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2007-10-10 Arabia

Yemeni Clerics Warn: Christianity in Yemen Spreading

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Posted by Fred 2007-10-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
File under: Global Jihad

#1 Horreurs!

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-10 03:33|| 2007-10-10 03:33|| Front Page Top

#2 They claimed that approximately 2,000 Yemeni citizens from the old city of Sana'a have recently converted to Christianity as a result of the cooperation of the local citizens with foreigners in executing terror attacks.

A bit OT :! my recalling of this is pretty limited, I read it in a french mag's short news, but right/shortly after 9/11, there was one kuwaiti who had converted to Christianity in response to the attacks, and had been jailed in result. Does anybody know about this, and what happened to this fellow? What is kuwait's policy regarding "apostate"?

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-10-10 04:29|| 2007-10-10 04:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Yeah. Leaving the Muslim religion is a crime in many countries. I mean, wtf, the Koran says it's punishable by death, that Kuwaiti guy is getting off easy. (sarcasm)

Posted by gromky 2007-10-10 05:27|| 2007-10-10 05:27|| Front Page Top

#4 Does anyone else get the feeling that Islam's killing of apostates amounts to nothing less than human sacrifice? I'm rapidly heading towards that particular conclusion myself.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-10 06:07|| 2007-10-10 06:07|| Front Page Top

#5 I doubt 2000 conversions. Maybe from 1 to 2 Christians - the number of infidels has doubled!

Posted by Spot">Spot 2007-10-10 08:00|| 2007-10-10 08:00|| Front Page Top

#6 That Moslem clerics in Yemen and practically everywhere else have their shorts in a bunch about apostates and conversions to Christianity may be an indication of how fragile Islam actually is. How many "believers" are slipping quietly away, in conversion to Christianity, or to just a superficial show of sufficient belief to keep the peace and quiet?

We can't really know for sure, since the death penalty for apostacy keeps converts and the less-than devout relatively silent. That threats like this must be wielded constantly to keep Moslems in line is pretty telling, though.

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2007-10-10 09:59|| www.celiahayes.com]">[www.celiahayes.com] 2007-10-10 09:59|| Front Page Top

#7 A very dangerous phenomenon indeed. Christian converts won't fight for allan. They won't give their money to the mosque so the muslim clerics might have to do some honest work for a living. They will love their neighbors thereby tempting others to convert. Can't have that.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-10-10 12:29|| 2007-10-10 12:29|| Front Page Top

#8 If you actually read the Q'uran, it's hard to ignore the fact that it's a fractured, rambling tale with very little consistency or logic.

My personal reaction: "If this is the Word of God, then God's a babbling lunatic."

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-10-10 13:40|| 2007-10-10 13:40|| Front Page Top

#9 yep, from biggest to smallest vice beginning to end - rubbish.

Posted by Broadhead6 2007-10-10 13:52|| 2007-10-10 13:52|| Front Page Top

#10 If you actually read the Q'uran, it's hard to ignore the fact that it's a fractured, rambling tale with very little consistency or logic.

You are EXACTLY right, mojo. I've often said that the Koran isn't even good literature, let alone good theology. Disjointed and unrelated ramblings, convoluted stories, and internal inconsistencies permeate the whole thing.

Whether you agree with Judaism/Christianity or not, one has to admit that the Bible is a literary masterpiece. Read Ruth. Read the Psalms. Read Proverbs. Read the words of Christ in any of the gospels. The romans even declared "Never did any man speak like this man".

Posted by mcsegeek1 2007-10-10 15:24|| 2007-10-10 15:24|| Front Page Top

#11 Beautifully said, mcsegeek1.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-10-10 20:03|| 2007-10-10 20:03|| Front Page Top

#12 Every once in a while I make a feeble attempt to 'wax eloquent', TW. Thanks....:-)

Posted by mcsegeek1 2007-10-10 21:31|| 2007-10-10 21:31|| Front Page Top

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