Posted on 09/03/2006 9:59:52 AM PDT by UnklGene
[32] Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. [33] But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
The Orthodox interpretation is that one puts his salvation at risk by denying Christ.
It is not just the West they wish to cow with their propaganda, but the fact that the whimpering ones, the ones begging for their lives and 'converting' to Islam will be used to embolden the 'faithful', an example of what wimps these Westerners be.
A lot of blood will be shed on both sides before such cowardice can be proven an anomaly and not the norm, and failure to do so would ultimately result in our subjugation.
I agree with you, I just don't see this event for these two gentleman as being one of these moments.
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