[ April 15, 2024 ]
It all started when a Pennsylvania State Representative, Stephanie Borowicz, prayed this to open a legislative session: “Jesus, you are our only hope. At the name of Jesus, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess Jesus, that you are Lord.” Outrage ensued among Pennsylvania Democrats, culminating in a Qur’an reading in the State House by a Muslim State Representative, Jason Dawkins. Democrats applauded that. It shows where they are now.
Another Muslim Pennsylvania State Representative, Movita Johnson-Harrell, began the orgy of indignation, rage, and virtue-signaling over Borowicz’s prayer by declaring that the Christian prayer was “highly offensive to me, my guests, and other members of the House.” She added that the prayer “blatantly represented the Islamophobia that exists among some leaders — leaders that are supposed to represent the people. I came to the Capitol to help build bipartisanship and collaborations regardless of race or religion to enhance the quality of life for everyone in the Commonwealth.”
Johnson-Harrell may have been right about one thing. Rep. Borowicz’s prayer may have been inappropriate in a setting in which not everyone present was Christian. We have, however, seen many imams say prayers at various legislative bodies that are not non-sectarian, but manifestly Islamic and even condemning of Jews and Christians, while the non-Muslim lawmakers stand with oblivious heads bowed.
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But was Borowicz’s prayer really “Islamophobic”? This illustrates how absurd charges of “Islamophobia” are, and how any manifestation of faith other than Islam is sometimes seen as offensive to Muslims. A few years ago, when jihadis attacked AFDI’s Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest in Garland, Texas, some Christians castigated Pamela Geller and me for co-sponsoring and speaking at the event. They said that we were being needlessly provocative, poking Muslims in the eye, goading them, etc.
These charitable and enlightened Christians said that Christians should instead be deferential to others’ religious sensibilities. At the time, I responded to these people by explaining that giving in to violent intimidation (our event was a response to the jihad murder of the Charlie Hebdo Muhammad cartoonists in Paris) would only encourage more violent intimidation, and that given the fact that Muslims frequently found even basic expressions of Christian faith to be “provocative,” they were effectively cutting the ground out from under themselves and their children, making it impossible for them to practice Christianity in the future.
Movita Johnson-Harrell has now provided more proof that this was correct. By calling Borowicz’s prayer “Islamophobic,” she is in effect saying that the public expression of the Christian Faith mocks Islam and despises Islamic teachings.
The lesson is clear. If the advice of the cosseted, suburban Western Christians who were excoriating us for the Garland event is to be heeded, Christians should make no public expression of their faith at all, and convert to Islam, so as to avoid mocking, provoking, and offending Muslims, and poking them in the eye.
And when it comes to it, that is most likely the exact thing that those Christians will do. It’s already beginning: Pennsylvania House Minority Whip Jordan Harris, a Democrat (of course), stated: “Let me be clear. I am a Christian. I spend my Sunday mornings in church worshiping and being thankful for all that I have. But in no way does that mean I would flaunt my religion at those who worship differently than I do. There is no room in our Capitol building for actions such as this, and it’s incredibly disappointing that today’s opening prayer was so divisive.”
So Harris says that Christians must not flaunt their religion. Not coincidentally, that is exactly what Islamic law says about Christians: that they should carry on their worship quietly, behind closed doors, and never make public display of it. Oh, and by the way, speaking of flaunting one’s religion, Movita Johnson-Harrell wears a hijab. Harris is not on record objecting to that kind of flaunting one’s religion.
The Christian Harris who deplores Rep. Borowicz’s prayer should calm Movita Johnson-Harrell’s rage by converting to Islam and thus removing the source of her feelings of offense. Watch for it.
Meanwhile, according to Fox News, “State Rep. Jason Dawkins, another Muslim lawmaker, opened the session Tuesday by reading from the Quran, prompting applause in the chamber.” The favored religion on the Left is one that has moved some of its adherents to wage war against the West for 1,400 years, as The History of Jihad illustrates in detail. Is it just coincidence that the Left seems to oppose every counterterror and national security measure, and always to denigrate Judeo-Christian tradition while exalting Islam? Would it be “Islamophobic” to notice a pattern here?
Robert Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch and a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. He is author of the New York Times bestsellers The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) and The Truth About Muhammad. His new book is The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS. Follow him on Twitter here. Like him on Facebook here.
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5 years ago
5 years ago
Reply to
Halal Bacon
In a matter of months, or a couple years, this young lad will attempt to bomb some marketplace. With a little divine help, he’ll screw it up and end up scattering himself in two hundred different directions. Oh, his filthy parents must be so proud
5 years ago
Reply to
santashandler
The sick part is that his parents would have bred another half a dozen or so to take his place.
5 years ago
Praying in Jesus name is anything but Islamophobic. This is what America was built on, it is truth, GOD`S TRUTH and it will never change! Islam is America`s enemy and they created the word Islamophobic to get their EVIL way. They are animals, killers, haters etc. and do not belong in America and especially in our Government.
The Democrats are using them to take America down and to stupid to see that if they got in what would happen. Those who helped them take over would be the first these savages would murder. V. Jarrett said ,”We will use their own laws against them”.
5 years ago
Reply to
Wesley Thomas
Islamophobia is a bull sheet term used to shut down all anti-islam speech. More we dignify that term instead of making a mockery of it , more they’ll use it
sue them out of existence everytime they support criminals/illegals who go on to commit crimes……….or they will continue their fascist intimidation to take down Trump , shut down conservative free speech and promote islam
This is how patriots fightback and win http://tinyurl.com/y8yzso88
But most conservatives prefer someone else fight their battle , while they prefer to be internet “warriers”. That is why the Left/Jihadis win.
They are united and will use all fair and foul means to destroy American law for their benefit/power grab
5 years ago
Reply to
Suresh
Racist is a bullshit term used to shutdown any and all anti speech against anything or anyone that disagrees with a liberal Democrat or any act of treason!
5 years ago
Reply to
Wesley Thomas
A distinctly christian prayer was very inappropriate in a gathering of different faiths. If a prayer had to be given it should have been non denominational or should have been a moment of silence where you could pray to whomever you want to.
5 years ago
Reply to
JANET BROWN
There again, any professing Christian who is asked to lead a prayer should not be ashamed to pray in Jesus’ name. While I respect others who represent other “religions”, I don’t give a rip if others are offended; that’s their problem.
Furthermore, according to Ephesians 4:4, there are not several faiths, but there is only one faith. Belief in other gods will not get a person into heaven.
In an annual Christmas dinner in my last full-time employment, was asked to lead a prayer before the meal. So, my boss and I went to the executive director’s office and asked permission to pray in Jesus’ name. Fortunately, I was given permission. Had she denied the permission, I would have declined to lead the prayer.
5 years ago
Reply to
JANET BROWN
This is a Christian Nation! We do not acknowledge ungodly heathens!
5 years ago
Reply to
Wesley Thomas
The ease of defeating or containing a sick set of ideas, such that comprise Islam, would be a “walk in the park on a sunny day” easy, were it not for the enablers. The former idiot of 8 years was one of them and so were most, if not all, of his staff.
Their combined infiltration is staggering – just look at the response to Trump’s attempt to limit travel from “hot zone” countries, how they have inserted their indoctrination into our learning institutes, how all the evidence of their ill-intent is basically ignored and all dissent is denigrated – and now koran readings/prayers are cheered while Christian prayers are ALLOWED to be subjugated.
Do we deserve to have our asses handed to us when we let foreigners kick our roots and cheer while they do it. People who hate themselves ought to expect others (especially declared enemies)to follow suit.
Here lies America – once the greatest nation there ever was – killed by the growing stupidity of her own children.
5 years ago
Reply to
Wesley Thomas
Precisely Wesley! Or should I say, “Amen”?
I am an attorney at law. As I write this I am sitting in Court, watching illegals scam We-The-People: Pretending they can’t speak English , etc. On other days we have muslims actually urge upon the Court the usage of sharia law, instead of American law-just for their case of course…
As you’ve so eloquently said already: Our foundation is Judeo-Christian. Now that that is challenged so openly, under our great President Donaldus Magnus we must pass explicit law so stating. If we do not , we will continue to be ground underfoot by the pagan muslims and their shameful American enablers ( Dems and Rino’s).
As we say everyday in Federal Court: “God Save The United States Of America!”.
5 years ago
This stupid christianophobic whore can go fukk herself or I let the horses from all ranches to fukk her sorry ass.
5 years ago
You don’t want to imagine how people feel when they appear
in such dark disguise. Actually, that’s a cry for help. No free-
dom-loving person would ever let himself be dressed like that.
5 years ago
Reply to
Marc
These people are the “actors” of their own hor-
ror film and mental prison. They do not want to
inspire trust, but to deter and create distance.
5 years ago
Reply to
Marc
Abuse is a “normal” part of their life. They are conditioned to believe the west is evil.
It’s like Stockholm Syndrome with generational participation. FGM is generational. Mothers, aunts and grandmothers, hold their daughters down and cut them. It’s what they do.
5 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
That’s the way it is, Felix. They are abused who
want to pass on their trauma to others like a baton.
5 years ago
Reply to
Marc
In the majority of situations it is the WOMEN who are the ones performing FGM on their daughters.
I doubt they liked it….
5 years ago
Then LEAVE ! We wont fall for these idiotic socalled offenses of you and ur ‘friends’ LEAVE and go back to ur own countries there u wont be offended, maybe beheaded but thats something else…
The WORD islamophobic is INVENTED by mslms, hoping and knowing they wld stir the POCO Christians with it who would continously state they were NOT islamophobic and there with giving that word STATUS… Chase them out our countries, they will NOT STOP before THEY are in POWER and the demoRATS THINK they will VOTE for them ha!! Yeah with a sword on their necks… get them out, maybe its still possible!
5 years ago
DEMS are anti Jew and anti Christian.
DEMS support any evil imaginable.
DEMS are the party of the godless. Is is any wonder they support Islam.
IMO Islam is the organized ideology, posing as a “religion” of Satan.
This is the latest evil supported by DEMS ->
5 years ago
I repeat here my belief that Islam is promoting “the Nazism of
America.” The evidence of this dangerous (claimed religion) is becoming more
and more obvious in our American society. This political belief system stands
for domination, subjugation, the treatment of women as chattel, the refusal to
grant due process and equal protection, and the “intimidation” of all non-Muslims,
as so definitively stated in this article. We are seeing and hearing about more
violence, and I suspect that conduct began early in Hitler’s Germany, and
ultimately resulted in the death of millions. We are facing the same
developments now in this country, and it should dramatically scare all of us “others”.
Unless and until our legal system begins prosecuting those who use their claim
of free speech to actively and actually promote violence to us others, we are
facing a very serious problem. The author used the word “intimidation” in his
article. I firmly believe that this same word justifies the prosecution of
those speakers who use their so-called right of free speech to speak hate
towards any of us others, and that becomes criminal conduct like “extortion.”
We need to get serious about the dangers facing this country from obscene foreign
concepts that are tending to corrupt our American society.
5 years ago
Reply to
Dennis
Did you see “Creepy Joe’s” recent speech where he talks about the phrase “rule of thumb”, he castigates “whites” for passing a law hundreds of years ago in the UK (and also abandoned a long time ago as civilization grew), that permitted men to beat their wives with rods no thicker than a thumb. He claimed this is what “whites” do when they have the power (no mention of Islam’s treatment of women today).
Destroy your heritage (Judeo/Christian) – nothing to fight for or defend.
Target the “white European” (Christian) stock as bad and responsible for all manner of evil – diversity is the cure.
Feel bad, feel angry..feel nothing or even feel joy – how one feels is irrelevant ; what is coming… is coming no matter what. If we both hear that big waves are approaching and you want to sandbag the beach, yet I know it’s a tsunami heading our way.. do I let you go do what you think is the right thing to do – do I even join you in your efforts, or do I tell everyone who will listen, “get to higher ground”.
Well guess what – His judgement is coming and it can’t be stopped (not that you could, would you even want to). The ugliness is going to worsen (certainly nothing to cheer about that), but that it’s a symptom of the spreading evil associated with end time events and prophecy.
From every perspective, theologically ( the prophecies) and secularly (culture, social, spiritual and economic), we are heading to a fast approaching end. World events are aligning with Biblical prophecy like never before – the stage is set for final events that will bring in the new order followed by the Antichrist. It’s almost hard to believe, yet the evidence is clear and just as clearly, so is the need to be right with God through Christ.
I honestly don’t know if in the end, there will be much we can actually fight against, and while I would caution for wisdom in the use of extreme measures, I would certainly advocate to look for whatever political avenues you can use to hopefully lesson the impact for your community. For those who are His, there is joy coming, gird yourself with faith and endure till His call comes.
5 years ago
There is no greater threat to our country than Islam, As Muslims increase in population, they demand more and more, until they win every demand. Those who do not see what is happening, will understand when a Muslim executioner is standing behind them. Then it is way to late.
5 years ago
Reply to
Navy_Vet
But Islam will DIE completely at the Valley of Armageddon! The Muslim blood will be as deep as the bridles on the horses. Or as the roofs on their Toyota trucks!
5 years ago
I wish everyone a Good Shabbos. Does that make me anti Christian? I admit to being an Islamaphobe, they earned it…….
5 years ago
“I came to the Capitol to help build bipartisanship and collaborations regardless of race or religion to enhance the quality of life for everyone in the Commonwealth.” Just not for Christians who profess their faith in public, right?
Self-hating Christians, like Jordan Harris, who bow down to islam, should be ex-communicated from their churches. They are an embarrassment to Christianity.
Robert Spencer is right. Christian’s like that, are giving way too much ground to filthy mooslimes.
5 years ago
Reply to
santashandler
If he is a catholic, then he would just be following in the popes footsteps. The Roman Church is also a Satanist Cult much like Islam. The pope had the gall to call Jerusalem an international city, where in any bible is Jerusalem described as an International City? Answer is NOWHERE!
5 years ago
Reply to
santashandler
Those who bow down to islamic sharia law – – are NOT Christians. Those who BOW DOWN to IDOLS – – – ARE NOT CHRISTIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!
moHAM-MAD the “war lord” taught his sycophants to bow down to an IDOL of a BLACK ROCK that sits exposed in a corner of a BLACK SHACK that is located in Mecca. These DELUSIONAL muslems march around it seven (7) time in “worship” to the IDOL of BLACK STONE.
5 years ago
If a little prayer that mentions Jesus upsets these heathen, wait until they hear Him say- ‘I never knew you; depart from Me’ (to everlasting damnation).. Whew, that’s going to really peeve them off,.. ‘You can’t do this to us, we follow Prophet Mo’
5 years ago
Islaam and hijabs are very, very offensive to me. Hijabs should not worn in public as it is flaunting.
5 years ago
I wonder if the Pennsylvannia Democrats would allow Dr. Robert Spencer to read his own favorite violent verses of hate and murder from the Quran! NOT! But liberals will state there are no verses like that in the Quran is all loving words of the prophet talking about rights for females for example! The DNC will destroy America! The the bastard fucking pricks of the Deep State wants war with Russia!
5 years ago
beasts
5 years ago
Those who do not confess Christ to man he Christ will not confess to GOD
5 years ago
Muslims have Christian names now ???
5 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
Of course, it is was originally a Jewish name, and used by many Christians and other gentiles 🙂
5 years ago
It is desirable to provide lotsa info that isn’t yet posted, either on Spencer/Geller websites, starting with providing the quote I posted @ PoliticsPa a few days ago:
“Those who attack this prayer are attempting to undermine speech-freedom due to personal motivations; it wasn’t Islamophobic [neither by implication nor by inference] and, thus, the political motives of the DEMS should be targeted.”
http://www.politicspa.com/house-prayer-stirs-controversy/90749/#comments
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Today, Smerconish hosted a leftist-oriented segment on this topic on his CNN weekly show, with the above comment having been successfully tweeted and aired; although the entire point wasn’t read prior to the dismissive rejoinder [“mentioning Jesus 13 times was excessive/rude…and I never said it was illegal”].
Curiously, although the official CNN website cuts-short the segment prior to the reading of the tweet…
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/03/30/prayer-muslim-representative-swear-in-bts-smerconish-vpx.cnn
…it was captured by independent entities, who provide both the entire show (minus ads)…
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=cnn+smerconish+today&view=detail&mid=0938BF812A4AFAF267190938BF812A4AFAF26719&FORM=VIRE [@ 26:20]…
…and isolated…
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=smerconish+pennsylvania+prayer&&view=detail&mid=F883452419401B6169DBF883452419401B6169DB&&FORM=VRDGAR [@ 7:20]
…proving that SMERCONISH EVEN SELF-CENSORS INPUT THAT IS TOO POTENT FOR HIM TO COUNTER.
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Smerconish is dangerous.
5 years ago
Jesus had warned, “For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels” (Luke 9:26 ESV). Good for Stephanie Borowicz!
5 years ago
Reply to
VoiceInDesert
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes…”
– Romans 1:16
5 years ago
Christianity is being treated the way ISLAM SHOULD BE TREATED – with extreme disdain.
5 years ago
Christians are being persecuted like the good book says. End times are getting closer and closer
5 years ago
Of course it’s offensive to Demoncraps. They are PAGANS and their father is SATAN.
5 years ago
This plague has ALREADY taken over the WORLD!!! https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/13975/uk-unwelcome-christians
5 years ago
Islam is a danger to the USA BEWARE
5 years ago
To those who Hate the faith Christians have in God, Jesus, Holy Spirit – – YOU are FREE to LEAVE America. YOU can move LOCK, STOCK and BARREL to a country of YOUR choice that does NOT have the FREEDOMS WE Americans have under OUR Constitutional REPUBLIC.
To those who have STATED that THEY will not OBEY the Constitutional SUPREME LAW of the LAND of America – – LEAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!
5 years ago
Spencers the one who’s bigoted and offensive – islam by its nature is bigotted theres no other religion on the planet that expresses the credo that islam does – that its intent is to dominate all others by any and all means
5 years ago
Hey hey hey! Pisson Islam!
5 years ago
Just be Sharia Compliant U bad Christians, pay us the tax to exist in the nation that we Muslims take over as a minority religion because it is the only thing we will accept that you all do and then live like Robert Spencer and Pam Geller under the threat of a FATWA when you all continue to offend us by promoting your spiritual practice of conflicting beliefs or complaining about what we do whether it be honor killing or female genital mutilation! Don’t try to pray about anything in any name but the original Arab Pagan Moon Deity of Allah because Muhammad tells you all to do what we tell you to do while Jesus has no right to tell us anything through you! When U all speak out of turn it is Islamophobic & when we speak out it is always justice for the Palestinians who swore themselves to be loyal citizens of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 1948 before they broke their word and got themselves thrown out of Jordan as refugees after their leader Haj Amin Husseini supported the losing side in WWII led by Islamophile, Adolf Hitler!
Man, isn’t their tolerance just overwhelming resembling hatred all consuming? Again, why is it a phobia to fear those who seek to oppress and kill you like they obviously do?
5 years ago
islamofaxbia…..coming soon to a neighborhood near you….
5 years ago
When America’s leaders bow to Islam they are begging for the destruction of our country.
5 years ago
We will never fix STUPID with ignorant libturd dumocraps that don’t have a functioning brain cell who hate America and Americans!!!!!
5 years ago
They are the destroyers of nations and the poison our Democrat party drinks willingly.
5 years ago
Everything Muslim and Islamic is offensive to me! And since everything Christian is offensive to him and them. Then let just call it a standoff. Otherwise, how about a duel at sunrise , back to back 50 paces. Oh, that won’t do, you don’t use guns! I guess we will just have to hate each other.
5 years ago
I am just wondering who brought all these muslim savages to America?
Is it not a country that was built on christian principles?
If she gets offended by christian prayers, she should not be in the US in the first place!
It is offensive for the majority of americans that she says she is offended by christian prayers!
Who cares about them?
