tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post769088482051601159..comments2023-09-27T03:56:28.403-05:00Comments on la nouvelle théologie: Islam - Part TwoFr. D.L. Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17048377154825646232noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post-71952305606952659122007-08-25T15:05:00.000-05:002007-08-25T15:05:00.000-05:00"Islam is peace!" I would beg to differ. History..."Islam is peace!" I would beg to differ. History and current events prove something besides peace. Violence is rooted in the very essence and origin of Islam.Fr. D.L. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048377154825646232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post-59730288691732292482007-08-25T14:55:00.000-05:002007-08-25T14:55:00.000-05:00The Quran(Koran) Concerning other monotheist faith...The Quran(Koran) Concerning other monotheist faiths:<BR/><BR/><BR/>Not all of them are alike; a party of the people of the Scripture stand for the right, they recite the Verses of God during the hours of the night, prostrating themselves in prayer. They believe in God and the Last Day; they enjoin good and forbid wrong; and they hasten in good works; and they are among the righteous. And whatever good they do, nothing will be rejected of them; for God knows well those who are God fearing. 3:113-115 <BR/><BR/>And there are, certainly, among the people of the Scripture, those who believe in God and in that which has been revealed to you, and in that which has been revealed to them, humbling themselves before God. They do not sell the Verses of God for a little price, for them is a reward with their Lord. Surely, God is Swift in account. 3:199 <BR/><BR/>Verily! Those who believe and those who are Jews and Christians, and Sabians, whoever believes in God and the Last Day and do righteous good deeds shall have their reward with their Lord, on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve . 2:62 <BR/><BR/>Say: "O people of the Scripture : Come to a word that is just between us and you, that we worship none but God, and that we associate no partners with Him, and that none of us shall take others as lords besides God. 3:64 <BR/><BR/>And they say: "None shall enter Paradise unless he be a Jew or a Christian." Those are their (vain) desires. Say: "Produce your proof if ye are truthful."Nay,-whoever submits His whole self to God and is a doer of good,- He will get his reward with his Lord; on such shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve. The Jews say: "The Christians have naught (to stand) upon; and the Christians say: "The Jews have naught (To stand) upon." Yet they study the (same) Book. Like unto their word is what those say who know not; but God will judge between them in their quarrel on the Day of Judgment. 2.111-113<BR/><BR/>If any do deeds of righteousness,- be they male or female - and have faith, they will enter Heaven, and not the least injustice will be done to them 4.124<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>The Quran(Koran) Concerning who we fight or don't:<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>As for such who do not fight you on account of faith, or drive you forth from your homelands, God does not forbid you to show them kindness and to deal with them with equity, for God loves those who act equitably. God only forbids you to turn in friendship towards such as fight against you because of faith and drive you forth from your homelands or aid in driving you forth. As for those from among you who turn towards them for alliance, it is they who are wrongdoers. 60:8-9<BR/><BR/>Permission (to fight) is given to those against whom war is being wrongfully waged, and verily, God has indeed the power to aid them. Those who have been driven from their homelands in defiance of right for no other reason than their saying, ‘Our Lord is God.’ 22:39-40<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>The Quran(Koran) Concerning freedom:<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>2:256 There is no compulsion in religion, for the right way is clearly from the wrong way. Whoever therefore rejects the forces of evil and believes in God, he has taken hold of a support most unfailing, which shall never give way, for God is All Hearing and Knowing. <BR/><BR/>16:82 But if they turn away from you, your only duty is a clear delivery of the Message . <BR/><BR/>6:107 Yet if God had so willed, they would not have ascribed Divinity to aught besides Him; hence, We have not made you their keeper, nor are you a guardian over them. <BR/><BR/>4:79-80 Say:'Whatever good betides you is from God and whatever evil betides you is from your own self and that We have sent you to mankind only as a messenger and all sufficing is God as witness. Whoso obeys the Messenger, he indeed obeys God. And for those who turn away, We have not sent you as a keeper." <BR/><BR/>11:28 He (Noah) said "O my people! think over it! If I act upon a clear direction from my Lord who has bestowed on me from Himself the Merciful talent of seeing the right way, a way which you cannot see for yourself, does it follow that we can force you to take the right path when you definitely decline to take it?° <BR/><BR/>17:53-54 And tell my servants that they should speak in a most kindly manner. Verily, Satan is always ready to stir up discord between men; for verily; Satan is mans foe .... Hence, We have not sent you with power to determine their Faith. <BR/><BR/>21:107-109 (O Prophet?) 'We have not sent you except to be a mercy to all mankind:" Declare, "Verily, what is revealed to me is this, your God is the only One God, so is it not up to you to bow down to Him?' But if they turn away then say, "I have delivered the Truth in a manner clear to one and all, and I know not whether the promised hour is near or far." <BR/><BR/>22:67 To every people have We appointed ceremonial rites which they observe; therefore, let them not wrangle over this matter with you, but bid them to turn to your Lord. You indeed are rightly guided. But if they still dispute you in this matter, `God best knows what you do."<BR/><BR/>24.54. Say: "Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger. but if ye turn away, he is only responsible for the duty placed on him and ye for that placed on you. If ye obey him, ye shall be on right guidance. The Messenger's duty is only to preach the clear (Message). <BR/><BR/>88:21 22; And so, exhort them your task is only to exhort; you cannot compel them to believe. <BR/><BR/>48:28 He it is Who has sent forth His Messenger with the Guidance and the Religion of Truth, to the end that tie make it prevail over every religion, and none can bear witness to the Truth as God does. <BR/><BR/>36:16 17 (Three Messengers to their people) Said, "Our Sustainer knows that we have indeed been sent unto you, but we are not bound to more than clearly deliver the Message entrusted to us.' <BR/><BR/>39:41 Assuredly, We have sent down the Book to you in right form for the good of man. Whoso guided himself by it does so to his own advantage, and whoso turns away from it does so at his own loss. You certainly are not their keeper. <BR/><BR/>42:6 48 And whoso takes for patrons others besides God, over them does God keep a watch. Mark, you are not a keeper over them. But if they turn aside from you (do not get disheartened), for We have not sent you to be a keeper over them; your task is but to preach .... <BR/><BR/>64:12 Obey God then and obey the Messenger, but if you turn away (no blame shall attach to our Messenger), for the duty of Our Messenger is just to deliver the message. <BR/><BR/>67:25 26 And they ask, "When shall the promise be fulfilled if you speak the Truth?" Say, "The knowledge of it is verily with God alone, and verily I am but a plain warner." <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>The Quran(Koran) concerning justice:<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>"And among His signs are the creation of the heaven and earth, and the variation in your language and your colors; verily in that are signs for those who know" (30:22).<BR/><BR/>"Satan seeks only to cast among you enmity and hate"(5:91). <BR/><BR/>O you who believe! Stand out for justice, as witnesses to God, and even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be rich or poor. An-Nisaa’ 4:134<BR/><BR/>"O you who believe! Be the maintainers of justice and bearers of witness for God's sake though it be against your own self, parents and relatives" (4:135).<BR/><BR/>"O you mankind! We have created you from a single pair of male and female and made you into nations and tribes so that you know each other. Verily the most honored in the sight of God is the one who is most righteous" (49:13).<BR/><BR/>O you who believe! Stand out firmly for God, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety and fear God, for God is well acquainted with all that you do. 5:8<BR/><BR/>And thus We made of you a justly balanced community that you might bear witness to humankind and the Apostle might bear witness over you. 2:143<BR/><BR/>O you who believe, observe your duty to God with right observance, and die not except in a state of submission (to Him). And hold fast, all of you together, to the rope of God, and do not separate, and remember God's favor unto you: how you were enemies and He put love between your hearts so that you became as brothers by His grace: and how you were upon the brink of a fire and He saved you from it. Thus God makes clear His revelations unto you so that you may be guided" (3:102-103).<BR/><BR/>"The believers are nothing else other than brothers, Thus make peace between your brethren and observe your duty to God that you may haply receive His mercy" (49: 1 0).<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>The Quran(Koran) Concerning propagation:<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Invite (all humankind) to the path of your Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation and argue with them in the most kindly manner, for, indeed, your Lord knows best as to who strays from His path, and best who are the right-guided. (16:125)<BR/><BR/>Had your Lord so willed, all those who live on earth would surely have attained faith, will you then compel people, against their will, to believe? 10:99<BR/><BR/>And We have not sent you, but as mercy to all the worlds. 21:107<BR/><BR/>Islam is peace!Bigmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854548053256307792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post-15938631584827315342007-05-19T13:11:00.000-05:002007-05-19T13:11:00.000-05:00Scary Thought: "Was Osama Right?"<A HREF="http://ressourcement.blogspot.com/2007/05/scary-thought-was-osama-right.html" REL="nofollow">Scary Thought: "Was Osama Right?"</A>Fr. D.L. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048377154825646232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post-54351001256619632182007-05-18T15:43:00.000-05:002007-05-18T15:43:00.000-05:00Online Islamist Extremism<A HREF="http://ressourcement.blogspot.com/2007/05/online-islamist-extremism.html" REL="nofollow">Online Islamist Extremism </A>Fr. D.L. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048377154825646232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post-65457247704344426532007-05-17T03:40:00.000-05:002007-05-17T03:40:00.000-05:00recent articles on Asianews.it Vatican Address to ...<A HREF="http://ressourcement.blogspot.com/2007/05/recent-articles-on-asianewsit.html" REL="nofollow">recent articles on Asianews.it</A> <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://ressourcement.blogspot.com/2007/05/vatican-address-to-un-on-religious.html" REL="nofollow">Vatican Address to U.N. on Religious Tolerance</A>Fr. D.L. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048377154825646232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post-75275194279882790322007-05-13T22:53:00.000-05:002007-05-13T22:53:00.000-05:00Weep for BritainWho Said That?Fruits of the Religi...<A HREF="http://lionofjudah.squarespace.com/journal/2007/5/11/weep-for-britain.html" REL="nofollow">Weep for Britain</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://lionofjudah.squarespace.com/journal/2007/4/30/who-said-that.html" REL="nofollow">Who Said That?</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://lionofjudah.squarespace.com/journal/2007/4/24/fruits-of-the-religion-that-would-rule-the-world.html" REL="nofollow">Fruits of the Religion that would Rule the World</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://lionofjudah.squarespace.com/journal/2007/4/4/a-brief-expose-on-the-collapse-of-the-west.html" REL="nofollow">A Brief Expose on the Collapse of the West</A>Fr. D.L. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048377154825646232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post-53218395652117695522007-05-13T13:03:00.000-05:002007-05-13T13:03:00.000-05:00a picture is worth a thousand words<A HREF="http://ressourcement.blogspot.com/2007/05/picture-is-worth-thousand-words.html" REL="nofollow">a picture is worth a thousand words</A>Fr. D.L. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048377154825646232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post-27452527701472420122007-05-13T11:58:00.000-05:002007-05-13T11:58:00.000-05:00Steve Kellmeyer on Islam (2 free audios)<A HREF="http://ressourcement.blogspot.com/2007/05/steve-kellmeyer-on-islam.html" REL="nofollow">Steve Kellmeyer on Islam (2 free audios)</A>Fr. D.L. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048377154825646232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post-47127680327426024932007-05-10T19:41:00.000-05:002007-05-10T19:41:00.000-05:00Religion Guided 3 Held in Fort Dix Plot<A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/10/nyregion/10plot.html?_r=1&oref=slogin" REL="nofollow">Religion Guided 3 Held in Fort Dix Plot </A>Fr. D.L. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048377154825646232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post-75042834272516671672007-05-09T00:19:00.000-05:002007-05-09T00:19:00.000-05:006 men charged in plot to attack Fort Dix<A HREF="http://ressourcement.blogspot.com/2007/05/6-men-charged-in-plot-to-attack-fort.html" REL="nofollow">6 men charged in plot to attack Fort Dix</A>Fr. D.L. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048377154825646232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post-25857769226783056722007-05-09T00:17:00.000-05:002007-05-09T00:17:00.000-05:00Chris, Welcome to my blog. I appreciate your comm...Chris,<BR/> <BR/>Welcome to my blog. I appreciate your comments. Please allow me to make a correction of your comments and then some clarification on my part. <BR/> <BR/>In my first post I did not state that I "never" participated in the ritual prayers. I stated "I did not practice ritual prayers as mandated by the faith." Of course I participated in Friday prayers and corporate prayers as often as I could. What I was unwilling to do was pray five times a day at the designated times as mandated by the faith. I worked at Wal-Mart through college and could not force myself to drop down in the middle of the chemical isle or wherever I was to pray. I was unwilling to say I was Muslim and not practice one of the major pillars of the faith. That would have been hypocritical to pretend that I was someone that I was not. Out of a sense of integrity I chose to leave the Islamic faith. This issue was one of many reasons why I left. Refer back to my first post on Islam. <BR/> <BR/>I have no issue or argument with you about the importance of a prayer life. <BR/> <BR/>The God of Islam is not a God of Peace. He is a God of submission and surrender. Only AFTER you submit to the will of Allah will there be peace.<BR/> <BR/>Your comments beg the following question. I have to ask is the God of Islam the same God of Christianity? Muslims explicitly deny the Trinity and the Incarnation of Christ. They condemn to hell anyone who believes either. Islam is a heresy and it must be treated as such. I stand with H. Belloc.<BR/> <BR/>You are fooling yourself if you don't believe Islam has "imperial conquest" or world domination as its end-state before the End Times.<BR/> <BR/>Yes I agree with you. We must look to Christ. Muslims must look to Christ and come to believe He is the God Man. Only through seeing His face will they have peace.Fr. D.L. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048377154825646232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post-30398828907590361162007-05-08T15:41:00.000-05:002007-05-08T15:41:00.000-05:00David,What disturbed me in your original post was ...David,<BR/><BR/>What disturbed me in your original post was that you said that when you were a Muslim you never participated in the ritual prayers.<BR/><BR/>With respect, I don't see how one can properly enter into Islam without a deep prayer life.<BR/><BR/>One cannot properly enter into Christianity without a deep prayer life either.<BR/><BR/>If you enter deeply into Islam or Christianity you'll find the same one - the God of Peace who is Peace, opposed to all violence and killing.<BR/><BR/>The essence of Islam and Christainity is the same God.<BR/><BR/>All your fears and worries about Islam are pretty much a product of the society you live in, one engaged on a never ending Imperial conquest, expolitation and domination of the world and an endless "war on terror".<BR/><BR/>Look instead to Christ who "has other sheep".<BR/><BR/>God BlessChris Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584323901208927740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post-2332011158429977592007-05-05T23:56:00.000-05:002007-05-05T23:56:00.000-05:00Updated with new commentary, books and videos...Updated with new commentary, books and videos...Fr. D.L. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048377154825646232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post-88003336299593584622007-05-05T17:57:00.000-05:002007-05-05T17:57:00.000-05:00TCRnews Musings - Do Christians and Muslims Believ...TCRnews Musings - Do Christians and Muslims Believe In the "Same God"? <BR/><BR/>http://tcrnewscom.blogspot.com/2007/05/he-will-not-retreat-from-truth-also-do.htmlFr. D.L. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048377154825646232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post-48710388276845443682007-05-05T13:27:00.000-05:002007-05-05T13:27:00.000-05:00From a review of "The Great Divide" on AmazonThere...From a review of "The Great Divide" on Amazon<BR/><BR/>There is a story that both the Democrats and the Republicans won't tell. It is the story of a failed foreign policy based on political correctness rather than facts. Supposedly we are in a "war on terrorism" and/or fighting a few "evil men." Why they are evil and why they are terrorists is never explained by our leaders. What our eventual goal in our war with these "evil men" is, is not explained. It can't be articulated because there is an elephant in the room that few have the political courage to mention. <BR/><BR/>The unmentionable elephant is Islam. It is unmentionable because according to the currently acceptable rules of political correctness, we are never, ever, EVER allowed to say anything unkind about any one's religion. In fact we can't even mention "Islam" in the same breath as "terrorism" unless we preface our remarks with words like "fundamentalist" or "extremist" or "radical" or "Islamist" to prove we don't mean to disparage the "vast majority of Muslims" who are said to be peace loving and misunderstood Jeffersonian democrats as harmless as the Amish and of sweet disposition, something like the late Mother Theresa. We are told again and again that if we only would take the time to "understand Islam" we'll come to love it. <BR/><BR/>Now at last there is a book that gives us the facts. Islam is a failure measurable by every standard from science, to economic development to human rights. In "The Great Divide" Alvin Schmidt has done a great service to his readers...Fr. D.L. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048377154825646232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post-15067630303452727732007-05-05T10:40:00.000-05:002007-05-05T10:40:00.000-05:00The "universal brother," Charles de Foucauld disti...The "universal brother," Charles de Foucauld distinguished moderate and radical Muslims and suggested at times that some of the latter be shot, which shocks some:<BR/> http://tcrnews2.com/BroCharles07.htmlFr. D.L. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17048377154825646232noreply@blogger.com