Sep. 1, 2006
Finally, Someone is asking the same questions I am
When I first heard that the FoxNews
correspondent and his cameraman had been released last week I was quite
relieved having feared the worst. My happiness quickly turned to
disbelief when in a radio interview with NPR the correspondent related
how the condition for his release was conversion to Islam. He
relayed to the NPR host that of course he complied. I was
dumbfounded and hoped I had misheard. I asked my husband, "Did he
just say what I think he said??" My husband sadly nodded
"Yes".
I was physically ill not just thinking of all those people who have
died for their faith but also for these men's souls. What does
this say about them, their faith (if any), and the Western
understanding of the importance of faith? Doesn't it matter to
anyone? I listened for a few days for ANY discussion about
it. I watched Fox, thinking that since it was a conservative news
organization there would be someone speaking up. But
nothing. Today, I found someone (actually several somones) in the
media is thinking about this at Get Religion.
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In much happier news... Today is the
first day of the Church Year. According to Tradition, after
spending 40 days in the wilderness, on Sept 1st. Christ entered the
synagogue and began his earthly ministry (Luke 4:14-20). I
realized this means that he spent the month of August in the
wilderness.
September is also believed to be the month the Israelites entered the Promised Land after being in the desert 40 years.
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Sep. 2, 2006 - Untitled Comment
You bring up an interesting topic for discussion. I wonder what the orthodox church has to say about this. If I were in the place of the reporters and I wanted to get back to my family, would I lie and convert? Then, go to the orthodox church and see forgiveness? Would they grant it? Would the conversion just be null and void?
I know I would truly feel like Judas, betraying my Lord.
One thing that came out of this....the knowledge of forced conversion is now out there in the mainstream media. Perhaps now people who didn't understand Isalm now do or those who didn't believe they'd go this far, now realize they will....did God use these 2 reporters to show people that christianity is truly under attack.