[deoetdoctrinae]

Ashfaq Taufique, president of the Birmingham Islamic Society, told The Birmingham News he wasn't sure how Bentley's remarks were intended. "Does it mean that those who according to him are not saved are less important than those who are saved?" Taufique said. "Does he want those of us who do not belong to the Christian faith to adopt his faith? That should be toned down.

Toned down? Really, Mr. Taufique? Then in the interest of equality, how about toning down the rhetoric of Islam (Convert or we'll kill you)?

[CharlesWayneCT]

Does he want those of us who do not belong to the Christian faith to adopt his faith?

Yes, he does.

I don't get the argument against this. "Brother and Sister in Christ" is a pretty mainstream concept. If there isn't some limit on who is your brother and sister, than what is the point of saying someone is your "brother" or "sister"?

It's almost as if we are arguing that saying someone is your brother should be the same as saying they are human, like if you get elected governor you should think everybody in the world is your brother or sister.

If he had said this at his inaugeration (as the article certainly tries to mislead it's readers to think), it would be problematic, because proselytising isn't really part of the governor's job, and shouldn't be part of his official actions.

But what he does on his own time is his business, and if he wants to go to church and tell the attendees that they should accept Christ, that's what God told us ALL to do, and if you can't do that IN A CHRISTIAN CHURCH, where WOULD you be allowed to do it?

I'd love to see just ONE of these complainers have the guts to say that Obama should stop talking about blacks, because he's alienating all the white people.