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I knew Steve Harvey is a Christian

But I did not know he could Preach!!

Who is Allah?

I ended my last post with a controversial claim

"Allah is NOT God"

We in the Western Hemisphere are learning so much about Islam

As our countries are becoming homes to more and more Muslims.

And we well understand Christianity

(even those of us who are not believers)

But Islam, for most of us, is truly a new thing.

I hear repeatedly that we all worship the same God.

I hear from Muslims that Allah is God

Allah is the Creator.

However, Islam teaches that Allah is the one and only God

And denies the trinity.

It denies the divinity of Jesus Christ.

It denies the Holy Spirit as being God.

(They teach that the Holy Spirit is Jibreel)

Islam teaches that Jesus did not die for our sins.

It teaches that Judas was crucified, not Jesus.

And it denies the resurrection.

These are the three core tenets of the Christian faith:

That God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost are One.

That Jesus was crucified for our sins.

That on the third day He rose.

This is what the Bible teaches.

The Bible is the Word of God.

The Quran is the Word of Allah.

And they teach two different things.

Since we know God does not lie, 

why would He teach two different and opposing things

 if He is Allah?

Because God is NOT Allah.

So then, who is Allah?

In Allah We Trust

I came across this image when I was working on my last post:

Separation of Church and State

And liked this argument against me.



Its a challenging one because it makes one think.



But it unfortunately is over-simplifying the debate.

The USA was founded on Judeo-Christian principles



Not Islamic Principles



"In God We Trust" began appearing on coins





Back in the mid 1800's

When the Secretary of Treasury wrote:

"No nation can be strong except in the strength of God, 

or safe except in His defense. 

The trust of our people in God should be declared on our national coins."

and ordered the motto to be printed on US coins.





Our nation was founded by Christians


And founded with Christian principles


And that made our nation unique.




In the Preamble of the

Declaration of Independence

The Founding Fathers wrote:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, 
that they are endowed, by their Creator, 
with certain unalienable Rights, 
that among these are Life, Liberty, 
and the pursuit of Happiness.


This is unique because the founders recognize and declare
that there is a power greater than man or the government
that gives us our rights.

If our rights are given by society / government / man

Then society / government / man can take them away.


You see this in unfortunately in many nations around the world.


God gives us our rights

So no one can ever take them away.




Christianity is tightly woven in the fabric of this nation,

making us a great nation,


A light unto the world











We are a Christian Nation.

We are NOT an Islamic Nation.





You can argue against the motto being on money

as is happening now in this newest law suit


But to pose the argument by substituting

"Allah"

for God


Is ridiculous





They are not the same.


 Allah is NOT God.

The Lie of Separation of Church and State

Separation of Church and State

We hear this phrase being thrown around frequently today in the USA.

Especially by atheists who want to sanitize all public domains of Christianity.

They want “God” removed from our money (“in God we trust”)

They want “God” removed from our pledge of allegiance.

They want to ban prayers in schools or on school grounds, 

including at sporting events or graduation

To atheists “separation of church and state” means 

eliminating all references to Christianity from all public realms.

And that is exactly the opposite of what our founding fathers meant 

when they wrote the The First Amendment to the Constitution saying:

“Congress shall make no law 

respecting an establishment of religion

 or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…”

No where does it use the phrase “separation of Church and State”

The First Amendment says the government cannot establish a religion, 

and Christianity was not established by the government. 

It also says the government can’t prohibit the free exercise of religion---

Which we seem to be violating whenever we cave to atheist organizations 

And we agree to prohibit prayer in public places

Or ban religious displays of the nativity or 10 Commandments in public places.

Who benefits from denying a simple prayer?

No one.

Who benefits from hearing a simple prayer?

Maybe not everyone, but more than the atheist could understand

And it might even touch the heart of that atheist.

Why do non-believers become so aggressively passionate on this topic?

Why do they refuse to be open to the possibilities?

What are they so afraid of?