I know some of you do not identify as Christian, so I don't mean for this to be a debate about it. Really this is for those who do identify as Christian. We as Christians understand this battle is of good and evil, forces in confrontation we cannot see.
I often wonder why the "Progressive" Liberal left refuses to vehemently denounce Islam's position on the persecution of Women and murder of Gays , but often do oppose Christian teaches, to the point of trying to subpoena sermons, trying to get it banned as hate speech, etc. It seems an illogical attack on a community whose fundamental approach is service, whose ultimate teaching is Love, versus no attack on a religion whose doctrine is death to the very same group.
When Jesus was accused of casting out Demons in the name of Satan:
"Mark 3:22-Mark 3:26 NIV And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons." Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: "How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand. If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come."
It is clear to me, then, that if the Progressive attack on the moral foundation and fabric of our society is a strategy of Satan and Islam is also a strategy of Satan, by the teachings of Jesus those two things cannot oppose each other. Therefore, crickets chirping from the left when young girls are kidnapped from families in Nigeria or forced to be subject to their husbands as property. Crickets again when men are thrown from buildings. Spittle flecked outrage when islamists are denied entry into this country. Makes sense to me.
I often wonder why the "Progressive" Liberal left refuses to vehemently denounce Islam's position on the persecution of Women and murder of Gays , but often do oppose Christian teaches, to the point of trying to subpoena sermons, trying to get it banned as hate speech, etc. It seems an illogical attack on a community whose fundamental approach is service, whose ultimate teaching is Love, versus no attack on a religion whose doctrine is death to the very same group.
When Jesus was accused of casting out Demons in the name of Satan:
"Mark 3:22-Mark 3:26 NIV And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons." Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables: "How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand. If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come."
It is clear to me, then, that if the Progressive attack on the moral foundation and fabric of our society is a strategy of Satan and Islam is also a strategy of Satan, by the teachings of Jesus those two things cannot oppose each other. Therefore, crickets chirping from the left when young girls are kidnapped from families in Nigeria or forced to be subject to their husbands as property. Crickets again when men are thrown from buildings. Spittle flecked outrage when islamists are denied entry into this country. Makes sense to me.