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To: KC Burke
Thanks for the post.

Hard to believe any rebirth of Orthodoxy is happening around here. From my perspective a good many things theological are going straight down the tubes.

Are we translating correctly when we use the word "martyr" in connection with Muslims? The Arabic word . . . what is it? Hopefully someone will chime in with a little expertise.

18 posted on 10/10/2003 9:31:04 AM PDT by Fester Chugabrew
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19 posted on 10/10/2003 9:36:14 AM PDT by Consort
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To: Fester Chugabrew
Martyr is from the Greek, with an original meaning of "witness." So Whittaker Chambers titled his account Witness.
20 posted on 10/10/2003 9:59:09 AM PDT by cornelis
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