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Can a Good Muslim be a Good American?

Can a good Muslim be a good American?

This question was forwarded to a friend who worked in Saudi Arabia for 20 years.

The following is his reply:

Theologically - no. . . . Because his allegiance is to Allah, The moon god of Arabia.

Religiously - no. . . . Because no other religion is accepted by His Allah except Islam (Quran, 2:256) (Koran)

Scripturally - no. . . . Because his allegiance is to the five Pillars of Islam and the Quran (Koran).

Geographically - no. . . . Because his allegiance is to Mecca, to which he turns in prayer five times a day.

Socially - no. . . . Because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or Jews.

Politically - no. . . . Because he must submit to the mullahs (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and destruction of America, the great Satan.

Domestically - no. . . . Because he is instructed to marry four women and beat and scourge his wife when she disobeys him (Quran 4:34)

Intellectually - no. . . . Because he cannot accept the American Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt.

Philosophically - no. . . . Because Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran do not allow freedom of religion and expression. Democracy and Islam cannot co-exist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or autocratic.

Spiritually - no. . . . Because when we declare 'one nation under God,' the Christian's God is loving and kind, while Allah is NEVER referred to as Heavenly father, nor is he ever called love in The Quran's 99 excellent names.

Therefore after much study and deliberation. . . . Perhaps we should be very suspicious of ALL MUSLIMS in this country. - - - They obviously cannot be both 'good' Muslims and 'good' Americans.

Call it what you wish . . . it's still the truth.

You had better believe it.

The more who understand this, the better it will be for our country and our future. The religious war is bigger than we know or understand. . . .

And Barack Hussein Obama, a Muslim, wants to be our President?

You have GOT to be kidding!

Wake up America !

Obama even says if he wins the election, he will be sworn in on the Quran---not a Bible!

Footnote: He was sworn in on the Quran for his current office and he refuses to pledge allegiance to the United States or put his hand over his heart when the National Anthem is played!!!

The Muslims have said they will destroy us from within. . . .

Hello!!!! Is anyone listening?

Having a Muslim president would seem to fit the bill!

Would you trust this man with our national secrets?????

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Can a Good Muslim be a Good American?

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Obama Denies Being Muslim
by: Janet

Rumors that Barack Obama is Muslim have been around for a year.

Obama's father and stepfather were Muslim. Barack attended a Muslim school in Indonesia for two years.

Obama denies being Muslim. He is a member of the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. That is scary enough, for its commitment to AFRICA, not America. If this man's allegiance is to Africa, then let him run for President there, but NOT here!

I am not an expert on Islam, but I will take exception to two of the writer's points.

One: A Muslim cannot "make friends" with Christians or Jews. I have traveled to the Middle East on several occasions, specifically to Abu Dhabi, one of the United Arab Emirates. My husband has traveled there many times, on company business. He has seen Muslims and Christians and Jews who are friends. The company has a local agent who is Muslim, and both my husband and I would call him our friend. We believe he would call us his friends. My husband has been a guest in his home. We have met his wife and one of his daughters. We've had lunch and/or dinner with them many times, and these were "friendly" dinners, not exclusively business dinners.

Two: Muslim men are "instructed to marry four women."

I asked our Muslim friend about the "four wives" thing, and he explained that not all Muslim men have more than one wife. He explained that one must have a good reason to take another wife -- for example, if the first wife becomes ill or is unable to bear children, those would be reasons to take another wife. He also explained that if a man does have more than one wife, he must treat them equally -- if he builds a house for one, he must build an equally nice house for each one. He laughed with our American friend who jokingly said, "Who could handle more than one wife?"

(In a separate conversation, this man's wife winked and told me she was making sure she spent all his money so that he couldn't afford another wife! I'm not sure she was joking.)

You've seen Michelle Obama on the campaign trail. Do you think Obama would even consider striking that woman?

If Obama is not Muslim, then the writer's statements do not apply to him.

It has been reported in other sources, that in the world of Islam, if your father is a Muslim, you are automatically a Muslim. There is no other choice.

If that is the case, it makes a very interesting point. Although Obama denies that he is Muslim, other Muslims will see him as Muslim because his father was Muslim. In Islam, there is no such thing as converting to Christianity.

So, even though Obama denies that he is Muslim, other Muslims will see him as Muslim. If the American people elect him as President, they will claim that we have elected a Muslim, and they will claim victory.

Then there's this . . . "The Muslims have said they will destroy us from within."

Can America afford to take that chance?

Of Course A Good Muslim can be a Good American
by: Anonymous

This article claims that a good Muslim can't be a good American because of allegiance to Allah & to Mecca.

The same argument can be made of any good Christian. A Christian's ultimate & first allegiance is to Christ. We also have a "Holy Land", but that does not mean we are loyal to Israel, Jerusalem or Bethlehem over the United States.

Many of the so-called requirements of being a good Muslim stated in this article are incorrect. There are many different sects of Islam, just as there are many different types of Christianity. Each believes it is the only one that is right. Each has different interpretations of the rules of being a good Christian or Muslim, as stated in the Holy Bible or in the Koran.

Also, the statement that every Muslim government is dictatorial - that is true of any form of government that is an oligarchy, that is, ruled by any one religion. The Catholic church was not democratic when it ruled Europe hundreds of years ago. The Puritan (protestant Christian) government of the early American settlers was anything but Democratic.

This merely speaks to the fact that power is a corrupting influence on any religion, because power is corrupting, period.

In a sense, all of this is a moot point in any case, as Obama is not a Muslim, did not swear the oath of office on the Koran, does not have 4 wives or beat the wife he has, or in any way follow any of the other supposed requirements to be a good Muslim listed in the article.

I think the real question is: Can people who write crazy, unproven, inflammatory & politically & religiously bigoted rhetoric on the Internet, or the people who read & buy into it unquestioningly, be Good Americans?

You make some interesting points. Thank you for joining our conversation.

What is your qualification to make this dogmatic judgment, "Many of the so-called requirements of being a good Muslim stated in this article are incorrect." How do you know?

Are you Muslim? Are you a scholar of Islam? What is the source of your knowledge about Islam?

An oligarchy is not necessarily "ruled by one religion." An oligarchy is a political system in which power is concentrated in a few, usually with royal, family or religious ties, or military control.

Do you "unquestioningly buy into" this statement, "Obama is not a Muslim?"

Obama himself told Muslim leaders that he is Muslim. So he clearly lied, either when he claimed to be Christian, or when he claimed to be Muslim. Which is the lie?

My question for you: Can voters who unquestioningly buy into campaign rhetoric and fail to question the qualifications of those for whom they vote be good Americans?

I submit they cannot. Our system of government, as established by our Founding Fathers, requires an educated electorate who checks into and questions those running for office.

Barack Obama was elected by voters who unquestioningly bought into his campaign rhetoric and failed to question his background. Many now regret their ignorance.

Muslim Election Voting
by: Anonymous

In 1980, I worked as an Election Official. There was a Muslim man, married to a Catholic woman in our district.

Every time he came in to vote, he made a mockery of the voting system, and we all wondered why he even wanted to vote. He would let everyone know that he would put in a write-in vote, for either his friend's name or Mickey Mouse, Captain Kangaroo, or whatever.

We had to write down all the write-in names, so we would know who he voted for, but we never looked at the rest of the ballot, so wouldn't know what he voted for otherwise. But we really didn't appreciate him making fun of our country.

I had moved away from that city, so don't know what he is doing or voting for now, but we did not appreciate it then, nor would we now.

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