a bigger yard. At the time, it had been widely reported that Tony Rezko was under federal investigation. Questioned later about the timing of the Rezko deal, Obama called it "boneheaded" because people might think the Rezkos had done him a favor.
Eight months later -- in October 2006 -- Rezko was indicted on charges he solicited kickbacks from companies seeking state pension business under his friend Gov. Blagojevich. Federal prosecutors maintain that $10,000 from the alleged kickback scheme was donated to Obama's run for the U.S. Senate. Obama has given the money to charity. http://www.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs/757340,CST-NWS-watchdog24.article
Islamic teaching for us simple folks who are interested in the two religions diferrences.
This article is written to give Christians intellectual ammunition as to why Mr. Obama may be pulling the wool over the eyes of well meaning Christians who believe Obama is a Christian. Speaking of wool; if we as believers cannot discern between fleece and fur we will not be able to identify false teachers or false believers. We will not be able to identify a wolf if we are ignorant of the Scriptures and our Biblical faith. We do not have the same God that Muslims have. I am not here to argue religion or other issues. It is not an anti-Islam campaign. I am commanded to contend for the faith once for all delivered to the Saints. Jude 3. If you are sincere and have honest questions then email me. These are theological positions with citations to back them up.
Also, none of the three theological websites above are political; not for or against any particular political party. They are theological resources for those wanting to know what Christianity is, who has it and who doesn’t.
The purpose of Jesus coming was to live the life we could not live and die the death we deserved. Romans 4-5.
The Bible teaches; Jesus is God. John 1. It teaches he is called the Son of God. John 3.
It teaches there are three persons within the nature of the One God. We understand the nature of God is a compound unity. One God. “Echad” Not three gods! Scripture teaches the Messiah would die on a cross. Psalm 22 and this was fulfilled in John 19.
Jesus foretold his resurrection and would later rise from the dead. John 2.
Salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in the Messiah alone. Ephesians 2.
Jesus said he was the only way to the Father. John 14. Salvation is found in no other name than Jesus. Acts 4.
Salvation is a gift from God and cannot be attained by human efforts. Ephesians 2:8-10
Jesus warned us that counterfeits will come and that many would be deceived by false prophets. Matthew 24.
The Apostle Paul also warned us of counterfeit Jesus’, spirits and gospels that would come as well. 2 Corinthians 11.
Mr. Obama was referred to as a “devout Christian.” Does the alleged “devout Christian” accept the teachings above as a package deal or more like a Chinese buffet where he can pick and choose what doesn't give him gas? The Christian believes Jesus is “The” final revelation and the final Prophet from God in fulfillment of Deuteronomy 18. But, the Muslim views Muhammad as The final prophet. So we have a problem. Will the real Jesus please stand up? Islam may as well teach that Jesus was demoted as a prophet when Muhammad entered the scene. Either that or Muhammad received a higher pay grade? Either way, Islam elevates Muhammad above Jesus. So which Jesus does Obama believe? More specifically, who fulfilled Deuteronomy 18? Scripture teaches it was Jesus.
Acts 3: "And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance like your leaders. This is how God fulfilled what he had predicted through the voice of all the prophets-that his Christ would suffer. Therefore, repent and turn to him to have your sins blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord and so that he may send you Jesus, the Christ whom he appointed long ago. Heaven must receive him until the time of universal restoration that God announced long ago through the voice of his holy prophets. In fact, Moses said, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to everything he tells you. Any person who will not listen to that prophet will be utterly destroyed from among the people.'
In contrast, if Obama is a Muslim, he could not believe the above bible passages in totality, but rather, he would hold to the Islamic belief that Jesus was only a prophet/messenger and nothing more! You will hear the Muslim state the name Jesus, followed immediately with the phrase “peace be upon him,” This sounds very respectful. Their “jesus” is a fraud and a counterfeit and personally, it is very condescending to give praise to our Jesus and at the same time attack His character and deny he is the Son of the Living God! According to Islam in their twisted understanding of my faith, they even believe the mother of Jesus, (Mary) is a part of the Trinity. They reject the teaching that the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit make up the One God which we believers commonly refer to as the “Trinity.” See Quran (chapter) Sura 4:171.
Islam specifically teaches Jesus is not the Son of God. Sura 2:116.
He did not die on a cross. In fact, the Hadith teaches the bodies were switched! One of the Disciples volunteered to go in place of Jesus. Therefore, he could not have risen three days later from the grave since he never died. Sura 4:157
Salvation for a Muslim is dependent upon individual good works. Sura 47:002.
I must also stress that we as Believers in Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of God are under the condemnation of Islamic doctrine. Why is this important? If Obama is a Muslim then there is not much of a religious freedom in the future for those of us who believe in Jesus as God’s unique Son.
Most of us have memorized John 3. “For God so loved the world he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” In contrast, the Quran teaches;
Never has God begotten a son, nor is there any other god besides Him. Were this otherwise, each god would govern his own creation, each holding himself above the other. Exalted be God above their falsehoods! —Qur’an 23:91
Those who say: ‘The Lord of Mercy has begotten a son,’ preach a monstrous falsehood, at which the very heavens might crack, the earth break asunder, and the mountains crumble to dust. That they should ascribe a son to the Merciful, when it does not become the Lord of Mercy to beget one!—Qur’an 19:88
Say: ‘GOD is One, the Eternal God. He begot none, nor was He begotten. None is equal to Him.’ —Qur’an 112:1-4
Under Islamic Law, it is called the sin of shirk to believe God has a Son. Shirk is the unforgivable sin of associating anything with Allah. Thus, to believe Jesus is the Son of God is blasphemous to the Muslim. To believe in the doctrine of the Trinity is blasphemous to the Muslim. So, who is Obama? Wannabe Christian? Or Wahabi Muslim? As I pointed out earlier, any religion that gives you the green light to lie is dangerous. It’s bad enough that most politicians lie by nature, but to have a religious blessing on top of that? Oy! If what I provided doesn't convince you, then truckloads of documentation will not either. "Don't confuse me with the facts, I have already made up my mind!" The gospel is God's power unto salvation. It is done outside of us. There is no blur to be found if you follow the teachings of the Messiah. Go back and read the article again from the Chicago Sun times. If you are a believer you should be scratching your head, feeling something isn’t right. You are right; there is something wrong with Obama’s answer. Mr Obama stated “the definition of an evangelical is so loose and subject to so many different interpretations.” Wrong! HIS definition is loose and subject to many interpretations. Not ours. God is not the author of confusion. Obama is confused. Think seriously about his statement. In fairness, this quote above from Imam Ghazali is already practiced by all parties to promote their personal agendas. We already know most politicians belong to what I call the Pinocchio Party. Politicians who have noses growing daily. “I’ll worry about fixing the lies after I am in office.” In contrast, the Bible teaches God hates “a lying tongue.” Proverbs 6:17. All liars will have their place in the lake of fire. Rev 21. Evangelical, like other terms in the Scriptures has one meaning, not several. What is the responsibility of a genuine believer? Do not give Obama anything he has not earned. Do not call him a Christian when he can’t even define what an evangelical is. You may decide to vote for him, but dear ones, do not be self deceived. Telling yourselves he is a Christian man is self deception. Obama bears only religious fruit at best, but no Christian fruit. Does religious fruit count? Let me ask you this; does a culture that sacrifices their first born to the crocodile god have merit as well? After all, it is a religious act right? All mankind has some type of religious fruit. Romans 1 confirms we want a god in our image and our liking, just as long as it isn't the God of Creation.
One other thing I almost forgot. Obama stated he has always been a Christian. I hope others thought about that statement in light of the Scriptures. That is like saying "I was born a Christian. Wrong! Finally; apostles and prophets were killed as martyrs for their narrow doctrinal views in the early church. I doubt Obama, like most politicians, would be taken seriously as geniuine Christians and martyred if they lived under the persecution of the 1st Century. In fairness to the majority of politicians it may be concluded that Nero may have offered many of the evangelicals living today, a position in his palace.
Update as of 11-18-2009, see the youtube video that supports the views of the writer. Is Obama Muslim? http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=tCAffMSWSzY#t=28