It does not get any clearer than this. It is interesting to note that he is
the ONLY President ever to host a Ramadan Dinner. 7 in 7 years. Not even
Clinton entertained this idea. It was not needed and a believer would have
never even considered the dinner let alone equating Allah the moon god to
the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I cannot wonder if it is the prayers
of the Church that is holding back judgement against this Country. As we
continue to strong arm Israel I look for this "Hedge" around us to be
eliminated.
Can A Christian Pray To Allah?
By Chuck Baldwin
October 9, 2007
This column is archived at
http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2007/cbarchive_20071009.html
George W. Bush was twice elected President of the United States with
great assistance from evangelical Christians, who, almost universally,
believed he was a born-again believer. Many still hold onto that
belief. In fact, evangelical Christians compose the bulk of the
ever-shrinking base of support Bush has left. This is due almost
exclusively to this belief that Bush is a born-again Christian.As a minister of the Gospel for more than three decades, I have
witnessed professing Christians do and say just about anything one
would associate with unbelief. In fact, nowadays the line dividing
believers and unbelievers seems practically nonexistent.I've known unbelievers who are far kinder and more compassionate than
many professing believers. In fact, professing Christians are
sometimes even meaner and more cantankerous than unbelievers. (Don't
get me wrong: I've known many unbelievers who were as mean as
rattlesnakes, too.)Another paradox to me is how so many professing believers (including
pastors) seem to lack the spiritual discernment to understand even the
simplest principles. This is especially true regarding the principles
of freedom and national independence. One would assume that knowledge
of the Scriptures, along with the aid of the Holy Spirit, would cause
believers to be on the front lines in the defense of these principles.
However, many times, unbelievers are the ones fighting for liberty,
while believers sit piously and passively on the sidelines. What a
shame!However, that believers can continue to propound the "Christianity" of
George W. Bush takes the cake. One has to hand it to Karl Rove: he
thoroughly and masterfully fooled the Religious Right. And he did it
with only a little assistance from Bush.A few public catch phrases; some prayer breakfasts; a few references
to Jesus; some personal meetings; and a few phone calls or personal
meetings with big-name evangelicals was all it took to beguile the
vast majority of professing believers. Because of this, George W. Bush
is now and forever known as "our beloved Christian President."Then again, how would our Christian brethren react if someone came
into their church and said that "all religions pray to the same God"?
I dare say such a statement would be met with the most vehement
rejection. Yet, that is exactly what President Bush has said
repeatedly. The latest example was just last Friday, October 5, 2007.In an interview with Al Arabiya reporter Elie Nakouzi, Bush said, "I
believe that all the world, whether they be Muslim, Christian, or any
other religion, prays to the same God."
(Source:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58026 )
Bush has made this same statement throughout his Presidency. The
statement obviously reflects a deep-seated belief.Of course, George W. Bush is the first President in U.S. history to
celebrate Ramadan in the White House. He is also the first President
to worship and pray in a Shinto temple.Last Friday, World Net Daily quoted Bush as saying, "We are having an
Iftaar dinner tonight--I say, 'we'-- it's my wife and I." Bush also
said, "This is the seventh one in the seven years I've been the
president. It gives me a chance to say 'Ramadan Mubarak.'" Bush is
also quoted as saying, "I want American citizens to see me hosting an
Iftaar dinner."The Iftaar dinner refers to the evening meal for breaking the daily
fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. "Mubarak" means "blessed."
So, when Bush says "Ramadan Mubarak" he is saying that Ramadan is
blessed (by God), or "blessed Ramadan."I would very much like to see President Bush ask one of his Muslim or
Shintoist friends to pray in Jesus' name, or ask them to take
Christian communion, or publicly worship the Lord Jesus Christ. You
know as well as I do that no Muslim would deny Allah by worshipping
Jesus Christ. Yet, our supposed "Christian" President has no qualms
about denying Christ in order to worship Allah or pray to Shinto gods.Anyone with even a casual knowledge of Islam knows that when Muhammad
founded the Muslim religion there were about 300 pagan gods being
worshipped in the region. He selected the moon god, Allah, and
proclaimed it to be the one true God. This is, of course, the origin
of the crescent moon symbol of Islam.Therefore, when President Bush says Muslims and Christians worship the
same god, he is saying the Lord Jesus Christ is not superior to the
pagan moon god, Allah. Or to turn it around, Bush is saying the pagan
moon god, Allah, is equal to the Lord Jesus Christ. And it would
appear that Bush would have the same belief regarding the Shinto gods,
or any other pagan god, for that matter.So, here is the sixty-four million dollar question: can a Christian
pray to Allah or to any other false god? Can a Christian worship any
other god? Can a Christian recognize a pagan god to be equal to the
Lord Jesus Christ?Every true Christian knows that the Lord Jesus Christ is the only way
to God the Father. Jesus is not "a" way of salvation. He is the only
way of salvation, and His is the only name whereby we are saved. No
man comes unto the Father except through Christ (John 14:6; Acts
4:12). This is Christianity 101. We have pre-kindergarten children in
our Sunday School that apparently understand more about Bible truth
than our supposed "Christian" President.However, the Scriptures are even more explicit. For example, 1 John
2:22,23 states unequivocally, "Who is a liar but he that denieth that
Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the
Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father."Could the Apostle John be any plainer? Any person denying the Son
denies the Father, and any person who has not the Son has not the
Father. Plus, anyone who denies that Jesus is the Christ (Messiah,
Savior) is an antichrist.The Apostle Paul stated in Philippians 2:10,11 "That at the name of
Jesus [not Allah] every knee should bow [including the knee of
Muhammad], of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under
the earth; And that every tongue should confess [including the tongues
of Muslims, Shintoists, Buddhists, and atheists] that Jesus Christ is
Lord, to the glory of God the Father."I ask again, can a true Christian pray to Allah or worship Allah (or
any other false god)? Would any real Christian not cringe at the
thought that he or she might actually equate the Lord Jesus Christ,
the virgin-born Savior of the world, with a false, pagan god or dare
to reduce the sinless, resurrected Christ to the ranks of pagan idols?
Perish the thought!So, what does this tell us of George W. Bush? How can he deny his Lord
for the sake of political correctness? Furthermore, what does this
tell us about the hundreds and thousands of Christians and pastors
across America who continue to defend and laud this apostate?It is one thing for evangelicals to support President Bush for
political reasons. But for evangelicals to support President Bush for
his "Christianity" is the height of absurdity. The man has proven he
has absolutely no understanding of genuine Christianity, and for
evangelicals to continue to support him on that basis only serves to
display their own ignorance or compromise--or both.