Islam’s ‘Public Enemy #1’

National Review Online ^ | March 25, 2008 | Raymond Ibrahim

[Plainsman]

Coptic priest Zakaria Botros fights fire with fire.

Though he is little known in the West, Coptic priest Zakaria Botros — named Islam’s “Public Enemy #1” by the Arabic newspaper, al-Insan al-Jadid — has been making waves in the Islamic world. Along with fellow missionaries — mostly Muslim converts — he appears frequently on the Arabic channel al-Hayat (i.e., “Life TV”). There, he addresses controversial topics of theological significance — free from the censorship imposed by Islamic authorities or self-imposed through fear of the zealous mobs who fulminated against the infamous cartoons of Mohammed. Botros’s excurses on little-known but embarrassing aspects of Islamic law and tradition have become a thorn in the side of Islamic leaders throughout the Middle East.

Botros is an unusual figure onscreen: robed, with a huge cross around his neck, he sits with both the Koran and the Bible in easy reach. Egypt’s Copts — members of one of the oldest Christian communities in the Middle East — have in many respects come to personify the demeaning Islamic institution of “dhimmitude” (which demands submissiveness from non-Muslims, in accordance with Koran 9:29). But the fiery Botros does not submit, and minces no words. He has famously made of Islam “ten demands,” whose radical nature he uses to highlight Islam’s own radical demands on non-Muslims.

The result? Mass conversions to Christianity — if clandestine ones. The very public conversion of high-profile Italian journalist Magdi Allam — who was baptized by Pope Benedict in Rome on Saturday — is only the tip of the iceberg.

[Cyclops08]

6 million muslims covert a year! Amen.
When given a choice, people will flee the repressive tyranny of islam!

[Dajjal]

Anti-jihad ping for a brave man!

[Salvation]

**But the fiery Botros does not submit, and minces no words. He has famously made of Islam “ten demands,” **

God bless this man!

Can’t help but wonder what the ten demands are. Will have to read the rest of the story now. LOL!

[Salvation]

This man sounds fascinating. Read these quotes from the rest of the article!

Several factors account for the Botros phenomenon.

 

First, the new media — particularly satellite TV and the Internet (the main conduits for Life TV) — have made it possible for questions about Islam to be made public without fear of reprisal.

 

Secondly, Botros’s broadcasts are in Arabic — the language of some 200 million people, most of them Muslim....it enables him to delve deeply into the voluminous Arabic literature — much of it untapped by Western writers who rely on translations — and so report to the average Muslim on the discrepancies and affronts to moral common sense found within this vast corpus.

A third reason for Botros’s success is that his polemical technique has proven irrefutable. Each of his episodes has a theme...Botros meticulously quotes — always careful to give sources and reference numbers — from authoritative Islamic texts on the subject, starting from the Koran; then from the canonical sayings of the prophet — the Hadith; and finally from the words of prominent Muslim theologians past and present — the illustrious ulema.
 

 

 

his primary interest is the salvation of souls. He often begins and concludes his programs by stating that he loves all Muslims as fellow humans and wants to steer them away from falsehood to Truth.

[XR7]

Thanks for the ping.

http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/191989.php

[papertyger]

Can’t help but wonder what the ten demands are. Will have to read the rest of the story now. LOL!

Father is a bit of a firebrand, even if his math skills are a little off ;o)

"My demands involve ten important issues. Let's call it ten demands. The first demand... They are not for my sake, but for the sake of truth, belief, and Jesus.

First, striking out all the Koranic verses that deny the divinity of Jesus and the revelation of God in him.

Second, acknowledging that Jesus is the spirit and word of God, as they truly believe, without hiding this fact.

Third, striking out the Koranic verses and hadiths that incite to kill Christians...

Number four, striking out the Koranic verses and Hadiths that incite to terrorism and oppression in all their forms."

Number six:Stopping the attack on Jesus and the Holy Book in mosques and in all the media.

Number seven: Giving people and Muslims the freedom of... You may ask what do I care about the Muslims? No! They must have the freedom to choose their religion and the freedom to express their belief.

Number eight:To abolish the punishment for apostasy, to stop torturing people who convert to Christianity, and to stop imprisoning or even killing them.

Number nine:Formal apologies must be made by leaders throughout the Arab world for the murder of Christians in countries invaded by Islam.

Number ten: Leaders throughout the Arab world should make formal apologies for the insults directed against our faith throughout Islamic history.

This guy needs to be the subject of much prayer for protection!

[Salvation]

**This guy needs to be the subject of much prayer for protection!**

Amen!

[Salvation]

Guess I missed that in the article.

[VOA]

bump

[papertyger]

Would you consider pinging your list for the purposes of setting up an intercessory rosary group for Father Botros ministry and safety?