Posted on 02/17/2015 10:15:17 AM PST by mkleesma
Christianne Boudreau has campaigned about the recruitment and radicalization of young people in Calgary and across Canada. She is currently involved in establishing Hayat Canada, a group which supports families to assist with deradicalization, and helping to form an international mothers organization for those whose children have fallen prey to violent extremism. A little more than a year ago, I received the news that no parent should ever have to hear. I was told my child had died.
The death of one so young is impossible to understand. For me, my sons death was particularly incomprehensible. Damian was killed in Syria, fighting for an extremist group, aged just 22. But although he died thousands of miles away from home, the seeds of his radicalization were sown right here in Canada.
Damian became a Muslim when he was 17. Like many young people, he had experienced some difficult issues when growing up, and was trying to discover his own identity. Becoming a Muslim had a calming effect on him. I was happy too, because for the first time in a long while, he seemed content.
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“Damian became a Muslim when he was 17. Like many young people, he had experienced some difficult issues when growing up, and was trying to discover his own identity. Becoming a Muslim had a calming effect on him. I was happy too, because for the first time in a long while, he seemed content.”
Natural selection can be cruel. Damian was too foolish/stupid and likely lacking in parental guidance to see that Islam is a dangerous cult.
What is more puzzling are disaffected white kids who become Muslims. I assume it gives some purpose to their lives. But I'll wager it satisfies the inner urges of many of these kids to kill and rape in the name of doing right by their religion.
My son was born in Nova Scotia. He died an IS extremist in Syria.
No mention of church in the entire article. The young man was lost, looking for something spiritual. He found it; the spirit of satan, as preached in his local mosque. Ma was absolutely oblivious, a liberal non-Christian, teaching her child that whatever he wanted, that must be right. From over 3,000 years ago, the Bible explains why she failed.
Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Ma failed, her son died and will soon be raised to live with his father satan, for eternity. Cheer up though ma, if you don’t come to Jesus, YOU’LL spend eternity with your son.
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