Given events in the world today, and at home here in America, we thought it would be helpful and useful to repost this site’s original article series about Islam. We’ll begin posting one or two articles each week.
These articles were written in 2015, and since that time some things have changed. Therefore, where information is available, I will update those articles. Otherwise, they will be left with their original content. In addition, I will focus on some differences in ideas or principles between Islam and Christianity, and some implications from those differences.
I’ve said many times before; we must focus on ideas and not people. We all share the same nature; created in God’s image. It is our ideas which inform and shape our decisions and actions. Some argue one cannot meaningfully speak about a subject (such as Islam) if they are not a part of that subject (a Muslim). I respectfully disagree. This series attempts to lay out some differences between Christianity and Islam, and their implications. I only need understand Islam enough to understand the differences. It is more important that I understand my faith, Christianity, so I can see and understand why the differences may—or may not—matter.
A Relevant Economic Example
I’m not an economist, but I can understand economic principles, and some of their implications. Cause and effect. For example, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia reached a fifty year agreement in 1974 creating the petro-dollar. Saudi Arabia would price its oil in dollars. At the time, Saudi Arabia was the world’s largest oil producer. In return, it would receive military and economic assistance.
There was still a problem. A country cannot have all of its currency leaving, some of it must come back for this arrangement to work. What was the solution? Saudia Arabia would invest in the U.S. by purchasing Treasury securities or other financial assets. However, Saudi Arabia’s Treasury holdings are far less than one would expect.[1] So, what other investment did they make? Mosques. If I were in their shoes, I would likely have done something similar.
The current administration is doing something similar today. Implement tariffs to counter those other countries have in place on U.S. goods. Negotiate a trade deal. Bring dollars back to America via investments. But one major difference. This time the investment is in factories and other assets that will rebuild our capacity to be self-reliant in many areas—remaining independent and free.
Consequences
Over time, we turned over our immigration policy to the United Nations. A few questions for you to consider. Where were many of the immigrants coming from? If you were a country participating in the immigration program, would you send your best and brightest, or those less desirable to keep? If one of the tenets of your religion was to spread your religion, and have places for believers to attend, would you build places for them to worship?
One can debate whether these decisions were deliberate or not, but one cannot defend them. They were stupid, and contrary to our country’s interest. I saw a video sometime back. It contained an Arab official speaking at a conference in 2017, one attended by the press.[2] He spoke in English so his words were not misunderstood. The thrust of his message was; the West, in its ignorance, only thinks it understands Islam, and understands it better than the Middle East. It does not. As a result, we will have far more radical Islam in the future. I agree with him completely. And he named a cause, political correctness. Globalism.
Some Things to Think About
Globalism effects everyone, but only benefits a tiny fraction of the world’s population. I recently saw an interview with Kevin Freeman.[3] He is the author of Pirate Money and the soon to be released Four Horsemen of the American Apocalypse. He works with states to allow their backing of money (gold and silver) for legal tender purposes as per the Constitution’s Article I, Section 10. The interview touched on the new book’s content, which is relevant to this discussion.
Removing America from the Gold Standard
According to Kevin Freeman’s thesis, removing America from the gold standard in 1971 resulted in a money problem. Nixon’s first step in addressing the problem was the temporary one of implementing wage and price controls. The final removal from the gold standard (begun in 1933) created the four horsemen of the American Apocalypse. These are;
- Red – In February, 1972, Nixon met with Mao in China, and they reached an understanding. America would invest in China, and in return China would provide America with cheaper goods and reinvest in our Treasury securities. China did this until 2013, before beginning an effort to de-dollarize the world.
- Green – In 1974, America reached the agreement with Saudi Arabia creating the petro-dollar noted above. The Saudi’s would price oil in U.S. dollars, and in return receive certain assistance and reinvest in America. While they invested some of their dollars in Treasury securities, they also invested by allowing its Wahabi followers of Islam to go to America and build mosques which the Saudi government would finance.
- Blue – Globalism. Nixon’s act of removing the U.S. dollar from the gold standard and creating the petro-dollar provided the opening for the World Economic Forum’s creation.
- Yellow – Financialization. The removal of the gold standard created a financialization economy in America, an economy where more money is made from money rather than creating and building things.
The Six Trials America Now Faces
These horsemen created six trials for America. These are;
- Unsustainable debt through our government spending,
- Foreign interests wanting the dollar replaced as a global reserve currency,
- The push for a Central Bank Digital Currency tightening societal control,
- Increasing the wealth gap by reducing the number of people in the economy who can both participate in it and benefit from it,
- Shift demographics as single earner households become increasingly rare, and women wait until later in life to marry, thereby producing fewer children, and
- Fewer children producing a smaller workforce, creating an incentive to import foreign workers.
Is There an Answer?
Yes. The problem is Biblical and there is a Biblical answer. Our currency, the U.S. Dollar, does not meet the definition of money; it is merely currency used for legal tender. Debt, without inherent value. In essence, it is a false measure both primarily creating and harming the poor. It’s use is driven by the love of money itself. See the passages below.
“‘Don’t be dishonest when measuring length, weight or capacity. Rather, use an honest balance-scale, honest weights, an honest bushel dry-measure and an honest gallon liquid-measure; I am Adonai your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Observe all my regulations and rulings, and do them; I am Adonai.’” (Lev. 19:35-7)
No one can be slave to two masters; for he will either hate the first and love the second, or scorn the second and be loyal to the first. You can’t be a slave to both God and money. (Matt. 6:24)
Someone who is trustworthy in a small matter is also trustworthy in large ones, and someone who is dishonest in a small matter is also dishonest in large ones. So if you haven’t been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who is going to trust you with the real thing? (Luke 16:10-1)
There are three parts to the answer. First, pray. Pray for guidance, deliverance, and wisdom. Second, educate yourself. No one is going to do it for you. All my writing attempts to help put you on the education path. Third, vote. Make sure your officials understand the problem, and take effective action. If they fail, remove them and elect officials who understand the problem and will succeed.
Footnotes;
[1] Bloomberg, Saudi Arabia’s 41-year secret is out: US Treasuries total $116.8 billion, May, 16, 2016, https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/saudi-arabia-s-41-year-secret-is-out-us-treasuries-total-116-8-billion-1.188816 . Accessed via, The National News site, March 2026.
[2] https://x.com/EzraACohen/status/2009773343600156837?s=20 . Accessed, March, 2026.
[3] Andy Schectman, Little by Little, America’s ‘6 Trials by Fire’, Miles Franklin Media, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSzgNju1zzo March 2, 2026. Accessed March, 2026.
