The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. Thanks for posting your thoughts because I had the very same ones. I also could not deny my Lord. "Every knee shall bend, every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord." This is what I hope I will have the courage to say if I am ever in this kind of situation.
What has this taught us about tolerance?
Islam has again said: "Convert or die".
The USA builds mosques for Islamic chaplins.
The fact that two people were kidnapped and held hostage seems to be getting overlooked. Isn't that still a crime? Of course it is. Therefore, why should anything resulting from the actions of these criminals be given any weight?
Are the lessons of this event any different than what we learned on 9/11 or 7/7 (and the list goes on)?
Welcome back Steve and Olaf! May you recover quickly.