Conference and Islam's Secrets

I spent this past weekend at a beautiful resort in Arizona with some absolutely incredible ministry partners of Campus Crusade for Christ. I had a blast hearing the stories of how God has used them to forward His kingdom around the globe. I also shared our passion to see God transform the world's second largest city and the infrastructure we will implement to help make it happen. I felt a little like Alice in Wonderland, being surrounded by people twice my age who have given much for the kingdom (ministry partners and other staff)...humbling and inspiring.

One evening we heard from Don Richardson (author of Peace Child). He shared some fascinating insights from his new book, Secrets of the Koran. The gloves came off! He opened up the true intentions of Islam.

Here is what's happening in Europe. Statistics show that in order for a country to maintain its population, each family must have 2.1 children. The rate for Europeans is 1.3. They're effectively killing themselves off. Muslims, on the other hand, are growing at a much faster rate. (In the United States, we're barely meeting the mark.)

More and more madrasas are opening up in Europe and around the world. Over 30,000 of these religious schools exist in India where children learn the teachings of the Koran from its original Arabic (often times without an education in other areas, like the sciences, the arts, math, politics, world affairs, etc.). So is this a bad thing? What exactly are these children learning?

In his book, Richardson compiles large amounts of research to reveal the truth about the Koran. Is Islam a religion of peace, like the new Islamic apologists and even our own president will tell us? Or is it in fact, a religion preaching war and hate?

Richardson's book serves as a harbinger for the Western world and for all of those who do not follow the teachings of Muhammad. Compare the six "peace verses" in the Koran (written before Muhammad's rejection as a prophet by the Jews) to the 106 verses preaching war against the infidels. Learn about Muhammad's life as a thief and murderer during his time in Medina. Understand the man who took a six-year-old wife and consummated the marriage when she was nine. Read this book.