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Muslims, Christians, and Jews, All Need To Survive For Humanity To Thrive

February 14, 2007 ⋅  E-Mail Article ⋅  Print Article ⋅ Post a comment

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Muftifta is like many other westernized Jews, Christians, and Muslims. We all want a safer more productive life and disguising racist hate as a form of religious devotion is a sure way to deny us as humanity a closer relationship with God and each other. The world is a small place and our time on it is very limited, and to spend your life committed to a life of racism and destruction is surely not Gods plan for you regardless of your political or religious affiliation.

A recent exchange of ideas came up with a religious discussion group that many find very interesting. A group of Muslims, Christians, and Jews recently gathered to discuss the role of Islam in religion and politics and a very poignant question arose, “Has the radical element of Islam moved the Muslim religion from a revered faith to a political party or is it just a few extremists who are hi-jacking the religion for their own racist selfish purposes?” The answers varied but the American Muslims stated it is a very fair an honest question to ask. Now myself I understand the concept of Jihad but can someone tell me how hurting the business interests of westernized countries fits into this plan? I understand racist hate speech and the idiots who spout it but how can a Saudi wing of al Qaeda call for attacks on U.S. oil sources across the world? They have reportedly stated that targets should not be limited to the Middle East; they state that Jihadists should target Canada, Venezuela and Mexico as U.S. oil suppliers. What these idiots fail to note is that the oil goes to the world market and from there all countries buy it. America is just one of hundreds of countries who purchases oil from global producers in a world market. Has al Qaeda developed a way to decipher what oil is for the United States and which is for the rest of the world? If not then how can they commit Jihad against these oil producers? Muftifta advised me that if these radicals blow up innocents while trying to carry out their plans they will be committing the most atrocious of crimes in Islam. So again the question must be asked, “Is the radical form of Islam a religion or a political wing?”

We see so many radical elements of Islam claim Jihad against the United States, and Europe, and now parts of Asia but what are they really doing? Are they really carrying out a religious belief or are they merely relying on religious followers as pawns to be used to carry out the religious leaders’ racist narrow-mindedness? Numerous Muslim woman asked have stated that the true followers of Islam are not really interested in Jihad against the west; it is only the radical element that is afraid they cannot make it in a free society where competition is open and honest that spouts this form of hate speech. Many Islamic women in Dearborn Michigan say that Islamic fundamentalist men are afraid that if a woman gains a fair footing like they have in the westernized part of the world they (men) will have to compete with them for jobs, education, and family providing. These women say that it is unacceptable to radical men who are afraid to compete in a fair and even world. Muftifta stated that fundamentalism is a way for men to hide their insecurities; she stated that men join these groups to assure themselves of a status in life they may not otherwise be able to maintain.

Another case the group pointed to was Irans’ involvement in the Iraq war. President Bush recently stated that he did not know if orders to use Iranian-made weapons to kill U.S. troops in Iraq came from the highest levels of the Tehran government when he stated, “I can say with certainty that the Quds Force, a part of the Iranian government, has provided these sophisticated IEDs that have harmed our troops…I do not know whether or not the Quds Force was ordered from the top echelons of government.” Islamic radicals in the Middle East quickly took this to mean that President Bush was creating a basis for war with Iran. The President has countered these statements by stating he is merely pointing out the facts and it is his job to protect American troops from foreign dangers. The problem with this situation is that radical religious clerics are already preaching to their followers that America is hyping up propaganda to oppress Muslim in the Middle east when in reality this is a political issue and not a religious one. However, Muftifta is quick to point out that radicals want the line between politics and religion blurred as much as possible because this allows them to more easily manipulate their followers to commit heinous crimes against humanity.

Reportedly the Saudi wing of al Qaeda which has called for attacks on U.S. oil sources across the world posted their latest call to religious arms on the Arabian Peninsula’s e-magazine, Sawt al-Jihad, also known as the Voice of Holy War. This is the same group who was behind the February 2006 failed suicide attack on a processing plant in Saudi Arabia. The attack was launched as part of a sadistic movement to topple the U.S.-allied Saudi royal family.

Muftifta is like many other westernized Jews, Christians, and Muslims. We all want a safer more productive life and disguising racist hate as a form of religious devotion is a sure way to deny us as humanity a closer relationship with God and each other. The world is a small place and our time on it is very limited, and to spend your life committed to a life of racism and destruction is surely not Gods plan for you regardless of your political or religious affiliation.

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