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| Iraq Church Bombs Response to 'Crusader War' | ||
| 2004-08-03 | ||
| DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) - A group in Iraq claimed responsibility Monday for a series of church bombs this weekend in a statement posted on a Web site, saying they were a response to the U.S. "crusader war" and evangelization. "You wanted a crusader war, so these are the results. ... We warned you," the statement by a little-known Islamist group calling itself the Planning and Follow-Up Organization in Iraq said on a site where a number of claims have been posted in recent weeks. "We were able Sunday to direct several painful strikes at the dens of evil, corruption, immorality and evangelization." Iraq accused al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi earlier Monday of carrying out the coordinated bombings, saying the militants wanted to drive Christians out of the country. It was not known if there was any connection between Zarqawi and the Planning and Follow-Up Organization in Iraq. "America didn't only occupy and militarily sweep Muslim countries, it also set up hundreds of evangelization organizations and printed books about the Holocaust and distributed them in Muslim countries to wrench Muslims from their religion and make them Christians," the statement said.
"The wars now in Iraq and Afghanistan are hateful crusader wars against Muslims by America and its minions, with the blessing of the Pope who has the leaders of America between his hands like slaves," it said.
Christians make up 3 percent of the Iraqi population and have generally had good ties with the Muslim community, although several recent attacks have targeted alcohol sellers, most of whom are Christians. | ||
| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 "Islam" reacts so strongly because their hold is so weak when the people are confronted with options |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-04 12:30:48 AM |
| #3 During the crusades was it SOP to invade a Muslim land, free its people from the grips of a brutal secular dictator, allow the conquered land to incorporate Islam into its consitution and then return sovereignty? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-08-03 11:51:53 PM |
| #2 In Islamic countries there is strong legal, cultural, business, social, and family pressure to remain a âMuslimâ. There are non-believers who are bright, educated, and want to live in a secular society who donât let even their close friends and family know their true feelings. The concept of âconversionâ is interpreted differently by the West and Islam. In some Islamic countries Christian girls have been kidnapped and forced to âconvertâ. Once rescued the girls renounced Islam. Some Muslims consider those girls apostates. (Moderate Muslims donât accept forced conversions.) Many Muslims stop going to the Mosque when they move to the West. |
| Posted by: Anonymous5032 2004-08-03 11:58:38 AM |
| #1 They seem to be touchy on this subject, guess it doesn't take much to convert a muslim. Does anybody know of an independent source for the numbers on this? I seem to recall an article in which a muz leader complained that they were losing large numbers to the Catholics in Africa. But it's hard to say if this was a legitimate concern or if he was just trying to provoke some seething and jihad amongst his fellow moonbats. |
| Posted by: BH 2004-08-03 10:24:42 AM |