By Joanna Francis
Writer, Journalist – USA

Between the Israeli assault on Lebanon and the Zionist "war on terror," the Muslim world is now center stage in every American home. I see the carnage, death and destruction that have befallen Lebanon, but I also see something else: I see you. I can't help but notice that almost every woman I see is carrying a baby or has children around her. I see that though they are dressed modestly, their beauty still shines through. But it's not just outer beauty that I notice.

I also notice that I feel something strange inside me: I feel envy. I feel terrible for the horrible experiences and war crimes that the Lebanese people have suffered, being targeted by our common enemy. But I can't help but admire your strength, your beauty, your modesty, and most of all, your happiness. Yes, it's strange, but it occurred to me that even under constant bombardment, you still seemed happier than we are, because you were still living the natural lives of women. The way women have always lived since the beginning of time. It used to be that way in the West until the 1960s, when we were bombarded by the same enemy. Only we were not bombarded with actual munitions, but with subtle trickery and moral corruption.

Through Temptation
They bombarded us Americans from Hollywood, instead of from fighter jets or with our own American-made tanks. They would like to bomb you in this way too, after they've finished bombing the infrastructure of your countries. I do not want this to happen to you. You will feel degraded, just like we do. You can avoid this kind of bombing if you will kindly listen to those of us who have already suffered serious casualties from their evil influence. Because everything you see coming out of Hollywood is a pack of lies, a distortion of reality, smoke and mirrors. They present casual sex as harmless recreation because they aim to destroy the moral fabric of the societies into which they beam their poisonous programming. I beg you not to drink their poison.

There is no antidote for it once you have consumed it. You may recover partially, but you will never be the same. Better to avoid the poison altogether than to try to heal from the damage it causes. They will try to tempt you with their titillating movies and music videos, falsely portraying us American women as happy and satisfied, proud of dressing like prostitutes, and content without families. Most of us are not happy, trust me. Millions of us are on anti- depressant medication, hate our jobs, and cry at night over the men who told us they loved us, then greedily used us and walked away. They would like to destroy your families and convince you to have fewer children. They do this by presenting marriage as a form of slavery, motherhood as a curse, and being modest and pure as old-fashioned. They want you to cheapen yourself and lose your faith. They are like the Serpent tempting Eve with the apple. Don't bite.

Self-Value
I see you as precious gems, pure gold, or the "pearl of great value" spoken of in the Bible (Matthew 13: 45). All women are pearls of great value, but some of us have been deceived into doubting the value of our purity. Jesus said: "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you" (Matthew 7: 6).

Our pearls are priceless, but they convince us that they're cheap. But trust me; there is no substitute for being able to look in the mirror and seeing purity, innocence and self-respect staring back at you. The fashions coming out of the Western sewer are designed to make you believe that your most valuable asset is your sexuality. But your beautiful dresses and veils are actually sexier than any Western fashion, because they cloak you in mystery and show self-respect and confidence. A woman's sexuality should be guarded from unworthy eyes, since it should be your gift to the man who loves and respects you enough to marry you. And since your men are still manly warriors, they deserve no less than your best. Our men don't even want purity anymore. They don't recognize the pearl of great value, opting for the flashy rhinestone instead.

Only to leave her too! Your most valuable assets are your inner beauty, your innocence, and everything that makes you who you are. But I notice that some Muslim women push the limit and try to be as Western as possible, even while wearing a veil (with some of their hair showing). Why imitate women who already regret, or will soon regret, their lost virtue? There is no compensation for that loss. You are flawless diamonds. Don't let them trick you into becoming rhinestones. Because everything you see in the fashion magazines and on Western television is a lie. It is Satan's trap. It is fool's gold.

A Woman's Heart
I'll let you in on a little secret, just in case you're curious: pre- marital sex is not even that great. We gave our bodies to the men we were in love with, believing that that was the way to make them love us and want to marry us, just as we had seen on television growing up. But without the security of marriage and the sure knowledge that he will always stay with us, it's not even enjoyable! That's the irony. It was just a waste. It leaves you in tears. Speaking as one woman to another, I believe that you understand that already. Because only a woman can truly understand what's in another woman's heart.

We really are all alike. Our race, religion or nationalities do not matter. A woman's heart is the same everywhere. We love. That's what we do best. We nurture our families and give comfort and strength to the men we love. But we American women have been fooled into believing that we are happiest having careers, our own homes in which to live alone, and freedom to give our love away to whomever we choose. That is not freedom. And that is not love. Only in the safe haven of marriage can a woman's body and heart be safe to love. Don't settle for anything less. It's not worth it. You won't even like it and you'll like yourself even less afterwards. Then he'll leave you.

Self-Denial
Sin never pays. It always cheats you. Even though I have reclaimed my honor, there's still no substitute for having never been dishonored in the first place. We Western women have been brainwashed into thinking that you Muslim women are oppressed. But truly, we are the ones who are oppressed; slaves to fashions that degrade us, obsessed with our weight, begging for love from men who do not want to grow up. Deep down inside, we know that we have been cheated. We secretly admire and envy you, although some of us will not admit it. Please do not look down on us or think that we like things the way they are. It's not our fault. Most of us did not have fathers to protect us when we were young because our families have been destroyed. You know who is behind this plot. Don't be fooled, my sisters. Don't let them get you too. Stay innocent and pure. We Christian women need to see what life is really supposed to be like for women. We need you to set the example for us, because we are lost. Hold onto your purity. Remember: you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. So guard your "toothpaste" carefully!

I hope you receive this advice in the spirit in which it is intended: the spirit of friendship, respect, and admiration.

From your Christian sister with love.

motayoayinde:

Self-Value
I see you as precious gems, pure gold, or the "pearl of great value" spoken of in the Bible (Matthew 13: 45). All women are pearls of great value, but some of us have been deceived into doubting the value of our purity. Jesus said: "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you" (Matthew 7: 6).

Our pearls are priceless, but they convince us that they're cheap. But trust me; there is no substitute for being able to look in the mirror and seeing purity, innocence and self-respect staring back at you. The fashions coming out of the Western sewer are designed to make you believe that your most valuable asset is your sexuality. But your beautiful dresses and veils are actually sexier than any Western fashion, because they cloak you in mystery and show self-respect and confidence. A woman's sexuality should be guarded from unworthy eyes, since it should be your gift to the man who loves and respects you enough to marry you. And since your men are still manly warriors, they deserve no less than your best. Our men don't even want purity anymore. They don't recognize the pearl of great value, opting for the flashy rhinestone instead.

Your devout Christian woman there is suffering from a delusion that plagues so many out there who pretend to be of God.

Her comparison of women to Heaven which Jesus Christ spoke of in Parable in Matthew 13 vs 44 - 46, reveals so much about her religion and knowledge where Jesus Christ, the one who she claims to be of. If concerned.

Jesus Christ taught instead that in the Kingdom of God, women are equal to men - Matthew 23 vs 8 - and so these delusions of women being virtues or chaste creatures have no meaning where Jesus Christ is concerned. Such things only matter in cultures and religions were women are considered precious toys for their male counterparts(humans) to admire and fawn over.

LETTER FROM A SINCERE WOMAN.

Kobojunkie:
Your devout Christian woman there is suffering from a delusion that plagues so many out there who pretend to be of God.

Her comparison of women to Heaven which Jesus Christ spoke of in Parable in Matthew 13 vs 44 - 46, reveals so much about her religion and knowledge where Jesus Christ, the one who she claims to be of. If concerned.

Jesus Christ taught instead that in the Kingdom of God, women are equal to men - Matthew 23 vs 8 - and so these delusions of women being virtues or chaste creatures have no meaning where Jesus Christ is concerned. Such things only matter in cultures and religions were women are considered precious toys for their male counterparts(humans) to admire and fawn over.

FIRST, I DOUBT IF YOU'RE RIGHT/QUALIFIED TO DECLARE THE WRITER AS "PRETEND(ing) TO BE OF GOD" ONLY BECAUSE SHE USED THE EXPRESSION ''PEARL OF GREAT VALUE" IN THAT VERSE AS AN ANALOGY TO DESCRIBE VIRTOUS WOMEN.
THAT'S HARSH AND UNNECESSARY.

SECOND, JESUS MIGHT HAVE TAUGHT THAT WOMEN WERE EQUAL TO MEN (according to your interpretation of that verse), ONE THING I CAN BET HE DIDN'T TEACH WAS THAT WOMEN WERE EQUAL TO ANIMALS, ROAMING UNCLAD AMONG FELLOW HUMANS.
AND THIS IS THE WRITER'S POINT.

THIRD, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR CULTURES WHICH REGARD WOMEN AS PLAY THINGS, THEN WESTERN SOCIETY AND CULTURE IS YOUR SURE BET.
THIS HAPPENS TO BE THE CULTURE AND SOCIETY THE WRITER IS FROM, IT'S THE SOCIETY SHE HAS WATCHED DESCEND INTO UTTER MORAL DECAY, IT'S THE SOCIETY SHE'S WRITING AND WARNING ABOUT.

FOURTH, I'LL BE GLAD IF THIS THREAD IS LEFT OPEN FOR POEPLE WHO APPRECIATE AND SHARE SIMILAR MORAL VALUES AS THOSE OF THE WRITER, NOT ONE CLOGGED WITH BICKERINGS OVER THE INTERPRETATION OF BIBLICAL VERSES.

motayoayinde:
1. FIRST, I DOUBT IF YOU'RE RIGHT/QUALIFIED TO DECLARE THE WRITER AS "PRETEND(ing) TO BE OF GOD" ONLY BECAUSE SHE USED THE EXPRESSION ''PEARL OF GREAT VALUE" IN THAT VERSE AS AN ANALOGY TO DESCRIBE VIRTOUS WOMEN.
THAT'S HARSH AND UNNECESSARY.

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SECOND, JESUS MIGHT HAVE TAUGHT THAT MEN WERE EQUAL TO MEN (according to your interpretation of that verse), ONE THING I CAN BET HE DIDN'T TEACH WAS THAT WOMEN WERE EQUAL TO ANIMALS, ROAMING UNCLAD AMONG FELLOW HUMANS.
AND THIS IS THE WRITER'S POINT.

3. THIRD, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR CULTURES WHICH REGARD WOMEN AS PLAY THINGS, THEN WESTERN SOCIETY AND CULTURE IS YOUR SURE BET.
THIS HAPPENS TO BE THE CULTURE AND SOCIETY THE WRITER IS FROM, IT'S THE SOCIETY SHE HAS WATCHED DESCEND INTO UTTER MORAL DECAY, IT'S THE SOCIETY SHE WRITING AND WARNING ABOUT.

4. FOURTH, I'LL BE GLAD IF THIS THREAD IS LEFT OPEN FOR POEPLE WHO APPRECIATE AND SHARE SIMILAR MORAL VALUES AS THOSE OF THE WRITER, NOT ONE CLOGGED WITH BICKERINGS OVER THE INTERPRETATION OF BIBLICAL VERSES.

1. Wrong! No one who Hears the Truth of Jesus Christ will twist His Truth in order to justify a falsehood.

In Matthew 13, Jesus Christ told Parable after Parable, explaining the Kingdom of God and what it is like to His followers. The Parable of the precious Pearl in Matthew 13 vs 44 - 46 , He told to explain that only those who sell all they have - abandon all their earthly treasures- can obtain the treaure that is Heaven.

Jesus Christ never considered a woman a treasure of any kind, not even to be compared to Heaven. Any woman who desires to be compared to a pearl probably does not need Jesus Christ but instead should need visit a psychiatrist, or better yet, adopt a belief that fills her head with such lies and deceit. For you see in Jesus Christ, there are no such things as virtuous women or chaste or the lot that men care about. There are only Children of God and every single one of them serves God and God alone.

2. Jesus Christ was clear that women were equal to men. He came to redeem mankind, even women, from the curse God placed on the in Genesis 3 vs 16, declaring that a woman is to be ruled over by her husband. So in Jesus Christ, a woman redeemed from the curse is equal to man, just as Jesus Christ made clear. It is the cultures and beliefs of men that compare women to animals and that has absolutely nothing to do with God.

The writer is wrong for attempting to twist lies into God’s word, commit an abomination against God, in order to justify her argument against the ideas of men.- Matthew 15 vs 1 - 14.

3. In Western culture that I know of, women have the right to chose their individual path based on individual belief instead. What you term moral decay is instead someone's freedom revealed. That a woman chooses a life of prostitution, is her exercising her freedom as an equal member of society.

Jesus Christ did not come to condemn the world. He didn't send anyone of His to sit as judge against those who are of the world, who refuse to follow Him. He instead came to save those who will obey Him.

4. Your "moral values" have absolutely nothing to do with Jesus Christ though you pretend it does. Twisting the word of God in order to further a lie in the name of Jesus Christ is all you are attempting to do here, and nothing else.

Kobojunkie:
1. Wrong! No one who Hears the Truth of Jesus Christ will twist His Truth in order to justify a falsehood.

In Matthew 13, Jesus Christ told Parable after Parable, explaining the Kingdom of God and what it is like to His followers. The Parable of the precious Pearl in Matthew 13 vs 44 - 46 , He told to explain that only those who sell all they have - abandon all their earthly treasures- can obtain the treaure that is Heaven.

Jesus Christ never considered a woman a treasure of any kind, not even to be compared to Heaven. Any woman who desires to be compared to a pearl probably does not need Jesus Christ but instead should need visit a psychiatrist, or better yet, adopt a belief that fills her head with such lies and deceit. For you see in Jesus Christ, there are no such things as virtuous women or chaste or the lot that men care about. There are only Children of God and every single one of them serves God and God alone.

2. Jesus Christ was clear that women were equal to men. He came to redeem mankind, even women, from the curse God placed on the in Genesis 3 vs 16, declaring that a woman is to be ruled over by her husband. So in Jesus Christ, a woman redeemed from the curse is equal to man, just as Jesus Christ made clear. It is the cultures and beliefs of men that compare women to animals and that has absolutely nothing to do with God.

The writer is wrong for attempting to twist lies into God’s word, commit an abomination against God, in order to justify her argument against the ideas of men.- Matthew 15 vs 1 - 14.

3. In Western culture that I know of, women are instead equally allowed to each chose their own part based on their individual beliefs instead. What you term moral decay is instead someone's freedom revealed. That a woman is for instance, free and chooses a life of prostitution, is her exercising her freedom as an equal member of society.

Jesus Christ did not come to condemn the world. He didn't send anyone of His to sit as judge against those who are of the world, who refuse to follow Him. He instead came to save those who will obey Him.

4. Your "moral values" have absolutely nothing to do with Jesus Christ though you pretend it does. Twisting the word of God in order to further a lie in the name of Jesus Christ is all you are attempting to do here, and nothing else.

Crime has no meaning?

Armed Robbers, Murderers, Bandits, Kidnappers, Unknown Gunmen etc are also exercising their freedom as equal members of a society.

Is there any relationship between Morality and salvation?

mhmsadyq:
.Crime has no meaning?

1. Armed Robbers, Murderers, Bandits, Kidnappers, Unknown Gunmen etc are also exercising their freedom as equal members of a society.

2. Is there any relationship between Morality and salvation?

1. Sure, Crime can be seen that way and society rightly has punishments for those. That is no reason to then impede on the freedoms of people. We have laws in place so those who try impose their will and freedoms illegally on others are punished.

2. There is absolutely no relationship between Salvation and man's idea of morality.

Kobojunkie:
1. Sure, Crime can be seen that way and society rightly has punishments for those. That is no reason to then impede on the freedoms of people. We have laws in place so those who try impose their will and freedoms illegally on others are punished.

2. There is absolutely no relationship between Salvation and man's idea of morality.

1. I don't understand.

2. WOW! I give up.

mhmsadyq:

1. I don't understand.

2. WOW! I give up.

1. What is it you don't understand?

2. Do you understand what Salvation, as taught by Jesus Christ, means?

MUSLIM WOMEN, AS THE WRITER POINTS OUT, ARE THE MORAL TORCHBEARERS FOR THE WORLD'S WOMEN AND SYMBOLS OF DECENCY, LIVING ACCORDING TO THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD.

IT TAKES A SINCERE AND RIGHTEOUS NON- MUSLIM WOMAN TO TO ADMIT AND APPRECIATE THIS.

Good wriie - up. Sister.

. anyways, a dead clock can be right twice a day.

motayoayinde:
MUSLIM WOMEN, AS THE WRITER POINTS OUT, ARE THE MORAL TORCHBEARERS FOR THE WORLD'S WOMEN AND SYMBOLS OF DECENCY, LIVING ACCORDING TO THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD.

IT TAKES A SINCERE AND RIGHTEOUS NON- MUSLIM WOMAN TO TO ADMIT AND APPRECIATE THIS.

You are right. I appreciate the modesty of Muslim women. Though being born again (salvation experience through Christ alone) is a requirement for entering the Kingdom of God, the dress sense of Muslim women is a challenge to so-called Christian women whose dressing sends a wrong signal to the right thinking members of the public. Granted that dressing alone does not take one to the Kingdom but "our righteousness must exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees (religious people) for us to get to the Kingdom of God" - Mathew 5:20.

FreedomfromtheT:
You are right. I appreciate the modesty of Muslim women. Though being born again (salvation experience through Christ alone) is a requirement for entering the Kingdom of God, the dress sense of Muslim women is a challenge to so-called Christian women whose dressing sends a wrong signal to the right thinking members of the public. Granted that dressing alone does not take one to the Kingdom but "our righteousness must exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees (religious people) for us to get to the Kingdom of God" - Mathew 5:20.

Open your Bible and show us where Jesus Christ, the Christ in the word "Christian" taught you that it matters what His female followers wear or how they dress?

When Jesus Christ taught of righteousness, do you realize what He meant? Visit Matthew 25 vs 31 - 46, yo learn what works are done by those who are in fact righteous. Compare that with Old testament righteousness in Ezekiel 18 vs 1 - 20 and Ezekiel 33 vs 9 - 20 and you immediately see you don't even know what righteousness is about to begin with. In Job 31 vs 1 - 12, Job speaks of the works of Righteousness he did in his own life.

You subscribe to doctrines and rules that are of men, yet you continue to drag Jesus Christ's name down into your ignorance, even after learning that He declared over 2000 years ago, such doctrines and traditions as abomination against God's and His Law to us? .

Well thanks to the woman for saying what she could decipher about women of other faith!

MaxInDHouse:
Well thanks to the woman for saying what she could decipher about women of other faith!

YEAH, SEEING SOMETHING GOOD AND COMMENDING IT REGARDLESS OF THE DOER ACTUALLY SAYS MORE ABOUT YOUR OWN GOODNESS.

Mercy Eke will go to church on Sunday and everyone will take pictures with her.

She might even get a standing ovation.

ymdo:
Mercy Eke will go to church on Sunday and everyone will take pictures with her.

She might even get a standing ovation.

Is Mercy Eke someone who church owners don't want in their churches ?

ymdo:
Mercy Eke will go to church on Sunday and everyone will take pictures with her.

She might even get a standing ovation.

YOU'RE RIGHT AND THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT OUR SOCIETY.

Kobojunkie:
Is Mercy Eke someone who church owners don't want in their churches ?

Mercy Eke should of course go to Church. Jesus Christ came for people like her. And she should go as she is (but not to seduce though). The problem is that in most assemblies, the goal will not be to win people like her to Christ, rather to make her a prominent member of the local church so that more tithes and offerings will be flowing. Money matters to most clergies more than the soul's eternal wellbeing. So unfortunate and regrettable.

FreedomfromtheT:
Mercy Eke should of course go to Church. Jesus Christ came for people like her. And she should go as she is (but not to seduce though). The problem is that in most assemblies, the goal will not be to win people like her to Christ, rather to make her a prominent member of the local church so that more tithes and offerings will be flowing. Money matters to most clergies more than the soul's eternal wellbeing. So unfortunate and regrettable.

What you listed is no problem at all. Afterall your churches are nothing but 'glorified' businesses, ruled over by men and meant to grow the kingdom of men right here in the world.

Kobojunkie:
What you listed is no problem at all. Afterall your churches are nothing but 'glorified' businesses, ruled over by men and meant to grow the kingdom of men right here in the world.

In the process of trying to find faults with my unarguable points, you simply contradicted yourself. On one hand, you claimed that what I listed is no problem at all, on the other hand you claim all 'your churches are nothing but "glorified" businesses', bla, bla, bla. Your needless distraction not withstanding, my point again is that people like Mercy Eke need to go to church the way they are so as to hear the true gospel that will make them born again children of God. Christ died for them as well. Many so called churches are business centres but God always guides the sincere to the few right places.

FreedomfromtheT:
In the process of trying to find faults with my unarguable points, you simply contradicted yourself. On one hand, you claimed that what I listed is no problem at all, on the other hand you claim all 'your churches are nothing but "glorified" businesses', bla, bla, bla. Your needless distraction not withstanding, my point again is that people like Mercy Eke need to go to church the way they are so as to hear the true gospel that will make them born again children of God. Christ died for them as well. Many so called churches are business centres but God always guides the sincere to the few right places.

I am afraid this contradiction you speak of only exists in your mind and not in reality.

Your churches are 'glorified' - they pretend God has a hand in what they do simply because they invoke His name - businesses of this world built and manned by men for the glory of men and their kingdoms. So, what is the problem with one visiting such an establishment and being praised by those who man said establishments?

Nobody hears the "true" gospel in your churches. Instead they hear the doctrines of men, and follow traditions/rules of men. The Truth Gospel is as spoken from the mouth of Jesus Christ Himself, a Truth all you churchians deny to date.