In the wake of the terrorist Omar Mateen’s mass murders in Orlando’s Pulse nightclub as many people are attempting to discern his motives as are attempting to miss the point—likely on purpose.
New York Times’ Jeremy W. Peters and Lizette Alvarez actually thought, discussed, agreed, wrote and published (apparently no fact checking required) that “a Bible verse from Romans that calls for the execution of gays.”1
This was not simply an article about well, whatever would lead them to write such a thing but rather in a 100% reversal of the facts at hand: this was about the Muslim terrorist, Omar Mateen, who appealed to Islam as the reason why he committed mass murder in the Orlando, FL homosexual nightclub Pulse.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch has noted that transcripts of Omar Mateen’s discussions with negotiator will be released in part. What parts did she specify will not be released? The portions where he makes statements regarding his, and I quote her, “pledges of allegiance.” Thus, the playbook states: downplay/water-down his explicit claims to be a Muslim action on Islamic principles and, as she put it, keep the focus on the victims thus glorifying homosexuality.
For some reason, it made sense to the New York Times to focus on the Bible and Christianity when the issue was the Qur’an/Koran and Islam—they are so utter desperate to attack Christians that they will even discredit themselves so as to do it.
Jeremy W. Peters and Lizette Alvarez committed that which Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. termed the “Gaffe of the Century!” as well as noting that “The New York Times’ sloppiness when reporting on Christianity is proverbial.” 2
They were misreading, misapplying, misinterpreting and misunderstanding Romans 1:18-32 which reads, look of, like, the “execution of gays” part and stuff:
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Hold on now, I’m sure that murdering gays thing is right around the corner so…..
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
Well, we’re not done yet so surely the straight up murder commandment is coming right up but wait, the New York Times seems to be admitting something many are denying now a days: they seems to be claiming that the Bible condemns homosexuality.
Okay, were we go:
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Oh, apparently, being “worthy of death” means “Hey Christians, thouest shall murdereth gays.” But the reason we can affirm that the New York Times is misrepresenting this text is that history of how it has been understood. In short, we find that no Christian, throughout the past two millennia has understood it as such. Rather, the New York Times has invented a brand new interpretation for which they can offer no historical or grammatical context.
Likewise, Chase Strangio, an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) attorney, decided that Muslim Omar Mateen’s reference to Islam (specifically the “Islamic State” ISIS) as a motivation for his terrorist act was reason enough to do what now? To attack Christianity by writing:
You know what is gross – your thoughts and prayers and Islamophobia after you created this anti-queer climate.
Can you imagine an educated attorney who can muster not much more than essentially a five year old’s reference to cooties? Well, what “is gross” is that Chase Strangio misses the target by 100%. His statement should have been words to the effect of that Islam created an anti-queer climate by condemning homosexuality with Iran, for example, outlawing homosexuality and ISIS, for example, throwing homosexuals off of buildings. But if Chase Strangio wants to avoid bringing Islam into an Islam based issue, Allah forbid, then he could always likewise point the finger at Judaism, the Baha’i Faith and any other number of religions and groups of various sorts who condemn homosexuality. He could also have condemned homosexuals since they are responsible for many more deaths of homosexuals than non-homosexuals are responsible for the deaths of homosexuals (see the statements by long time homosexual activist Harvey Fierstein here).
Of course, the irony is that Strangio can now be accused of being gross for his Christophobia and creating anti-Christian climate. This erudite elucidator further noted:
I spend my life fighting Christian homophobia while being loved & supported by my Muslim family. F[***] your take on an entire religion.
Planned Parenthood stated:
We stand in solidarity against acts of terrorism & hatred towards individuals because of who they are or who they love.
Indeed, Planned Parenthood does not discriminate and will receive payment for murdering babies and sell their dismembered bodies for even more money regardless of race or religion.
In reference to the speculations about Omar Mateen being a homosexual himself, homosexual Milo Yiannopoulos noted:
…there’s a difference between self-loathing Christians who just sit at home and get angry, and self-loathing Muslims who go out and murder people…. What the left is going to tell you is that conflating Islam with Islamism is hateful, it is right-wing rhetoric, it is not something that civilized people do, and it betrays what we all know about our Muslim friends and all the rest of it. I just want you to ruminate on those statistics that I told you. Ruminate on the reality of being a gay person in a Muslim world. 100 million people live in countries where you can be put to death for being gay. 100 million. We don’t have that in the west. Why? Because we have democratic capitalism, and also because we have Christianity. You want to talk about Christianity hating homosexuals? The best example, probably the Catholic Church? Well what was the Catholic Church doing in the 50’s and 60’s when homosexuality was illegal in Ireland, Illegal in the whole UK? It was taking gays in. Making them part of the clergy. Giving them a home. Giving them sanctuary. I mean, fine, the Catholic Church didn’t agree with what they did, so it asked them not to practice that while they were part of the church’s family, but the Catholic Church has been looking after gay people since long before any Western state did.
There is nothing remotely comparable in the Islamic world. Nothing whatsoever… North of Orlando, 45 minute drive of here, there’s a mosque which hosted a guy who said that for compassionate reasons, the compassionate thing to do, was to kill all gays.3
The Huffington Post got into the act by also missing the mark by 100%.4 Mischa Haider, who is a “trans activist,” was honest enough to admit:
I blame Ted Cruz, Pat McCrory, and every single politician in America and around the world who has promoted fear and hatred against the LGBTQ community in attempt to garner more votes…every religious leader who has encouraged his faithful to be intolerant towards LGBTQ people and urged them to fight against our basic rights and dignities as human beings.
No, it did not read I blame Omar Matten, ISIS, Islam, Muhammad, the Qur’an/Koran, Allah, and every single Muslim who condemns homosexuality (but hides behind the Christians who take the heat for hit) in America and around the world who has promoted fear and hatred against the LGBTQ community in attempt to garner more followers.
How about turning the tables and condemn LGBT leader who has encouraged their followers to be intolerant towards Christians and urged them to fight against our basic rights and dignities as human beings.
Charlie Nash noted, “Ms. Haider somehow forgets that as Christians around the country prayed for the victims and their families, supporters of Islamic State praised the attack in a flurry of comments on social media.”
Now, of all of the speculations about why Omar Mateen did what he did pray tell: which one and only one is the mainstream media and mainstream politicians not even willing entertain? That he took the Qur’an/Koran seriously.
Some 109 verses call Muslims to war with nonbelievers: 2:191-193, 2:244, 2:216, 3:56, 3:151, 4:74, 4:76, 4:89, 4:95, 4:104, 5:33, 8:12, 8:15, 8:39, 8:57, 8:59-60, 9:5, 9:14, 9:20, 9:29, 9:30, 9:38-39, 9:41, 9:73, 9:88, 9:111, 9:123, 21:44, 25:52, 47:4, 47:35, 48:17, 48:29, 61:4, 61:10-12, 66:9.
Or consider the Hadith: Bukhari; 8:387, 52:177, 52:256, 52:220, Abu Dawud; 14:2526, 14:2527, Muslim; 1:33, 1:149, 20:4645, 20:4696, 19:4321-4323, Tabari; 7:97, 9:69, Ibn Ishaq; 327, 990, 992
Also, see my VIDEO and ARTICLE: PBS misrepresents Islam’s Qur’an / Koran on ISIS beheadings
The Encyclopedia of Wars (New York: Facts on File, 2005 AD) was compiled by nine history professors who specifically conducted research for the text for a decade in order to chronicle 1,763 wars. The survey of wars covers a time span from that which they claim to be 8000 BC to 2003 AD. From over a reckoned 10,000 years of war 123 wars, which is 6.98 percent, are considered to have been religious wars. Here is the key point: half of those involved Islam. Thus, as one of the youngest world religions Islam, the religion of peace has somehow managed to involve itself in half of all religious wars ever recorded (and this does not count terrorist acts).
Question for Christians and FYIs for personages who blame Christians when Muslims commit terrorist actions:
Do you consider Homosexuals or Muslims your neighbors?
Then the Bible tells you to love and pray for them. (Matthew 22:39, Mark 12:31)
Do you consider Homosexuals or Muslims your enemies?
Then the Bible tells you to love and pray for them. (Matthew 5:44, Luke 6:27)
Do you think that Homosexuals or Muslims hate you?
Then the Bible tells you to love and pray for them. (Matthew 5:44, Luke 6:27)
Do you think that Homosexuals or Muslims curse you?
Then the Bible tells you to love and pray for them. (Matthew 5:44, Luke 6:28)
Do you think that Homosexuals or Muslims persecute you?
Then the Bible tells you to love and pray for them. (Matthew 5:44, Romans 12:14)
Do you think that Homosexuals or Muslims spitefully use you?
Then the Bible tells you to love and pray for them. (Matthew 5:44)
Do you think that Homosexuals or Muslims mistreat you?
Then the Bible tells you to love and pray for them. (Matthew 5:44, Luke 6:28)
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