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The June Intermission: From Islam to America

Rapid City, South Dakota—The year is 2076, and the country is about to celebrate July 4. Anticipating that celebration, a faithful Christian has found a way to write a letter to his American Christians in 2026.

A lot has happened since Donald Trump invited Americans to celebrate America’s independence with the largest fair Washington, D.C., has ever seen. Since that time in the summer of 2026, the open-border policies that he couldn’t quite close were reinvigorated when the Democrats retook the White House in 2028, after the Republicans couldn’t decide on a single president. Divided amongst themselves, the Republicans gave away their political lead to Gavin Newsom. And for eight years, President Newsom continued to make America like California again.

Indeed, when mass deportations didn’t happen and birthright citizenship fell into the hands of the Democrats, a flood of Middle Eastern women began visiting their families in New York, Texas, Michigan, and Minnesota. With bullets or bombs, the Muslims who told the world that they were coming to conquer the West made good on their promises. And with a nation committed to aborting millions of their own, the Muslims continued to replace the population of America. So that by the 2040s, Muslims were gaining seats in Congress and beginning to take aim at the presidency.

Inspired by the election of Mayor Mamdani and the takeover of cities like Dearborn, the number of Muslims continued to rise, even as the birthrate of Americans whose ancestors pre-dated World War II continued to fall. At this time, American Muslims began to be the leading voice of the Red-Green Party, a party that emerged from the ashes of the Democratic National Convention.

As the old liberals of European stock died off in America, the younger socialists trained in all the political action of Cultural Marxism began working with the burgeoning Muslim population to fuse their two types of totalitarianism together. While differences and tensions remain to this day, Muslims entered into a political alliance with social liberals, as they appealed to portions of the Quran that were written when Muhammad received words from Allah (Blessed be his name—everyone has to say that now) while living in Mecca.

To make up some ground, I will fast forward to 2060. By that period of time, the number of Muslims was so great, the Red-Green Party was for all intents and purposes the Green Party—not the Green Party of libertarian and environmental origins. Rather, this Green Party was committed to a soft jihad that would implement Muslim laws and customs across America. In fact, in 2063 New York City finally passed Sharia in all five of its boroughs, an act of legislation that reinforced the citywide call to prayer that was completed in 2055.

Indeed, a lot has changed in the last fifty years. And I haven’t even mentioned what became of the Republican Party. It too rebranded—somewhere after it lost a second election to Gavin Newsom. Since 2035, it has been called the American Party, but that name is disputed today, because no one wants to define an American with anything other than ideological platitudes. As it stands, the ill-fated American Party is a mix of barstool conservatives, liberal Catholics, and tech adventurists—including three of Elon Musk’s children, although by their last names you wouldn’t know they were Elon’s children. There are others in the mix, and there are pockets of resistance throughout the country—places like Moscow, Idaho, and Lynchburg, Virginia—but on the whole, this party has lacked thumos since the Christians were exiled for rejecting the pro-natalist attempts to increase the birthrate with Brave New World-esque birthing centers.

And that brings me to the Christians. After a sizable number of evangelical churches began replacing pastors with AI chaplains, and others followed the lead of Matt Chandler to spend every other Sunday at home resting, the rest of the Bible-believing Christians soon found their cities overrun by Marxists and Muslims. In some instances, these bands of culture warriors attempted to put up a good fight. But sadly, these men who stood in the gap against the Muslims and the Marxists were repeatedly condemned by their peers for trying to “win down here,” or something like that.

As a result, the church in America continued to splinter. And instead of preaching the gospel to Muslims gathering in the streets and withstanding the Marxists ruling the public square, the Christian church retreated. Many took the Benedict Option and headed to preserve their traditions in enclaves that were not subject to the draconian speech codes. And others who did speak up began to be arrested. And because large numbers of Christians condemned these witnesses for self-imposed martyrdom, the voice of the church grew deadly quiet. Yes, there are a few exceptions. But when revival didn’t come as it was hoped, the life of the nation continued to be steered toward the totalitarian mixture of Marxism and Muhammad.

And all of this background leads me to the reason why I am writing from the Western edge of South Dakota. Sitting under cover in a Turkish coffee shop in Rapid City, I am preparing to go to Mount Rushmore where President Muhammad will unveil the fifth president on Mount Rushmore. In addition to Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln, Congress agreed last year to add some diversity to the old stone mountain.

In 2072, when Ali Muhammad ran for his third term as president, he did so on the campaign promise that he would put Barack Obama on the mountain, because President Muhammad, and many with him, was convinced that Barack Obama was the first Muslim president. Now this effort did not go exactly as he had planned and it met with great opposition, because many in the American Party couldn’t believe that our forty-fourth president was Muslim. But in fact, his efforts won the day, and with the laser-drone technology developed by Palantir, he was able to get Obama’s face on Mount Rushmore just in time for the three-hundredth celebration of America.

I am told sheikhs, sultans, and the Muslim king of England are going to come for the occasion. And while I am disgusted at the prospect, I am going to see what will be said, so that I can return home to report my findings. For you see, there still is a strong church in America; it is only underground. Or to frame it differently, the church is in exile. Because Christians didn’t take the initiative to evangelize Muslims when they arrived in America and because they continued to keep the doors open for more to come and to establish their kingdom here, America is now under Muslim rule. As you may have caught, America in 2076 still exists, but it is not the United States. It is now the United Caliphate of America.

And yet, because the Lord Jesus Christ said that he would build his church, gather his sheep, and disciple all nations, I am here under cover in South Dakota to see what I can learn, so that we can continue our efforts at Guerrilla Evangelism. Yet, while I was on the way to Mount Rushmore, I also learned of a way to send this note back in time, to you who might be able to do something different than what I just described.

Yes, I believe that the Lord sovereignly ordains all things, but I also believe that the church in America, and across the world, is called to do more than sit idly by as Muslims impose the will of their demon-god on the West. In 2026, Christians must boldly preach Christ to all Muslims, and they must also recognize the political aims of the masses moving to America. And to help you find your way in 2026, I commend to you the fine essays that I found in this old publication, Christ Over All. I don’t know what happened to that ministry, but what is listed below is exactly what you need to engage in the spiritual warfare being waged all around.

Take courage, church. Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, and be strong. Let all that you do be done in love, and do not shrink back from the generation to which you have been called.

• Is Islam a Religion of Peace and Tolerance? It Depends on What Sources Are Cited by Morgan Nix • Concise Article • So let’s look at the sources themselves.
  
• Inside the Muslim Mind: Seven Pillars of the Islamic Worldview by A. S. Ibrahim • Longform Essay • If you want to understand Muslims and how to best share the gospel in light of their worldview, this is for you.
  
• 5.31 “Inside the Muslim Mind: Seven Pillars of the Islamic Worldview” by A. S. Ibrahim • Podcast Reading • If you want to understand Muslims and how to best share the gospel in light of their worldview, this is for you.
  
• Medieval Answers to Modern Muslim Objections by Devon Provencher • Concise Article • There is no doubt, Islam is on the rise. Yet this is not the first time Christians have faced this challenge. Discover how medieval theologians defended Christian doctrine against Islam and what the church can learn from their example today.
  
• Responding to the Islamic Accusation of Taḥrīf: Standing on the Bible’s Historical Integrity by Morgan Nix • Concise Article • Muslims say our Bibles are corrupted and inconsistent, but it’s really just the message they hate.
  
• Who Was the Real Muhammad, and How Ought Christians Talk About Him? by A. S. Ibrahim • Concise Article • There are three Muhammads: the Muhammad of tradition, the Muhammad of legend, and the Muhammad of history. Christians ought to know all of them to engage their Muslim neighbors.
  
• 5.32 “Inside the Muslim Mind: Seven Pillars of the Islamic Worldview” by A. S. Ibrahim, David Schrock, & Stephen Wellum • Podcast Interview • Listen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview A.S. Ibrahim on his COA Longform Essay, “Inside the Muslim Mind: Seven Pillars of the Islamic Worldview”
  
• The Myth in “The Message”: Does Islam Really Protect Women? by Scarlett Clay • Concise Article • Muslim propaganda assures us that “Islam is a religion that protects women.” But the Quran, and especially Surah 4:34, would like to correct the historical record.
  
• Muhammad and Women: A Study in Islamic Sources by Jesse Scheumann • Concise Article • Was Muhammad the ideal husband? How many wives did he have, how did he treat them, and how does he commend other husbands to treat their wives?
  
• Lost Brothers or Mortal Enemies? A History of Islam’s Teaching on Christianity by Tony Costa • Longform Essay • Are Islam and Christianity separated brothers, mortal enemies, or something in between? History tells the story . . .
  
• 5.33 “Lost Brothers or Mortal Enemies? A History of Islam’s Teaching on Christianity” by Tony Costa • Podcast Reading • Are Islam and Christianity separated brothers, mortal enemies, or something in between? History tells the story
  
• Confrontation and Passion: How to Share the Gospel with Muslims by Maxwell Gross • Concise Article • How do you contextualize your evangelism to Muslims? By confronting them.
  
• Are Islamic Terrorists Misreading the Quran?: What the ‘Sword Verse’ of Surah 9:5 Actually Says by Nathaniel Hillmer • Concise Article • “Islam is a religion of violence”—is this a hurtful stereotype or essential archetype? What does Islam’s most holy book, the Quran, say?
  
• Muhammad and Jihad: A Study in Islamic Sources by Jesse Scheumann • Concise Article • Was Muhammad a man of peace who led a religion of peace? See the answer yourself in the Quran and the Hadiths.
  
• How Did We Go from Bin Laden’s 9/11 to Mayor Mamdani in 25 Years? by Mark Coppenger • Concise Article • After Muslim terrorists crashed into the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, New York vowed to “Never Forget.” And now they have an Islamic mayor who has sympathies with those who are terrorist adjacent. How did we get here?
  
• We Do Not Say “Three”: Explaining the Trinity to Muslims by Mina Yousef • Concise Article • Many Muslims hate the idea of the Trinity because they do not understand it. What can we do to address this problem?
  
• Stop Using the C-Spectrum in Christian Missions by Matthew Bennett • Concise Article • Can contextualization obscure the gospel and prevent new believers from obeying Jesus? And can a well-intentioned teaching tool muddy the waters in this missions related question? The answer is yes and yes.
  
• Soft Jihad: Multiculturalism, Islamic Conquest, and Christianity by Aaron Edwards • Longform Essay • Islam—in all its varieties—has gained a prominent foothold in Great Britain like a Himalayan Balsam flower. And if Christians don’t do anything, the West will be overcome by a soft Jihad that conquers through the empty slogans of multiculturalism.
  
• The Family Ties That Bind: How Muslim Families Impact Christian Witness and Political Discernment by Eric Salmons • Concise Article • What is one of the strongest barriers to reaching Muslims with the gospel? Often, it is the family. Christians, therefore, should devote themselves to strengthening both their own families and the family of God.
  
• Is Islam Compatible with Western Values? by Mina Yousef • Concise Article • There’s a consistent and alarming pattern that occurs when Islam encounters Western ideas . . .
  
• 5.34 “Soft Jihad: Multiculturalism, Islamic Conquest, and Christianity” by Aaron Edwards • Podcast Reading • Islam—in all its varieties—has gained a prominent foothold in Great Britain like a Himalayan Balsam flower. And if Christians don’t do anything, the West will be overcome by a soft Jihad that conquers through the empty slogans of multiculturalism.
  
• Did the Quran Fall From Heaven? A Brief History and Analysis by Daniel Brubaker • Concise Article • Throughout history, Muslims have killed, raped, and enslaved countless people in the name of the Quran. What exactly is this “holy” book, and where did it come from?
  
• Exposing the Horror of Islamism as a Tool for Sharing the Gospel with Muslims by Amos Luka • Concise Article • Can highlighting the evils of Islam help bring Muslims out of darkness into light?
  
• How Christians Should Engage Political Islam in the US and the World by Amos Luka • Concise Article • The West is making a deadly error about Islamism. It is not simply a matter of private devotion; it is a political ideology that seeks total Islamic law and governance.
  
• A Textual and Historical Examination of Women’s Rights in Islam by Grace Kim • Concise Article • Some Muslims argue that Mohammed was a feminist. But the Quran tells a different story: Mohammed taught a form of abusive male leadership involving wife-beating and sexual exploitation.
  
• 5.35 “Lost Brothers or Mortal Enemies? A History of Islam’s Teaching on Christianity” by Tony Costa, David Schrock, & Trent Hunter • Podcast Interview • Listen in as David and Trent interview Tony Costa on his COA Longform: “Lost Brothers or Mortal Enemies?: A History of Islam’s Teaching on Christianity”
  

Returning to our regularly scheduled intermission, you can see that the future has not yet been decided. And as we transition from a month on Islam to a month on America, we must think carefully, pray diligently, and act decisively to serve the Lord in our day. Do not let this dystopian letter from the future be Black Pill, as they say. Instead, take comfort in knowing that Christ is ruling over all things in creation. And with all authority in heaven and on earth, ask the Lord what you can do in your place and in your time and with your calling to serve him—for the good of Christ, the good of his church, and the good of your neighbors and the nations.

All month long, Christ Over All will be reaching back in time to see what America was and has been. And we will also deal honestly with the present of what we are and what we should and should not be, so that ultimately, the future state of the church in America is filled with vitality, truth, love, righteousness, and boldness.

In the end, we know that Christ will make all things right and all things new. But such a future promise should never pacify our passions or weaken our service. Instead, it should motivate us to work harder for the glory of Christ in our day. Therefore, take time to read the articles and listen to the podcasts in July, for they will be a needed complement to all the warnings about Islam in the month of June.

Oh, and eat some apple pie, play some baseball, read the Declaration of Independence or a founding-era election sermon. Take time to give thanks to God for what he has done and then pray for God to blow his spirit of mercy and grace over our land again. That is why we are looking at America this month, and we hope you will join us for the journey.

News & Notes

First, we have PDFs available online—half off!

More than half our themes are now available for download. You can find them in the Store Tab. As you will see, every theme is formatted and organized for easy printing. For a sample, you can go to September 2022 or October 2022, where both of those months are free for download. For the rest, the regular price will be $15. But for now, we have them marked off by half.

These PDFs, which have a book’s worth of material in each volume, are intended to help you better read a large section of a given subject and to share them in your church as needed. Once you download a PDF, it is there for your use for ministry, teaching, and training. We would ask that you don’t republish them online, but please make use of them freely in your ministries.

Second, be aware of our upcoming months.

If you have interest in one of the following topics in bold and are willing to write for us (in line with our doctrinal distinctives), shoot us an email to tell us what you are thinking. December comes with cash prizes.

August: A Sabbath Rest: A Collection of COA’s Best Essays . . . So Far

September: The Ten Commandments

October: Pastor, Be Political: A Guide to Glorifying God in the Midterms

November: Economics 101

December: Christmas Carols to the Glory of God

December is a short story (~5,000 words) contest. Submit a Christmas-themed story, and enter for a chance to win a cash prize.

That’s all for now. Until next time, let’s remember that because Christ is Lord over all, we ought to exalt Christ in all things.