In anticipation of receiving the book by Raymond Ibrahim entitled The Two Swords of Christ , I have been studying up on Islam again. My previous studies have led me to believe that Islam is a Satanic manifestation of corrupted Christianity. I think the break came during the controversy over the Arian heresy. The followers of Arius believed that Jesus was not divine. The Nicaean creed was written to affirm in no uncertain terms the Orthodox belief that Jesus was God and that the one God was three persons, Father Son and Holy Ghost. Beyond believing the Trinitarian Godhead, the idea cannot really be explained without falling into the trap of other heresies. It is something we just accept. The disciples of Arius were driven into the Arabian desert rather than giving up their heresy. Such is the sin of pride.
Today, at the American Thinker James Zumwalt has an interesting post entitled Islam's anti-Western terrorist campaign triggered by a holiday song. It wasn't just the song, though. It was...horror of horrors...can I say it...dancing! And not just dancing, but dancing cheek to cheek!
It was 1948. Sayyid Qutb, an Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary who was seeking to escape persecution in his own country, came to the U.S. to study at Colorado State College. He settled in Greeley, Colorado, where its residents sought to welcome him.
Locals invited Qutb to attend a church social. He did so, but witnessed something that turned him into a raging anti-West jihadist. So irrationally profound was the impact upon him, it caused him to return to Egypt in 1951, committed to promote a violent anti-West, pro-Islamist ideology.
What possibly could have occurred at—of all places—a church social to so enrage him?
The fuse was lit when Qutb observed young couples take to the dance floor, embracing each other as a song was played. Writing about it later, he made his description of this event sound like a scene from a cheap sex novel. He claimed a “sedative atmosphere” permeated the room as lights were dimmed and the band played.
The song was a popular 1949 hit that won the 1950 Academy Award for “Best Original Song”. Its slow beat had couples embracing each other on the dance floor. Qutb reported the mere sight of these couples with their arms around each other caused him to feel scandalized by the “romantic, dreamy effect” and the “swarming legs.”
The name of the song triggering his disdain was one we still recognize today titled, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside!”
Gentle readers are encouraged to read the entire post. Qutb was a prolific writer and formulated what came to be called "Qutbism" or Islamic Fascism. This marriage between Islamic terrorism and Leftism, is what is taking the United States down currently, and it seems Europe will be lost. Both forces are Satanic in origin, seeking to destroy what God has built. And while I hate Islam and what it does to men, to women and to children, I pray for Muslims themselves. As Christ himself said, they know not what they do.
The difference between Judaism/Christianity and Islam can be seen in Genesis chapter 32, where Jacob wrestles all night with God. Let's just say that the battle was epic, but of course Jacob didn't win...or did he? God did indeed bless him and gave him a new name: Israel. What one may miss in this story is that God, YHWH, became incarnate as the second person of the Trinity to be able to wrestle with Jacob. It is this incarnate God who died on the cross for our sins and promises us eternal life with Him.
A lot could be written about just this one event, and indeed it has. But importantly, contrast this with the god of Islam. He does not want to wrestle with mere mortals but demands obedience. Islam means submission. But he is a trickster, and a deceiver so nobody knows where they stand with him. They just hope they do enough to make him happy. But is Satan ever happy?
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