[Albion Wilde]

Excellent post. I agree with you about the near-impossibility of trusting someone who has been steeped in the hatred and commitment to lying and overthrow that characterizes islam. Our past immigration poliices were based on basic human decency of a type that is virtually forbidden in Islam.

My answer, as a Christian praying for the lost, has been to support a ministry called SAT-7. Its US offices are here in Maryland, and it has offices in many places around the globe. SAT-7's mission is to bring the gospel to the Middle East and North Africa via satellite transmissions that circumvent interference by local governments. Not just the Christian minorities often persecuted in the Middle East, but also Middle Eastern muslims trapped in their fascist religion can enjoy the Christian programming 24/7 in their own language in the privacy of their homes, via satellite on tv or their laptops. Satellite is the main type of media transmission in the Middle East.

SAT-7's mission to adults is life-changing and gives hope to so many captives under Islamic oppression; but also its work with children over the SAT-7 Kids channel is particularly wonderful. Earlier this year I had the privilege of meeting their primary children's television host, "Mr. Know", who is like the Mr. Rogers of Arabic-speaking children. His show has a colorful set with big toys and all kinds of imagery appealing to children, and the Christian kids who call in praying for other kids in the region is astounding for their knowlege of the promises of Christ. He is an ardent Christian beliver, and the work he does answering children's questions on his shows is heart-melting. Here is a video of "Mr. Know" interviewing two young friends, one of whom lives in an Iraqi refugee camp, who had been separated by the war.

I urge any FReeper who wants to know more about what Christians are doing to help bring the gospel to the Middle East to check out the many links within the SAT-7 web site. SAT-7 also has a YouTube channel.

[Mears]

Where is that hellhole place ???????

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[upchuck]

Thank you for the info about and links to Sat-7.

[WXRGina]

Thanks, A.W.!

[BykrBayb]

That’s wonderful. Thanks for sharing the details.

[onyx]

Thanks very much!

[Olog-hai]

The Koran is two-faced in its discourse on the Taurat (“Torah”) and the Injil (its term for the Gospel). It mixes praise for the “people of the book” with condemnation for, as is claimed, promulgating altered versions of the Torah and gospel, and thus presenting the Koran as the “final revelation” that replaces and allegedly restores all “corrupted” prior revelations. That’s the logjam that has to be broken through.