Published by It’s hard to turn on the TV or read a newspaper and not be confronted with the idea Christians should be demonizing Arabs and Muslims. It appears to be the “fashionable” in thing to bash, and that’s not only a problem but also a shame.
Politically, Muslims and Arabs are the lightning rod that has pushed issues like Social Security, the environment, economic growth, and the national debt below the fold. All too often this is a common tactic in which the White House has raised to an art form: hide the bad news by releasing it late at night or over the weekend when people aren’t reading it. If you can’t hide the news, you make some up or you wait to hide your bad news behind a convenient story that has enough attention so yours won’t be noticed. The more this happens, the worse our country slumps into sickness. We don’t need diversions; we need real, solid, credible solutions that don’t pay off special interest hacks.
By making Muslims and Arabs “the bad guy”, the less the mainstream media and the White House have “time” to focus on the real issues. So let’s avoid falling for this game of demonization to hide ineffective government, otherwise, we are guilty of not being good stewards of the country we’re charged to protect and care for.
Another good reason Christians should not demonize Muslims and Arabs is based on the words of Jesus: “ And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world, proclaim the gospel to all the creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe will be condemned.’ ” (Mark 16:15-16)
Have you noticed as a Christian, how hard it is to seek and save a lost Muslim if he has been told how awful he is based upon his belief in Islam? He turns on the TV and he hears about terrorism and is shown a picture of someone he looks like. He picks up a newspaper or a magazine, and he is confronted with the horrors others who share his religious beliefs. His hands are clean, but he is shamed and bluntly told at every turn he will always be a lousy Muslim/Arab/terrorist. That’s a huge weight for anyone to carry. How can a Christian hope to show the love of Jesus if we, bearing His name, mistreat an innocent person based upon the war on terror propaganda?
Christians need to remember they are ambassadors for the King who has saved them. The King of Kings does not discriminate and has given us an order to spread the gospel to every living creature. Our Lord does not turn away any broken soul who crawls in repentance to the foot of His blood stained cross, so what makes us believe we can exclude them from evangelizing?
If we listen to the bad mouthing, we will never reach out to these people. As a Christian, I know I am spared from the judgment at the moment of my death. If I love My Lord, then I will obey his commands and seek and save the lost. Why should I want anyone to pass into eternal damnation if I’m not willing to go there myself? Is heaven a place only for Christians who cloistered themselves behind church walls?
If you love Jesus and you are thankful He took your punishment on the cross, ignore the political world’s attempts at segregation and reach out no matter the skin color or religious preference. Jesus reached out for you out of love when he could have passed over you because of the color of your sins. Remember, we’re called to be lights in a dark world, not deadbolt locks.
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How do you stop demonizing Muslems when they continue to act like demons? They saw people’s heads off with a dull blade so they can die slowly and painfully. They do this in the name of the moon god, and hate Christians so much they would sooner kill them than look at them. They kill anyone who does not worship the moon, (Allah) and then riot and torture, and kill whenever someone dares to speak out against them. The same things are done to Christians yet they don’t riot, kill, torture, and destroy nations simply because their beliefs are threatened. You are making the Christians the enemy with your unthoughtful article, while defending the Muslims, so tell me, who is being demonized now?
You can’t pick and choose, April. Jesus said go out and preach the gospel to “all” creation; He made no distinction.
Have you had the experience of someone talking about you behind your back? When you found out, I bet you were upset. Later, that same person needed something from you, and you turned your back on them because of what they had done to you. “Why should I help them when they bash me?”
Muslims and Arabs are no different – they hear nothing but bashing. A Muslim or Arab is simply a person who has not heard the power of the gospel.
You’re also assuming every Muslim or Arab commits these crimes, which is untrue. I’ve spent time in the Middle East, and I can tell you I didn’t encounter one extremist. “…hate Christians so much they would sooner kill them than look at them.” This is false – I stayed under the protection of Arab Muslims for the months I stayed in their country.
Reread your own words, April; there’s a lot of anger and hate towards people who have probably never caused you a bit of harm. Do you have the right to hate anyone who hasn’t hurt you? Let’s assume they had on 9/11/01; what does Jesus say about forgiveness?
I was personally affected on 9/11/01, but I refuse to carry the hate. I cannot carry hate and show Jesus’ love at the same time – it just doesn’t work. I choose love, knowing perfect love casts out fear.
I am not making Christians the enemy, but we are straying away from the Great Commission by picking and choosing, based on politics. Imagine if Jesus had done that – you and me wouldn’t be grafted into the tree because we are gentiles. You should want to bring others in spite of being Muslim or Arab to share in what Jesus gave us.
Good answer, Texxmezz. Very impressive.
Yeah, I think we should reach out to muslims. Also, the 9/11 terrorists were muslims. According to the Bible, and I’m sure to the Qur’an (sp), it says that killing people is bad. Then why did they do it? Answer: cuz we are a christian nation. We are “Under God”, but now our country and the whole world are either becoming aithiests, or the growing religon, Islam. Which I would not count that at as a point for muslims. It follows the bible when it says “there will become a day when no one will listen to the truth and they will follow false doctrine”. Our nation is falling apart while we turn away from God. Coincidence?
And don’t say anything about the Pope. He has nothing to do with Christianity. The Bible says nothing about a Pope.