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.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
I would ask him, "If you love the Qur'an so much than why are you fleeing the land of the Qur'an to come to the land of the Christian Bible?"
If i was running the “refugee” camps, the menu would be:
grilled bacon for breakfast
ham sandwiches for lunch
and pork sausages for dinner.
Detainees and rights activists have criticised the squalid conditions inside the camps, where inmates are often without electricity, running water is not always on...In several camps, the frustration has led to riots, with many of detainees speaking of a general sense of fear, lawlessness and hopelessness.
“We see violence almost every day,” said Fatima, a Syrian detained inside Moria with her husband and three-year-old daughter. “We don’t feel safe here, we don’t feel comfortable here.” — https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/02/aid-workers-accused-of-trying-to-convert-muslim-refugees-greek-camp-detention-centre-lesvos-christianity
A lot better than if you chopped my head off!!
Which is excused by the MSM.
They invade another country and then complain about everything!! I just realized that irony!! (I’m a little slow)
Just wow!!
They could use a mass conversion.
It’s like ALL THE KILLING AND TORTURE AND RAPE didn’t happen because Trump asked why the mother didn’t talk!!!!!!!!!
It can drive a person insane, the total lack of logic and self preservation.
Actually, getting a Quran from a Muslim is an excellent way to preach the gospel. Jesus is mentioned 23 times in the Quran, Mohammed only four.
There was some guy in the 60s or 70s who bequethed his money and it works as a fund for the Graun
I tend to wonder if Tom Holland is correct, that Mohammed was made-up
I see that as a sound policy.
Mad Mo doesn't like competition. That's why (1) apostasy is punishable by death in islam and (2) you can't even bring a Bible into Saudi Arabia, just to cite two examples.
Bless their souls!
What an example of "...go ye into all the world..."!
Luke 14:23 English Standard Version
And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled.'
It’s a crime to try to make the subhumans convert to human.
“We see violence almost every day,” said Fatima, a Syrian detained inside Moria with her husband and three-year-old daughter. “We don’t feel safe here, we don’t feel comfortable here.”
Well, it's YOUR culture and religion.
And if we said the same thing about refugees in our communities, we'd be labeled racist and islamophobes.
Hypocrisy much?
I'd feel like I had the chance to actually READ what your Holy Book says; instead of having someone EXPLAIN it to me.
ca ching!
Were these really ‘conversion forms’ or just the normal Bible tracts you see all over the West? Perhaps the Muslim refugees mistake them for ‘conversion forms’ due to the practices of Jihadis in their native countries.
“We like all religions, but if you are a Christian, and I give you a Qur’an, how would you feel?”
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Appreciative that you would speak to me about your beliefs. Now let’s have a conversation.
That’s very Christian attitude. Can’t see how a religion based on love can’t be argued over a religion based on hate.
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