| Many people are confused as to why the war in | | | | |
| Iraq never comes to an end. They want the | | | | The Judeo-Christian Bible teaches people to |
| war on terror to be fought, but they don't | | | | love our neighbors as ourselves. To do good |
| like to sacrifice American soldiers' lives. | | | | to our enemies and to pray for those who |
| | | | persecute us. They value and respect all |
| It is time to look at this war in a Biblical | | | | human life. |
| sense. Separate from the modern day prophets | | | | |
| who say this war fulfills the end of times. | | | | Islam teaches that they are the only right |
| | | | religion and they are taught to hate Jews and |
| I would like to look at Iraq and the Arab | | | | anyone that teaches another god separate from |
| people in a different spiritual light. Where | | | | their god. |
| did they come from and why are they such a | | | | |
| threat to the democratic way of life. | | | | The war in Iraq has illustrated a sharp |
| | | | contrast in cultural and religious |
| The Bible states that Abraham had two sons. | | | | differences. Giving revelation to why God |
| Ishmael was the son born through Sarah's | | | | states that the descendant's of Ishmael will |
| Egyptian maid servant. Ishmael became the | | | | be in constant conflict with Israel and all |
| father of the Arabs and the forefather of the | | | | other countries. |
| Islam religion. While Isaac was a result of | | | | |
| a promise. He became the father of Israel, | | | | Genesis 16:11&12, "'You are going to have a |
| who would bring us the Laws of Moses and | | | | son, and you will name him Ishmael, because |
| later Jesus Christ the Son of God. | | | | the Lord has heard your cry of distress. But |
| | | | your son will live like a wild donkey; he |
| The Jewish faith brought a completely | | | | will be against everyone, and everyone will |
| different concept to living in this world. | | | | be against him. He will live apart from all |
| It revealed God's heart towards people. A | | | | his relatives.'" |
| Father who loved people and wished to teach | | | | |
| people the right path to walk in this world | | | | To fight against a Muslim nation is to put |
| with integrity and moral convictions. | | | | ourselves in a no win situation. Yes, we can |
| | | | set up democratic governments, but we can't |
| The Laws of Moses gave the world a sense of | | | | change their religious belief system which is |
| order. Many of these laws became the very | | | | at the very core of their existences. |
| platform that Democracy was built from. | | | | |
| Giving our world a guide in which to | | | | This is the very reason why a civil war is |
| establish justice and to give people | | | | taking place in the middle of the Iraq war. |
| individual rights that lead to living in | | | | Factions are fighting each other according to |
| peace with their neighbors. | | | | how they interpret their Islamic religion and |
| | | | according to the power they want over each |
| Rights that freed all of the citizens of the | | | | other. |
| United States of America from the control | | | | |
| of England and established our Declaration of | | | | God chose Israel to proclaim how to follow |
| Independence. "We hold these truths to be | | | | Him. While Islam proclaims a god of revenge. |
| self-evident, that all men are created equal, | | | | A god that demands human sacrifice, and a |
| that they are endowed by their Creator with | | | | one dimensional god that kills anyone that |
| certain unalienable Rights, that among these | | | | tries to make it change. |
| are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of | | | | |
| Happiness." | | | | Islam justifies even using a person as a |
| | | | human bomb to attack any people including |
| These words became the beginning to living in | | | | their own brothers that comes up against |
| a Democratic Nation that gave people the | | | | their religion or way of life. You cannot |
| freedom to worship the way they wanted to and | | | | win against an enemy that does not respect |
| to live how they wanted to live. Our | | | | human life. |
| freedoms prevented Kings and Dictators from | | | | |
| telling us how to live. | | | | The United States entered the war for the |
| | | | sole purpose of fighting terrorism and |
| While Democracy used the Laws of Moses to | | | | stopping the production of chemical weapons |
| establish laws in the United States. The | | | | of mass production. Now we are trying to |
| Arabs became the descendants of the Muslims | | | | establish a government based on democracy. |
| who established Islam. | | | | |
| | | | When the war stops being about protecting our |
| Both believed in one God. Yet many | | | | country and changes to a war about which |
| differences in how they worship arise when we | | | | Islamic Religion should governor the country, |
| look closely at the teachings as handed down | | | | we can't win! |
| by Muhammad. | | | | |