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To: bitt

El Salvador’s President Nayim Bukele...


A strange name for Latin America. Is he a Muzzie?


14 posted on 12/20/2021 1:24:15 AM PST by Czech_Occidentalist
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To: Czech_Occidentalist

From Wikipedia:

“Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez ... was born on 24 July 1981 in San Salvador.[4] He is a son of Olga Ortez de Bukele and Armando Bukele Kattán.[4][5] According to The Times of Israel, Bukele’s paternal grandparents were Palestinian Christians from Jerusalem and Bethlehem while his maternal grandmother was Catholic and his maternal grandfather was Greek Orthodox.[6] His father later converted to Islam and became an imam.[6]”

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“Bukele was born into a Christian household, although his father converted to Islam later in life.[119] As the son of a Muslim father and a Christian mother, Bukele’s religious beliefs were a controversial subject in the 2019 election,[120] with an image surfacing showing Bukele praying at the mosque in Mexico City.[119] The Times of Israel published an image in February 2018 of Bukele “in deep reflection at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City.”[6]

Bukele has publicly stated he considers himself a believer in God first rather than religion.[6][121] In a 2015 interview he said that “I am not a person who believes much in the liturgy of religions. However, I believe in God, in Jesus Christ. I believe in his word, I believe in his word revealed in the Holy Bible. And I know that God does not reject anyone because of their origins.”[6][122]”

So he was from a Christian family, although his father converted to Islam. And he claims to be a follower of Jesus Christ.


16 posted on 12/20/2021 6:26:58 AM PST by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
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