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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Gaza Christians warned to submit to Islam
2007-06-20
Gaza-based Muslim groups affiliated with Hamas and possibly Al Qaeda have warned local Christians that Hamas' military conquest of the volatile coastal strip means they must now fully submit to Islamic ritual law. In an interview with WorldNetDaily, Sheikh Abu Saqer, leader of the group Jihadia Salafiya, said that Gaza's Muslims “expect our Christian neighbors to understand the new Hamas rule means real changes. They must be ready for Islamic rule if they want to live in peace in Gaza.”

“Missionary activity” will no longer be tolerated, and those suspected of trying to covert local Muslims to Christianity will be “harshly punished,” said Abu Saqer. Additionally, the consumption of alcohol is now prohibited in Gaza, and all women must fully cover themselves in public.

In order to ensure compliance with these regulations, Abu Saqer announced the formation of a new “military wing” that will a close eye on the subjects of “Hamastan.”
A committee for the protection of virtue!
Following last week's unprovoked assault on a Catholic church and school in Gaza City, most are unconvinced that even full submission to Gaza's new conservative Muslim overlords will afford any degree of peace and security to the area's tiny Christian population.
The Christians can move to the U.S. on a 1:1 exchange basis with Paleo Muslims currently here. Start with the ones on student visas.
Posted by:Steve White

#17  The Judeo-Christian ethos is one of love and mercy and there is no room innit for writing out any group of people, no matter how vicious or cruel they are.

I realize this and it absolves Christianity of a host of sins committed earlier in its history. That said, Christians and members of other faiths need to get on the same page about dealing with the threat of Muslim violence. Islam is not going to magically renounce its quest for global domination all by itself. The outside world will have to put a gun to the ummah's collective head and have the will to pull the trigger if cooperation is not forthcoming. There is no other form of persuasion that holds the least promise. Were it not for weapons of mass destruction there might be time to see if Islam's own wickedness might neutralize itself. However, no such luxury exists. Wishing things were otherwise merely plays into Islam's hands. It is beyond difficult to envisage anything but overwhelming force being required to assure a positive outcome.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-06-20 22:26  

#16  Zenster, Christianity's oldest foe has been in the field far longer than Islam.

Christians believe that no one is beyond God's mercy, not even the hippenest, hoppinest imam in Peshawar. The Judeo-Christian ethos is one of love and mercy and there is no room innit for writing out any group of people, no matter how vicious or cruel they are. We love life and despite our sinful natures, we do (or should do) our best to save lives. The Cathechism of the Catholic Church describes in detail the justifications for the use of force in the defense of life - for nation-states as well as individuals.

Roman Catholicism is not a pacifist faith.
Posted by: mrp   2007-06-20 21:46  

#15  Pope Benedict: As the closest thing Christendom has to a leader I beg of you - as a devout Protestant, I beg of you - for the love of everything we have made, of everything we cherish and of everything holy... for the love of God call for a Crusade. Do not let this stand. Enough.

Others here have called for embracing Muslims and trying to get them to convert away from Islam. I truly must wonder if they have fully considered the concept of taqiyya and all that it implies. While Benedict has shown some spine where his predecessors most definitely did not, more than that is now required.

Christianity again faces its oldest and most voracious foe. While this assault has been ongoing for several centuries, at no time has it ever approached the scale of threat we now see. Assisted by the media and large numbers of both misguided and ill-intentioned liberals alike, the Church of Christ must finally reconsider its own doctrine of acceptance.

Christians may well need to face up to the fact that there are some who simply cannot be salvaged or rescued from their own intellectual wreckage. As someone who believes in the perfectability of man's spirit, this is a difficult notion to embrace. Yet, we are confronted with a cult whose murderous intentions simply knows no bounds.

Death of others, death of self, death of children, death, death and more glorious death. There are limits to what can be tolerated and this is certainly one of them. Being fixated upon destruction of mind, body and soul is something that cannot be ignored as a passing fad.

Pope Benedict seems to be doing this. He has the ultimate bully pulpit. His flock is in dire peril. If there is a God, His work on this earth is threatened with total annihilation by a rapacious enemy. Much like how Muslim silence has transcended consent and become a lie, so has Christian denial of the danger that Islam poses. Either Christianity embraces the sin of willful suicide or gets up on their hind legs and rallies against its most dire foe. All other options have left the building cathedral.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-06-20 16:55  

#14  We should warn them to convert to democracy and civil rights. Otherwise, they are going to achieve room temperature real quick.
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-06-20 11:52  

#13  " Sheikh Abu Saqer, leader of the group Jihadia Salafiya"

this is Haniyahs problem. Even if we wants to restrain shit like this, for PR purposes, he doesnt control every Islamist loon in Gaza. Can he afford to crack down on them, even if he has the sense to do so?
Posted by: Liberalhawk   2007-06-20 10:56  

#12  Send Pelosi to Gaza now. Rice too, who else wants to go ?
Posted by: wxjames   2007-06-20 09:40  

#11  Ouch! *rimshot*
*cymbal crash*
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2007-06-20 09:14  

#10  Imagine if any "Christian" government anywhere - is there such a thing? - demanded the same of its local Orcs.

Pope Benedict: As the closest thing Christendom has to a leader I beg of you - as a devout Protestant, I beg of you - for the love of everything we have made, of everything we cherish and of everything holy... for the love of God call for a Crusade. Do not let this stand. Enough.
Posted by: Excalibur   2007-06-20 09:14  

#9  Oh, we loves our Christians. Bout as much as we loves our Nigras and Jooos...
Posted by: Jihadia Salafiya   2007-06-20 09:06  

#8  Make the consumption of food and water forbidden and we'll be making progress.
Posted by: Gary and the Samoyeds   2007-06-20 08:33  

#7  the consumption of alcohol is now prohibited in Gaza

With CD's, Televisions and haircuts to follow... Enjoy!
Posted by: Howard UK   2007-06-20 07:08  

#6  the consumption of alcohol is now prohibited in Gaza

With CD's, Televisions and haircuts to follow... Enjoy!
Posted by: Howard UK   2007-06-20 07:08  

#5  Like nobody could see this coming. Sheesh.

You got the ratio wrong Steve, 1:100 is a much better start.
Posted by: Tony (UK)   2007-06-20 05:39  

#4  Â“expect our Christian neighbors to understand the new Hamas rule means real changes."

We've got you "LIMA CHARLIE" on that one, whahaha.
Posted by: Besoeker   2007-06-20 03:26  

#3  "Yeah, where's your Messiah now, Flanders Palestinians?"

Paging Pope Benedict to the white courtesy phone.
Posted by: Zenster   2007-06-20 03:05  

#2  I don't know, Anguper Hupomosing9418. Apostacy means death, and how are the members of the muttawa to differentiate between true conversion and taqqiyah?
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-06-20 02:04  

#1  Christian for Muslim exchange a nice idea, but watch for the Muslims "see the light" & declare themselves converted.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2007-06-20 01:44  

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