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Islam is based on the writings in the book written by Mohammed. Mohammed was not a carpenter. He was a warrior. The book he wrote and I have read teaches about a god called allah who is not the same as the Heavenly Father the Lord Jesus Christ has taught us about. Graham is correct in drawing attention to the fact that the source of Islam is the pen of a warrior. The source of Christianity is the blood of a carpenter who claimed to be God in the flesh dying for the sins of sinners. Whereas Mohammed called upon his soldiers and followers to take up the sword to defend allah, the Lord Jesus called upon his followers to put away the sword with respect to defending Him. He does not need human beings to kill for Him and His command to us is to love our enemies and do good to those who persecute us. However, Mohammed wrote about a tax to be imposed upon non-Muslims called the jaziya - a tax of humiliation. I noticed that the many of the Shiites in Iraq are demanding Islamic law be the law of their new regime. If they do as the Taliban did in Afganistan and are faithful to the teaching of Mohammed in the Koran then the nature of this god allah will be manifested in the humiliation tax. Americans need to read the Koran. ONE READING of it will demonstrate to anyone that what Graham has said is the truth. "Moderate" Muslims are simply Muslims who either have not read the Koran or dismiss some of its teachings and are "liberal" in their views which means they want to be considered Muslims though they do not abide by the Koran in all its aspects.
IF ISLAM became the majority religion in America or any nation the Koran requires true believers to impose the jaziya tax. DO not believe this? Simply read the Koran.

I have read the Koran (in English translation) and am well aware of what is contained therein. I'm also aware of how the collected text was formed. I'm also aware that the fundamental doctrines of Islam are contrary to the Salvation in Christ. That doesn't mean I will accept the Koranic imperative of forced worship and apply it to force adherence to Christianity. If Islam is to be ruled by the fanatical Islamicists, world-wide, then we have no choice but to oppose it with force in order to defend our right to worship as we see fit. It does appear that Mister Graham's public pronouncements would have us jump to a stage which has not been reached as yet. There is still opportunity for those in Islam to reject the historical totalitarian mindset of previous manifestation of Islam. If leadership doesn't emerge which advocates tolerance of other religions, then we will have slipped to the final stage envisioned by the likes of Osama and his totalitarian ilk. Mister Graham's rhetoric works to assist the mindset which seeks to foment a world-wide war of religious ideals. Our leader is The Prince of Peace, but the world of Islam should not take that truth to mean we will not fight their totalitarian cancer rising at the heart of Islam.