BY RUSSELL TURNER
KNOW YOUR ENEMY
There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, “Know your enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles, you will never be defeated. Over the past few years we Americans have allowed ourselves to be blinded to the nature of our enemies because of political correctness. A little over a week ago at the National Prayer Breakfast our president gave a speech that showed a lack of vision and common sense. For some reason our president cannot call our enemies what they really are.
The terrorist group ISIS wreaking havoc in the Middle East is committing all kinds of atrocities in the name of their god “Allah”. The term ISIS identifies them as an Islamic State, but our president refers to them as ISIL. Our president refuses to call these thugs what they are, Islamic terrorists. If he would direct half as much arrogance towards ISIS as he does at the people of the United States and our Constitution, they might not be the threat they are becoming to the world. In our county Obama has shown a tendency to rule with an iron fist; he has no problem cramming an ill-conceived health care bill down our throats, or refusing to enforce laws passed by previous administrations. During the prayer breakfast he did take a swipe at the Christian religion and the Crusades that happened 1000 years ago. He was quick to give his opinion on the history of the Crusades, and to accuse those alive at that time of using Christianity as an excuse to use violence. What our president failed to tell is that the Crusades were a response to the same atrocities that the ISIS group is doing today. In my opinion, his silence on the be-heading of American citizens and on the burning of the caged Jordanian pilot spoke volumes; yet he could condemn the Christian faith and the actions of people a millennia ago.
A couple of years ago Franklin Graham was scheduled to be the key note speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast, but at the last moment he was uninvited because of a comment he made about the 9/11 attacks. While it seems to have become the latest fad to bash Christianity, heaven forbid anyone to say anything against Islam. I, and many other Americans, have not forgotten the Twin Towers, Fort Hood and countless other crimes against humanity. There are always interpretations by some that claim the Bible promotes violence. As a Christian I defy anyone to prove where Jesus Christ promoted violence against the innocent, can the same be said of the prophet Mohammed? Even when Christ was dying on the cross it is said that some of his last words were him asking his father to forgive those who had crucified him because they knew not what they had done. Our president is refusing to look our enemy in the eye and seems as if he could care less about the American way of life and the rich heritage that is unique to our county. Until our leaders start calling our enemies for what they are, and respect the values our country was founded upon, our success on the battlefield will be dismal at best.
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