{"id":2657387,"date":"2026-09-10T08:20:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-forgot-9-11-then-we-swore-a-mayor-in-on-the-quran-part-one\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T08:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:25:30","slug":"we-forgot-9-11-then-we-swore-a-mayor-in-on-the-quran-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-forgot-9-11-then-we-swore-a-mayor-in-on-the-quran-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"We Forgot 9\/11: Then We Swore a Mayor In on the Qur&#8217;an &#8211; Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-forgot-9-11-then-we-swore-a-mayor-in-on-the-quran-part-one%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2657387&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The provided content is a webpage section containing an article that reflects on the significance of remembering 9\/11 and raises concerns about contemporary cultural and political shifts related to Islam in America. It highlights the tragic events of September 11, 2001, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-will-mark-9-11-anniversary-in-alaska-as-families-urge-admin-not-to-go-through-with-terrorists-plea-deal\/\" title=\"Biden to commemorate 9\/11 in Alaska despite families&#039; plea against terrorists&#039; deal.\">terrorists hijacked planes<\/a>, resulting in nearly 3,000 deaths, and emphasizes the ongoing threats posed by radical elements within Islam, such as jihadists. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >author criticizes recent political developments<\/a>, including the swearing-in of officials on the Qur&#8217;an and the increasing presence of Islamic practices in public institutions, warning that these may conceal or overlook dangerous ideologies. Additionally, the article differentiates between peaceful Muslims, political Islamists, and violent jihadists, urging Americans to understand these distinctions to protect national security without fostering prejudice. It advocates for truthful, brave engagement rooted in Christian principles and promises to provide further guidance on loving Muslim neighbors and defending freedoms in the next part of the discussion.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hey Christian American, are you awake? Do you remember 9\/11?<\/p>\n<p>At times, it seems we have forgotten. As a reminder, on Sept. 11, 2001, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four American passenger planes.<\/p>\n<p>They crashed two into the World Trade Center, struck the Pentagon with a third, and would likely have attacked another target had courageous passengers not fought back aboard United Flight 93. That plane crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>In all, the terrorists murdered 2,977 innocent people.<\/p>\n<p>One of my dear friends and mentors, Dr. Wayne Grudem, once said, \u201cThe single greatest threat to American security is Islam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his book, \u201cPolitics According to the Bible,\u201d he examines the responsibility of government to defend its citizens against such threats. He issued these warnings years ago, yet today we seem increasingly willing to turn a blind eye to this brutal reality.<\/p>\n<p>You would think Americans would wake up on the 9\/11 anniversary, especially in the city where these terrorists attacked our country. Instead, we are welcoming in new political leaders, like Zohran Mamdani, who was sworn in on a Qur\u2019an!<\/p>\n<p>Not a Bible, a Qur\u2019an \u2014 the same book that fuels the dangerous doctrines of jihad, the doctrine by which the Al-Qaeda terrorists were inspired.<\/p>\n<p>Why are we doing this? We are doing this in the name of cultural relativism?<\/p>\n<p>We are accommodating, or worse, we are promoting Islamic religious practices without seriously considering the ideologies that can accompany them.<\/p>\n<p>You would think that more recent events in Israel would have awakened America.<\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led terrorists invaded Israel, then killed approximately 1,200 people \u2014 most of them civilians \u2014 and abducted 251 hostages.<\/p>\n<p>Did we forget that Israel, in their eyes, is \u201cThe Little Satan\u201d and America is \u201cThe Great Satan\u201d? Or did we miss that?<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s going on, America? Do you have amnesia? Did you forget? Did you lose your memory? Or are you ignorant?<\/p>\n<p>Well, it\u2019s time to lean in and learn a little more.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Islam is in the news almost daily. Recent controversies involve Islamic accommodations at airports, Muslim organizations within Scouting America \u2014 no longer the Boy Scouts, thanks to the woke movement \u2014 Islamic schools seeking public funding, and public school field trips to mosques.<\/p>\n<p>Christians should recognize the dangers of indoctrination in education and certain Islamic doctrines. However, we must also make important distinctions and offer necessary Disclaimers.<\/p>\n<p>In my book, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Think-Biblical-About-Geopolitical-Americas\/dp\/B0GWYDQCKQ\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=A3W3DKO9ZFAM&#038;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.k2MBgQlnKix-YNQ0KQL7cu3vxj5s_we0ThIxgymAGu3Gx_t4tCEkEV170W1IIoGb.Ba4cES4rrj8qsaYbE3tgB-ySfZDfSd9P1OJVF1V7TQU&#038;dib_tag=se&#038;keywords=think+biblical+about+the+geopolitical&#038;qid=1788970055&#038;sprefix=think+biblical+about+the+geopolitical+,aps,214&#038;sr=8-1\">Think Biblical About the Geopolitical: Israel, Iran, and America\u2019s Future<\/a>,\u201d I help readers understand the spectrum within Islam.<\/p>\n<p>I write:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Muslims are individuals who follow Islam, either by birth or <\/i><i><\/i><i>conversion. They may pray, fast, and observe Islamic <\/i><i>traditions, yet they live peacefully within society without <\/i><i>seeking political or legal dominance.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>I then distinguish Muslims from Islamists:<\/p>\n<p><i>Islamists believe that Sharia law, Islam\u2019s religious legal <\/i><i>system drawn from the Qur\u2019an and Islamic tradition, should <\/i><i>govern society above all other laws. Sharia speaks to every <\/i><i>part of life: worship, diet, dress, sexuality, family structure, <\/i><i>economics, crime, and punishment. Islamists are not always <\/i><i>violent, but they work politically, socially, and culturally to <\/i><i>advance and impose Islamic law at every level of society.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The third category I identify is jihadists.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>They not only seek the dominance of Sharia law but are willing, even eager, to use violence, terror, and war to achieve it. Jihadists justify <\/i><i>bloodshed in the name of Allah, claiming religious duty as they target civilians, destabilize governments, and wage holy war. They openly call for the destruction of nations they view <\/i><i>as enemies, including the United States, Israel, and Western <\/i><i>democracies, whom they label \u201cinfidel nations\u201d or \u201cenemies <\/i><i>of Islam.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>These distinctions matter because clarity allows us to reject prejudice without becoming blind to genuine danger.<\/p>\n<p>Not every Muslim is an Islamist, and not every Islamist is a jihadist. Yet Americans must understand where these beliefs differ, what they seek to accomplish, and how each can affect our nation.<\/p>\n<p>America cannot afford to confuse compassion with complacency or religious freedom with ideological surrender.<\/p>\n<p>We must recognize the important distinctions between peaceful Muslims, political Islamists, and violent jihadists without ignoring the doctrines and movements that threaten our faith, freedoms, and national security.<\/p>\n<p>The answer is not hatred, fear, or vigilante violence. It is truth, courage, wisdom, and faithful Christian engagement.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">I<\/span>n Part Two, I will explain how Christians can love their Muslim neighbors,  the gospel of Jesus Christ, defend the innocent, and stand firmly for the freedoms that have long defined our nation.<\/p>\n<p><em>Look for Part Two in The Western Journal\u2019s Op-Ed section tomorrow.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><i><b>The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either d or endorsed by the owners of this website. 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