Posted on 09/28/2006 11:59:37 AM PDT by NYer
Boy who was 'crucified' by Muslim |
A Sudanese slave who was assigned to watch his Muslim master's camels was "crucified" when he was caught sneaking out to attend a Christian church, according to reports from Voice of the Martyrs.
The aid organization that helps persecuted Christians worldwide said the reports come from witnesses in the Sudan who were in contact with the youth, now about 15.
Damare Garang was seven when the attack happened, officials said. He had been captured by Islamic soldiers when his Sudanese village was attacked, and then sold as a slave to a Muslim family in Tuobon, Bahr el Gazel.
His duties were to tend the master's camels, but one day one fled.
"How could you do this? You will surely have to pay! You stupid slave, I should just kill you now," he was told.
However, the child escaped any injuries at that point.
Then the following day Damare, who had been raised in a Christian family, sneaked away for a time to a small church service across the village.
His master was waiting when he returned.
"Where have you been?" he was asked, and partly from fear and partly from not having another answer, he said, "to church."
"You have made two grave mistakes," the slave master said. "Yesterday you lost one of my camels, and today you worship with infidels!"
The master went to a barn and returned with a large board, some rusty spikes and a hammer, the report said.
"Frozen in fear, Damare was dragged out to the edge of his master's compound where he was forced to the ground with his legs over the board," the VOM report said. "The savage brutality of the master was unleashed as he proceeded to drive the long nails through Damare's knees and then nail his feet securely onto the board."
While Damare was screaming in agony, the slave master simply walked away.
The boy's help arrived in the form of a Good Samaritan who happened by, and saw the small boy. The man sneaked into the compound and carried the boy to a hospital where the board and nails were removed.
Damare later was released to the custody of his helper, with whom he lived for the next 18 months.
Once again, then, there was a militia attack on his village, and he was separated from his protector. When the Islamic army soldiers were driven off, a commander of village forces recognized Damare's speech as being of the Dinka tribe, and took charge of him.
That commander eventually adopted Damare, who now lives in Mario Kong.
He remains disappointed he is unable to run quickly like other boys, but he says he's forgiven his attacker, because Jesus was nailed to a cross to forgive all sins.
"Before leaving, we gave Damare a care package with mosquito netting, soap, new clothing, shoes, a hat, a new Bible, a soccer ball, and a fishing line and hooks," said the VOM report by Tom Zurowski.
"Please tell the Christian children in America to remember to pray for the children of Sudan," Damare told his visitors.
Forgiving is all fine and good, but it mustn't be allowed to interfere with determination to kill these monsters. The only message these monsters will perceive is that torturing and killing Christians is a no-risk proposition because they and their fellow Christians will just forgive you and let you go on your merry way to torture and kill some more of them.
>>He remains disappointed he is unable to run quickly like other boys, but he says he's forgiven his attacker, because Jesus was nailed to a cross to forgive all sins. <<
The screen got blurry for a second there.......
I think you meant anti-Jewish propaganda...
How can an animal like this slave owner profess to ever love his own children and treat a young boy, his child slave, like this? What kind of thinking lets one treat one child like a prince and another worse than an animal? Rhetorical really, and shows what kind of mindset we are up against.
I agree. Personally, I don't think I need to forgive. That's a particularly Christian thing (to me) and I'm not Christian. But I can appreciate it in someone else.
My feeling (after crying so much for this boy that I had to turn away from the computer), is that we should kill them all. I am trying to be better than that; that's why I think this child is a better person, spiritually, than I am, but my gut feeling is to get rid of them all, one way or another (no muslim immigration, war on terror, whatever).
Even though our society to royally messed up, you can still see the effects of grace on our society. Compare our culture, vices and all, to a "culture" that does not know Christ and refused to let Him in.
This conquered the Roman empire. It will vanquish the Muslims, eventually, also.
"Please tell the Christian children in America to remember to pray for the children of Sudan," Damare told his visitors.
And maybe the adults, too.
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Please elaborate.
Amen.
Islam is no religion of peace... never has been, never will be.
Islam is the world religion of Satan.
Exactly...
Why is it that you see Clooney and all the hollywood elite begging the UN to do something and not so-called black leaders?
Instead I went to Union Square at the immigration rally and they're there proclaiming illegal immigrants cause as the civil rights issue that Blacks went through here.
But nothing about the truly persecuted in Africa.
Right. I'm sure this boy was waging war against Allah.
And? Or you saying it doesn't apply now or it's not true?
I guess children in public schools are learning the towers are still there because it was so long ago... it seems like a myth. /s
Do you not believe that Christians are being killed and worse in Africa, China, N.Korea and Middle Eastern countries?
Do you not believe that African muslims are taken in slavery, mutilated or killed under muslims?
Do you not believe that three Christians were killed in Indonesia just last week?
Yeah, really....
And what does Madonna have to say? Sinead O'connor? Amnesty International?
If Madonna really wants to shock, she should stage a concert with the cartoon of Mohammed the Bomber in the background ( I wish I came up with that one, but I read it somewhere).
When she "crucifies" herself, true Christians take pity on the poor woman. If I were a better Christian, I would too.
The bomb belts on their own kids don't help either.
free dixie,sw
Sheesh! Take a deep breath and relax already!
What I was saying is exactly what I wrote. The story is an old one, though the date on this post is today's. I made no comment about the persecution and torture of the brave Sudanese boy.
The reason I remember the story is that I posted it here back in 2004.
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Thank goodness I missed this lesson. In my experience, bullies simply grow bolder when their victims decline to fight back.
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