Some interesting facts about "the religion of peace"

Saudi Arabia - Conversion by a Muslim to another religion is punishable by death. Bibles are illegal. Churches are illegal. It is punishable by death for a non-mulsim to enter the "holy" muslim cities of Medina and Mecca.

Yemen - Bans proselytizing by non-Muslims and forbids conversions. The Government does not allow the building of new non-Muslim places of worship.

Kuwait - Registration and licensing of religious groups. Members of religions not sanctioned in the Koran may not build places of worship. Prohibits organized religious education for religions other than Islam.

Egypt - Islam is the official state religion and primary source of legislation. Accordingly, religious practices that conflict with Islamic law are prohibited. Muslims may face legal problems if they convert to another faith. Requires non-Muslims to obtain what is now a presidential decree to build a place of worship.

Algeria - The law prohibits public assembly for purposes of practicing a faith other than Islam. Non-Islamic proselytizing is illegal, and the Government restricts the importation of non-Islamic literature for distribution.

Jordan - Has the death penalty for any Muslim selling land to a Jew.

Sudan - Conversion by a Muslim to another religion is punishable by death.

Pakistan - Conversion by a Muslim to another religion is punishable by death. Bans proselytizing by non-Muslims. Christians regularly put in prison for charges of blasphemy. Islam is the state religion, and in a court of law the testimony of a Christian carries less weight than that of a Muslim. Section 295(c) of the Penal Code calls for a death sentence for anyone who defiles the name of the Prophet Muhammad and requires the testimony of four Muslims for a conviction. This fosters an environment in which Muslims can feel free to use intimidation and violence against religious minorities for personal gain.

Qatar - Islamic instruction is compulsory in public schools. The government regulates the publication, importation, and distribution of non-Islamic religious literature. The government continues to prohibit proselytizing of Muslims by non-Muslims.

Malaysia - Under Malaysian law, any convert to Christianity must apply to a shariah (Muslim law) court to legally renounce Islam. Many Christians prefer to remain silent converts rather than take their battle to the shariah courts, where apostasy or conversion out of Islam is punishable by whipping, fines, imprisonment and--in the most extreme application--death.

The Maldives - In the island paradise visited by tens of thousands of tourists each year, Christianity is simply not tolerated. While local Christians – said to number around 300 out of a total population of 300,000 – do get together to worship, they do so at the risk of imprisonment or worse if discovered by the Muslim authorities. Bibles are banned, and tourists can be arrested for trying to bring them into the country.

Seattle Airport Removes Christmas Trees Instead of Putting Up Menorah

While attempting to distance myself from being obsessed with all things political, there are still some things that really bug me. Take the above headline. It seems a Jewish Rabbi complained the jewish religion being left out of the holiday scene at the Seattle airport. Instead of just agreeing to place some jewish symbols up as well as the "Holiday" trees, they just said, fine, everything comes down.

I mean, come on people, when is this "un-Christing" of Christmas going to stop. I will tell you, when the holiday as a whole is deamed too offensive and it is dropped as a national holiday. You think I am being paranoid? I don't think so. I see a day in the not too distant future when this happens with Christmas and Easter.

Without sounding too partisan, especially if the God-haters we call liberals continue to gain power, as I believe they will. It's truly only a matter of time. Is it seriously too late to turn this ship around? I hope not, be we seem as if we are a one way course heading for a God-less society. Is seems as if there is nothing we can do about it other than continue to vote our conscience and leave the rest to God.

I hate to sound like such a downer, but I think it's reality. This nation that I love very much needs a God-overhaul and unless God does it, which he can, we going along for the ride. The devil is the ruler of this world, and he has free reign for a time. The good ol US or A is riding a fine line right now, we can and should continue to do our best to push it toward the "right" side.