The Gun Line MkIII

I’m a Christian.  I believe in that Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins, and only through Him will my soul find salvation and a place in His Kingdom.  I believe that any faith group who bases its dogma on this premise is Christian as well.  I believe that the Roman Catholic Church was the original Christian church, and that the entire Protestant movement was caused not because there was anything wrong with a faith in Christ, but in the fact that there were too many human hands involved in the workings of the Church of Rome (because, as humans, we are imperfect, and our own agendas get in the way of our relationship with God and Christ.)  I believe that The Reformation was a wake-up call for all those who call themselves Christian, and that it actually opened more doors to the Faithful to enjoy their relationship with Our Savior.

I believe that God has a different plan for the Jewish faith, according to the Old Testament.  I don’t pretend to understand it, but I respect it – That’s between God and the Jews, and I have no place in it.

I also believe that when Jesus Christ said, “I am the Alpha and the Omega”, he meant that, after him, there would be no other prophets or emissaries from God.  He was the Last One – that’s it, period, end of story…

Any other faith professing anything otherwise is, well, suspect, as far as I’m concerned…

Yes, that includes the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, otherwise called the Mormons…  But, you know, the vast majority of Mormons I know don’t “rock the boat”, and pretty much every Mormon I know is polite, and they take care of each other.  I don’t know much about their faith, and, truth be told, that’s between them and God.  They don’t pose a threat, but they do involve themselves in good works, so I’m not going to either support or condemn them – They do their thing, and I’ll not say anything against them…

… And the Buddhists, but then, they seek deep inner peace, so they earn my respect.

… And the Native Americans, who were truly screwed, are trying to relearn their own historical spiritual path.  I do not subscribe to their beliefs, but I will respect them and wish them success.

… And even a certain Officer I know, who I dare to call friend, who is a student of the Art of Combat, and a man I would follow into the very gates of Hell in a heartbeat, who eschews any pretense of Religion…

These are examples of other faith groups that offer inspiration and a view “outside of the box”, but whose connection to the Divine I don’t contemplate.  (God doesn’t need me to concern myself with my neighbors – I’ve got enough work to do in my own House.)  Last I heard, they found a way to co-exist without running amok with AK-47s, blowing up everything in sight…

But in 632 AD, a man from the desert introduced the world to Islam.  From then on, this “religion” started on a path filled with blood, death, conquest, exploitation, and has become so muddied with human agendas that any spiritual purity or benefits has been lost.  Life is devalued; Peace is given lip service; Trust and faith vary according to the whims of the blowing winds; and fanatics have taken the bridge of the ship…

…All in a “religion” that sprouted some 600 years after The Son of God said: I am the Last.  Which tells me, according to my beliefs, that the whole idea of Islam is pretty much moot.  It cannot be quantified, and cannot be qualified as a religion, especially one that derives its source of power from the God of a promise (not a gift of Divinity) to Abraham, because the God of Abraham sent His Only Son to us, in the form of Jesus Christ, who said (as I wrote before) that he was the last.

(A reminder here, that God promised Abraham that he would be “the father of Nations”, true, but the only reason we are even concerned about Abraham is because one of his descendants was a young woman named Mary, who became a vessel into which the Holy Spirit – that would be God – placed His Only Son – that would be Jesus Christ – who, as I said, was the beginning and end of Divinity upon this Earth.  Any claims of divinity through any other source is dead wrong…)

I bring this topic to the fore in the light of the aftermath of the murders at Fort Hood, and the veil of political correctness that blinded so many people to the goals of a murdering sack of slime who stood upon the Faith of Islam and used it to apparently justify his actions and beliefs…

So Islam has no Divinity, came along after Christ issued the “end of mission” command as far as divine emissaries of God is concerned, and has proven itself to be a hotbed of bloodshed, violence, and has the unmitigated gall to demand that it be accepted…  Seems to me that it is a cult of lost souls who, like little spoiled children, scream and throw temper tantrums to get God’s attention.

Mohammad, however, was a sneaky bastard, and he put enough controls into play to ensure that all of the trappings of this cult were protected by pain of death.  (You can’t even smudge the leaves of a Koran, lest the whole Islamic world go up in flames, whereas the Bible is only a book – it is the message within that is the main focus, not the physical construct of pages…  Reeks of insecurity in the part of Mohammad, doesn’t it?)

Would somebody please tell me why we should even listen to these folks?

Has political correctness trumped God?