In the 90's I wrote a series of books describing the mixture of Christian thought with pagan idolatry that we now know of as the Roman Catholic "Church." To this day Rome deceives the nations by presenting a Christian message clothed in the garb of foreign deities. It is no secret that much of South American Catholicism, for example, is just the old gods of the people wearing the new names of Christian saints. In great measure, lives are not changed, only outward appearances. For a clear picture of how this works, visit Chiapas, southernmost state of Mexico, and learn firsthand how evangelical believers are thrust out of their homes and communities for not joining in the "mixed" religion which includes ancient practices of native religionists comingled with Romanism. Part of this mixture is drunken celebrations to which the born again cannot subscribe, and because of which many are made homeless. Perhaps the new and gentle Pope needs to take a visit to Chiapas himself.

Islam too has a pagan connection. The Muslim religion is a clever concoction of very Biblical with very anti-Biblical sentiments, that sends people to Hell by the thousands every day. I say "clever" in reference either to the prophet with whom it all started, a prophet by the way who never prophesied or worked a miracle, and/or to a deceiving spirit that arrested that man's attention early in his life, and in the process has changed world history more than once.

I speak of course of Muhammad of Arabia. To him supposedly appeared an angel calling himself Gabriel. I say calling himself, because we know that the real Gabriel gave messages to mankind through Daniel, Joseph, and Mary, that are diametrically opposed to the one given to the man in the cave in the 7th century.

Daniel's Gabriel tells of the coming of Messiah, the Prince. The Jewish Messiah. The Jewish Messiah who shall be cut off, killed, but not for Himself. In Islam, Jesus did not die on a cross to save us from our sins. So says Muhammad's Gabriel.

Luke's Gabriel tells of one Jesus, who is to be conceived in Mary's womb, and called the very Son of God. Islam has no Father in Heaven, and therefore no Son on Earth. Jesus, according to Muhammad's Gabriel, is just another prophet, another man, and censure is placed on anyone who would suggest that the genderless god of the Koran could be this intimately involved with the creation.

How we wish Muhammad had listened to his own fears after those frightful first revelations. He wanted to denounce the cave visions as demonic, or so the story goes. He was right, you know. For anyone or anything that comes against the Son of God and His truth is indeed of the Devil.

Unfortunately, one who was semi-related to the church in an apostate cult of the day, convinced the prophet-to-be that he was hearing from God, regardless of the violence and oppression with which messages came.