Club Gitmo Oh So Special

In this environment of people seeking to forcibly rip all religion out of all government entities there is one shining beacon of . . . bigotry.

In Guantanamo Bay Cuba, the place where numerous terrorists are currently being held in detainment, the government is going to great lengths to accommodate Islam. At taxpayer expense these vile swine are each given their own personal copies of the Koran, prayer rugs, beads, and clothing that fits in with Islamic law. On the surface this is nothing more than the humane, respectful treatment these people don’t deserve, but are being given anyway.

Under the surface is a different story entirely.

In US prisons inmates are not given religious articles at taxpayer expense. Christians are not given individual government issue Bibles and Crucifixes, and Jews do not get individual government issue Torahs, Talmuds, and prayer caps.

In Schools Teachers are being prevented from displaying anything that demonstrates Christianity, like wearing cross pendants, but Muslim religious symbol go unbothered. There are numerous cases where the Bible has been removed from school libraries, but the Koran was left alone. We cannot teach Christianity, but schools are allowed to have their students role play as Muslims. All of this is done under the watchful eye of the ACLU and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.

This bespeaks of a specific anti-Christian bias among the “anti-establishment crowd” that is actually quite disturbing. It would not be so disturbing if all religions were treated equally, and with equal attempts at suppression. However, for some reason Christianity is being specifically targeted for the most virulent acts of hatred and suppression.

In my debates with Atheists the common reason given for this is that Christianity is the most common Religion in America, and, as such, deserves the most attention. Okay, but Islam is getting no attention at all that I know of, and it is Muslims, not Christians who are busy murdering people in the name of God. Based on this alone it would seem that Atheists, many of whom claim that religion is itself an evil thing, would be especially attentive to the open government promotion of the single most violent religion in the world today. They are not.

So, if wiping out the “evil” of religion is such a motivator, why is the one religion that is doing the most evil in the world being catered to this way?

I cannot answer this question. It makes no sense and holds no logic that this should be so.

I say we treat Islam just like every other religion. Ban it from the classroom. Force Muslim prisoners to get their religious accoutrements from private donors or purchase them on their own. Provide one or two copies of the Koran in the prison library, and none in school libraries. Assault Ramadan and its symbols the way Christmas is assaulted. Be equal. Don’t cater to terrorists and islamofascists.

Perhaps Atheists are afraid of Muslims. They have seen the way those who oppose Islam are murdered without regard worldwide and are afraid. Perhaps they target Christianity more out of cowardice, knowing they are safe from both persecution and murder by doing so while ignoring Islam.

This speaks worlds of the love, patience, and tolerance of Christians, and also of the violence and hatred of Muslims.