Friday, July 15, 2005

WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES: SPEAK TRUTH RE ISLAM

J. Grant Swank, Jr.

It is imperative that one religion speaks about another, particularly when a religion fosters killing off those not devoted to that religion.

A killing cult is on the planet. Its name is "Islam." It poses as a world religion. It’s not. It’s a murdering onslaught intent on wiping out every non-Islamic alive.

Therefore, the World Council of Churches, given to its political involvement over many decades, must come to the fore in regard to truth. If the WCC states in its purpose that it exists to further truth among nations, then this is surely the time for the WCC to spell out truth regarding the Muslims.

Yet the WCC continues to say nothing.

Now that is exactly what those who disagree with the WCC expect of the WCC. Basically the WCC is composed of theological liberals. There may be a token conservative in the roster, but it is just that — a token. One might even regard the token as a spectator group looking over the WCC from close stance. There are those not quite sure of the WCC; therefore, they are hanging around near the playing field to scan and see.

But by and large, the WCC is made up of those who are not evangelical, conservative believers. Of course the WCC of late has been courting the evangelical community in hopes of cleaning up its liberal image as well as augmenting its membership dues. However, genuine evangelicals still look with suspicion on the WCC because of its diluting traditional Christian doctrine.

Therefore, with the WCC’s history of moving into the political arena on occasion, usually with support given to liberal causes on one continent of another, sometimes even subversive tangents not the least bit in agreement with the New Testament gospel, it is uncanny that the WCC remains silent regarding Islam.

Islam is a cult — a slaying cult. It poses as a religion. It is in combat with all other planetary religions. Therefore, the WCC should step to the plate and give forth the real definition of Islam, call for Muslims to quit their killing spree, and demand that Muslim clerics in particular declare war on their own.

Instead, as evangelicals expect, the WCC keeps going on its self-contained, self-protective way. If the WCC fights any body, it’s a conservative, genuinely Christian body. Even though at present there are olive branches extended to the conservative, "Bible believing" denominations, yet the WCC base is still theological liberalism and it appears it always will be. That’s where the power clutch is.

Consequently, one more void yawns upon the world community. It’s the open mouth, but saying nothing tongue, of the World Council of Churches — all in the light of daily carnage set loose by an opposing religion — indeed a cult — intent on extinguishing all groupings except their own, including the conclave known as the WCC.