Islamic Prayer before Texas Senate

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What do you all think?


A controversial Texas imam who at one point participated in a "tribute to the great Islamic visionary" Ayatollah Khomeini, has offered a prayer to open the state Senate that excluded both Christians and Jews.

"Oh, Allah, guide us to the straight path, the path of those whom you have favored, not of those who have earned your wrath or of those who have lost the way," prayed Imam Yusuf Kavakci of the Dallas Central Mosque.
Islam, of course, teaches that Jews and Christians both have earned the wrath of Allah by failing to follow Islam, and also have lost the way by following the teachings of the Torah for the Jews or the Bible for Christians.

Kavakci concluded "with an Islamic chant that sounded eerily like it was coming over the loudspeakers in Tehran," according to a statement from the U.S. Pastor Council. "Ironically, it was a Jewish Republican, Sen. Florence Shapiro, (available by e-mail at Florence.Shapiro@senate.state.tx.us) who invited the imam to give the prayer that specifically excluded those of her faith as well as Christians."


"Imagine if an evangelical Christian pastor prayed in Jesus name, ONLY FOR CHRISTIANS, before the government of Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, etc., during Ramadan," the statement said.
The imam introduced what he was going to do: "We will pray by reading from first chapter, opening chapter, Al-Fãtehah, from holy Quran, followed by recitation, traditional way of recitation of text from holy Quran, with an addition."

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=55049

I've got more important things to worry about...

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Originally Posted by Ronzo

I've got more important things to worry about...

Like digging bunny's face out of the ground?

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Like digging bunny's face out of the ground?

Yeah... that's it....

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Next we will hear that it is illegal to tell folks they are lost without Jesus Name Acts 2:38 Baptism.

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Originally Posted by Praxeas

What do you all think?


A controversial Texas imam who at one point participated in a "tribute to the great Islamic visionary" Ayatollah Khomeini, has offered a prayer to open the state Senate that excluded both Christians and Jews.

"Oh, Allah, guide us to the straight path, the path of those whom you have favored, not of those who have earned your wrath or of those who have lost the way," prayed Imam Yusuf Kavakci of the Dallas Central Mosque.
Islam, of course, teaches that Jews and Christians both have earned the wrath of Allah by failing to follow Islam, and also have lost the way by following the teachings of the Torah for the Jews or the Bible for Christians.

Kavakci concluded "with an Islamic chant that sounded eerily like it was coming over the loudspeakers in Tehran," according to a statement from the U.S. Pastor Council. "Ironically, it was a Jewish Republican, Sen. Florence Shapiro, (available by e-mail at Florence.Shapiro@senate.state.tx.us) who invited the imam to give the prayer that specifically excluded those of her faith as well as Christians."


"Imagine if an evangelical Christian pastor prayed in Jesus name, ONLY FOR CHRISTIANS, before the government of Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, etc., during Ramadan," the statement said.
The imam introduced what he was going to do: "We will pray by reading from first chapter, opening chapter, Al-Fãtehah, from holy Quran, followed by recitation, traditional way of recitation of text from holy Quran, with an addition."

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=55049

Seems like they are really infaltrating American society!

Originally Posted by Praxeas

What do you all think?


A controversial Texas imam who at one point participated in a "tribute to the great Islamic visionary" Ayatollah Khomeini, has offered a prayer to open the state Senate that excluded both Christians and Jews.

"Oh, Allah, guide us to the straight path, the path of those whom you have favored, not of those who have earned your wrath or of those who have lost the way," prayed Imam Yusuf Kavakci of the Dallas Central Mosque.
Islam, of course, teaches that Jews and Christians both have earned the wrath of Allah by failing to follow Islam, and also have lost the way by following the teachings of the Torah for the Jews or the Bible for Christians.

Kavakci concluded "with an Islamic chant that sounded eerily like it was coming over the loudspeakers in Tehran," according to a statement from the U.S. Pastor Council. "Ironically, it was a Jewish Republican, Sen. Florence Shapiro, (available by e-mail at Florence.Shapiro@senate.state.tx.us) who invited the imam to give the prayer that specifically excluded those of her faith as well as Christians."


"Imagine if an evangelical Christian pastor prayed in Jesus name, ONLY FOR CHRISTIANS, before the government of Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, etc., during Ramadan," the statement said.
The imam introduced what he was going to do: "We will pray by reading from first chapter, opening chapter, Al-Fãtehah, from holy Quran, followed by recitation, traditional way of recitation of text from holy Quran, with an addition."

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55049

The hypocrisy of all this is that it's CHRISTIANS who complain when being asked not to pray in the name of Jesus. If Christians want the right to pray in the name of Jesus, why shouldn't a Muslim be allowed to pray to Allah? Of course, any kind of prayer in the venue of opening up a legislative session is really an establishment of religion and, thus, is unconstitutional. It is particularly vile and offensive to have prayer offered up in a legislative session where the vast majority of the legislators are rebels against God and have no desire to serve Him. God does not hear their prayers and these kinds of "ceremonial" prayers are nothing more than vain repetitions.

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Originally Posted by Chan

[/url] The hypocrisy of all this is that it's CHRISTIANS who complain when being asked not to pray in the name of Jesus. If Christians want the right to pray in the name of Jesus, why shouldn't a Muslim be allowed to pray to Allah? Of course, any kind of prayer in the venue of opening up a legislative session is really an establishment of religion and, thus, is unconstitutional. It is particularly vile and offensive to have prayer offered up in a legislative session where the vast majority of the legislators are rebels against God and have no desire to serve Him. God does not hear their prayers and these kinds of "ceremonial" prayers are nothing more than vain repetitions.

Oh my goodness....are you serious? You don't realize that the hypocrisy is that Christians are NOT allowed to pray in the name of Jesus....but Muslims are! Will the ACLU protest? They will if it was a Christian praying in the name of Jesus.

It's this sort of response from Christians that just floor me.

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Oh my goodness....are you serious? You don't realize that the hypocrisy is that Christians are NOT allowed to pray in the name of Jesus....but Muslims are! Will the ACLU protest? They will if it was a Christian praying in the name of Jesus.

It's this sort of response from Christians that just floor me.

I'm sure that Muslims are not allowed to pray in the name of Jesus. The point of the matter is that there is hypocrisy on both sides. Christians complain about not being allowed to pray in the name of Jesus and then complain when someone who is not a Christian is allowed to pray (as if to suggest that only Christians have the right to lead a prayer over a legislative body). The ACLU and similar groups complain when Christians pray in the name of Jesus but don't complain when Muslims pray to Allah or when Jews pray to YHVH.

Of course, any kind of prayer in the venue of opening up a legislative session is really an establishment of religion and, thus, is unconstitutional. It is particularly vile and offensive to have prayer offered up in a legislative session where the vast majority of the legislators are rebels against God and have no desire to serve Him. God does not hear their prayers and these kinds of "ceremonial" prayers are nothing more than vain repetitions.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Chan

I'm sure that Muslims are not allowed to pray in the name of Jesus.

The point of the matter is that there is hypocrisy on both sides. Christians complain about not being allowed to pray in the name of Jesus and then complain when someone who is not a Christian is allowed to pray (as if to suggest that only Christians have the right to lead a prayer over a legislative body). The ACLU and similar groups complain when Christians pray in the name of Jesus but don't complain when Muslims pray to Allah or when Jews pray to YHVH.

Of course, any kind of prayer in the venue of opening up a legislative session is really an establishment of religion and, thus, is unconstitutional. It is particularly vile and offensive to have prayer offered up in a legislative session where the vast majority of the legislators are rebels against God and have no desire to serve Him. God does not hear their prayers and these kinds of "ceremonial" prayers are nothing more than vain repetitions.

Let's recap....Muslims allowed to pray in name of Allah. Christians not allowed to pray in the name of Jesus....Christians complain and THEY are the hypocrites?

It's now hypocritical to point out inconsistencies and injustices? Now wonder the Muslim could make that prayer...Americans...especially those that say they are christians, have turned belly up and on each other instead.

Sad