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| Missionaries To Follow U.S. Forces In Iraq |
| 2003-03-28 |
| Enhancing the conviction among some Arabs and Muslims that the U.S.-led war of aggression on Iraq is part of a new "crusade" campaign, the Beliefnet.com and Newhouse.com websites recently reported that two leading evangelical Christian missionary organizations were readying teams to enter Iraq to address "the spiritual needs" of the population. Oh, horrors! An Islamist's nightmare! If there are missionaries, can the inquisition be far behind? Look out! The Southern Baptist Convention, the U.S. largest Protestant denomination, and the Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse said workers were on the Iraqi-Jordanian borders ready to go in as soon as it is safe. A free lance translator told IslamOnline.net Friday, March 28, that he was approached by âsome organizationâ to forge up a team of translators to carry out a translation job from English into Arabic, adding that âextracts I saw from the project were of a missionary nature, targeted to three countries; Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraqâ. I, myself, have seen Dark Monks gathering to plot their sinister moves for the conversion of the Believers®. Why, just the other day, I was down at the library, and I saw one checking out a book on how to conduct an auto-da-fÚ... Franklin Graham, one of the U.S.âs most outspoken critics of Islam, told Beliefnet.com Wednesday, March 25, in a telephone interview from Samaritanâs Purse headquarters in Boone, N.C., âWe realize weâre in an Arab country and we just canât go out and preach.â Not without getting bumped off, anyway... Muslims were outraged that Graham would be allowed to help with Iraqâs humanitarian effort. They're the ones who'll bump them off... "Franklin Graham obviously thinks it is a war against Islam,â said Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations.âThis is a guy who gave the invocation at President Bushâs inauguration and believes Islam is a wicked faith. And he's going to go into Iraq in the wake of an invading army and convert people to Christianity? Nothing good is coming of that.â "And us good Muslims will make sure that it doesn't!" A spokeswoman for the U.S. Agency for International Development said Wednesday night she could not comment. Diplos aren't allowed to say "Oh, shuddup!" Meanwhile, officials from the Southern Baptist Convention are also planning a large âreliefâ effort in Iraq once the war ends. âThis is not just a great opportunity to do humanitarian work but to share God's love,â said Sam Porter, state disaster relief director for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma. "We can't have that! Mahmoud, kill him!" |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #3 Maybe we could talk the Scientologists into going along?... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-03-29 01:31:58 |
| #2 Franklin Graham is the son of Southern Baptist Evangelist Billy Graham. He started out as the black sheep of the family, saw the light, and decided to wed his wild side with the practical aspects of the Gospel, coming up with "Samaritan's Purse". Their motto appears to be "Boldly going where the certifiably insane would fear to tread." Think of them as the food paramedics of the Missionary world, running into situations while all the Aid workers and other missionaries are running out. When it comes to rapid response to famine situations, I believe that only the US Military is faster. Hooper's understandably scared, for I hear that Franklin's got frontline experience with the "Religion of Peace", having been shot at in the Sudan, one of the "Bloody borders" of Islam, to check the situation out himself. I wouldn't be surprised if he isn't one of the movers and shakers of the recent Sudan bill opposing the Mulslim extermination of Christians and Animists there. When I heard talk on Foxnews about the Bush Administration using private organizations to replace the Food for Oil program, Samaritan's Purse was the very first organization that leapt to mind, followed by World Vision. Mark my words: Freedom of religion is going to be the Canary in the Mine when it comes to democracy in the Arab World. When it dies, it's time to get your ass in gear and outta there... |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-03-28 22:17:18 |
| #1 Carpetbaggers! Make 'em get visas! |
| Posted by: Tom 2003-03-28 21:55:39 |