The Tears of God

   

     Today the Church is being assailed from many different directions.  In this case I am using the word Church in its broadest sense and including all who proclaim Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord both Catholic and Protestant.  As I see it besides the internal strife we create for ourselves the biggest danger we face is the onslaught of Islamic terror against Christians in general. I really do not know how we can protect ourselves against a people that uses terror and violence to spread their teachings. 

     The Church teaches that the followers of Islam worship the same God as Christians.  This may be true but they don't seem to see God as Father, but rather as a slave owner.  Is the spread of Islam a chastisement of God against us for our disobedience?  The Old Testament tells many stories of how when the Hebrew people disobeyed God that misfortune followed. 

     What can we do to protect our churches and ourselves and our families against Islamic terrorism?  I would really like some suggestions.