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Hmmmm.... And all this would not have happened but for 911. Maybe Robertson was right when he said that God engineered this.
Nah... That’s not really what he said. He said that God had removed his wall of protection from around America.
A friend told me this week that he believed that Iraqis had more religious freedon under Saddam, and that the Muslims were “taking the country over” as a result of the war. The article seems to refute his views.
I can speak about Iran. American (and also European) Missionaries were active in Iran/Persia since more than hundred years, building schools, colleges, hospitals etc. They were very prestigious among Persians. My wife who is Iranian by ethnicity is also a convert to Evangelical Christianity. Evangelical Christianity undoubtedly has the strongest appeal of all religions to Iranians sick and tired of the wicked Arab cult of islam.
Praise the lord and pass the Jesus Film! We pray every night for the conversion of Muslims.
Chuck Colson spoke out recently on this—http://www.breakpoint.org/listingarticle.asp?ID=7670
I’ve been trying to say this.
The fear of Islamofacism is misplaced. The best weapon against radical Islam is the gospel.
The arm of flesh failed us in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have to get back to the gospel.
I wonder how many people know the entire middle east for hundreds of years was christian.
Most interesting.
They are just trading one religion for another...
That is amazing in light of the fact that they are taught from birth to hate Christians, and that they are often murdered if they convert.
Another thing that’s amazing, is that NONE of the converts TO Christianity ever commit terrorists.
MANY of the converts to that ideology become terrorists.
I'm glad this author mentions this fact. It sadly often gets completely passed over by some American commentators who don't appreciate the rich history of Christianity in these areas. The Orthodox, Coptic, Maronite, and Chaldean Churches predated Islam and have held onto Christianity there for 2000 years, and one cannot fully appreciate the presence of Christianity in these areas by artificially limiting it to "evangelicals", which usually do not make up the majority of Christian believers in any of these countries.
I believe there are also Anglican Churches in the Middle East and Africa as well which are thriving and not suffering from the rank heresy that is killing ECUSA.
One of the most dramatic developments is that many Muslims throughout the Middle East and even in the United States are seeing dreams and visions of Jesus.
I think that Barack Obama poses a more immediate threat to this country as an apostate Muslim and believer in Liberation Theology than the terrorists.
Let me explain. Liberation Theology is pure Marxism that uses religion in a way that subordinates religion to Marxist philosophy. It is not Christian in the sense that we know it because it does not put Christ or God at the top as a higher power. It only borrows from religion the unifying connection to all oppressed people and the admonishment to share and love thy neighbor. The Liberationists view religion as what they call a praxis, a means of putting Marxism to work within the community. Their main tenets are opposition to capitalism, to classism, to sexism, to technocentrism (wouldn’t want to get too scientific about this), and militarism (they are only opposed to military might of the oppressor, not when used by the oppressed).
The really important part of all this is that Liberationists view the US(along with Israel) as an oppressor and the Islamic world as being oppressed. This explains the refusal by the left to recognize the threat posed by Iran or Iraq.
It also explains Barack Obama’s statements that his foreign policy would be to talk to Iran and other Middle Eastern countries, rather than pursue a military solution.
Good move. You can also end Bibles to the mid-east or China through them. This explosion of Christianity is also happening in India, and I recommend supporting the India Gospel League. I went on a short term mission trip to India and saw with my own eyes that the money is well spent.
There’s also a group of Chinese believers who are especially interested in spreading the word to the Mid-East. They believe that Christianity was introduced in the Jerusalem and has since spread steadily westward until it came to China. Now it’s their turn to complete the circle. They call this movement “Back to Jerusalem.”