Instead of a love for Muslims, why do most Christians fear them?
BERENDS: It is scary scenario. There are over a billion Muslims in the world and their book, the Qur’an, tells them they need to take over the world for Allah. Their plan is working in the local neighborhoods of the Western World. A Muslim charity provides money to build a mosque or worship center. Muslim families purchase houses around the worship center. BC: Churches are more likely to see the threat rather than the opportunity. BERENDS: Absolutely. The threat is there, but trying to stop them by law won’t work. The only way is by winning them to Christ. Then they will give up the jihad idea and see that obedience to the God of the Bible is the better path. They will learn about a loving God who tells us how to have true peace. There is no true peace and unconditional love in the Muslim world. BC: I read that, 50 years ago, the leaders of Islam would not advise Muslims to come to America for fear they would become Christians. It appears that has changed. BERENDS: Sadly, yes. Today, o
