Muslim Converted By Pope Says Life In More Danger

Reuters ^ | March 23, 2008 | Philip Pullella

[Emmett McCarthy]

Well said and thorough. Thank you.

[Finny]

Understood and respected. I'm just saying that that gear is going to stand for a religious cause, and it should be understood. Too many people today seem to think we were just born with a kind of noble goodness and Judeo-Christianity is an extreme manifestation. I'm saying that the noble goodness is a manifestation of declared, identified, and otherwise adhered-to Judeo-Christian convictions, and hence that is where the gear comes from. Metaphorically, of course! But converts mean a lot. Converts are important.

[mware]

Got to Love B16.

[mware]

Well, he and the Church have done everything possible to publicize this, thereby adding fuel to the paranoid hysterics of the Islamofscists. And for what point?

I thought his point very clear. This man wished to convert. The Holy Father let it be known that he is willing to risk all to allow that.

Remember the only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.

Bin Laden has made it clear where he stands. B16 just let the terrorist know where he stands.

Vivi PaPa

[livius]

The Church did nothing to publicize it. The announcement came from the press.

[twntaipan]

CNN will probably celebrate if the Muslims kill this convert.

[Charlespg]

Well, he and the Church have done everything possible to publicize this, thereby adding fuel to the paranoid hysterics of the Islamofscists. And for what point?

Why should the pope be concerned about offending the koran animals,They certainly don't care about offending the rest of the civilized world with their behavior

[Baladas]

Wrong - ONLY converting from Islam to Christianity can get you killed.

[sinanju]

Pope Benedict should make this a weekly event.

And let the converts have their say.

[livius]

CNN doesn’t like Christians, particularly Catholics, anyway, and they’re probably almost as upset about the fact that he is a converted journalist as the fact that he is a converted former Muslim!

[john drake]

The Soviets (Communists) are/were pure materialists; i.e., they only care about what’s available to them in this world, that is being atheists, the next world is nonexistent. Therefore all that was precious was in this world, and in the end, couldn’t be risked on mutually assured destruction through a nuclear exchange. The mohammedans on the other hand, are both, and are willing to do as martyrs to get the delights of this world in the next. Per their perverse beliefs, they gain heaven (paradise) automatically as martyrs in war against non-mohammedans. Not an easy belief system to take out, without a shot. By all means, as Christians, violence as a last resort, and that has been usually the case with these thugs.

[fatima]

Kinda like being black and picked for an award in North Philadelphia.

[Defiant]

Why is it that Obama feels no similar fear? Is it that Muslims don’t believe that his Christianity is genuine? Why do you think that is?

[Mach9]

Not just CNN. Fox’s Centanni (sp?—one of the two Fox employees who went through a mock-conversion to Islam after being kidnapped in Iraq) agreed that Allam’s public baptism might be provocative.

[Deo volente]

What’s the point of forcing people to worship God in a particular (way). Does God demand slaves?
What’s wrong with these people?


Just about everything.

[livius]

Fox’s Centanni (sp?—one of the two Fox employees who went through a mock-conversion to Islam after being kidnapped in Iraq) agreed that Allam’s public baptism might be provocative.

That's very interesting! I didn't know that - thanks for calling our attention to this fact.

I read the letter that Allam wrote and one thing he says is that in modern times the Church has actually not made enough of an effort to convert Muslims. He's absolutely right.

[Mach9]

One of the Sunday morning shows. Thought at the time it was most ironic that Centanni, of ALL Fox reporters!, happened to be at the studio end of that story.