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Sermon subject raises hackles (``Why I am not a Muslim,'' Offends Neighbor)
San Jose Mercury News ^ | Sat, Nov. 27, 2004 | Chuck Carroll

Posted on 11/27/2004 9:41:10 PM PST by nickcarraway

The sign in front of the Church of the Nazarene in Sunnyvale, promoting a sermon by Sunday's guest speaker, is raising a few eyebrows.

Guest speaker Donald Fareed said the sermon he will deliver is intended to explain to Nazarene church members how he arrived at his own decision to convert to Christianity. It is not, he said, a spiritual attack on Islam. In fact, far from it.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: christian; church; convert; fascists; iranian; muslim; nazarene; religion; sanjose; sign
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1 posted on 11/27/2004 9:41:11 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: NormsRevenge; martin_fierro

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2 posted on 11/27/2004 9:48:02 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Of the many lies promoted in this country by the media about Islam, the greatest is probably that it has so many adherents. The fact is that most Muslims are prisoners of that predatory religion. If you remove the threat of retribution by the Islamic fascists, most so-called Muslims would probably choose Christianity over the religion of death, that has been forced upon them throughout the millennia.

That is what the Islamic fascists fear the most about Christianity.


3 posted on 11/27/2004 9:57:55 PM PST by Search4Truth (When a man lies he murders some part of the world.)
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To: nickcarraway
Aww, how cute. Muslims are offended.

Is that so? Once suspects that liberals are once again using the proles for their Marxist social agenda.

4 posted on 11/27/2004 10:08:49 PM PST by Reactionary
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To: nickcarraway

I recall something about freedom of speech but nothing about freedom from being offended
in our Constitution and Bill of rights...


5 posted on 11/27/2004 10:19:34 PM PST by joesnuffy ("The merit of our Constitution was, not that it promotes democracy, but checks it." Horatio Seymour)
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To: joesnuffy

He got tired of all the peace sermons.


6 posted on 11/27/2004 10:22:56 PM PST by ReadyNow
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To: nickcarraway

If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters--yes, even his own life--he cannot be my disciple. Luke 14:26

For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household Matt. 10:35-36


7 posted on 11/27/2004 10:31:07 PM PST by Jeff Blogworthy
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To: nickcarraway
I bet the lefts have heard (or read) the philosopher Bertrand Russell's book: Why I'm not a Christian...
8 posted on 11/27/2004 10:33:46 PM PST by paudio (Four More Years..... Let's Use Them Wisely...)
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To: nickcarraway

"One man with courage makes a majority."--ANDREW JACKSON


9 posted on 11/27/2004 10:56:58 PM PST by nanak (Tom Tancredo 2008:Last Hope to Save America)
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To: nickcarraway

Oh someone got offended. Well I was offended on September 11, 2001. Muslims are the scum of the Earth. Yes I said that. They can all take a flying leap.


10 posted on 11/27/2004 11:05:22 PM PST by SALChamps03
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To: nickcarraway

Well, the title *is* inflammatory. It should have read, "Why I left Islam for Christianity".

(however, nothing in the preceding should, NTS, be construed to in any way imply that I would under any circumsatances refrain from deliberately offending moozelims at every available opportunity...)


11 posted on 11/27/2004 11:17:13 PM PST by fire_eye (Socialism is the opiate of academia.)
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To: Bourgeoiscracy

I've read the Koran. It tells Muslims to kill Christians and Jews wherever they can find them. So don't give us that crap. Moooohamid, was a murderous terrorist who taught his followers to convert with the sword. I think it's you who needs to read a book. Read the history of Islam. Read the Haddiths. Read the Koran. Then read the Bible and stay the heck away from Islam. There is nothing peaceful about a religion that promises 70 virgins to anyone who blows themselves up and takes a few Jews with them. This isn't intolerance, it's just facts. If you're offended, get over it. You don't have a constitutional right to not be offended.


13 posted on 11/27/2004 11:52:15 PM PST by Giliad (Ouside of a dog a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.)
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To: Bourgeoiscracy

If a life-long Muslim decides to abandon Islam and converts to, say, Christianity, or even Hinduism, whether he be in Mosul or Detroit or Amsterdam, realistically, what are his options, from a social acceptance point of view?

CA....


14 posted on 11/27/2004 11:56:10 PM PST by Chances Are (Whew! It seems I've once again found that silly grin!)
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To: joesnuffy

"I recall something about freedom of speech but nothing about freedom from being offended
in our Constitution and Bill of rights..."

How right you are. Christians aren't allowed to offend anyone but everyone is allowed to offend Christians. That is THE double standard of all time.


16 posted on 11/28/2004 12:40:57 AM PST by Oreo Kookey (How, indeed, do we click our tongues at beheadings and look the other way from abortion? I weep.)
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To: Bourgeoiscracy
Islam is not a predatory religion.

It is obvious you know nothing about Islam. It is also obvious that you know nothing about the Middle East sans Islam either. The Middle Eastern culture is the most open doored culture you will ever meet. It is a culture that if you are invited to dinner, the host will fight to the death for your safety while in his care. Not predatory at all. Protectionist is a far better description.

It IS Islam that created and fosters the blood bath that the Middle East has become, and is now engendering the blood bath that the entire world is in as Islam is attempting its second attempt at world domination. The first attempt caused the dark ages, this one, with nuclear weapons may simply exterminate human kind.

All with the help of terrorist enablers like you.

17 posted on 11/28/2004 12:43:18 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: Bourgeoiscracy
Islam is not a predatory religion.

Your ignorance is astounding-- read all of these, and get back to us later, if your account survives:

Islam, The Religion of Peace® ? Click this picture:


19 posted on 11/28/2004 12:48:45 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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To: Bourgeoiscracy
Oh don't bring me that bullshit, you've never read the Quran........

yes that's right, they believe in Jesus and that he is the Messiah

Actually they don't recognize Jesus as the Messiah, they demoted him to just another prophet.

20 posted on 11/28/2004 12:57:15 AM PST by bad company (I'm a new Grandpa.)
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