Here we go again - political correctness at its worst. I have a sister-in-law, whose husband is in harm's way in Iraq and Afghanistan while his family holds their collective breath at Fort Hood and in other parts of the country. He is there for the third or fourth tour, I cannot remember which. He loves the Lord as does his entire family and has served his country well rising through the ranks from West Point's student brigade commander to a full Colonel in the United States Army. His wife and children wait to hear from him every day. The last thing they want to see is an army car pull up to their front door, so to speak. My sister-in-law has often ministered to families devastated by losses suffered in combat.

The last thing anyone at Fort Hood expected was for the security and camaraderie of that base to be shattered by the ring of gun-fire as thirteen of their soldiers were brutally executed and thirty others were wounded. When the news came back that the terrorist was an Army Major who lived among them for years, no one could believe it. It didn't take but two minutes after this discovery for the political left in this country to rise up and begin to look for excuses for this killer's actions. They have no clue as to the harm this causes the families who lost a loved one in this murderous deed. It is like throwing salt on a large open wound. What is even more difficult to comprehend is the fact that the FBI and the Army KNEW about this man's terrorist leanings for some time. They knew about the radical mosque he attended. They knew he was a weirdo and a potential threat. Yet, nothing was done about this for fear of insulting the Muslims. This has got to stop. America must rise up and call this what it is - terrorism in the name of a non-peaceful religion.

President Obama made a good speech at the memorial service. But I could not help but notice how quick he was to defend Islam as a peace loving religion. The liberal media boasted on how some of the Muslim clerics were quick to condemn the act and disavow themselves from this killer. But for me, this is too little too late. Is Islam a religion of peace? Hardly! Take some time to read for yourself some of the excellent material that is out there in cyberspace. Simply Google "Is Islam a religion of peace."One example that provides food for thought can be found at http://www.studytoanswer.net/myths_ch7.html.

Where were the condemnations after 9-11 from the Islamic community? Where were the condemnations from the leading clerics around the world after this tragedy? With few exceptions, the Muslim community has been silent. This man, whose name I refuse to mention, was a terrorist and some of our key people in Homeland Security knew it. But, to be PC was more important than the lives of these soldiers and the devastating wave of pain that now is the lot of their families.

In His Grip,
Dr. Chuck Betters

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