Before we can even address the issue of vetting we must understand why it is important.
Until one understands the history of Islam, their relationship to America and the other nations of the world it is impossible to know what is at stake. Only then can we conclude whether vetting is wisdom or foolishness. The core concern of many Americans is that we may provoke them to more terrorism. This idea is promoted by those who have created a false history and propagated a false narrative about Islam!
Islam, at its inception, declared a war of extinction on Christians and Jews before they had ever done anything against them!
Islam began approximately 610 AD. This means that Judaism was already thousands of years old and Christianity, which is based on the Old Testament fulfillment of God’s Word, was over 600 years old. Since Islam had absolutely no prior involvement with these religions, retaliation cannot not be the explanation for immediately declaring a war on both religions. Islam, at its inception, declared a war of extinction on Christians and Jews before they had ever done anything against them!
From its beginning, Islam has been a religion of hatred and violence. Annihilation of all who do not recognize Allah as the only God, Mohammed as his prophet, a belief and commitment to their version of apocalyptic annihilation, Jihad and Sharia as the only law they will honor are the five required beliefs and commitments one must embrace to convert to Islam.
Jihad is the call to a holy war to completely eradicate all people of the world who do not convert to Islam. Any who do not convert can be murdered, kidnapped, used for sex slaves, or anything they desire!
Failure to take up the call to Jihad is the reason why ISIS and other terrorist organizations kill their own people. Muslims who will not go to Jihad i.e. war against the great Satan (America) and the little Satan (Israel) are worthy of death! Likewise, they justify forcing their male children into war and taking their daughters as sex slaves for the Jihadists.
The propagandists in the west are either complete idiots, or liars working a political agenda. They refuse to explain: the ultimate goal of Islam is to bring about the end of the world where, according to their beliefs, Allah will judge and condemn all the infidels and the moderate Muslims to eternal hell! Their commitment to world domination and annihilation has never been an act of retaliation; it has been their sole purpose for existence!
Many point to the Crusades as the prime reason Islam hates the west and Christianity. What they fail to include in their biased or ignorant view of the facts is this: the Crusades were actually a reaction on the part of the western nations against hundreds of years of aggression, war, terror, and violence from Muslims fulfilling their commitment to Jihad! It was actually the mercy of those nations that prevented them from totally annihilating Islam. The Crusades were a desperate act of survival on the part of Europeans who had been plagued by vicious Islamic attacks for centuries.
Very few people know that our first war with Islam took place over 200 years ago. As a new nation we had done nothing to provoke Islam. Yet, they robbed and sank our ships, murdered many and held others for ransom. They were what we call the Barbary Pirates. For years the new American nation paid ransom and endured the murderous actions of Islam, seeking to find a peaceful resolve. They foolishly thought they could appease them through cooperation. According to some, the ransom and tribute paid to Islam totaled more than 20% of the annual US revenues.
Thomas Jefferson, the third president, studied the Quran to understand Islam. He discovered through their own writings that they deemed themselves entitled and obligated to declare war on all nations. He realized they were a religion of violence that would only be stopped by force. The government was slow to act and for years continued paying ransom against Jefferson’s warnings.
Jefferson and Adams met with Tripoli’s ambassador to Great Britain and asked by what right his nation attacked American ships, murdered, took slaves and charged such exorbitant ransom? His explanation was basically rooted in their belief that the Quran gave them the right and the obligation to declare war, take slaves and murder all who did not convert to their beliefs.
Then there is always the Israel argument. The Palestinians want their nation back! The irony is, however, there was never a Palestinian nation. The land purchased by Israel after World War II, which was their original homeland before being driven out by its inhabitants, was a barren land. There was no nation existing on that land. Some reports say it was desolate, even trees wouldn’t grow on it!
As Israel rebuilt its homeland, they employed desperate Muslims from many surrounding nations and allowed them to live within their borders. Their kindness has been rewarded by the terrorist acts of those same people who were given freedom and opportunity. Instead of driving all those people out, Israel has sought to appease its inhabitants and the surrounding nations. But those same nations have clearly stated and demonstrated they will only be satisfied with Israel’s complete destruction.
Those inhabitants cause terror, murder and conspire to the destruction of the nation that gave them a homeland where there was none. So when they walk through a crowded street and randomly stab people who have done nothing to them, when those people take down airplanes full of people who have never hurt them, when they teach their little children to wear suicide vests, when they rape, steal and sell women into sex slavery it is not provoked; it is unabashed wickedness that they feel completely justified to commit!
Any religion that feels entitled and obligated to murder at will has no need of provocation. They are provoked by their own beliefs!
Europe has opened its doors to unvetted Islamic refugees offering a helping hand. They are now experiencing an epidemic of violence, rape, theft and murder from those they sought to help. They have no reason to retaliate; all they have received is kindness; they simply believe it is their right and religious obligation! Any religion that feels entitled and obligated to murder at will has no need of provocation. They are provoked by their own beliefs! They simply take action when the opportunity allows, and opportunity is usually when there is weakness fostered by a humanistic concept of love and kindness.
According to many who have left Islam, you can only be a good Muslim if you are willing to go to Jihad, which will soon place moderates in a very difficult situation. At some point in the not too distant future, a Caliphate will be formed in the middle-east. When the Caliph, who they deem to be the true Messiah, the one we call antichrist, commands that Muslims all over the world either go to Jihad, be killed by Jihadists, and then face eternal hell… there may be no more moderate Muslims. There will be those that become Jihadists, those that seek refuge from the government and those that convert to Christianity!
So History proves that it really doesn’t matter what America or any other nation does or doesn’t do, they are on a holy quest to destroy Israel, America, Christianity, all religions of the world, and all Muslims who will not go to Jihad. The historical evidence is indisputable; their scriptures demand it and their teachers promote it.
If Islam is peaceful and only attacks when provoked, one has to ask what the innocent school girls did that provoked them to murder, kidnap and force innocent children to become sex slaves. Why are they beheading their own people who seek only to live at peace and provide for their family?
So what is vetting?
Vetting is nothing more than checking out someone’s background to determine if they are a threat to innocent Americans. Today, liberals all over Europe are watching their nation be destroyed, their daughters and wives raped, brutal beatings of the elderly, random stabbings because under the banner of humanistic love, they ignored history, their beliefs and their own statements! In fact, any world leader that does not force the vetting of all immigrants is unfit to lead his nation and obviously has no concern for the rights and safety of its own citizens. The blood of all who are harmed is on his or her hands and they too should be charged with wrongful death!
There is always a way to be kind without putting yourself or other innocent people in harm’s way!
Am I saying we should hate or persecute Muslims? Absolutely not! We should show them love when the opportunity allows. Jesus called us all to walk in personal love and forgiveness while at the same time demanding that civil law still be enforced. But ask yourself this question, What if my doorbell rang tonight, and I went to the door only to find people dressed in the clothes of a local gang known for its crime and violence? Then they request that I should let them come into my home to sleep, and they desire that I feed them. Now just imagine that your wife and three young daughters are upstairs sleeping. Then for concern of your family you hesitate. They challenge your faith: What kind of Christian are you? You should take me in. Would you take them in, even though you didn’t know anything about them other than their general reputation? Would it be cruelty to them to be cautious for your family’s sake? Or, would it be cruelty to your family to let them in without know anything about them?
God’s Word that teaches us to walk in love also teaches us how to avoid the self-destruction of fools. Without judging others we can observe the fruit. We can be kind without committing national and personal suicide! There is always a way to be kind without putting yourself or other innocent people in harm’s way!
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Excellent, accurate, and revealing article. Thanks for bringing clarity to the issue. The West hasn’t made this a struggle about religion or Islam. The radical Islamists are the ones insisting that it’s about Islam and its’ prophet.
Thank you so much. As you know, I highly value your thoughts. Dealing with this issue is such a paradox. I don’t want in any way to stir hatred toward Muslim’s, but at the same time, they need to be know based on factual history, and on their own clearly stated intentions in their literature and as taught by their leaders.
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Dr. Richards!
I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, a lady of 51 years old, from Athens, Greece.
I attend to your teachings for 3 years and I must admitt, your ministry of Heart Physics, does really turn my life to a normal one! The Lord has repeatedly used your ministry and teaching to HEAL my broken / devastated heart, and therefore I am sooooooo grateful for who you are in Christ and what you do to help broken people like myself!
About Trump’s vetting etc., I couldn’t agree more, with you! So do, my very few Christian friends here in Athens.
Just wanted to add that 3 years ago, your book “The Gospel of Peace” came into my hands “ACCIDENTALLY” by someone from Australia, who was looking for a Greek to translate it into the Greek language. Apparently the Father found it a good idea if I’ was that translator, and I did translated it into my native language.
However, through that book I personally learned so much about my God, about what GRACE means, that I hadn’t learned (nor been taught of course!), the whole 30 years since my new birth in Christ!…
I am more than willing and eager to translate more of your books in Greek, although I don’t have the money to support the printing, publishing, etc., but one thing I know for sure: your teachings ARE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY for the Christians in Greece. Especially during these years of crisis, when everybody suffers from depression. May God bless you in surprising ways, and may you experience His ultimate blessings in your family life! I’d do anything I can to support your ministry, but for the moment, I’m on the process of “sending away” my lack (financial also); I hope, SOON I will be able to support your ministry.
With deep respect and love in Christ,
Olympia Economopoulou
Athens – Greece
Olympia,
Words cannot express the joy I felt as I read this wonderful testimony. You have invigorated your journey with Christ and I assure you, it will only grow more and more exciting. In fact, the longer we make this journey the more exciting it grows.
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JBR – re your mobile app: any chance IMPACT can work on a PC version? Many good apps offer this. Possible?
Naomi, I’ve discuss that with the developers, but it must have fallen through the cracks. Thanks for the reminder. I will revisit it the idea and see what I can make happen. Blessings, Jim
Thank you for shedding more clarity on this subject. I do believe that anyone wanting to come to the USA and Canada, where I live, should be vetted. I immigrated to Canada at the age of 10. I am proud of my heritage and where I am from but the country that I now live in (Canada) is my home. I assimilated to the Canadian lifestyle when I was quite young and I am extremely thankful to God that I live in a country that has Judaeo/Christian laws and ways. If anyone wants to come to either of these countries they must adhere to our ways and our laws. If they want to keep living in the repressive ways that they did back in their countries, no matter which one, they should stay there. I am not against immigration in any form, but as they say, When in Rome…, that has to be the way it is. It is so sad that “Progressives” think that they are more tolerant the conservatives yet they know nothing of history and how big a part it plays in what is going on. As you teach that we are in the last days this is the enemy’s last grasp at trying to turn people away from the truth and making them believe that they are being “Godly” in being inclusive of all people, New Age philosophy.
Unfortunately our Prime Minister here in Canada thinks this way and the populace gobbles it up.
So true I am also Canadian- born here but we must daily pray for our leaders that The Holy Spirit will touch their heart. Pray they change their minds & follow Jesus
Since 1993 I have listened to your tapes and reading your books. I am not interest in history. Not Islam and not in Christian history. My daughter told be about Christians in history killing people who were not Christians. How are we going to be Jesus full of GRACE and MERCY to any other religion. God so love the WORLD…… I am a South African. White. 70 years old. I grew up believing that we ( white Christians ) must defend with our army ( whites) ourselves against the black people in South Africa. We were even in our Church not allowing black people. WE WERE WRONG. We were sure we are defending GOD. We put NELSON MANDELA for 27 years in jail. The Church and our white government told us he is a terrorist!!!!! I am so disappointed in your letter. I am so disappointed in the white people in South Africa who are still judging people. I am judged because I changed( by reading your books and listen for hours to your tapes) Our weapon is LOVE GRACE MERCY because of the finished work of Christ. Every Muslim in America is a opportunity to LOVE someone to JESUS. I am Afrikaans speaking, but I hope you understand my heart. I can not understand why Christians in America decided to choose your leaders without respect for other people, for women. Leaders that are legal like the pharisees. Those people can not tell any Muslim about Jesus, because they do not know Him intimate. Leaders that choose their weapons and are financed by the weapon industry. Leaders that want the 10 Commandments back in School. I have a lot more to ask you. But want to thank you again for your books and tapes that helped me from a 10 commandment women to someone that is on a journey being changed everyday to someone looking to any Muslim or any one that God loves them and I may be the only one that can treat them with dignity and LOVE..GRACE..MERCY.
Hi Ria, thank you telling us how much Dr. Richards’ books and teachings have meant to you. We appreciate that.
I can assure you that you are not the only one who can treat a Muslim with love, grace, mercy and dignity. Dr. Richards as well as many of our staff members have had opportunities to be kind to a Muslim person and talk to them about salvation in Jesus Christ.
The purpose of this blog is to make people aware of what the Islamic religion teaches, what it’s roots are, and why it is dangerous to allow unrestricted invasion of Muslim people into our country. the article is not about rejecting Muslim people, but rejecting the tenants of the Islamic religion. It is a satanic religion and I pray that all people who believe it will come to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. According to the Bible we have a right to protect our homes, our families, and our countries. and if our leaders are not following God’s principles, then it is up to us a believers to pray for our leaders and stand firm on God’s principles.
The 10 Commandments as they are called, actually are prescriptions for living a good life. They cannot give you salvation, salvation is only in Christ Jesus, but there are what God prescribes for society to live well with each other. When we make Jesus the Lord of our lives God writes them on our hearts so we know how to live well. And to have them in schools and courthouses many times are the only times people may see these prescriptions from God, and they are a reminder to our lawyers, judges, and teachers that there are Godly principles that should guide them in their lives, judgments, and teaching.
Again, thank you for sharing your testimony.
Hi Stephanie. I am sorry. Still see a lot of LAW and FEAR in your answer. People in this world more than ever need to see GOD OUR FATHER , JESUS CHRIST, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT IN OUR LIVES. And the only way that they can experience it is seeing it in our lives. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, GRACE, MERCY. The ten commandments can only be of use when our hearts are so full of LOVE, GRACE and MERCY then the fruit will be obeying the LAW. Otherwise the ten commandments are dead works. God’s principles come from a overflowing heart. God in us loving everyone on this earth. See a missed opportunity in American’s Christians lives. Lot of Law Christians in America and in South Africa. Only GRACE, MERCY, AND GOD’s UNCONDITIONAL LOVE will change people. In 1993 I started reading Jim Richards books and listen for hours, and hours, to his tapes. And while I behold GOD OUR FATHER slowly the HOLY SPIRIT changed my heart and I saw GOD,s LOVE for people. All people.