“NTV said he was a convert to Christianity.”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100603/wl_afp/turkeyreligioncrime_20100603153903
Do not forget about the Muslim behavior called Taqiyya. Lies and deceit abound among these people - it is considered “Holy” to lie for Allah as long as the ultimate goal is to fight against those who are NOT Muslims.
Pretending to convert — I would not put it past some of them. Granted there are many Muslims who Do convert - I’ve heard some amazing witness testimonies regarding their turning to Christ. However, we must keep in mind the penalty in Islam for conversion. It’s a very real possibility that he was asked to ‘prove’ his loyalty to Islam or face death of himself and or family members...
While I’m not completely naive, and I realize that Christians are capable of unspeakable sins, I honestly do think it more likely that this was NOT a crime perpetrated by a true Christian. Rather his ‘conversion’ was nothing more than a lie intended to get him access to commit this crime - or as I mentioned perhaps he was pressured by others who knew of his conversion and threatened him as an apostate of Islam.
Looks like he apostatized. Gut feelings seem correct in this one. He may also have had mental problems, but odds are that mental problems combined with Islam led to the result.
http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/