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Terry Jones and construction worker Sullivan challenge Islam . April 7th, 2011 6:24 pm ET Elizabeth Delaney <http://www.examiner.com/christianity-and-politics-in-national/elizabeth-del aney> Pastor Terry Jones of Florida and New York City construction worker Andy Sullivan both want the issues of Islam and Sharia law addressed. However, they are going about it in two very different ways. Jones has gotten a great deal of press about the Koran burning that his church held and about the mock trial for Muhammad. The reactions of Americans seem to vary with some seeing Jones' actions as the exercise of his free speech and an effort to bring home a point, to others viewing them as irresponsible, insensitive, offensive, and ridiculous. Jones has admitted that the purpose behind his motive has been to, "draw attention to radical Islam," according to a <http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/04/06/400-death-threats-follow-koran-bu rning-preacher-to-oc/> Los Angeles CBS local article. While many may not agree with Jones' methods, he has certainly been successful at achieving his goal and at making a point: If a Muslim devoutly practices Islam and follows the Koran exactly, Islam is not a peaceful religion. The deaths in Afghanistan for which he is being blamed because of the riots it allegedly brought on (never mind that the Middle East has been in meltdown mode anyway) are an illustration of that as well as the cost of now having his safety threatened through about 400 death threats. Jones has certainly paid a high price for his right to exercise his free speech. Another man who is exercising his right to free speech is New York construction worker Andy Sullivan. Most recently, through a campaign aimed at politicians that he calls the 911 Hard Hat Pledge <http://911hardhatpledge.com/> . It includes an, "Anti-Sharia Oath, which calls on signers to agree to actively protest and vote against Sharia and Islamic law in the United States," according to One News Now <http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=1324620> on Wednesday. But Sullivan was not shy last year to voice his opinion about the controversial Mosque that is being built near ground zero. Many have called the mosque insensitive, irresponsible, ridiculousand an offense to both survivors and the memories of those who died when extremist Muslims took the lives of thousands of men, women and children - without the advance warning of a death threat. But Americans didn't go around randomly killing Muslims living in America and rioting like some Muslims in Afghanistan have randomly killed Christians and any Americans or representatives of America that they could find. When Sean Hannity interviewed Jones on his radio program this past September about the Koran burning,Jones mentioned that he had been contacted by military personnel who say that they stand with him regarding burning the Korans. They expressed their deep dismay over rules that came down from Washington which forced them to stand by as churches were burned and hospitals with Christians in them were burned in the Muslim nations where they were assigned. When Hannity asked Jones if he was concerned about insulting the Muslim group as a whole, Jones indicated that it wasn't his intention to insult moderate Muslims, but he realized that they may take the Koran burning personally. He added that being insulted really isn't a reason to back down. After all, polls show that those who are building the ground zero mosque are insulting the majority of America, but the Muslims pushing to build the mosque (some of whom also have ties to extremist Hamas Muslims) aren't changing their plans. It's interesting to note cases regarding how our FBI has responded to "extremist" Christian groups. One incident that comes to mind surrounds 9 extremist Christians who, last March, were accused of planning a military style attack on an unnamed officer and a funeral procession in the hopes of inciting an antigovernment uprising. This extremist Christian group called themselves The Hutaree. And what did our FBI do when they got wind of this radical activity? They confronted them. Period. The FBI personnel on the case were more concerned for the future of the citizens of this nation than they were about offending Christians as a whole or being politically correct. And such a focus was appropriate. A One News Now <http://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/default.aspx?id=1158854> article from September of 2010 reported that "a greater Nashville resident and outspoken opponent of the construction of a Murfreesboro mega-mosque in Tennessee has received two death threats." If Sullivan has received any, the media hasn't mentioned it, but Laurie Cardoza-Moore, who is the founder and president of the organization Proclaiming Justice to the Nations, feels that Islamic extremist activity should be causing all Americans some deep concern, and she sites Europe as a model example of where extremist Muslims want to take America: "Is that what we want for the United States of America? Because look at what's happened to Europe, look at what's happened in other countries where this has taken root. They are not here because they want to enjoy our freedoms - they're coming to get us to submit to Sharia law." Advertisement Another article that backs up what she is saying is a World Net Daily <http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=212233> article from October of 2010. "International Christian Concern Islam watcher Jonathan Racho says that the increasingly large Western European Muslim community is growing in militancy as well as in numbers." Racho stated that, "If you go to places like the U. K. and France, some cities in Sweden and Holland, you can already see some cities where Muslims are very significant because of their numbers. "In the U. K. there are some places where there are so many Muslims [that] non-Muslims can't go there. They are called 'no-go' areas for non-Muslims. Because of this, human rights violations are happening. We have reported attacks on Christians in a neighborhood in the U. K. Evangelists were stopped by the police for preaching the Gospel. The Muslim policeman stopped them and said they couldn't preach in that area," he said. Racho added that, "There's been some scary situations. I'm not trying to be alarmist, but I'm just stating the facts. The situation is really bad for Christians in some areas where Muslims are now in the majority in Europe." Racho further explained that there are some communities in Europe where Sharia law is practiced among Muslims and that, "It has become a significant problem because the Muslim population in some Western European countries has become very vocal." He has noticed a pattern: once Sharia law is allowed to be in place, the pressure placed on non-Muslims intensifies. He added that, "In some places in Europe, the Muslims are calling for violence." America's Muslim population is also growing. And with that, there seems to be an increased demand among Muslims for more Mosques. However, Racho admonishes Americans to take note of how the construction of Mosques relates to the Islamic ideology. He cautions that, "Some Muslim groups use the religious freedom of the United States to import a radical Islamic ideology. This is a very radical ideology that is a threat to the national security of the United States. US policy makers should continue to be vigilant about Islamic groups in this country which come in the name of Islam and in the name of religion and exploit the system," One key indicator that he pointed to is, "We have to make sure the money for the mosques comes from forces who have no allegiance to radical Islam. That is very important. We have seen reports that many mosques that are built by Saudis teach very violent forms of Islam. There has to be a sense of accountability because if we leave them free to spew their hateful ideologies, we're going to pay the price. And the price is very costly" Americans need to be aware of the fact that the "FBI estimates [that] 10% of the mosques in the United States are associated with radical Jihadist ideology. Others estimate that 80% of mosques are dominated by the extremistWahhabi ideology promoted by Saudi Arabia. And they are allowed to practice, under American principles of freedom of religion," according to awww.americanthinker.com article in August (emphases added). In other words, the FBI is also aware that there are "sleeper cells" connected to mosques in America, which means that not only are these cells made up of Muslims extremists, but many are military trained personnel who support jihad. These facts are certainly cause for concern, but through the power of prayer, the efforts of concerned citizens such as Andy Sullivan, and Americans putting leaders in place who are willing to empower our military to do what taxpayers pay them to do - protect our nation - America at least has a chance of having its national security maintained. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? 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