Posted on 03/03/2009 8:30:55 AM PST by Terriergal
After nearly a decade of service in the West African Muslim nation, the Fultons, missionaries from an Assemblies of God church in Britain, experienced a string of difficulties, including a disagreement that led them to part with their local church. At about the same time, David reduced his role as an army chaplain and was assaulted by a man he described as a Muslim fundamentalist.
"Now how [a growing extremist element] should be dealt with, I don't know," David wrote in an e-mail to supporters. "(I have suggested that we arm the Muslims with sticks and the Christians with machine guns and let them fight it out.) [B]ut seriously, while I will defend myself and my family I don't believe that I will or should take any part in a physical proactive role against them, that's the government's job."
Someone on the Fultons' prayer list forwarded the e-mail to Gambian authorities. "This unfortunate comment did not go down well with the authorities, who saw it as incitement," said Khataza Gondwe, the officer for sub-Saharan Africa at Christian Solidarity Worldwide. The e-mail became the basis for the sedition charges. Other charges have followed.
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Do not use potty language - or references to potty language - on the Religion Forum.
Pray for our missionaries... one slip of the tongue (or something said in jest in an email) and their entire lives can be uprooted.
You-betcha. One of the missionaries our church supports is in an unfriendly country. They are very circumspect about where they are. The sending agency goes to some length for IT security (secure mail, etc.).
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