Phil Robertson Issues Extremely Controversial Message To All Of America John Hawkins recently made headlines after posting a challenging post on Town Hall. The article has now gone viral among American Christians. Read the post below and tell us what you think: Given all the bad press Islam has gotten over the last few years, it might seem surprising at first glance that Islam is still such a vibrant, fast-growing religion. Even setting aside the fact that Muhammad was a bad guy and Allah doesnt exist, the press about Islam over the last few years has been almost universally negative. If youre not hearing about terrorist attacks, suicide bombers or sanctioned wife beating, youre reading about ISIS taking slaves or Iranian morality police beating women with sticks for showing their ankles. Hawkins then goes on to question how given all of this, Islam continues to spread: If all of that is so, then why was Muhammad the most popular name for newborn boys in Britain? How is it that the number of mosques in the United States has risen 74% since 2000? How can it possibly be that France is now 10% Muslim? Theres a very simple answer to that question that goes well beyond, Muslims are immigrating to Western nations. Muslims are perceived as being very devout. In fact, most people have concluded that Muslims really BELIEVE IN SOMETHING. Still, the Islamic belief system can be extraordinarily extreme. On the positive side, it takes a lot devotion to pray five times a day. On the more negative side, it also takes a great deal of belief to blow yourself up for Allah, murder people for drawing a cartoon of Muhammad or spend your life encased in a burka. Do you see the potential appeal of that to someone whos lost and looking for meaning in his life? Religion isnt all fun and games. There are a lot of rules and often inconvenient moral code comes with it. So, if youre going to turn religion to help provide direction in your life, wouldnt you want to at least turn to a religion where the adherents really seem to believe in what theyre preaching? So if thats what people are seeing when they look at Islam, what are they seeing when they look at Christianity in America? He then goes on to challenge Christians to stand up for what they believe: We should treat people with love and compassion when its possible, but we should also be inspired by the courage that early Christians had when preaching the gospel might lead to being thrown to the lions. If were not going to talk like we believe, if were not going to act like we believe, if were not going to live like we believe, then how are people going to become believers through our example? What do you think of Hawkins post? 