MS Baptist Church Sign: 'Jesus is God; Allah is Satan'
By Gina Miller
RenewAmerica.com
It's quite rare to be part of a story on which I
report, but this time I'm at Ground Zero. My church
in Gulfport, Mississippi, Cowan
Road Baptist Church, is the center of a
growing story. In the wake of the horrific slaughter
of at least 130 people in Paris by Muslim demoniacs,
our Pastor, Chris Ashley, put a message on our
church sign: "Jesus is God; Allah is Satan" and
below that, he added, "Joshua
24:15." (column continues below)
It didn't take long for Muslim
spokesmen here on the Coast to voice their offense
at it, and the local media have featured the
offended Muslims on their newscasts. They have also
interviewed Pastor Chris, as well, and as a result,
there will be a debate showdown on December 5th. AsWLOX-TV
reported on Sunday:
Conversations of the marquee isn't [sic] just on
the coast, but Muslim followers as far as Atlanta
have reached out to Pastor Ashley about what's on
display.
An Atlanta man reached out to Pastor Ashley and left
a message saying, "We noticed on your sign that it
says 'Allah is Satan, Jesus is God.' We challenge
you to a public debate about your statement. You all
have defamed and insulted our faith, so we would
like to challenge your statement 'Allah is Satan,
Jesus is God.'"
Pastor Ashley has called Mr. Bilal Stroud back to
accept his debate challenge. They have both agreed
to meet with people from their communities,
Saturday, December 5th at 6 p.m. at Cowan Road
Baptist Church.
The debate will be public and streamed online. We're
going to continue to follow this controversial story
and bring you the latest.
I asked Pastor Chris if he would give me a statement
to include in this column. Here is what he wrote:
God laid a message (sermon) on my heart for last
Sunday the 22nd. That message was for the church to
stop hiding the truth inside the walls of the church
(not just this truth of Allah, but ALL truth). The
body of Christ has succumbed to political
correctness and fear of offending anyone, to the
point we talk about the truth ONLY in the confines
of the walls of the church.
God laid it on my heart less than 30 minutes before
the beginning of that service to proclaim that Allah
of the Quran is Satan, and that Jesus is the true
God. I did. Finishing the sign just minutes before
the service. No malice. No judging (except for Allah
and Satan). No hatred. Just obedience.
I have NO idea why God has put me (of all people) to
be in this, but my prayer is to be obedient until
the end. I humbly ask for your prayers as well.
On a different note, I believe God has shown me over
the last several days that my part of this message
may not be for the Muslim people as much as it is
for Christians. I am AMAZED at the number of
self-proclaimed believers who think the God of the
Bible and the god of the Quran are the same. May God
bless you all.
I love and admire Chris Ashley, and I thank the Lord
that he is my pastor and brother in Christ. He is a
leader, a truth-teller, and he is courageous.
Courage is contagious. If hundreds or even thousands
of Christian churches across America had the courage
to put this message on their signs, Muslim
activists, along with the truth-hating, left-wing
media, would have a hard time keeping up their
attacks against those of us who speak the truth.
What Pastor Chris wrote about Jesus and Allah is true.
Islam is a political-militant ideology born in Hell
and authored by Satan himself. Allah certainly is Satan.
Islam is one of his master stroke creations, leading
millions to an eternity in Hell. I will not bow to
political correctness in this. I will not sugar-coat
what I say about Islam, because I know what a vile
and evil thing it is.
A tenet of Islam is taqiyya, which is lying for the
sake of Islam's spread. We cannot trust a word they
say. The obscene murders committed by soldiers of
Allah are commanded in their detestable Koran! And,
apologists for Islam lie and claim those murders
have nothing to do with Islam. All rational people
know better than that!
Jesus is God, and He is the only way – the ONLY way
– men can be saved. Muslims need Him. We all need
Him. Those of us who know the truth must stand
firmly against the Islamic caliphate that is
sweeping across Europe and the United States. Barack
Obama (or whatever his name is) is facilitating it.
He is on the side of our sworn, Muslims enemies, who
are subversives who want to destroy our
constitutional Republic, who want to kill us and
enslave us under their demented Sharia law. Those
are Obama's buddies. We must resist. We must not be
afraid to tell the truth about Islam and its
murderous, tyrannical goals. Islam is evil, period.
I look forward to the debate at our church on
Saturday evening, December 5th. If you are in the
area of Gulfport, MS, please try to attend.
Otherwise, the debate will be streamed live on the
Internet and available for replay. You can check our
church's Facebook page for details on
where to see it online.
Finally, please remember Pastor Chris Ashley, his
family and our church in your prayers. Pray that he
will stand boldly in the face of the shrill voices
screeching and lying about the truth he speaks. Pray
for our safety, and pray that other Christian
churches will begin to be unafraid to stand for the
unbending truth of God's Word. This nation
desperately needs a flood of truth to wash over it.