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Nebraska: “Tri-Faith” project has links to Muslim Brotherhood, media cowers in fear

Apr 10, 2014 5:36 pm By Robert Spencer

Screen-Shot-2014-04-10-at-10.22.40-AM-e1397139690722I just arrived in Omaha to speak on these issues tonight, and in Lincoln tomorrow night. The Muslim Brotherhood ties of Hamas-linked CAIR and ISNA are abundantly documented. So why would the local Omaha media be afraid to discuss these issues? Who has intimidated them into silence, or paid them off? Have Bob Smietana and Niraj Warikoo warned their Omaha counterparts that saying anything negative about the Muslim Brotherhood would be “Islamophobic”?

“Omaha ‘Tri-Faith’ project has links to Muslim Brotherhood,” by Joe Herring for the Daily Caller, April 10:

Hailed as a global first, a Jewish synagogue and an Episcopal church are co-locating their new worship facilities on a plot of land with a Mosque. They call it the “Tri-Faith Initiative,” and the project has become the darling of the progressive wings of Christianity and Judaism.

The Jewish and Christian participants’ motivations are easily discerned by reading their rather facile statements regarding the project. Standard left-progressive boilerplate about “inclusiveness and social justice” abounds.

Like the Episcopalians, Reform Jews routinely place progressive politics and social justice above doctrine, making them ideal partners for a project like this. From their statements, one gets the impression that this sort of interfaith cooperation is naughtily intoxicating.

The particular form of Islam to be practiced at this new Tri-Faith campus has yet to be revealed, as well as the name of the Imam, or even the sect of Islam from which the Imam will be drawn.

One thing is clear however, the mosque – and those behind it – have distinct ties to groups previously named as “unindicted co-conspirators” in the largest terrorist funding investigation in our nation’s history.

The first of these, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is a well-documented purveyor of Islamism, preaching the supremacy of Islam over not only all other religions, but all nations as well.

Their fellow-traveling co-conspirator, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has similarly well documented ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and other radical Islamic supremacist organizations.

The Tri-Faith Initiative features links to both groups on their website, under the “Resources” and “Recommended Reading” tabs. Considering the security concerns presented by a post 9/11 world, these links are disturbing and warrant a discussion.

Dr. Mark Christian, the Executive Director of the Global Faith Institute (also based in Omaha) has called for the Tri-Faith Initiative to sever ties and disavow connections with all terror-linked Muslim groups.

He raised this issue with the Tri-Faith leadership and has had his concerns summarily dismissed. Perhaps it is only a coincidence, but intimidation efforts toward Dr. Christian subsequently surfaced on social media, coming from CAIR and other similarly freedom-phobic groups.

Dr. Christian is an Egyptian-born convert to Christianity from Islam. His family’s ties to the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood go back to its founding, and his conversion to Christianity has earned him a fatwa of death, should he return to his home country.

Understanding the danger as few others can, Dr. Christian is hosting a pair of conferences in Omaha and Lincoln on the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in the heartland, at which the lead presenter will be Robert Spencer, founder of Jihad Watch and favored target of radical Muslims everywhere.

Having already ignored Dr. Christian’s call to disavow CAIR and ISNA involvement, the occasion of Mr. Spencer’s arrival has led local media to further bury their heads in the sand.

In one recent instance, a large radio station has canceled a previously scheduled interview with Dr. Christian and Mr. Spencer, claiming to have done so “on advice of legal counsel.”

This is the station that features Limbaugh, Hannity and Levin as the mainstays of their weekday programming. The largest radio station in the state has expressed interest in speaking with Mr. Spencer, but only if the Tri-Faith Initiative remains undiscussed.

CAIR has been tweeting and speaking against the planned conferences, labeling them “Islamophobic” despite having made no effort to determine their content.

In CAIR’s eyes, the presence of Robert Spencer seems reason enough to launch an attack.

The primary weapon employed by CAIR and ISNA is pre-emption by intimidation. The “co-conspirators” level charges of Islamophobia at the first sign of opposition. They threaten lawsuits and boycotts, doing a 21st-century version of shouting down their opposition.

Attempts to address the concerns raised over the clear links between CAIR, ISNA and the proposed Mosque, have been met with stony silence from the Jewish and Christian legs of this Tri-Faith stool.

Both groups are profoundly leftist in orientation, and as many progressives do when faced with unpleasantness, they figuratively cover their ears and hum loudly.

Consequently, the reform-minded Muslims in Omaha, who wish to practice their faith without the interference of the Muslim Brotherhood, or 7th-century interventions from imported Imams, find themselves with no voice whatsoever.

The media – both local and national – lazily turn to CAIR and ISNA for the “Muslim perspective” on any issue. CAIR then issues statements on behalf of all Muslims and the media accepts it as such, leaving the moderate reform elements of Islam unable to overcome American media myopia.

All Dr. Christian has asked, is that the Mosque organizers eschew the support of, and affiliation with, CAIR and ISNA, as well as any other groups linked to the Muslim Brotherhood or terrorism.

This doesn’t seem to be a burdensome request for a group of people who claim to be creating a global model for interfaith cooperation and respect. Their stubborn refusal to separate themselves from radical Islamists is quite disturbing. The slack-jawed and uninterested response from our mainstream media is perhaps worse.

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  1. Champ ✞ says

    Apr 10, 2014 at 6:11 pm

    So which one is not a fruit …

    1) apple

    2) banana

    3) cow dung

    Okay, which one is not a true “religion of peace” …

    1) Christianity

    2) Judaism

    3) islam

    • Champ ✞ says

      Apr 10, 2014 at 6:16 pm

      Additionally, allah is NOT the God of the Bible …

      Excerpt:

      Muslims believe that there is no other God besides Allah and that he is the God of the universe. They claim that not only is he their God, but that he is the God of the Jews, the Christians and everyone else. When examining the profile of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and comparing it with Allah’s profile, there are a number of distinct differences between them that can only result in one conclusion: These profiles simply do not match! Allah is NOT the God of the Bible!
      The Islamic faith, through the teachings of Muhammad, asserts that Allah is God and attempt to place him within the confines of the Holy Scriptures. When the Bible contradicts their teachings, they allege that it is flawed, has been tampered with, and has many errors. They further claim that the Koran, through the teachings of their prophet Muhammad, corrects them. However, it has already been established that Muhammad was both a false prophet and teacher. Therefore, Islam’s allegations are unsupported, baseless and without merit.
      There are a number of major differences between the God of the Bible and Allah. This chapter will focus upon five reasons why they are not the same. According to the Holy Scriptures, the God of the Bible is the one true God while Allah is a false god.

      More here:

      http://www.kingmessiahproject.com/is_allah_not_God.html

      • john spielman says

        Apr 10, 2014 at 6:47 pm

        There is NOTHING in common between light and darkness except the light overcomes the darkness, likewise there is NOTHING in common between Jesus Christ and Allah/Satan who Jesus will destroy with the glory of His return. Islam purposely misrepresents the nature of God, and turns the God of the Bible from a just and merciful omnipotent, omniscient loving Diety into a corrupt malicious capricious weak demon who cannot carry out his own punishments but needs faithful muslims to do his bidding!
        This Episcopal church is not a Christian anymore but universalist in its beliefs where anything and everything is believed

        • Champ ✞ says

          Apr 10, 2014 at 6:58 pm

          I completely agree, John.

      • raylanfear says

        Apr 10, 2014 at 8:33 pm

        They will stop at nothttp://wp.me/p2GpDB-cFhing, until Islam and Sharia are dominate. Read this.

  2. mortimer says

    Apr 10, 2014 at 6:17 pm

    Tri-faith? Since the Muslim theory is that Judaism and Christianity were ‘really’ early forms of Islam that were mysteriously re-written to be different, there is no way to cooperate. Since Muslims believe in a theory of Islamic political and social supremacism, there is no way to cooperate. Muslims use these initiatives not for understanding of Islamic supremacism, but to conceal it.

  3. Michael Copeland says

    Apr 10, 2014 at 6:21 pm

    “Try Folly”

  4. Wellington says

    Apr 10, 2014 at 6:26 pm

    Cowards and fools abound.

    It’s worse when it happens in the heartland of America because it tends to show that even the most sensible and traditional parts of America are not immune to the many nonsenses of our age—–for instance, thinking that Islam is a kindred religion to Judaism and Christianity (the three Abrahamic faiths and all that rot) when, in fact, it despises Judaism and Christianity and considers Jews the descendants of apes and pigs and Christians deserving of being thrown into Hell when Jesus comes back at the end of the world and condemns them to eternal perdition because they deified him.

    I really do wish squishy, silly Christians and Jews who keep trying to make nicey-nicey with Muslims would wake up. But so many of them never will, so extensive is their wishful thinking and ignorance. And herein lies a major reason why Islam still gets a pass in the West, which it most certainly should not.

    • raylanfear says

      Apr 10, 2014 at 8:36 pm

      Your 100% correct. America is sleeping. http://wp.me/p2GpDB-cF

    • Kepha says

      Apr 10, 2014 at 10:00 pm

      Seeking peace with all men, as much as it is up to us, does not mean denying that there are serious differences. “Squishy” may be too polite a term.

      Well, I’m going to be out of the loop for a week or so. Best wishes to all.

      • Champ ✞ says

        Apr 10, 2014 at 11:29 pm

        Going on vacation, Kepha? If so, then have a nice safe trip, and Happy Resurrection Day! …a tad early 🙂

  5. CogitoErgoSum says

    Apr 10, 2014 at 6:58 pm

    Hey, Frank, would you mind keeping our little Jimmy’s pet alligator while we are on vacation for a couple of weeks?
    Gosh, I don’t know, Bill. He’s getting to be pretty big now and we don’t really have a place for him.
    Oh sure you do, Frank. Just keep him in that extra room you have in your basement. You know, the one where you keep Susie’s puppy and kitten.
    Oh, okay, Bill. I guess it’ll be alright.
    Sure it will, Frank. But just to make certain they are all happy in there together be sure to feed them the same thing every day…..you know, an all vegetable diet should be just fine.
    Of course, Bill, I should have thought of that. What could go wrong? Susie, will be thrilled.

    • Wellington says

      Apr 10, 2014 at 7:11 pm

      Clever metaphor. Accurate too.

  6. JamesonRocks says

    Apr 10, 2014 at 7:45 pm

    How very convenient for the Muslims. They have only to wait for their Jewish and Christian targets to arrive at the tri-faith grounds before beginning their bomb and rifle practice.

  7. richard Sherman says

    Apr 10, 2014 at 7:57 pm

    Tri- faith is a joke. The Koran demands that all Jews and Christians convert or die or become incredibly humiliated dhimmis. All Muslims know this religious demand of the Koran. These Jews and Christians in Omaha are being led an Islamic slaughter..
    As per the Koran.

    • Kepha says

      Apr 10, 2014 at 10:01 pm

      Well, I’d also like all people to convert to Christ, but I’ll leave the vengeance part up to God, who said He’d take care of it sooner or later. I guess I’ve been reading Romans too much lately.

  8. raylanfear says

    Apr 10, 2014 at 8:34 pm

    They will stop at nothing until they have their Caliphate. Islam and Sharia should be stopped at all costs. http://wp.me/p2GpDB-cF

  9. John Stefan Obeda says

    Apr 11, 2014 at 6:15 pm

    The apostle Paul writes about “Christians” who abandon their faith which happened already in his day: “The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.” These words can very well refer to Islam and not only, as Paul writes, to people who “forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods.” (1 Timothy 4:1f NIV translation). And he writes in his second letter to the young pastor: “They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.” (2 Tim.4:4)

    It is very unfortunate that many “Christians” forget the warning in Hebrews 3:12 “See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.”

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