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Allah or Jesus?, by Rick Mathes ... a leader in prison ministry

Last month I attended my annual training session that's required for Maintaining my state prison security clearance. During the training Session there was a presentation by three speakers representing the Roman Catholic, Protestant and Muslim faiths, who explained each of their belief systems.

I was particularly interested in what the Islamic Imam had to say. The Imam gave a great presentation of the basics of Islam, complete with a video.

After the presentations, time was provided for questions and answers. When it was my turn, I directed my question to the Imam and asked: "Please,correct me if I'm wrong, but I understand that most Imams and clerics of Islam have declared a holy jihad [Holy war] against the infidels of the world. And, that by killing an infidel, which is a command to all Muslims, they are assured of a place in heaven. If that's the case, can you give me the definition of an infidel?"

There was no disagreement with my statements and, without hesitation, he replied, "Non-believers!"

I responded, "So, let me make sure I have this straight. All followers of Allah have been commanded to kill everyone who is not of your faith so they can go to Heaven. Is that correct?"

The expression on his face changed from one of authority and command to that of a little boy who had just gotten caught with his hand in the cookie jar. He sheepishly replied, "Yes."

I then stated, "Well, sir, I have a real problem trying to imagine Pope John Paul commanding all Catholics to kill those of your faith or Dr. Stanley ordering Protestants to do the same in order to go to Heaven!"

The Imam was speechless. I continued, "I also have problem with being your friend when you and your brother clerics are telling your followers to kill me. Let me ask you a question. Would you rather have your Allah who tells you to kill me in order to go to Heaven or my Jesus who tells me to love you because I am going to Heaven and He wants you to be with me?"

You could have heard a pin drop as the Imam hung his head in shame. needless to say, the organizers and/or promoters of the 'Diversification' training seminar were not happy with Rick's way of dealing with the Islamic Imam and exposing the truth about the Muslim's beliefs.

I think everyone in the US should be required to read this, but with the liberal justice system, liberal media, and the ACLU, there is no way this will be widely publicized. Please pass this on to all your e-mail contacts. This is a true story and the author, Rick Mathes, is a well known leader in prison ministry.

No, I'm not going to post about it. But I am going to point you to a good post about it.

Good job Kelley!!!

244 pilgrims were trampled to death on the way to a "devil-stoning".

“All precautions were taken to prevent such an incident, but this is God’s will."

It’s always been like this, and always will be.

I love Christmas music. I love Christmas decorations.

Following are some rules for the holiday season.

* You cannot decorate your home or listen to Christmas music until after you’ve seen Santa Claus in the Macy’s parade on Thanksgiving day.

* You must eat Black Eyed peas on News Year’s day, and they must be cooked with a dime in the pot.

* All decorations must me removed by January 6th.

This is just the way it has always been.

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Ramadan, the month on the Islamic calendar devoted to fasting and self reflection, has also been a time of war and, this year, suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

Reflection on what? How to kill more people.

"For militant groups, Ramadan is an opportunity for escalating violence," Dia'a Rashwan, an expert on radical Islam at Egypt's Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, said Sunday.

Rashwan said some Muslim militants believe they would "gain the highest reward" by committing acts of jihad, or holy war, in the month during which Muslims believe their sacred book the Quran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. This year, Ramadan began in late October.

"gain the highest reward"? More girls and a case of beer

But Islamic scholars disagree with the extremists.

Bla Bla Bla

"Linking Ramadan with violence is unacceptable," said Abdul-Moti Bayoumi of the Islamic Research Center at Cairo's Al-Azhar University, considered by many to be the world's leading Sunni Islam seat of learning. "Ramadan is the month of peace between the individual and himself, with people and with God."

Apparently, some believe (are taught) violence is not only acceptable, but their duty.

Saleh al-Fauzan, a member of Saudi Arabia's senior clerics committee, told Saudi radio that attacks in his capital Saturday blamed on Muslim extremists violated "the sanctity of Ramadan."

I'll bet you, he is next.

Ramadan is the holiest month of the Islamic year, when Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk in an effort to renew their focus on spiritual, rather than material matters. It is believed that in Ramadan good deeds are rewarded 10 times.

I was wrong - it is now 720 virgins and 10 cases of beer.

On Saturday, three explosions rocked a residential compound in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, killing at least five people and wounding more than 80. A Saudi Interior Ministry official said that the compound attack was by a suicide car bomber and similar in style to a series of May 12 car bombings in Riyadh compounds housing foreigners that were blamed on the al-Qaida terror network and that killed 35 people, including nine suicide bombers.

As Ramadan began two weeks ago, a series of vehicle bombings killed scores of people in Iraq, where the U.S.-led coalition that ousted Saddam Hussein has been struggling to restore order.

Violence during Ramadan, however, has roots in history. The seventh century Battle of Badr, the first battle between Muslims and non-Muslims, took place during Ramadan.

Once again, Muslim historians distort the facts.

Egypt and Syria launched their 1973 war on Israel during Ramadan.

Good news - Egypt and Syria got their ass kicked.