Posted on 08/02/2016 12:36:55 AM PDT by Cronos
Christians working in Greece’s most notorious asylum detention centre have tried to convert some of the Muslim detainees, who have been held under the terms of the EU-Turkey migration deal.
On at least two occasions in recent months, aid workers have distributed conversion forms inside copies of Arabic versions of the St John’s gospel to people held at the Moria detention camp on Lesbos.
The forms, seen by the Guardian, invite asylum seekers to sign a statement declaring the following: “I know I’m a sinner ... I ask Jesus to forgive my sins and grant me eternal life. My desire is to love and obey his word.”
Muslim asylum seekers who received the booklet said they found the aid workers’ intervention insensitive.
“It’s a big problem because a lot of the people are Muslim and they have a problem with changing their religion,” said Mohamed, a detainee from Damascus. “They were trying this during Ramadan, the holiest Muslim month.”
A second Syrian, Ahmed, said: “We like all religions, but if you are a Christian, and I give you a Qur’an, how would you feel?”
Detainees alleged that the forms were distributed by at least two representatives of Euro Relief, a Greek charity that became the largest aid group active in Moria after other aid organisations pulled out in protest against the EU-Turkey deal. The camp is overseen by the Greek migration ministry, but aid groups perform most of the day-to-day management.
...The Greek migration ministry did not respond to requests for comment.
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>> Muslim asylum seekers who received the booklet said they found the aid workers’ intervention insensitive.
Sensitive Muslims... go figure....
A second Syrian, Ahmed, said: “We like all religions, but if you are a Christian, and I give you a Qur’an, how would you feel?”...
A lot better than if you chopped my head off!!
That’s just the point. That ISN’T the way you try to get converts.
Your way is a little more painful. And in some cases, permanent
God bless them it is the only solution but it is mocked.
Good question Ahmed.
I might feel bemused.
I might feel honored that you would try to share something you hold dear with me.
I might feel challenged to reciprocate by sharing my faith with you in the same spirit.
But which ever of these (or some other reaction I have not considered) I can guarantee I would not be insulted, infuriated, belittled or set upon.
Now - if you presented your Qur'an in the manner that many of your fellows do, under the threat of violence, with philistine pig-ignorance and murderous intent and the purpose in hand and heart to either subjugate me or kill me, well then yes, - I might be a bit miffed.
Boy, that was great.
And to The Guardian, THIS is real evil.
Preaching the Bible.
Not beheading little kids and burning women alive.
The horror!
If the poor sensitive muzzie refugees don't like it, let them go back to their sh*tty little muzzie paradises.
I would dump it in the trash at the first opportunity and that would be it.
ROFLMAOOL!!!!! I added OL OUT LOUD lol!!!!
Funniest ####ing thing i’ve read in days.
lol!!!!!
still laughing :)
In a refugee camp, I suspect paper for fire fuel and toilet paper often run out; that’s where I’d put their holy book. Oh I forgot, in Christian refugee camps that is, for those being oppressed and murdered by the muzz, that’s where I’d put that book available for it’s best use.
No, wait...
That happens, right?
The hypocrisy can make your head explode.
They need to understand that Christianity provides for “aid workers” while Muslims could care less even about their own kind...
Ann Coulter got herself fired from NR by saying, invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity.
The Muslims are the scared that many will come to Christ. Because they know that many among them only pretend to be muslim because they are afraid of getting KILLED.
Oh, dear, did they tie them up, torture them, then behead them or burn them alive in cages?
Then don’t bother me with this silly crap.
Makes you wonder who it is that keeps the money flowing to keep the Grauniad in business?
But then, I suppose they are doing “important” work.
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