"a "religion" so rotten to the core that the only way they can get converts is to kidnap them and hold guns to their heads"
They did not convert, they read a story written for them, they acted out, as they were told to do.
Good for them, they are good actors.
Can't wait for them to come home.
Good actors? Maybe. But will Centanni denounce Islam? I'm guessing not, and I note that even once safe, he praised Islam. I won't be trusting any of his reports about the events in the middle east after this.