Inaugural Sermon for the “Church of the Politically Incorrect.”

Welcome everyone to First Sunday, September 24, 2006; the day we first met as the Church for the Politically Incorrect. Whether or not it becomes an important historical moment or just another forgotten date in time depends on you.

If you are expecting me to begin where I left off in the "real" church, prepare to be disappointed. Dropping my pants to make a point got me kicked out of the Catholic Church because I got over zealous in defending the Pope's speech that infuriated the Muslim world. That won't happen here. After much prayer, I have come to see the light. Last week I was a defrocked priest. Today I'm the first pastor of the "Church of the Politcally Incorrect." To say that God works in mysterious ways would be an understatement. With this divinely given opportunity, I will endeavor not to be God's buffoon but rather, I pray, His messenger no matter how politically incorrect the message may be.

First off, it really is us against them because it’s them against us. Never forget it. It is not us against the Church or any peaceful religion. It’s us against Islam because it’s them against us. By taking this public stance we will be standing shoulder to shoulder with Christ who died to free us for eternity and our Founding Fathers, the framers of the Declaration of Independence, who risked their lives to free us for a temporal life of liberty and the pursuit of happiness with no one religion forced upon us. This is the way God wants it. Although we believe that Christ is the one true way to the Father, God doesn’t want you to believe anything you don’t want to believe—especially at the point of a scimitar or Kalashnikov. When it comes to Heaven, true believers need only apply.

Secondly, by its very nature, Islam cannot coexist with the West and it’s ideas of freedom and democracy. We cannot accommodate them because they don’t want to be accommodated. It is a medieval religion that somehow missed the Age of Enlightenment—and is proud of it too. We, the West, are infidels with way too much tolerance for pork and women. There is no room in Islamic sharia law for criticism or compromise. For a Muslim to suggest it is to court death; for an infidel it is a fate worse than death— which I fear Islam will one day define as a “dirty bomb”.

Thirdly, we don’t differentiate between a good Muslim and a bad Muslim. From our point of view they’re all bad—if you care for freedom and democracy. Unless supposedly moderate Muslims speak up and try to wrestle their religion away from the fascist thugs and hemorrhoidal, misogynistic young and old men that control it, Islam can never be trusted. Unless they renounce violence as a means to saving the world for Allah, until they accept other religions in their midst and equal rights for women, they are to be distrusted and avoided in public places.

I am reminded of Christ’s words: “When three or more are gathered in my name, I will be amongst them.” When I think about a pack of Muslims, I don’t see Allah among them, only bombs strapped around their bellies, with their mothers standing on the sidelines cheering them on to an early martyrdom and a shot at those heavenly virgins. C’mon, really, now. Is this not a religion that needs an updating? The angry, judgmental God of the Old Testament was updated to a loving, forgiving God in Christ over 2,000-years-ago. What the Qur’an needs is a New Testament updating—but who is brave enough in the Islamic world to do it? Without divine intervention, it will take a charismatic, politically savvy, open-minded thinker and I believe they are few and far between in the Muslim world. I wouldn’t hold my breath for such a man. In fact, I believe Christ will return before Islam ever issues a version 1.1.

Fourth, don’t believe them when they say it is a religion of “peace.” The Ninth Sura is the last section of the Qur’an to be revealed to the prophet Muhammad. Because of the Islamic doctrine of abrogation (naskh), Islamic theologians have asserted that the violent verses found there—including the “Verse of the Sword” (9.5)-- negate any previous peaceful and tolerant ones because Allah can change his mind. Yes, Islam was possibly a peaceful religion for a few decades until Muhammad had the last and final revelation: Spread the word by all means necessary.

In that regard, I can’t say it enough:

Don’t trust them,
Don’t believe them, and
Avoid public places where only one is gathered in Allah’s name.

But surely, you say, “Father Al, there must be something more we can do?”

There is. You must become advocates for change. You cannot come here once a week to worship God and to hang out with Brothers and Sisters who think the way you do. That’s too easy. Life doesn’t work that way. The things that truly matter take sacrifice. The last thing you want to become is the next “Silent Majority”—because I can promise you it will be the last one of the Western World. By showing up today for our first service, you took the first brave step toward becoming a Soldier of the Cross and Defender of the West. Never discount that effort. In America, it is much easier to keep your mouth shut in order to continue a blessed lifestyle most people can only dream of living. However, once word gets out about our beliefs, it may become dangerous to come to church for you and your children. One day we may find that the “Church of the Politically Incorrect” has been bombed to smithereens—with or without us in it. Perhaps one day our Church will only exist on our website long after we’re dead and gone, an electronic “Dead Sea Scroll” of a small band of believers who saw the inevitable and took a stand to stop it.

But as long as there are free brave men and women, the Church will survive. To insure its survivability, you can continue your brave journey by taking baby steps along the path to saving the Western World, Christianity in all of its forms, and other religions by spreading the word from behind the scenes, by emailing your congressmen, senators and even the President. You can start by advocating 4 proposals offered up by Robert Spencer, author of “The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam” (see Links). Because of his writings, Mr. Spencer is, of course, on a Muslim hit list. That alone should make it required reading for members of this Church and I encourage you to buy it and read it so that you can get a better understanding of where Muslims are coming from and what we are up against. His 4 proposals to save the West are:

1) Western foreign aid must be tied to the treatment of non-Muslims in Muslim nations,
2) Global alliances need to be reconfigured on the same basis,
3) Muslim nations must renounce sharia expansion,
4) The West must embark upon a full-scale search for alternative energy sources.

I know, good luck on all of them, right? Well, as Confucius said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” To preserve the West, freedom, and democracy, it is well worth the effort.

Now let us pray the Prayer of the Church of the Politically Incorrect:

Remind us, O Lord, that Life is a Great Adventure,
A Gift from You not to be guarded jealously,
But to be lived fearlessly before death itself.

Make us bold in our Convictions, O Lord,
For they shall keep Christ alive in America
And Israel strong in the World,

Preserve our Paranoia, O Lord,
For it shall keep us Alive in America
And the Western World Free.

In the Name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit and the Lord God of Israel,
Amen.