Refusing Submission

US-ArmedConsidering the legitimate fear that ISIS has already penetrated our unprotected southern border, it’s reasonable to assume that Americans may soon be facing acts of terrorism against soft targets similar to the massacre in Kenya’s Westgate Mall in 2013. Americans can’t count on law enforcement or mall security alone to deal effectively with highly-trained teams of terrorists like the Westgate or Mumbai killers, so we all need to take measures to defend ourselves. Among those measures, should we consider learning how to fake being Muslim?

Recently The Canadian National Post published an article by Afsun Qureshi called “The Muslim Prayer That Might Save Your Life.” In it, Qureshi recalls that during the al Qaeda-linked Westgate attack, the killers quizzed terrified customers about their knowledge of Islam, including verses in the Koran or the name of Mohammad’s mother, for example, or demanded that some recite the shahadah, the Muslim declaration of faith. They did this in order to separate fellow Muslims, whom they spared, from infidel shoppers, whom they slaughtered with less concern than if the victims were livestock. (Similar tactics were carried out by the Mumbai terrorists).

“After that,” Qureshi writes, “many, myself included, wondered: Should we — Muslim or not — learn the basics of Islam and have a read through the Koran? If one of us ever finds herself in a situation similar to that of Westgate Mall victims, could even a rudimentary knowledge of Islam save us?”

Qureshi, who takes the view of many Muslims that the fundamentalists have hijacked her religion, believes this rudimentary knowledge is useful even in less threatening circumstances. She claims that “the odds are that if you are assailed by a radical Islamist in the streets of London or Toronto, it will be with words not bullets. For the sake of intellectual self-protection, it is worth getting up to speed on what these fanatics are so fanatical about.”

Actually, the odds are that if you are assailed by a Muslim fanatic, it will be with bullets, shrapnel, or blades. Intellectual protection is of much less value than Kevlar. However, I fully support the concept of understanding the basics (at the very least) of Islam, and I agree that learning a few key points of theology with which to intellectually disarm Muslim ideologues in a debate can be “a handy tool when it comes to confronting radicals in the realm of ideas.”

Referring to the Showtime TV drama about a former American soldier turned sleeper terrorist, Qureshi says “Some might fear that learning a bit of Islam will lead to a Homeland type situation, with folks going all Brody on us. But I doubt that.” She doesn’t sound too confident. In any case, in extreme circumstances, she believes that knowing a prayer or two might help you deceive attackers into sparing you as a fellow Muslim.

But at what cost? In reciting the shahadah, the speaker bears witness that “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger.” A person becomes Muslim by reciting the shahadah with a sincere heart in Arabic. Memorizing this and regurgitating it when necessary may or may not be enough to persuade an Islamic butcher to release you, but pretending to be Muslim is a test of your faith as well, because it demands that you deny your true faith, whether it is Christianity or Judaism or Buddhism or even atheism or “other.” It puts you in the same spiritually damning position as the apostle Peter, who denied Christ three times in the hours following his Savior’s arrest.

Of course, with a knife to your throat, under that kind of duress, you certainly wouldn’t be declaring your Muslim “faith” with a sincere heart, so theoretically it’s meaningless. Nonetheless, I don’t think most American non-Muslims are comfortable reciting it knowing that it is the principal requirement for conversion to Islam.

But “paramilitary jihadist groups have been growing,” she points out, and “until this fight is over, a little knowledge could go a long way.” True, and again, I’m all for acquiring as much knowledge about jihad as possible. But Qureshi is suggesting you do so not in order to take the fight to the enemy, but to save your butt if you are ever “assailed” by slaughterers who decide to put your fake faith to the test.

I have a family with small children, and if I could save them from certain death or worse by tricking jihadists with a rote recitation of the shahadah, shouldn’t I do it? Even if I were facing the threat alone, shouldn’t I save myself for my family’s sake, for my own sake? After all, Muslims themselves are given a pass for lying to infidels in order to save themselves. Why should non-believers not be granted the same leeway?

Because Americans believe in standing up for our beliefs, not lying and denouncing our faith to save our necks. Give us liberty or give us death. Thanks for the suggestion, Ms. Qureshi, but Americans refuse to accept living in a country in which we might need to learn how to lie about the god we worship, so that if we take our family to the mall, we will all have a better chance of coming home with our heads on our shoulders. Our administration may be full of cowards, liars and Islamic sympathizers, but ISIS will find that American citizens are not cowards. We are not liars. Our faith and freedoms are stronger than your barbarism. And we will not submit.

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  • I_Am_Me

    Been to Vegas lately? Disneyland? The enemy is here already.

    • Moa

      And the reason they are here is because the Democrats and Big State crowd once them here. Once American citizens are being slaughtered by the Muslims then the citizens will beg for Big Brother to “do something”. All your rights will be surrendered by your fellow citizens. This is how they get their Big State utopia.

      Their plan is pure evil. And Obama’s man Zbigniew Brzezinksi is doing the same on the world scale (just like he did in Afghanistan – read the history). They want their One World Order with the US in charge, and don’t care what has to happen to get this.

      ISIS must be fought and defeated. Islamic ideology must be discredited. But you must keep your Constitutional rights at *all* costs. Do not give up Free Speech or your firearms or you (and the rest of the World, which includes me) will be screwed by these evil men.

      • I_Am_Me

        This seems completely plausible. Are you an American?

        • Moa

          No, I am from an allied country. But I realise that if America falls, then we are all hosed. As President Reagan said, “America is the last, best hope of mankind”. When he says “America” he really means its generous, noble and courageous citizens.

  • ocarol500

    Interesting Poll Research here … http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/opinion-polls.htm

    ALSO remember that “faking it” or not, once you’ve said the ‘shahadah’ and then return to your personal “faith,” you have become an Apostate and can be murdered for it. So to “fake” it does you no good at all. Jesus Christ is Lord!

  • Damaris Tighe

    Great article. I’d only add that learning the shahadah & brushing up on basic Islam only adds to the Islamification of ordinary society, where children are taught more about Islam than Christianity at school & where (in the UK) much of the meat sold in supermarkets is unlabelled halal. In the UK some Submarine branches have gone halal. And there are special state-sponsored Islamic student loans.

    I call this pandering.

    • Moa

      It is not “pandering”, it is Afsun Quereshi’s jihad – to bring more unsuspecting people to Islam.

      Incidentally, Mohammed was from the same tribe as this person’s family name. It is worn as a badge of honor.

      Another example of deception by a Muslim to fool Westerners. She should instead condemn jihad (not “terrorism” (which Islam considers Westerners opposing jihad to practice), but specifically *jihad*).

  • DontMessWithAmerica

    A preferable solution is to carry a knife or gun and when the intruder tries to put a knife to your throat, you blow a hole in his gut.

    • DVult

      If you are unarmed couldn’t you at least sink your teeth into his neck or try to tear hunks out of him with your fingernails or ram your fingers into his eyes rather than just go limp? If you’re going to get killed anyway then the Marquis de Queensbury is out the window.

  • sendtheclunkerbacktochicago

    Heaven is better than this cess pool we call earth. Sin has corrupted this planet to where it is almost unrecognizable from a heaven’s perspective. Many Christians would rather hang onto life on earth than pass into eternity to be with their Savior so they might be convinced to recite a stupid prayer to the DEVIL.

  • Joycey

    Best solution: Make Islam and the Koran illegal under treason and terrorism laws….MAKE laws to outlaw that murderous, supremacist, fascist ideology,

    • Joycey
      • bigjulie

        This is one of the most powerful strips I have ever witnessed!!

      • Patriot077

        Thomas Jefferson had their number and so did Winston Churchill.

      • Sedated Princess

        Thanks for sharing. I had never seen that. Powerful.

    • William

      Can’t ban religion in America because there’s a constitutional separation between church and state.

      • cree

        Except through subversion as has been and is truly the case.

      • iluvisrael

        islam is not a religion – it’s a bloodthirsty, totalitarian ideology

        • William

          I bet that’s what Germans said about the Jews in the 1930s.

          • iluvisrael

            You got it backwards useful idiot. It was nazism that was also a bloodthirsty, totalitarian ideology. That’s why hitler and the mufti of Jerusalem were close buddies.

          • Shanidar

            You lost that bet, sweetheart.

          • Bill_H2

            The NAZI’s are in the same totalitarian camp as the Democratic Socialists of America

      • Shanidar

        No there isn’t. There is a prohibition against creating a law to establish a religion, or (everyone forgets this part) to limit the free practice of religion.
        “Separation of church and state” is a phrase that does not appear in the Constitution, no matter what you’ve been told

      • Patriot077

        Not constitutional though the progressives lean on that as a handy defense against religion.

      • JB Ziggy Zoggy

        Attempting to overthrow the Constitution and impose sharia are not First Amendment rights, and there is no such thing as a separation of Church and state. It is interesting though that you leftwing morons say separation of Church and state instead of “religion” and state.

      • Moa

        Islam is a political system. That can be banned. The superstition part is protected under the First Amendment – but treason is still treason.

      • Ellsworth Toohey

        In the early eighties I proclaimed that the Soviet would collapse soon and tthat the US, Eu and Russia would have to unite to fight iSSlam which is NOT a religion but a political ideology. The big mistake of the US has always been to believe that iSSlam was indeed a religion and less vicious that communism.

        • William

          Actually, Islam is one of the three major Abrahamic religions. Like Christians, they believe in the God of Abraham, Moses and Jesus. To say it’s not a religion is pure ignorance

          • Biff Henderson

            You can claim to be the Tooth Fairy but doesn’t make it so.

          • LibertyWriter

            You are a frigging idiot

      • Sedated Princess

        If you see this guy William in the thread of any articles on here, just ignore him. He’s a paid troll. For someone who disagrees with Conservatives, he sure spends a lot of time reading & commenting on all the articles here. If he’s not getting paid to rile people up then he’s one strange cat who’s got no life to speak of.

        • William

          Feel free to refute what I typed.
          Meow.

        • DontMessWithAmerica

          Exactly! Just ignore that girl and don’t respond to any of her idiotic remarks.

      • DVult

        There is a constitutional prohibition against establishing a state religion. Where does it say you cannot ban pislam?

  • 1Indioviejo1

    Everybody should carry a concealed weapon. It is lawful. In some states where they make it difficult to carry a weapon, there should be civil disobedience and lawfare to force them to obey the constitution. Them confront the Muslims anywhere you find them and tell them that they don’t come to our country and tell us what to believe. If push comes to shove, you must stand your ground. George Zimmerman for ever.

  • Carla Chamorro

    The funding comes from the same Arabs who want to prevent their riches questioned or the bad taste luxury life halted, their liquor, whores and parties in London and Paris stopped. They don’t want to share their oil wealth with the sand eating Arabs so they feed them with anti Israel propaganda just as the Castro and Chavistas populist jokes are.
    In the end….they are communists or those who hide behind evil, who want to kill God. To them all, the end justifies the means. They need to be fully destroyed.

    • Moa

      Corrupt collectivists, who live as they wish (not even their own set of rules, they have no rules).

  • Virgil Hilts

    Short version of the correct tactical approach: “Don’t Go Anywhere…unless you are carrying….with LOTS of ammo. Shoot to kill!

  • Ganesha_akbar

    Lan astaslem!

    [Matthew 10:33]

    [Revelations 20:4]

  • Arationofreason

    I believe this u tube video which I copied from another commenter belongs here.
    If you want to know why the west fears Islam, Must watch.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Qpy0mXg8Y

    • William

      Most Westerners do not fear Muslims. Why should I fear Muslims? I work with them.

      • Patriot077

        Did you watch the video?

      • Moa

        Only because you don’t understand.

        Ask them the question, “Should the whole earth be under Islam?”, and “Is Sharia better than man-made law?”.

      • Bill_H2

        Do you work with a Muslim group or just a handful of Muslim people?

      • Ellsworth Toohey

        I worked with muslims toot and I never feared them when they were a minority. On the other hand, when a majority, better watch. From Algeria, to current days Syria, people have seen how the former friendly muslim, worker, neighbor became an enemy. Today in Irak and Syria, the christians are suffering in the hand of their former “friend”. All is in the kuran, the satanic book.

    • cacslewisfan

      Dr. Warner is great. I highly recommend everyone watch this video. He has lots of great stuff on his website, too.

  • EaglesNest

    Don’t speak Arabic and have you ever tried to read the Qur’an? Cheaper and more effective to read the instructions that come with you Smith and Wesson and a box of .38′s. They will understand that just as well.

  • William

    Like Philthy Robertson of Duck Dynasty says, Kill them or convert them”.

    • Patriot077

      I believe you miss his point.

  • William

    First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion OR PREVENTING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF”.

    • Patriot077

      So how is it that Christians are being pushed into the closet? They don’t have that freedom?

    • JB Ziggy Zoggy

      No state religion, and you are free to practice your own, even at work or school. Work on your reading comprehension.

      • Patriot077

        Our government has never established a religion. What is happening now is that groups are working to destroy the freedom to exercise religion as though the Constitution guarantees freedom from religion.
        It’s interesting to consider that while Christianity is being mocked and smeared, no group has the integrity to attack the real unconstitutional erosions of religious freedoms being conducted by those practicing Islam.

    • Bill_H2

      Islam is a political ideology masquerading as a religion, its doctrine prescribes a whole way of life and there is NO PLACE in it for unbelievers.

    • DVult

      Pislam could still be banned either by Congress declaring that it is not a religion then banning it or by constitutional amendment.

  • Kruton

    7,ooo,ooo young men of military age led by 250,000 combat veterans!

  • EarlyModernMom

    I prefer to use the 9 mm in my handbag to give me a fighting chance of survival.

  • bittman

    This article reminds me of the Japanese general’s advice to his Emperor to not attack the USA mainland because there would be an American with a gun hiding behind every blade of grass! That was true then and in the parts of America that the Left refers to as “Flyover land” it is still true. I don’t know if it is true any longer about the big cities; they seem happy to wait for the government to do everything for them.

  • ricpic

    Do you know that when France was about to fall to Hitler and the Nazis, Churchill was implored by some in his own war cabinet to at least come to the table and discuss peace terms with Hitler or his representatives? Of course Churchill refused . Because he understood that you don’t show a ruthless amoral enemy weakness. You don’t talk to him or show “reasonableness” in any way. You resist. The analogy is not perfect but when the ISIS attacks start here, no matter how the charlatan in the White House responds, Americans must fight back. To the death. Period.

  • gman213

    My answer is more concealed carry of firearms. If i am going to go down it will go down shooting yelling “F**k Allah”

  • Jakareh

    It’s far more sensible to expel every Muslim from the country than to start memorizing their odious incantations.