THE September issue of The American Legion magazine contained an article by Ahmed Younis, National Director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) in which he sought to portray American Muslims adapting to and becoming part of the American way of life. He accomplished his mission; however, the American way of life is not adaptable to Islamic teachings. < /div>
Many of my readers already know that I am not a Muslim, but for the purpose of this article I am making it known that I am a former U.S. Navy officer and Legionnaire, and receive The American Legion magazine monthly.
In many of my previous columns I wrote that what the West considers to be "moderate" Islam is Islam without teeth, and what it considers to be "modern" Islam is Islam without standards. Younis' article portrayed a moderate and modern Islam without using those words. Perhaps he didn't even realize the modern Islam he portrayed. He referred to the London bombings, French riots, the Danish cartoon fiasco, and many other incidents of discord between Muslims and their surrounding communities in the West, and indicated that the United States looks on with amazement that American Muslims have not succumbed to the same sort of violent backlash as their European counterparts. Obviously many European Muslims have not yet been made "moderate" and "modern." Besides, Europe does not have a Guantanamo.
Younis went on to show how MPAC cooperated with the government in fighting terrorism. What is terrorism? Hammas and Hezbolah are referred to as terrorist organizations by the media, yet both were democratically elected. Who has killed more civilians, the West or Muslims? Will MPAC net use the term Islamo-fascist?
Younis wrote, "we see numerous generations that see themselves as organic to the United States and legitimate with the global Muslim community." How can that be? Let's take a look at the organic United States. It has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, high rates of suicide, high rates of depression, high rates of unwed motherhood, and high rates of adultery. Its children are taught sexuality in grade school, little girls now wear thongs instead of underwear, children ride on trains and buses in which posters promote pre-marital sex, and 24 million children live in a home without fathers. Can any member of any religion consider itself to be organic with such a society and loyal to its religious principles?
Even the most liberal interpretation of the Koran will concede that the practices of the West are haram. They are haram from top to bottom. All religions in the West have been neutered and consequently have no spiritual influence on their members. The Gospels teach that women should have their heads covered in church. Now Christian women attend Sunday services dressed as though they were auditioning for HBO and MTV. They were told not to speak in church. Now they are ministers. The divorce rate among Christians is higher than among atheists and the divorce rate among the clergy equals that of the laity. That's "moderate" and "modern" Christianity. All religions become neutered and emasculated under the Western guise of moderation and modernity.
Younis ends his article with the statement "one can be both 100 percent American and 100 percent Muslim, doing both while engaging with mainstream society." That statement is what we in the West call "a mouthful," and one that is difficult "to swallow." No religion can be engaged with mainstream Western society and retain its fundamental teachings. Religious groupings such as the Amish and Orthodox Jews engage in mainstream society politically, but stay among themselves socially and professionally; and even they are witnessing their members succumbing to Western secularism. Spirituality in any religious form and the West are opposites.
The prophet wrote, "Do not with your own hands cast yourself into destruction." Any man who attempts to engage his spiritual beliefs with mainstream Western society does just that.
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