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"It's time, then, for Arab Christian immigrants to the United States to stand up for Jesus Christ, and to tell openly what makes them a Christian and not a Muslim."

You've got to be kidding. Christians in this country (be they Protestant, Catholic or other) in general do not stand up for Christ. I do not think we should expect anything MORE of Arab Christians...or anything at all in the way of PROVING their faith to you. It is a matter between them and God.

I'm Catholic, myself, so not even sure what is meant by "standing up for Christ." I mean, we stand up in church sometimes (as well as sit, kneel, and genuflect), is that what he means?

That's a joke but I really don't know. Are Christians supposed to go door to door, proselytizing?

Stand on the street corners, preaching?

Take out ads in the newspaper?

What?

You, like others, did not read my posts, and jumped to your own anti-Christian cynicism. Key words on my posts are WITNESS and IMPACT. Their strong Christian witness in the face of Islamists, I believe, would have an effective impact on the Arab Muslims in this country.

You are, evidently, not a Christian, because standing for Christ, bearing a cross for Him, personal witnessing and personal evangelism are, to the Christian, obvious desires of the heart. Biblical Christianity is not, nor has it ever been, "closet," or "just a matter between them and God" faith. The Scriptures clearly instruct us to be "READY TO GIVE AN ANSWER TO EVERY MAN..." and to BESEECH men TO BE RECONCILED TO GOD (2 Peter; 2 Corinthians). Biblical Christians don't keep their Savior to themselves or to their families. We are commanded to TEACH ALL NATIONS (Matthew ch. 28), PREACH THE GOSPEL TO EVERY CREATURE (Mark ch. 16), and we are told that we shall be HIS WITNESSES TO THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE EARTH (Acts 1:8). So my remarks to Christians are easily within the obvious admonitions to Christians in the New Testament.

If you are NOT a Christian, then my admonitions to professing Christians cannot apply to you, until you understand your own need of Jesus Christ; until you repent, and come to Christ as your only remedy to the condemnation of your sin nature and your sins.