"Allah is stirring up a generation who will fear nothing but him. A generation who will fear nothing and do everything to see Allah's dominion established in this generation. Allah is seeking a voice of righteousness and of justice who will come forth from the emerging generation and reclaim the righteous foundations of our nation. Allah is baptising a generation with a holy burning passion to see the idols of unrighteousness fall in our land and to see the altars of righteousness established again. He is looking for a generation who will walk in the ways of our righteous fathers who founded this nation for one purpose. They were sent with a vision, they were sent with a mandate, to see the kingdom of Allah and and all his glory dwell in a nation.
Through Muhammad, Allah took back all authority and because of that we now are baptized with a kingly annointing of authority to stand on the Earth and execute his dominion and to see the kingdom of Allah come on Earth as it is in heaven. Allah has given us a revelation that we need to possess and conquer. Allah is going to be sending us into all the places of influence in our nation. He's going to be sending us into the arts to stand there in a place of authority. He's raising up ones that he's going to send into the political realm and they're going to stand as a voice of righteousness. He's raising up ones who are going to stand in the education system, in the justice system, and in the medical system, and they're going to stand in a kingly annointing to tear down those things that exhalt unrighteousness and to reestablish righteousness."
Osama bin Laden
released another message last week, but that's not where the above quote is from, though it easily could have been. The quote is from an
interview with Faytene Kryskow, author of
Stand on Guard and member of
Motivated Young People for a Strong Canada (MyCanada), a religious group that targets youth in Canada. I simply substituted
"Allah" for
"God".
In the interview Ms. Kryskow rambles on for over ten minutes about how God spoke to her and told her that the youth in Canada have been chosen to rise up, destroy the insitutions of unrighteousness, and impose heaven on Earth.
Her words are similar to those frequently used by Islamic fundamentalists who wish to impose
Sharia (Islamic Law) on all nations. Such Islamic zealots
often call for the destruction of institutions they see as unrighteous such as banks, government buildings, democratic institutions, courts, and even large cities. Their tone and vocabulary are also very similar to that of Ms. Kryskow, and like MyCanada they target impressionable youth looking for a cause to fight for. To illustrate my point, here's a line by line comparison of Ms. Kryskow's comments with those of a well known Islamic fundamentalist:
| Faytene Kryskow | Osama bin Laden |
|---|
| "God is stirring up a generation who will fear nothing but him. A generation who will fear nothing and do everything to see God's dominion established in this generation. He is seeking a voice of righteousness and of justice who will come forth from the emerging generation and reclaim the righteous foundations of our nation. He is baptising a generation with a holy burning passion to see the idols of unrighteousness fall in our land and to see the altars of righteousness established again. He is looking for a generation who will walk in the ways of our righteous fathers who founded this nation for one purpose. They were sent with a vision, they were sent with a mandate, to see the kingdom of God and and all his glory dwell in a nation." | "O you who believe fear God, by doing all that He has ordered and by abstaining from all that He has forbidden as He should be feared. Obey Him, be thankful to Him, and remember Him always, and die not except as Muslims with complete submission to God."1 |
| "Through Jesus, God took back all authority and because of that we now are baptized with a kingly annointing of authority to stand on the Earth and execute his dominion and to see the kingdom of God come on Earth as it is in heaven. God has given us a revelation that we need to possess and conquer." | "We also stress to honest Muslims that they should move, incite, and mobilize the [Islamic] nation, amid such grave events and hot atmosphere so as to liberate themselves from those unjust and renegade ruling regimes. They should also do so to establish the rule of God on earth."2 |
| "We are coming together with one voice, with one heart, and one mind. It's through the voice that there's going to be a preparation. I believe He's looking for a voice in this day that will speak a message of truth, and justice, and righteousness, that will prepare the way to see His dominion and His kingdom established in a generation, and a culture, and a nation." | "Muslims must prepare all the possible might to repel the enemy on the military, economic, missionary, and all other areas. It is crucial for us to be patient and to cooperate in righteousness and piety and to raise awareness to the fact that the highest priority, after faith is to repel the incursive enemy which corrupts the religion and the world, and nothing deserves a higher priority after faith, as the scholars have declared, for this cause, it is crucial to overlook many of the issues of bickering in order to unite our ranks so that we can repel the greater Kufr. All must move giving life to the words of the Most High: "Indeed this, your community, is one community, and I am your Lord, so worship me" and that they should not be like those whom Allah has described with His words: "Indeed those who have divided their religion and became schisms, you are not of them in any way." It is essential to volunteer and not to bicker, and the Muslim should not belittle righteousness in any way."3 |
Now, I don't forsee Ms. Kryskow instructing Christian youth to
fly planes into buildings anytime soon, however it is precisely this type of religious zealotry that leads to such things. Remember the
Crusades?
Inquisitions?
Slavery?
All justified by religion. The perpetrators of these events all claimed to be justified by God and/or the Bible.
As we have seen in many Muslim nations (not to metion
England),
theocracy doesn't work. It leads to oppression, rights infringements, and atrocities. Of course, being a
libertarian I support, and defend, the right of all individuals and organizations to voice their opinions. However, that support hinges on the optimistic hope that common sense will triumph over religious fanaticism in the marketplace of ideas. I would hope that Christians who hear Ms. Kryskow's speech would have immediate concerns regarding not only the words and tone, but the professed goal: a
Christian theocracy in
Canada. Unfortunately, my experience does not seem to support that hope. I find that most Christians switch off their critical reasoning once a messenger has identified themself as a Christian. Also, Christians seem to love freedom only when it suits them. I don't think you'd find many Christians advocating for a
Muslim theocracy, or
Sikh laws, or
Hindu prayer and
Buddhist creation in schools.
Jesus never ran for public office. He didn't come to "possess and conquer". He never sought to overthrow the judiciary or impose Biblical law. He came to love, and to save. Just as He allowed people of all religions, all opinions, and all walks of life to approach him and be saved, so should we embrace all religions, all opinions, and all walks of life. It is not our place to judge, nor is it our place to "establish his dominion". God made man free. Truly free. There was no coercion or imposition. Man could choose God, or not. A truly Biblical nation should most certainly be built on that basic principle.
NOTE: Blind following is not unique to religion.
Andrew Coyne, National Affairs columnist for the National Post will be in Winnipeg on February 27, 2006! He's speaking at a luncheon put on by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy titled "The New Conservative Government: Threat or Menace?" and will discuss "what the Tories will do, what they should do, and how to tell the difference".
