By Shirley Scurlock
© 2007 all rights reserved
Since 9-11 we’ve seen many changes take place in our society. In the beginning we heard shouts from all sides encouraging us to go to war! Now, several years into the war on violence-we hear the voices of those who would warmly entreat the very enemy who came to our shores to kill us. We have them speaking in our colleges and they openly shout out their intention to destroy us and Israel.
The dust and ruble of that attack pulled our people together in ways we have seldom seen in our history. The stench of death and the tear stained faces of those who buried a family member seemed to be etched into our hearts and minds. The coined heroic shout “Lets Roll” filled us all with pride in people we have never met but share a homeland with! I found neighbors all across the country as we drove down the street and marveled at the signs on bumper stickers.
I remember that morning, and the cars we passed on their way to church. The churches were full. People came to call out to God in a crisis that they felt may end their own lives. The news broadcasts were the only thing on everyone’s TV and the prayers being spoken for those in New York City were unbelievable. Those who could not go-sent money! We even found new respect for our police and firemen. Presidents, Senators and lawmakers aside- what has happened to us?
There’s a change in the atmosphere. Politics have destroyed and divided our newfound unity! Lurking in the shadows of our country’s hierarchy are the quiet voices of the rich and influential who secretly plot our downfall while they flirt with the enemy who desires to kill our way of life. Now I’m not so naive as to believe that these shadows are all of one political group- nor are they only of one religious group. They are the men and women who demand “tolerance” for our enemies while they criticize our faith. They are the people who tell us our enemies have good reason to want us dead and we should be still and tolerate it.
What if those folks on that faithful flight had remained in their seats and tolerated the actions of the terrorists? What if the police tolerated the actions of the criminals they are hired to arrest? What if you had to tolerate the burglar who broke into your house and destroyed all you have worked for? Of course these things are ridiculous, but it is also ridiculous to expect those who are being pursued to their deaths to sit by quietly and die!
There’s a difference between tolerance and agreement. To some tolerance means agreement-to the extent that we must not voice disagreement. Intolerance demands that you cease worshipping as you do. Intolerance demands you keep silent. Using this concept- the enemy among us is in disguise. He comes as the voice of so called reason.
The enemy has designed a new way to destroy. He has hidden himself in our country and brought all his hatred and tools of war with him. He sits in the political arena and taunts us to let down our standards and be tolerant of false gods and foreign faiths. He whispers peace as a reward for our acceptance of their greedy demands. He demands we stop praying as we have always prayed and quietly fade into the darkness. I read of the minister who shamefully accepted the half hearted honor of praying in some assembly if he would refrain from praying in Jesus Name. He stumbled around the prayer that has always been on his lips, and tried not to allow that beautiful name to escape his mouth. He couldn’t recognize the devious plan of the enemy. They want to destroy the Hebrew-Christian heritage on which our faith is built.
Recognizing the enemy is half the battle. An enemy seeks your destruction. In ancient times- an army first destroyed a country’s place and form of worship. They tore down their idols and decimated their clergy. They knew the strength of any people is their faith-and this enemy has come to desecrate everything we believe in.
This enemy is quietly coming to our homeland and becoming politically connected. The damage they could not accomplish with air planes on 9 11, their allies will attempt to do at the ballot box! Influencing the political scene is the new weapon of war being used against us. Those with enough money and influence can manipulate the media and convince the public of almost anything!
As a thinking human being you must recognize the all out warfare by Islam against the Hebrew - Christian people in this country. This attack is not limited to us – they attack the Jewish nation, and declare they will wipe them from the earth. Our leaders dine with them, and try to calm them by appeasing them while they spit out their venom. In a definite show of weakness, we have all but given in to our enemies demands.
As participants in a free society we must stand for the rights of free people everywhere. The ideology of Islam is a dictatorship in which women are mere sex slaves and children are future suicide bombers. The idea that one culture will survive by destroying all others can not be tolerated. We as free people have to speak up and stand for something bigger than ourselves.
