"I have the highest respect for Islam and learned a lot of good things about it."
- one of the reporters, seconds ago, on Fox News. Either these conversions weren't entirely involuntary, or they learned nothing from their experience and continue to be dumb liberals.
"I have the highest respect for Islam and learned a lot of good things about it." I think, like their 'conversions' (which I hope they have repented of), that statements like that, might be to appease the muslims. The problem though is that by making statements like that, they could inadvertantly be encouraging people to convert.
I haven't seen the tape, so I'm gathering these could have been conversions of convenience. Now, to all the brave folks in front of their keyboards with a mug of hot cocoa speaking out how brave THEY would be in this particular situation, let me say, you have absolutely no idea what you would do in that situation. What's that mental condition when taken hostage, oh yeah, STOCKHOLM SYNDROME.
Anyway, it is possible one could resist conversion and quite possible be beheaded and have it said they converted to islam anyway. Which goes to the lack of planning on behalf of the kidnappers. The smart thing to do would be to get the conversion, THEN behead/kill the convert to prevent "retraction" or backsliding.
I wish I could take credit for that gem but if I'm not mistaken it was Cyril the Bulgar Slayer. Yes, that Cyril, the inventor of the Cyrillic alphabet.