On the anniversary of the 911 attacks, it amazes me that with 9 years to reflect, there is so much that has not been learned. Listening to Mayor Bloombergs’s interview, he still doesn’t get it. Brian Kilmead on Fox came closest when he said, “All Islamist are not terrorist, but all terrorist seem to be Islamist.” (that may not be an exact quote, but it is close.) There are those who continue to try to escape the obvious, this was is rooted in radical religion.
There is an Islamic connection that cannot be overlooked. The terrorists that attacked America didn't just happen to be Islamic. The fact that they were Islamic had everything to do with why they attacked America. Questions that should be asked include:
• What are the beliefs and origins of Islam?
• What do the six million Muslims living in America believe?
• Islam and terrorism; why and how are they connected?
• Why do Muslims around the world, and even in America, have such a hatred for Israel, a democracy that actively supports the United States?
• Why do so many Muslims hate the United States?
• Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?
• What is a Jihad? What does it really mean?
• Why is Islam important?
• How did Islam begin?
All you have to do is listen, to know that radical Islam has not only social, economic, and political goals, but religious goals as well. Radical Islam believes that any means are justified if it achieves its end of bringing the world under submission to Allah.
One of the first rules of warfare is to know your enemy. In World War II England’s Montgomery said that his defeat of Germany’s Rommel was because he had studied his enemy and knew what he would do next. If the United States’ leadership would study our enemy and their “sacred Scriptures” they would know that September 11, was just the beginning. The religious fanatics of Islam will not rest until Sharia law rules every land they occupy.
In addition, the Muslim nations are galvanized against Israel and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes no bones about wanting to annihilate Israel. As long as the United States supports Israel (and the Bible says that God will bless those who do and curse those who don’t) the radicals of this religion will target us.
September 11, 2001; this was the worst terrorist attack on America in the history of our nation. More people died on September 11th in the attack on the Pentagon and the attack on the World Trade Center than died at Pearl Harbor. Almost as many died on that day as died in the American Revolution of Independence. It was a very significant day that has forever changed our country.
Larry King on the Tuesday evening just after the attack, said to one of the rescue workers, “I guess you had to resort to prayer.” I wanted to say, “Larry, Larry, Larry--Prayer is not the last resort, it is the first choice.
--jkp3
“Sometimes something useless happens on earth. Bad things happen to good people, and good things happen to bad people.” Ecclesiastes 8:14 (NCV)
Tommy
