Religious conservatives have been attacking Obama for referring to the Islamic sacred text as the "Holy Koran."
Robert Knight of Corald Ridge Ministries says Obama's speech in Cairo proved he has a "low view of Christianity" because, "If you're a Christian, you don't regard the Koran as a holy book of any sort. You regard it as springing out of the Old Testament, because it incorporates a lot of the Torah, as does the Christian Bible -- but then it goes off into a false religion."
Putting aside the notion that Presidents often use the language preferred by the practitioners of that faith, I wonder what Knight thinks of George W. Bush's disdain for Christianity.
On December 12, 2002, Bush said:
"Ramadan commemorates the revelation of God's word in the Holy Koran to the prophet Mohammad"
On November 15, 2001, Bush said:
"The Islam that we know is a faith devoted to the worship of one God, as revealed through The Holy Qur'an. It teaches the value and the importance of charity, mercy, and peace."
On November 19, 2001, Bush said:
"According to Muslim teachings, God first revealed His word in the holy Qur'an to the prophet, Muhammad, during the month of Ramadan"
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President Bush was silly, politically correct, and sycophantic toward Muslims, too, just as Obama is. No question about it.
When we look at our faiths, Jews, Christians and Muslim; there is no room for hate, war mongering or unjust. It is true many bad things have been done in the name of religion. I think it is high time we all read our Holy books and find common grounds to make better lives for ourselves and bring the best in each of us. The world is a lot different now, we are very interdependent on each other; the new generations have found that; wish the rest would learn from the youngsters.
Obama and Bush did not say "my Holy Quran," they said "Holy Quran" referring to how Muslims view it. I as a Muslim refer to the "Holy Bible" in the same way, in a way that affirms its holiness to Christians, not to me.
Now, saying that Islam is a false religion is interesting because Islam affirms the God of Abraham and the same precepts of Abrahamic faith that the old testament does. Nowhere does it part from that. If anything, the Holy Quran rectifies inconsistencies that have been introduced since the parting of Moses and Jesus.
Very humorous to read that the Koran doesn't part from the Bible (Old Testament). Really? Where is the part that ties off with "it was their (Islam's) right and duty to make war upon them (sinners-that's us) wherever they could be found, and to make slaves of all they could take as prisoners." I have a surprise for you. The Old Testament has been fulfilled with the Lordship of Jesus. He is the completion, and in no word that He has said did he instruct me or any other follower to make slaves of anyone, or cut off their hands and feet, or make war on them. So, you see, there is plenty of inconsistency between the Koran and the Bible. And, by the way, I always just say Bible. God makes it Holy, I don't. So, neither Bush nor Obama needs to declare its holiness. They are equally deceived. Am I supposed to rejoice in that?
Every man is a sinner.If you are an obama supporter,I don`t think you are a true christian.Bush and his whole family are true christians.They know the true meaning of the bible.They know that god sent is son to die for all of mans sins.Say what you want to about Bush or try to convince any true christian that obama believes in jesus. It won`t work. Obama has no religion that I know of, and I don`t care. God leads the true christian,NOT OBAMA.
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