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How prepared were we for the surprise attack on the morning of September 11, 2001? Neither was America prepared for it on December 7, 1941. Today it's not like it was in 1966, 25 years after Pearl Harbor. Imperial Japan was defeated and its threat ended. Is Islam defeated or even in retreat?
Are you aware that since 9/11, nearly 50,000 acts of Islamic terror have struck worldwide? In 1966 roughly 300 mosques were in America. Are you aware that nearly 3000 mosques occupy America in 2026? "Death to America" isn't just heard from the Middle East; it's being shouted from locations in America.
If Osama bin Laden were alive today, he'd be smiling at the trends in America since 9/11.
Make no mistake about it, there are millions upon millions of moderate Muslims, but there is no such thing as moderate Islam and a mere minimum of Muslims committed to Islam can inflict a massive amount of terror. Didn't 9/11 prove that?
Are you aware that Islam is more than a religion but a totalitarian system of economic, political and cultural dominance.
Were you aware of the Muslim Brotherhood before 9/11? 25 years later with their tentacles reaching into mosques and Islamic societies in America, are you aware of the Brotherhood's motto saying, "Allah is our objective; the Prophet is our leader; the Qur’an is our law; jihad is our way; dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.” In short, the motto is "Islam is the solution."
Are you aware that according to Islam America is a house of war that must be conquered?
Are you aware that Islam has a four- fold strategy for the US: Migrate, populate, agitate and dominate. Charlie Kirk said, "Immigration without assimilation is invasion."
Compounding the problem is the emerging Red (Socialist)-Green (Islam) Alliance and Kirk called it out: "Islam is the sword the left is using to slit the throat of America."
The alliance of the Left with Islam has been tried already and it turned into a nightmare for the Iranian Left when it banded together with Islam in 1979. Not only did Islam dethrone the Shah, but it also decapitated the Left.
Like ex-Muslim now evangelist John Ghanm said, "When you tolerate Islam, Islam will grow. When Islam grows, it will not tolerate you."
Does the Left get it yet? Not if your Governor Hochul wearing a hijab in a mosque 2 weeks before the 25th Anniversary of 9/11.
As only the Babylon Bee can, a headline ran: "Sad: Kathy Hochul Tries To Warn People Republicans Will Take Away Women's Rights, But Her Mouth Is Covered by Hijab."
Setting aside satire, Hochul cozied up to socialist Muslim Mamdani and used taxpayer money to bail out New York City. Is she so beholden to power that she panders to Islam or is she so deluded to think that Islam is an ally to New York, Either way, it's poison.
That said, I stand with Pastor Rich Bitterman who wrote, "Christians can oppose Islam without despising Muslims and reject Sharia as a governing authority while opening your home to a Muslim neighbor. Name falsehood plainly because eternity hangs over the conversation. The gospel gives us courage fierce enough to stand and love strong enough to stay. (Places like) Dearborn, (Michigan) should concern Christians because growing Islamic influence deserves serious attention, but (the Apostle) Paul never needed panic. Because truth steadied him and the risen Christ sent him.
"So, when America changes around us, refuse cowardice and hatred alike. Stand where God places you. Speak clearly and defend lawful freedom. We need to expose false religion and then love the person standing across from you enough to tell him about Jesus. The darkness may gather, but light still knows exactly what to do."
We can neither forget 9/11, nor the words of Charlie Kirk, "No civilization has ever collapsed because it prays too much. But a civilization that abandons God will deteriorate and ultimately collapse from the inside out or because it loses the will to repel a malicious external force."
The Rev. Mel McGinnis is a Frewsburg resident.