Qasim Rashid, Esq.Jun 5, 2023

I attended an interfaith event last Friday & the evangelical pastor lamented to me,"America's lost her way because we've forgotten Jesus."

I responded, "As a Muslim I love Jesus too—but when exactly would you say America 'followed' Jesus? Was it during Native Genocide? Slavery? Jim Crow? Denying women equal rights? While invading Iraq?”

Deafening silence.

If you want to show me your faith, first show me your service to ALL humanity—regardless of faith or no faith. B/c faith w/o works is dead.

Show threadwb x64Jun 6, 2023
@QasimRashid what else is Evangelism *besides* faith without works? Blind fervor for whatever the pastor is saying without ever cracking open a Bible is practically Evangelism's brand. I've had religious arguments in the Midwest with well-meaning "centrists" who will straight up say you can have godly behavior your whole life but if you don't believe and repent and get baptized you're going to hell
Show threadDaniel LoweJun 6, 2023

@wilbr @QasimRashid I will try to shed a little light on the off chance someone is interested.

To them, the evangelism _is_ the works. We are in the end times, and works to heal the world are pointless. Genocides, social injustice, and war are all expected in this evil world and take our attention from God Only spreading the word could possibly matter for the future, as it is the only hope for eternal life. To love is to want this for as many people as possible.

You're just arguing past them.

Show threadwb x64
@dl @QasimRashid thus the core problem with having doomsday/death cults in your society 😅
Jun 6, 2023 at 3:51pmWeb
Show threadDaniel LoweJun 6, 2023
@wilbr @QasimRashid I don't think that's a problem anyone really knows how to solve, but they've been a power in America for centuries.