Posted on 08/28/2006 9:00:41 AM PDT by mgbgun2
"We were forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint," Centanni told FOX News. "Don't get me wrong here. I have the highest respect for Islam, and I learned a lot of good things about it, but it was something we felt we had to do because they had the guns, and we didn't know what the hell was going on."
Centanni's brother, Ken, spoke to FOX News directly after the news was released.
"It's just a tremendous amount of relief, overwhelming relief," he said.
Later Sunday, Centanni and Wiig appeared before reporters, then traveled to the Erez crossing into Israel to leave Gaza.
"I want to thank everybody. I am happy to be here. I hope that this never scares a single journalist away from coming to Gaza to cover the story because the Palestinian people are very beautiful and kind hearted," Centanni told reporters. "The world needs to know more about them. Don't be discouraged."
I think that if you tried, you could possibly come up with a less informative headline.
But it'll take work.
My point exactly. God knows our hearts and is with us in the deepest darkest times like these ment were in.
She wasn't asked to convert
Hey, this is my eternal soul on the line here, okay?
Steve must be suffering from the Stockholm Syndrome!!! They said they were "GUESTS"!! Geesh...the world is upside down....normal people would have screamed about how AWFUL Islam is that they have to KIDNAP people to convert them
They were still in Gaza when they made those statements. Rush is talking about this right now. They weren't released to Israel until after they had made that statement. They were not "unharmed" , as stated in the NYT. No one is unharmed, who if forced to renounce their faith, it may not be a physical harm, but it sure is mental harm.
I was just reading the news clip.
"We were forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint," Centanni told FOX News.
This is your sanctimony on display here.
Would ya like to post the rest of what he said?
Exactly!
Good post and thank you
And I thought the Amway pitch was hardcore.
"Fill your basement with soap or die!"
You're not worth any further attention.
I've had a gun held to my head. and I refused to give that crackhead lunatic what he wanted.
If I were held at gunpoint by a Muslim lunatic he would get the exact same response from me.
So yes, it is very easy for me to say, since I've been in a similar situation.
It's her first post Xena. Could you be less informative with your suggestions? Doubt it.
This was said (by the Palestine gov.) to send a message to the group that was holding them hostage
Those words have a different type of meaning then here in the US
BTW, welcome to FRee Republic.
Awww, are you really so disappointed? Why, were you planning on watching their snuff film on the internet as the terrorists sawed their heads off and placed it on their backs. Poor baby, did you get deprived of your little excitement for the week? Perhaps you should visit Iraq where you'd get to see it up close and personal on a daily basis.
OK, what was CNN's excuse?
Yeah right Your Worship.
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