President Bush draws his political and religious strength from leaders who believe in turning this country into Christendom. Read below what the leaders of Evangelical Christians said during the last two months in their public speeches.
Regardless of the political cost, we must make our voices loud and clear so that the future generations of Muslims and Americans may not point fingers at us that we didn't speak out when it mattered most. The type of statements that the leaders of Christian coalition have been making are not just now in front of an election cycle, but they have been saying this for long time.
Christian rights' agenda is not different from the agenda of Pope Urbana II who single handedly motivated the French and other European rulers to wage long crusades against Islam and Muslims to liberate holy lands and defeat the infidels.
The Texas Republican Party platform "affirms that the United States is a Christian nation" and refers to the "myth of the separation of church and state."
"We were here first. We are the keepers of what is right and what is wrong." Lou Sheldon, the founder of the "Traditional Values Coalition"
"What Christians have to do is to take back the country. I honestly believe that in my lifetime we will see a country once again governed by Christians and Christian values." Ralph Reed, the director of the Christian Coalition:
"I hope to see the day when as in the early days of our country, we won't have any public schools. The churches will have taken them over again and Christians will be running them. We must never allow our children to forget that this is a Christian nation. We must take back what is rightfully ours." Jerry Falwell:
"The Constitution of the United States is a marvelous document for self-government by Christian people. But the minute you turn the document into the hands of non-Christian people and atheist people, they can use it to destroy the very foundation of our society. And that's what's been happening. If Christian people work together, they can succeed in winning back control of the institutions that have been taken from them over the past 70 years. Pat Robertson:
However, there are Muslim groups who still believe they have to stay neutral at this crucial stage of our history. Can we remain neutral in this election?