The first 700 years of Christian evangelism across the pagan Arab world appears to have been peaceful and relatively successful. Then came Islam and 1400 years later its geo – political history is written in blood. Jesus never endorsed the shedding of blood by His people,
Muhammad clearly does. The Qu’ran and Hadith give the infidel three options – reversion ( all peoples are Muslims, the infidel is a back slider), severe subjugation without rights and a review of death every ten years,called Dhimmitude, or simply death.

What the West calls a ‘moderate’ Muslim, they call apostate and according to the Qu’ran they have to be re educated or killed. Such behaviour is happening today.

The European Arab Dialogue [EAD] has been underway since 1973 and has been a successful Islamic policy of political territorial gains. European leadership is looking for trade advantage and to be a countervailing power to the USA and the Muslim is looking for Sharia rule.

Appeasement by war weary European leadership prefer dialogue but have failed to understand the spirit of Islam – Allah has spoken absolutely – there is no other way.

Under the now highly developed ‘Replacement’ policy all of history is about pre Islamic peoples. Biblical patriarchs , prophets, even Jesus were Muslims. Israel is being written out of their ‘Replacement’ history.

I am amazed at those Christians who would think they can convert a Muslim. Conversions can be identified in single numbers and immigrations policies allow thousands. Christians have not been able to ‘convert’ secular humanism in the West by dialogue or theology, in an environment of peaceful co- existence, so what make us think that we can convert a ‘spiritually militant’ Islam?

We miss the point that there Islam is militant both spiritually and politically. Christians operate successfully at neither level.

I intend to purchase the book Islam and Dhimmitude by Bat Ye’or and give it to Stephen Smith our Foreign Affairs Minister – Our government leaders have to read such quality research before making inane statements publicly such as ‘Islam is not a violent religion’.

Ray Robinson
Wollongong

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Paul Harris

There is no question as to a strong Christian heritage in Australia. My point was that this is even more the case in the US. The primary purpose of the original Pilgrim Fathers was to seek for religious freedom, to establish a light on the hill, and so on. So there was a very real sense of biblical destiny associated with the early settlement of America. The later push for independence was another matter, but large hunks of Christian conviction can be found there as well.

As to Christian nations: yes and no. Most of the West was largely the product of the Judeo-Christian heritage, and for centuries to talk of Western civilisation was to talk of Christian civilisation. The two were one and the same in many respects.

But of course today most of the West is post-Christian, if not anti-Christian. Certainly in terms of the ruling elites, a large wave of secularism has swept over the West. It is quickly in the business of renouncing its Christian past, and enacting laws which are decidedly anti-Christian. So it is a mixed bag. I certainly think believers should seek to exert Christian influence in every area of society, but I am aware that this is a far cry from seeking for some sort of theocracy.

Complicated questions these, although I have written about such issues elsewhere on this site. But they are certainly worth thinking about and exploring further.

Bill Muehlenberg, CultureWatch

Regards

Robert Phillips

My only disagreement with your comments would be to argue that while many of the American founders were deists, many were also biblical Christians.

Bill Muehlenberg, CultureWatch

At this time, that would be Islam….

Well, it didn’t do England any good having a State Church I hear you say……..yes I agree, England is in an apalling state. But this is ultimately due to the Sovereign, her Majesty the Queen and Her Ministers Spiritual and Temporal not Honouring and being faithful to the Coronation Oath that She swore to uphold.

What is required is faithful law makers and faithful leaders. As it says in Proverbs 14:34 “Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people”.

Robert Phillips