Posted on 12/30/2005 12:23:34 PM PST by PAR35
A Presbyterian camp today began hosting a conference by the Muslim-American Society of Tampa that was scheduled to continue through Jan. 2 ...
Presbyteries' camp and conference center near Tampa. Deborah Brokema, co-director of Cedarkirk Camp and Conference Center, which is owned by the presbyteries of Peace River and Tampa Bay, said the members of the Tampa group are moderate followers of Islam who asked to use the conference center as a witness to their commitment to peace.
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But a controversy has begun to swirl around the event. Joe Kaufman, chairman of Americans Against Hate and the host of The Politics of Terrorism radio show, wrote a column for the online Front Page Magazine titled "A New Year's Jihad Retreat." Kaufman charged that the Tampa group's speakers included one who exalts terrorism and another who is linked to Al Qaeda and urged Presbyterian leaders to cancel the event.
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But two high-profile U.S. senators – Charles Schumer and Diane Feinstein – posted a joint statement on Schumer's Senate Web site. They said, "The man being investigated, Mazen Mokhtar, ran the www.minna.com Web site, an exact replica of www.azzam.com (a site that was shut down after 9/11 and had links to an Al Qaeda operative arrested in Pakistan last month). According to The Washington Post, the Web site included the following passage on its 'How Can I Train Myself for Jihad' page: 'In other countries, e.g. some states of USA, South Africa, it is perfectly legal for members of the public to own certain types of firearms. If you live in such a country, obtain an assault rifle legally, preferably an AK-47 or variations, learn how to use it properly and go and practice in the areas allowed for such training.'"
(Excerpt) Read more at layman.org ...
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The Muslim American Society event at the Presbyterian Cedarkirk Campground was cancelled.
http://www.cedarkirk.com/CedarkirkResponds.pdf
How can we alert our Presbyterian brothers to the evil they embrace when they associate with islam...
I fail to understand the Presbyterian's fascination with Islam as well. Being pro-Islam and anti-Israel has been a feature of the presbyterian leadership for a long time.
The best way to alert presbyterians in the pews about the dangers of Islam is to continue what is being done on Free Republic to expose the antics of the leadership.
Ten years ago these presbyterian meetings with radical islams would have gone unnoticed by the public. Now, the bloggers and sites like Free Republic are not so kindly to get them a pass.
Your work is vy important here. Keep it up...and God bless!
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