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U.S. needs to take threats seriously

By THE REV. MEL McGINNIS 4 min read

Imploring a young audience to "discard the stuck-on-stupid card," retired Lieutenant Colonel Alan West then quoted poet Maya Angelou, "When people show you who they are the first time, believe them."

Spoken not just once, "Death to America" has been bellowed a gazillion times by Islamic Shias in Iran and elsewhere including Dearborn, Mich. Do you believe them? If not, you own a "stuck-on-stupid" card.

In New York City, Muslims on Times Square incessantly shouted, "Allahu Akbar." The leader addressing the hyped-up horde said sarcastically, "Don't scare them, brothers. Relax brothers. Who has seen those videos saying, 'Oh my God, the Muslims are taking over New York.' You've seen those." (The "brothers" laugh.) Doubling down, the leader yelled, "Let them know we are taking over New York" as the frenzied mob belted out, "Allahu Akbar." Do you think they're serious? If not, you 've got a "stuck-on-stupid" card.

When Sharia law becomes the law of the land, Allah and Islam force you to convert or become a second-class citizen (dhimmi in Arabic). If you refuse those two options, the third and last one is death. It directly contradicts the Bible and the Declaration of Independence. Islam repudiates, denigrates and obliterates foundational biblical and American principles. If you think Allah and Islam are consistent with God and freedom, have you recently checked your wallet for a "stuck-on-stupid" card?

"No one can stop Islam in America. This is not your country; this is our country. This is the land of Allah. If you want to live in a place with no Muslims, I suggest you go to hell," said Uthman Farooq, an Islamic scholar in California. If you're dumb enough to think our nation's motto of "e pluribus unum” (out of many, one) embraces his vision for America, you may be playing with a full deck of "stuck-on-stupid" cards.

Dabbling with a deck, a liberal American woman Jamey Carney became a pro-Palestinian activist. She met Ahmad Al-Saqar, a Jordanian asylum seeker, at a local pro-Palestine rally. Following the couple's recent Islamic marriage ceremony, Carney was found dead in her bed from suffocation with violent head and neck injuries. When does suicidal empathy sadly slip into suicidal stupidity?

Seventy years ago in NYC, three skyscrapers lit up the skyline with three crosses on skyscrapers to commemorate Good Friday. Now NYC caters to Islam recognizing and celebrating its holidays highlighting its colors, a mere 25 years after 9-11. A classic Babylon Bee headline stated: "Terrorists Feeling Dumb For Ramming Twin Towers When All They Had to Do Was Run For Mayor." That's how stupid it almost gets.

Colonel West along with others on-the-ball about Islam lay out the war" plan of jihad on America: migrate, populate, agitate and dominate. Migrate (through immigration and illegal entry to invade the nation). Populate (have children by whatever means possible using welfare to accelerate the growth). Agitate (like accusing pastors, politically-incorrect commentators, and intellectually honest academics with Islamophobia). Dominate (by taking over government at the local, state and federal level exploiting the Constitution to eliminate it for a Sharia-governed society).

Remember that guy in the 1990s telegraphing a major attack in America. Who took Osama bin Laden seriously then?

If I was a marshmallow Muslim, I would insist that Islam is just a religion of peace. If I was a maximum Muslim, I would shout with the Shias in Iran and the Islamic demonstrators in Dearborn, MI, “Death to America” with the fervor of a committed Koran-following jihadist. I am neither a halfway, nor a hard-core Muslim. I'm a Christian devoted to faith in Christ alone for salvation and living in freedom as an American affirming open, frank and civil dialogue with my neighbors including Muslims and leftists who disagree with me.

The Rev. Mel McGinnis is a Frewsburg resident.

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