Philippine military presents "traumatized" ex-hostage "who was forced to convert to Islam"

AFP via Yahoo! News ^ | Monday November 5, 1:35 PM | AFP

[Pericles]

"Believers, take neither Jews nor Christians for your friends. They are friends with one another. Whoever of you seeks their friendship shall become one of their number. Allah does not guide the wrongdoers." (5:49, Quran)

"Mohammed is Allah's apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another." (48:29, Quran)

"When the sacred months are over slay the idolaters wherever you find them. Arrest them, besiege them, and lie in ambush everywhere for them. If they repent and take to prayer and pay the alms-tax, let them go their way. Allah is forgiving and merciful." (9:4, Quran)

[Fred Mertz]

But, but...my government keeps telling me this isn't a holy war!

[Movemout]

That was Islamic policy for hundreds of years. Convert or die. I'll bet all of the hostages are fervent in their belief in Allah by this time.

[Norb2569]

"I don't have any plans of reverting to Christianity," she said, tears welling in her eyes.

Well I see we have a very happy camper here!

Maybe they should have 'rescued' a hostage who wanted JUSTICE for her captors!!

Sheeesh......

[wideawake]

I'll bet Fr. Pierantoni is not.

[Movemout]

Then he may be dead unless it amuses the terrorists to keep him alive.

[Pericles]

Reina Malonzo, a nurse at a private hospital who was snatched in Basilan island on June 2, is suffering from "severe Stockholm Syndrome," a psychological condition in which hostages become sympathetic towards their captors, a senior military official here told AFP.

Do not judge her that way.

[dennisw]

She's lucky she didn't get her head chopped off like a few of their other captives including one American.

[ikanakattara]

What do you mean, "don't judge her that way?" Stockholm Syndrome is REAL; it's not a funny ha-ha joke made up by liberals to explain away their bad childhoods. Airline employees used to be routinely briefed on it, because after 3-4 days of being kidnapped by someone who alternately threatens to kill you and is nice to you, it can happen to even the strongest-minded people.

[cayman99]

Sooner or later,it will have to be recognized that Islam is a Hate Group. They are a plague upon the earth. Unkoran,35

[Pericles]

I was talking to Norb2569 and was responsing to what he said in #4. I have no clue how you think what I wrote is mocking the victim.

[2sheep]

>>>But, but...my government keeps telling me this isn't a holy war!

Yup.  Someone has been lying.  Now just why would they do that............?

Joh 16:2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

Re 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

[father_elijah]

This points up again that Muslims don't distinguish between Catholic and Protestant -- they just want to irradicate all Christians -- and Jews. This poor woman needs our most sincere prayers.

[Sir Gawain]

ping

[Travis McGee]

More "peaceful moslems".

[babylonian]

Eradicate.

[father_elijah]

Thanks.

[neutrino]

Now , now. We all know that moslems are good, kind, peaceful, generous, people who never hurt anyone. That's why we want to feed all the nice, innocent moslems. (/bitter sarcasm)

[Norb2569]

Do not judge her that way.

Well EXCUSE ME!!

I guess Patty Hearst was that way too, huh?

Think of how the rescuers feel after sacrificing limb and life to 'free' someone, and soon after, they are told by the 'rescuee' that she was happy where she was!!!

I'll judge her as I see her, thank you.

[DreamWeaver]

As another poster said, "this woman needs our prayers."