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-Fătehah, from holy Quran, followed by recitation, traditional way of recitation of text from holy Quran, with an addition."
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-Fătehah, from holy Quran, followed by recitation, traditional way of recitation of text from holy Quran, with an addition."
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-Fătehah, from holy Quran, followed by recitation, traditional way of recitation of text from holy Quran, with an addition."
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.
i dont have a problem with a muslim offering a pray at the state senate.
I do have issues with him using the name "Allah" when Christians cannot use the name "Jeus"
I also have a problem with an Imam who has offered praise to the Ayatollah Khomeini, being the one praying.
We ought to be able to do better.
Maybe they should give up these meaningless, ceremonial prayers that God doesn't answer and stop thinking that God is going to somehow bless the endeavors of His enemies.
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