Prophecy News Watch – November 9 , 2008 - The Bridge Calvary ...

Aiding the enemyIn his essay, "Financial Jihad: What Americans Need to Know," Vice PresidentChristopher Holden of the Center for Security Policy writes, "America is losing thefinancial war on terror because Wall Street is embracing a subversive enemy ideologyon one hand and providing corporate life support to state sponsors of terrorism on theother hand."Holden refers to Islamic finance, or "Shariah-Compliant Finance" as a "modern-dayTrojan horse" infiltrating the U.S. He said it poses a threat to the U.S. because it seeksto legitimize Shariah – a man-made medieval doctrine that regulates every aspect of lifefor Muslims – and could ultimately change American life and laws.Shariah-compliant finance is becoming a major movement, because American banksand investors are seeking wealth from oil profits in the Middle East. Some advocatesclaim Islamic finance is socially responsible because it bans investors from fundingcompanies that sell or promote products such as alcohol, tobacco, pornography,gambling and even pork.However, Islamic financial institutions also require all industry participants to adhere totenets of Shariah law. According to Nasser Suleiman's "Corporate Governance inIslamic Banking, "First and foremost, an Islamic organization must serve God. It mustdevelop a distinctive corporate culture, the main purpose of which is to create acollective morality and spirituality which, when combined with the production of goodsand services, sustains growth and the advancement of the Islamic way of life."Three nations that rule 100 percent by Shariah law – Iran, Saudi Arabia and Sudan –hold some of the most horrific human rights records in the world, Holden said."This strongly suggests that Americans should strenuously resist anything associatedwith Shariah."Tenets of ShariahIn his essay, "Islamic Finance or Financing Islamism," Alex Alexiev outlined thefollowing tenets of Shariah taken from "The Reliance of the Traveler: The ClassicManual of Sacred Law":* A woman is eligible for only half of the inheritance of a man* A virgin may be married against her will by her father or grandfather* A woman may not leave the house without her husband's permission* A Muslim man may marry four women, including Christians and Jews; a Muslimwoman can only marry a Muslim