{"id":10073,"date":"2017-02-20T15:22:47","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T15:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=10073"},"modified":"2017-02-22T18:10:17","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T18:10:17","slug":"merkel-says-islam-not-source-terror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/merkel-says-islam-not-source-terror\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkel says Islam not source of terror"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10076\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10076\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/merkel-says-islam-not-source-terror\/angelamerkelmunich\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10076\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10076\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/angelamerkelmunich-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the 2017 Munich Security Conference\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/angelamerkelmunich-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/angelamerkelmunich-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/angelamerkelmunich.jpg 635w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the 2017 Munich Security Conference<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Angela Merkel has claimed Islam is not a source of terror, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/769095\/Angela-Merkel-EU-obligation-accept-refugees-Islam-terrorism-Munich-Security-Conference\" target=\"_blank\">according to the Daily Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The German Chancellor was speaking at the annual <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityconference.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Munich Security Conference<\/a><\/strong> yesterday (Sunday 19th February 2017). \u00a0Furthermore, Mrs Merkel said the EU has a duty to accept even more refugees.<\/p>\n<p>US Vice President Mike Pence and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov were in the audience. \u00a0Warmongers Madeleine Albright (US), Jens Stoltenberg (NATO) and Sir Michael Fallon (UK) also attended. \u00a0Microsoft founder Bill Gates was there. \u00a0Even singer and activist Bono popped up. \u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityconference.de\/fileadmin\/MSC_\/2016\/Agenda\/170216_MSC2017_ListParticipants.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Here is the full list of participants<\/a><\/strong>. Wikipedia describes the \u00a0conference as &#8216;the most important independent forum for the exchange of views by international security policy decision-makers&#8217;.<\/p>\n<h2>Islam &#8216;not source of terrorism&#8217;: Merkel<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10077\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10077\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/merkel-says-islam-not-source-terror\/khawajamuhammadasif\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10077\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/KhawajaMuhammadAsif-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/KhawajaMuhammadAsif-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/KhawajaMuhammadAsif-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/KhawajaMuhammadAsif.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Inevitably,\u00a0Angela Merkel also said Islam is not a source of terrorism. \u00a0She told the international leaders Muslim states need to be involved in the fight against terrorism. \u00a0So does Russia, she said.<\/p>\n<p>It is obvious Russia needs to be involved. \u00a0But Muslim states are financing and arming terrorists, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/hillary-clinton-wikileaks-email-isis-saudi-arabia-qatar-us-allies-funding-barack-obama-knew-all-a7362071.html\" target=\"_blank\">according to Patrick Coburn in the Independent<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0 Leaked US documents show Hilary Clinton knew about Saudi Arabia and Qatar financing Islamic State.<\/p>\n<p>Embarrassingly, of course, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/boris-help-rebuild-syria\/\" target=\"_blank\">UK, US and France have also been supporting jihadists in Syria<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/latest\/131595-Khawaja-Asif-slams-term-Islamic-terrorism-at-Munich-Security-Conference\" target=\"_blank\">Pakistan&#8217;s Minister of Defence, Khawaja Muhammad Asif<\/a><\/strong>, agreed with Mrs Merkel. \u00a0He said: &#8216;Terrorism is not synonymous to any religion. Terrorists aren\u2019t Christians or Muslims or Buddhists or Hindus. They are terrorists, they are criminals.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Asif went on: &#8216;I have heard the term \u201cIslamic terrorism\u201d maybe a dozen times since morning. \u00a0President Trump uses it frequently. \u00a0This is fuelling Islamophobia because terrorism is being branded as Islamic terrorism.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h2>Quran and Hadith endorse terrorism<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9987\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9987\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/syrian-christians-not-welcome-uk\/syrianchurch\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9987\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/syrianchurch-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Churches in Syria have been looted and damaged by jihadists\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/syrianchurch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/syrianchurch.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Churches in Syria have been looted and damaged by jihadists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first problem is, the overwhelming majority of terrorists are Muslim. \u00a0Minister Asif may say &#8216;more than ninety percent of individuals killed by terrorists are Muslims.&#8217; \u00a0What he did not say was this\u00a0only reveals the factional squabbles in Islam. \u00a0Al Qaeda and Islamic State are Sunni Muslim. \u00a0When not persecuting Christians they direct their violence\u00a0at those they see as Muslim heretics. \u00a0That means Shia Muslims, mainly, frequently bombed in their mosques.<\/p>\n<p>The second problem is, Muslim scriptures actively endorse terrorism. \u00a0Unlike the Bible&#8217;s verses of war, the Quran&#8217;s and Hadith&#8217;s are\u00a0open-ended. \u00a0They are not reined in by historical context in the text.<\/p>\n<p>For example: \u00a0Surah 2:191. And slay them wherever ye catch them, and turn them out from where they have turned you\u00a0out; \u2026\u00a0216. Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing\u00a0which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye\u00a0know not.<\/p>\n<p>Surah 4:74: &#8216;Let those fight in the way of Allah who sell the life of this world for the other. Whoso fighteth in the way of Allah, be he slain or be he victorious, on him We shall bestow a vast reward.&#8217; \u00a076: &#8216;Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah\u2026&#8217;<\/p>\n<h2>Perpetual war<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10007\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10007\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/bbc-fake-news-refugee-ban\/islampeace\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10007\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/islampeace-300x216.png\" alt=\"Members of the Religion of Peace protesting in the 'House of War'\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/islampeace-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/islampeace-600x431.png 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/islampeace-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/islampeace.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Religion of Peace protesting in the &#8216;House of War&#8217; &#8211; London, as it happens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Surah 5:33. The punishment of those who wage war against\u00a0Allah and His Messenger, and strive with\u00a0might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of\u00a0hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land. \u00a0 That is their disgrace in this world, and\u00a0a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter;<\/p>\n<p>Do not forget, Islam divides the world into two. \u00a0Nations following Islam and Sharia are the House of Peace (Dar es Salaam). \u00a0Those not following Muslim rule are Dar al Harb &#8211; House of War. \u00a0Every unbeliever is waging war with Allah. \u00a0 Every Muslim in every nation of the House of War is, or should be, at war with it.<\/p>\n<p>We can find verses of peace in the Quran. \u00a0Scholars say these date mostly to Mohammed&#8217;s time of happiness with his first wife Khadijah. \u00a0But there is a principle of abrogation in Islam. \u00a0Earlier peaceful verses are abrogated by later violent verses. \u00a0And there are very few of them to start with.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thereligionofpeace.com\/pages\/quran\/violence.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">One informative website says<\/a><\/strong>: &#8216;Unfortunately, there are very few verses of tolerance and peace to balance out the many that call for nonbelievers to be fought and subdued until they either accept humiliation, convert to Islam, or are killed. Muhammad&#8217;s own martial legacy, along with the remarkable stress on violence found in the Quran, have produced a trail of blood and tears across world history.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h2>Islam and crime<\/h2>\n<p>The problem is not only terrorism. \u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transformed.org.uk\/about-transformed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Many criminals have turned to Jesus Christ and been delivered from a life a crime<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0That is because Christianity demands repentance and holiness. \u00a0Islam does not, possibly because the god of Islam, &#8216;Allah&#8217; &#8211; &#8216;the god&#8217;, is not the Almighty God of Christianity. \u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6Jd6j1UyfNs\" target=\"_blank\">My video (click here) destroys the myth that Allah and the LORD are the same being<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>To become a Muslim, it is only necessary to recite a declaration about Allah and Mohammed. \u00a0It follows one can be a good Muslim and a criminal. \u00a0Add in the contempt in Islam towards &#8216;kuffir&#8217; or &#8216;kaffir&#8217; (unbelievers) and the stage is set for all manner of crime.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10078\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/merkel-says-islam-not-source-terror\/peterspringare\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10078\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PeterSpringare-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Springare\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PeterSpringare-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PeterSpringare-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PeterSpringare-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/PeterSpringare.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Springare<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sweden\u00a0has welcomed in probably more Muslims per head of population than anywhere. \u00a0As a result,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/Thousands of Muslim immigrants have fled their war-torn homes in the Middle East to settle in quaint European cities filled with na\u00efve and welcoming townspeople.\" target=\"_blank\">Malmo has seen a crime explosion<\/a><\/strong> from Muslim migrants. \u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/764574\/Political-Sweden-chaos-police-officer-migrants-blame-serious-crime\" target=\"_blank\">Sweden&#8217;s Prime Minister was forced to deny<\/a><\/strong> the crime wave\u00a0was Muslim-fueled. \u00a0The denial came after <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/763354\/Migrants-blame-serious-crimes-Sweden-police-officer-blasts-rant\" target=\"_blank\">police officer\u00a0Peter Springare claimed the majority<\/a><\/strong> of serious crimes in \u00d6rebro were committed by migrants.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/768980\/Sweden-cover-up-migrant-rape-violent-crime\" target=\"_blank\">Journalist Ami Horowitz told Fox News<\/a><\/strong> people high up in the Swedish government are deliberately covering up the figures. \u00a0 He said they are protecting perpetrators of rapes to protect &#8216;vulnerable&#8217; migrants.<\/p>\n<p>During an explosive interview, Mr Horowitz claims the refugee violence crisis is out of control. \u00a0He says &#8216;European virtues&#8217; have put a stop to any discussion on the statistics. \u00a0&#8216;From the onset of the refugee crisis, there was a surge in gun violence and rape. \u00a0The statistics were clear,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/770567\/Former-Farage-advisor-Donald-Trump-critics-cretinous-liars-Sweden\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for a defence of\u00a0President Trump&#8217;s remarks about Sweden<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Merkel is wrong<\/h2>\n<p>So Angela Merkel is wrong. \u00a0Islam is a source of terror and a cause of crime. Western governments are failing their citizens by denying that reality. \u00a0Are they inept and mistaken, or lying to us knowing the truth all along?<\/p>\n<p>The Bible says: \u00a0<strong>Exodus 18:21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Psalm 89:14 Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Proverbs 24:3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Isaiah 59:4 None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>John 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Find out how to join Christian Voice and stand up for the King of kings (clicking on the link below does not commit you to join)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/P1OVTZ-gb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3940\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Join Today!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Join_donate_Logo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Please note that persons wishing to comment on this story must enter a valid email address. Comments from persons leaving fictitious email addresses will be trashed.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angela Merkel has claimed Islam is not a source of terror, according to the Daily Express. The German Chancellor was speaking at the annual Munich Security Conference yesterday (Sunday 19th February 2017). \u00a0Furthermore, Mrs Merkel said the EU has a duty to accept even more refugees. US Vice President Mike Pence and Russian Foreign Minister [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,121],"tags":[57,2623,2624,15,910,1971,1528,1527,2625,1793,1434,2165,2529,391,43,1582],"class_list":["post-10073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-freedom","category-globalism-depopulation-id","tag-al-qaeda","tag-angela-merkel","tag-brime","tag-christian-voice","tag-christianity","tag-donald-trump","tag-european-union","tag-islam","tag-khawaja-muhammad-asif","tag-migrants","tag-muslim","tag-president-trump","tag-refugees","tag-russia","tag-stephen-green","tag-terrorism"],"aioseo_notices":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Stephen","author_link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/author\/stephen\/"},"rttpg_comment":52,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/category\/christian-freedom\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Christian freedom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/category\/climate-globalism\/globalism-depopulation-id\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Globalism Depopulation ID<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Angela Merkel has claimed Islam is not a source of terror, according to the Daily Express. 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