Just How Many Muslims Won Political Office In 2018? The Numbers May Surprise You!

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Don't worry. We have ridiculous news reports here in Australia as well - along with equally ridiculous politicians - one of which wanted to ban Halal food (how do these types get elected. Clearly an IQ test is warranted).

My favorite example of that sort of hysteria was the backlash against Toberlone being certified as Halal. They weren't even doing anything different, the candy is naturally Halal, but people still freaked out over it.
Toblerone goes Halal, and some critics go ballistic
 
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Immigrants always change societies. They always have everywhere, even in the US and Australia.
And if the immigrants don't change societies, the societies change anyway. Even the Amish and Hasidim aren't exactly the same as 50 years ago.
 
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In a democracy, they'll have to have a majority of the vote.

Come on, socialists are certainly going to take care of that, aren't they working on it now by taking in lots of Muslims, lots of Hindus and lots of pagans. Their (Muslims and Hinuds) birth rates are so high while that of Americans is so low.
 
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Come on, socialists are certainly going to take care of that, aren't they working on it now by taking in lots of Muslims, lots of Hindus and lots of pagans. Their (Muslims and Hinuds) birth rates are so high while that of Americans is so low.
Pssst: “America” is a country, not a religion.
 
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Come on, socialists are certainly going to take care of that, aren't they working on it now by taking in lots of Muslims, lots of Hindus and lots of pagans. Their (Muslims and Hinuds) birth rates are so high while that of Americans is so low.
Muh white genocide?
 
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Trying to stop people from exercising their legally protected expression of religion is as bad as you claim Sharia to be.
In Islam, Jesus is an important figure. Prophet and their idea of Messiah. So, that they have a view on the temptation of Jesus makes sense. Their view of Jesus would be very positive but differs from yours considerably.

In Islam's teachings all religions are just corruptions of Islam including Christianity. They believe Jesus is actually a muslim prophet & works for allah ( who has no son so the Quran states which is blaspheming the God of the Bible & denying Christ) & that their muslim Jesus will one day return when their Islamic messiah arrives - who they call the Mahdi . This Jesus the muslim prophet will break all the crosses & He will kill all the infidels ( Jews & Christians, etc... and declare that Islam is the true religion . Kind of like a counterfeit to what the Bible teaches about the Son of God Christ Jesus who came to be a sacrifice for the sins of those who would believe on Jesus and repent.

As Isaiah 53 Prophecies & tells of the life & death of Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ coming from heaven to being the sacrifice for the inequity of all.
New American Standard Bible Par ▾
The Suffering Servant

"1Who has believed our message?
And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot,
And like a root out of parched ground;
He has no stately form or majesty
That we should look upon Him,
Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him.

3He was despised and forsaken of men,
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;
And like one from whom men hide their face
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.

4Surely our griefs He Himself bore,
And our sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten of God, and afflicted.

5But He was pierced through for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,
And by His scourging we are healed.

6All of us like sheep have gone astray,
Each of us has turned to his own way;
But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all
To fall on Him.

7He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He did not open His mouth;
Like a lamb that is led to slaughter,
And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers,
So He did not open His mouth.

8By oppression and judgment He was taken away;
And as for His generation, who considered
That He was cut off out of the land of the living
For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due?

9His grave was assigned with wicked men,
Yet He was with a rich man in His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

10But the LORD was pleased
To crush Him, putting Him to grief;
If He would render Himself as a guilt offering,
He will see His offspring,
He will prolong His days,
And the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.

11As a result of the anguish of His soul,
He will see it and be satisfied;
By His knowledge the Righteous One,
My Servant, will justify the many,
As He will bear their iniquities.

12Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great,
And He will divide the booty with the strong;
Because He poured out Himself to death,
And was numbered with the transgressors;
Yet He Himself bore the sin of many,
And interceded for the transgressors."
 
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In Islam's teachings all religions are just corruptions of Islam including Christianity. They believe Jesus is actually a muslim prophet & works for allah ( who has no son so the Quran states which is blaspheming the God of the Bible & denying Christ) & that their muslim Jesus will one day return when their Islamic messiah arrives - who they call the Mahdi . This Jesus the muslim prophet will break all the crosses & He will kill all the infidels ( Jews & Christians, etc... and declare that Islam is the true religion . Kind of like a counterfeit to what the Bible teaches about the Son of God Christ Jesus who came to be a sacrifice for the sins of those who would believe on Jesus and repent.

As Isaiah 53 Prophecies & tells of the life & death of Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ coming from heaven to being the sacrifice for the inequity of all.
New American Standard Bible Par ▾
The Suffering Servant

"1Who has believed our message?
And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot,
And like a root out of parched ground;
He has no stately form or majesty
That we should look upon Him,
Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him.

3He was despised and forsaken of men,
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;
And like one from whom men hide their face
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.

4Surely our griefs He Himself bore,
And our sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten of God, and afflicted.

5But He was pierced through for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,
And by His scourging we are healed.

6All of us like sheep have gone astray,
Each of us has turned to his own way;
But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all
To fall on Him.

7He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He did not open His mouth;
Like a lamb that is led to slaughter,
And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers,
So He did not open His mouth.

8By oppression and judgment He was taken away;
And as for His generation, who considered
That He was cut off out of the land of the living
For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due?

9His grave was assigned with wicked men,
Yet He was with a rich man in His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

10But the LORD was pleased
To crush Him, putting Him to grief;
If He would render Himself as a guilt offering,
He will see His offspring,
He will prolong His days,
And the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.

11As a result of the anguish of His soul,
He will see it and be satisfied;
By His knowledge the Righteous One,
My Servant, will justify the many,
As He will bear their iniquities.

12Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great,
And He will divide the booty with the strong;
Because He poured out Himself to death,
And was numbered with the transgressors;
Yet He Himself bore the sin of many,
And interceded for the transgressors."

You know we Jews believe that Isaiah 53 is about the nation of Israel, specifically the remnant of Jews who kept the Torah and have been punished for generations for it?
 
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Wow - Since when did the USA start saying - If you are democratically elected then, well done - Except if you are Moslem..... Is there a corollary post that counts the number of blacks with associated fear statement..... maybe we should get back to Nazi roots and count the number of Jews as well...... and heck if they are atheist.... well its time to get the gallows ready obviously.

When someone's faith is in direct conflict with constitutional obligations of the public office they are asking to fill, it's an issue.

It used to be, that no Catholic could hold public office for that very reason and no one saw that as being "Nazi roots".

Your presenting a strawman. The issue is protecting us from those who can't separate church from state.
 
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You know we Jews believe that Isaiah 53 is about the nation of Israel, specifically the remnant of Jews who kept the Torah and have been punished for generations for it?
Ya, I posted it for you LoAmmi, Isaiah 53 describes what was to happen to Christ Jesus.
 
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It's not democracy if some people want to eventually bring in Sharia Law, that is not democracy.
Democracy is simply rule by the people.

If the majority of people voted to “bring in sharia law” then it would still be democracy. But that is a silly thing to fear. Have any of the Muslims elected to Congress expressed support of sharia law?
 
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My response to those who don't see a great increase in socialists, progressives, Communists who are seeking political power, is , you need to pay way more attention & stay away from MSNBC, CNN etc...there are radical forces that are at work trying to change America & the west.
 
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Come on, socialists are certainly going to take care of that, aren't they working on it now by taking in lots of Muslims, lots of Hindus and lots of pagans. Their (Muslims and Hinuds) birth rates are so high while that of Americans is so low.

Is socialist the new magic fear-mongering buzz word? And pagans? Really?

I ask because the number of socialists in positions of authority could be counted on one hand.
 
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When someone's faith is in direct conflict with constitutional obligations of the public office they are asking to fill, it's an issue.

It used to be, that no Catholic could hold public office for that very reason and no one saw that as being "Nazi roots".

Your presenting a strawman. The issue is protecting us from those who can't separate church from state.
You could say that about any religion. A lot of Christians want a theocracy but we don’t use that as a reason to bar any Christian from running for office.
 
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My response to those who don't see a great increase in socialists, progressives, Communists who are seeking political power, is , you need to pay way more attention & stay away from MSNBC, CNN etc...there are radical forces that are at work trying to change America & the west.

Uh huh... where do you recommend getting information from? Brietbart and Infowars?
 
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My response to those who don't see a great increase in socialists, progressives, Communists who are seeking political power, is , you need to pay way more attention & stay away from MSNBC, CNN etc...there are radical forces that are at work trying to change America & the west.

...the same thing was claimed in the 1950's.
 
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