(Ex-Christians) Joining Al Qaeda

frontpagemag.com ^ | September 1, 2003 | Josh Lefkowitz and Lorenzo Vidino

[Destro]

The Balkan Branches of the Terror Network "in search of blond Moslems"

[Peach]

What a crock the first few lines are. Like Christianity does not offer a "sense of direction".

[John Will]

Heh heh, Down counts as a direction.

[mtbopfuyn]

Christian might consider a name change.

Guess this ends racial profiling. I knew they'd be recruiting blonde blue eyed terrorists soon.

[Peach]

So does up. LOL

[RightWhale]

What a crock the first few lines are.

Unfortunately, it is common to reject the authoritarian ways of childhood but then substitute another authoritarian system in the same childish way. The freedom of full adulthood is forever denied to these people by their own choices.

[My2Cents]

Disillusioned with mainstream society, these disaffected men are attracted by the sense of community that Islam offers.

Translation: These are guys who can't get dates.

[cyborg]

Having been a 'backslidden' christian, I can vouch that christianity DOES offer a direction that is not only spiritually fulfilling but SAFE for the rest of humanity. I gather that these people were never christians to begin with.

[Peach]

Unfortunately, it is common to reject the authoritarian ways of childhood but then substitute another authoritarian system in the same childish way.

How well put! And how true.

[Peach]

Good point. Christianity not only offers a direction but is SAFE for humanity.

[theFIRMbss]

>Disillusioned with mainstream society, these disaffected men are attracted by the sense of community that Islam offers.
>>Translation: These are guys who can't get dates.

Even so, you know,
you'd think these "disaffected"
nuts would give a try

to freak fringe groups like
LaRouche or Children of God
before Al Qaeda.

Nuts is one thing, but
I think the violence points
to deeper problems...

[Mr. Mojo]

Translation: These are guys who can't get dates.

That's what it all comes down to, doesn't it? ...They'll get some dates now though, although these dates all come with beards. ....whether their preference is for women or men.

[Bobby777]

these disaffected men are attracted by the sense of community that Islam offers

[Bars4Bill]

Disillusioned with mainstream society, these disaffected men are attracted by the sense of community that Islam offers.

Crips, Bloods, al Qaeda.

[Gritty]

Rest assured none of these guys were really "Christians" to begin with. It is merely a handy handle somebody put on them, as they were most likely secular hedonists, which is not the same thing.

Being raised in a "Christian" country does not make you a Christian.

[Monty22]

"captured in December 2001 and transferred to Guantanamo Bay. Once in Gitmo, Hicks threatened, "Before I leave here, I am going to kill an American."

LOL buddy, you're not leaving any except in a body bag.

[Clintonfatigued]

This is truly sad. There is another thing about these men that isn't mentioned, and that needs to be mentioned. These men consider themselves to be born losers. A lot of them are loners who feel unable to connect to anyone or anything else. Some of them are outcasts who feel uncapable of fitting in. Radical, extreme Islamic "leaders" take advantage of their feelings of worthlessness and manipulate these men into hating those they left behind. It's a phenomenon that needs to be discussed more, especially among concerned Christians.

[Recovering_Democrat]

...it is clear that al Qaeda intends on remaining a moving target...

Like they have a choice. They're dead men walking and they know it. Let 'em recruit all the blonde boyz they want: all enemies of the United States will be found and brought to justice. ALL.

[yonif]

their sense of community destroys innocent communities of Jews and Christians.