{"id":1618,"date":"2011-02-22T05:00:17","date_gmt":"2011-02-22T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fromlaw2grace.com\/?p=1618"},"modified":"2011-02-22T05:00:17","modified_gmt":"2011-02-22T12:00:17","slug":"mike-huckabee-radical-islam-slippery-slopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromlaw2grace.com\/?p=1618","title":{"rendered":"Mike Huckabee, Radical Islam & Slippery Slopes"},"content":{"rendered":"

“But, add feelings to the list of those things that are now subject to scrutiny by the Islamist lobby in this country.\u00a0 First actions (South Park).\u00a0 Then words (Franklin Graham).\u00a0 Now feelings (Juan Williams).\u00a0 But, where will it end, especially in regards to Islam?\u00a0 Your guess is as good as mine.\u00a0 If CAIR and NPR\u00a0keep getting their way,\u00a0most Americans \u2014 both conservatives and even a few liberals \u2014 may no longer be able to recognize the First Amendment.\u00a0 Remember, the\u00a0slippery slope always starts somewhere!<\/a>”\u00a0 (From “Slippery Slopes:\u00a0 Speech, Islam & NPR<\/a>“)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We can now add common-sense, reasonable opinion to that which is no longer worthy of First Amendment protection, at least if CAIR (Council for\u00a0American Islamic\u00a0Relations), the Daily Kos<\/a>, and other left-wing, anti-Christian\u00a0groups get their way.\u00a0 The latest example of the slippery slope and the frontal assault on Free Speech\u00a0and American values\u00a0involves the host of Fox News’ “Huckabee.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Mike Huckabee,\u00a0a former (and perhaps future) Presidential candidate, is an ordained Southern Baptist pastor from Arkansas who has pastored churches in that state and even served as President of the Arkansas Baptist Convention.\u00a0 Huckabee, a conservative both theologically and politically, dared to offer an opinion regarding two Protestant churches who have opened up their facilities\u00a0for local Muslim groups to use.<\/a><\/p>\n

The two churches, Heartsong\u00a0Church in Cordova, Tennessee and Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, have both received criticism for their decision to allow Muslim groups to meet in the churches’ facilities.\u00a0 Last week, in an interview on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends,” Gov. Huckabee\u00a0was asked his\u00a0opinion and said:<\/p>\n

“As much as I respect the autonomy of each local church, you just wonder, what are they thinking?\u00a0 If the purpose of a church is to push forward the gospel of Jesus Christ, and then you have a Muslim group that says that Jesus Christ and all the people who follow him are a bunch of infidels who should be essentially obliterated, I have a hard time understanding that.\u00a0 I mean if a church is nothing more than a facility and a meeting place free for any and all viewpoints, without regard to what it is, then should the church be rented out to show adult movies on the weekend?\u00a0 I mean where does this end? How far does it go? I think the church facility, dedicated and paid for by people for the purpose of the gospel and the mission of the gospel ought to somehow be given at least a semblance of consistency with its intention.” (as quoted in Associated Baptist Press, see here<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As a fellow Southern Baptist, I would likewise affirm with Gov. Huckabee that the autonomy of the local church is a vital principle that should be respected.\u00a0 But, respect (and tolerance for that matter)\u00a0does not equal acceptance or\u00a0silence, no matter how\u00a0much the intolerant left keep trying to make it so.\u00a0\u00a0 I’m quite sure that leftists have a different definition of respect and tolerance when it comes to those who dare to disagree with their politically correct way of thinking.<\/p>\n

What Mike Huckabee said, particularly in regards to the purpose and mission of the Gospel\u00a0of Jesus Christ, is not only Biblical, but entirely reasonable — that is, unless you are so intolerant and radicalized in your thinking that you cannot see plain truth if it was standing right in front of you.\u00a0\u00a0My main concern is not churches in\u00a0Tennessee or Virginia allowing non-Biblical religions to worship non-Biblical gods in their facilities.\u00a0 Quite frankly, they have every right to use their property as they see fit (and I would defend their First Amendment rights), even if it is for foolish purposes.<\/p>\n

However, supposedly Christian churches, in defending such\u00a0foolishness,\u00a0cannot escape scrutiny by twisting Scripture.\u00a0 To argue that allowing Muslims to use church facilities is nothing more than a straightforward application of the Biblical principle, “love your enemies,” is not only a simple misapplication of Scripture, but a gross distortion of God’s Word.\u00a0\u00a0I don’t think God was\u00a0so tolerant as to\u00a0like Baal worship in the Temple.\u00a0 That Gov. Huckabee called these churches to task\u00a0should be applauded, not condemned.<\/p>\n

But, condemned is just about what has happened since Gov. Huckabee spoke truth to the powers-that-be in our politically correct culture.\u00a0 From the usual suspects at CAIR to the unhinged left at the Daily Kos, the drumbeat continues to grow louder for Mike Huckabee to not only retract his statements but to grovel and apologize to the Islamist lobby in the United States of America.<\/p>\n

I, for one, hope that Gov. Huckabee does issue an apology.\u00a0 In fact, I have one that he could use.\u00a0 It is fresh in my mind because I just used it this past Sunday during the messages that I preached at my church.\u00a0 Using Psalm 2 as the text, I shared about the One, True God — Father, Son, and\u00a0Holy Spirit.\u00a0 I talked about this One, True God — Yahweh, the God of Israel — and His Anointed One, Jesus Christ.\u00a0 I shared with\u00a0the congregation how all other gods are false gods and how all other so-called prophets of these false gods are themselves false prophets.\u00a0 I named names.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I knew what I was saying could be offensive, so I offered a simple apology that went something like this:<\/p>\n

“I am sorry if the truth offends you, but the truth is sometimes offensive and the Gospel is always offensive to those who set themselves against\u00a0the One, True God and His Anointed One, Jesus Christ.\u00a0 However, I will continue to preach the truth in the United States as long as I am able.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I would fully support Gov. Huckabee if he made such an apology.\u00a0 However, I would strongly encourage him to stand firm against the attacks being waged against him\u00a0by CAIR and\u00a0others on the intolerant left.\u00a0 When it comes to the Gospel\u00a0and Person of Jesus Christ — who\u00a0is fully God and fully man — the Second Person of the Trinity, the One who was crucified,\u00a0buried, and Resurrected\u00a0— there can be no apologies or compromise.\u00a0 Just when the slope seems to get even more slippery, I would encourage Gov. Huckabee and others\u00a0to stand firm and not cede one inch of ground when it comes to the truth of the Gospel and Person of Jesus Christ, regardless of what CAIR thinks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“But, add feelings to the list of those things that are now subject to scrutiny by the Islamist lobby in this country.\u00a0 First actions (South Park).\u00a0 Then words (Franklin Graham).\u00a0 Now feelings (Juan Williams).\u00a0 But, where will it end, especially in regards to Islam?\u00a0 Your guess is as good as mine.\u00a0 If CAIR and NPR\u00a0keep…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8,19,29,34,35],"tags":[195,3370,275,383,408,409,450,526,3388,532,552,656,908],"class_list":["post-1618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christianity","category-freedom-of-speech","category-islam","category-politics","category-religion","tag-cair","tag-christianity","tag-daily-kos","tag-first-amendment","tag-free-speech","tag-freedom","tag-gospel","tag-intolerance","tag-islam","tag-islamists","tag-jesus-christ","tag-mike-huckabee","tag-slippery-slope"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1LP7G-q6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fromlaw2grace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fromlaw2grace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fromlaw2grace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fromlaw2grace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fromlaw2grace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fromlaw2grace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1618\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fromlaw2grace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fromlaw2grace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fromlaw2grace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}