Monday, April 21, 2003
As the U.S. is changing the invasion forces from U.S.Marines to U.S. Army, there is a second invasion coming to Iraq. They had to wait until the population had been "softened up" by our air force, our artillery and our Bradley tanks. It is now time for this next wave of invaders. They consist of several groups with one goal in mind. To help the "conquered heathens" believe in George W Bush's "god..
One group is called Samaritan's Purse, an aid group founded by Rev. Franklin Graham, Billy Graham's son. A little background on Mr. Graham. He is the Reverend, who gave the invocation at the inauguration of George W. Bush. Rev. Franklin Graham is personally close to George Bush, who was helped by Mr. Graham's father to become a born-again Christian. Mr Graham has called Islam "a violent and wicked religion." The evangelical leader gave the Good Friday sermon at the Pentagon, spurring protests from Muslim workers who had asked for a different speaker. The Pentagon refused to withdraw the invitation. This aid group has volunteers in Jordan preparing to go into Iraq.
Jerry Vines, former president of the Southern Baptists, has denounced Muhammad, the founder of Islam, as "a demon-possessed pedophile who had 12 wives." The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, also has missionaries ready.
There has been a growing movement among U.S. evangelicals to convert Muslims, for several years. Ever since the United States decided to invade Iraq and remove the soverign leader of that country, pre-emptively, these groups have been waiting their turn to begin the "conversion".
In Touch Ministries calls the Middle East the "10/40 Window," referring to the area between 10 and 40 degrees north of the equator, which "houses the majority of the world's people who have not heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ in their language."
A group called Center for Ministry to Muslims has set up training programs at seminaries across the United States and in dozens of other countries, preparing more than 20,000 missionaries for work in Islamic countries. "God is not willing that Muslims, the descendants of Ishmael, should be without an adequate witness to the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ," says the CMM mission statement.
Skeptics worry the evangelical groups will inflame tensions in Iraq by convincing many Muslims the United States waged war in order to convert them to Christianity.
There are also fears that the country's 750,000 Christians, most of whom belong to ancient churches dating from the days of the apostles, could be endangered if they are lumped together with the missionaries.
Let's take the perception that the United States is engaged in a war on Islam. Do you think that impression will be worsened if our troops are followed into Iraq by a horde of Missionaries, who view conversion as part of their human relief effort? "Onward christian soldiers!"
"I come here in the name of the one and only true god, bless all you Islamic sinners! Pass the ammunition Jerry, I mean the Bible."
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Seattle Times
One group is called Samaritan's Purse, an aid group founded by Rev. Franklin Graham, Billy Graham's son. A little background on Mr. Graham. He is the Reverend, who gave the invocation at the inauguration of George W. Bush. Rev. Franklin Graham is personally close to George Bush, who was helped by Mr. Graham's father to become a born-again Christian. Mr Graham has called Islam "a violent and wicked religion." The evangelical leader gave the Good Friday sermon at the Pentagon, spurring protests from Muslim workers who had asked for a different speaker. The Pentagon refused to withdraw the invitation. This aid group has volunteers in Jordan preparing to go into Iraq.
Jerry Vines, former president of the Southern Baptists, has denounced Muhammad, the founder of Islam, as "a demon-possessed pedophile who had 12 wives." The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, also has missionaries ready.
There has been a growing movement among U.S. evangelicals to convert Muslims, for several years. Ever since the United States decided to invade Iraq and remove the soverign leader of that country, pre-emptively, these groups have been waiting their turn to begin the "conversion".
In Touch Ministries calls the Middle East the "10/40 Window," referring to the area between 10 and 40 degrees north of the equator, which "houses the majority of the world's people who have not heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ in their language."
A group called Center for Ministry to Muslims has set up training programs at seminaries across the United States and in dozens of other countries, preparing more than 20,000 missionaries for work in Islamic countries. "God is not willing that Muslims, the descendants of Ishmael, should be without an adequate witness to the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ," says the CMM mission statement.
Skeptics worry the evangelical groups will inflame tensions in Iraq by convincing many Muslims the United States waged war in order to convert them to Christianity.
There are also fears that the country's 750,000 Christians, most of whom belong to ancient churches dating from the days of the apostles, could be endangered if they are lumped together with the missionaries.
Let's take the perception that the United States is engaged in a war on Islam. Do you think that impression will be worsened if our troops are followed into Iraq by a horde of Missionaries, who view conversion as part of their human relief effort? "Onward christian soldiers!"
"I come here in the name of the one and only true god, bless all you Islamic sinners! Pass the ammunition Jerry, I mean the Bible."
Please select "Contact Me" on the sidebar with your comments.
Sources Cited:
Seattle Times
# posted by Thomas @ 10:33 PM 
