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Why converting to Islam didn't save Peter Kassig
American Thinker ^ | 11/17/2014 | Rick Moran

Posted on 11/17/2014 7:42:35 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Over the last few years, we've seen a dozen Western hostages convert to Islam in order to appease their captors, or in the hopes of getting better treatment.

It never works, of course.  The hostages are still beaten, or killed, regardless of their profession of faith.

It would seem intuitive for Islamic State hostages to convert to Islam in order to win some modicum of mercy from captives who proclaim profound religiosity. But it clearly doesn’t work, according to accounts and stories from Somalia to Syria. And why should it, since the Islamic State has proven itself willing to execute people of all faiths by the thousand? The only out for a hostage seems to be ransom or escape.

Conversion to Islam appears fairly common among jihadists’ hostages. Executed journalist James Foley, who until his capture was a devout Christian and spent a prior captivity stint in prayer, converted to Islam and took the name Abu Hamza, according to a harrowing New York Times report. “I recited the Quran with him,” fellow hostage Jejoen Bontinick, 19, told the Times. “Most people would say, ‘Let’s convert so that we can get better treatment.’ But in his case I think it was sincere.” Fellow hostages Kassig and reportedly John Cantlie also converted, as well as a “majority of Western prisoners,” the Times said.

It’s impossible to determine whether someone in captivity and threatened with death converts willingly or is capable of doing so. Sometimes, such conversions are clearly forced, as was the case for Fox News reporter Steve Centanni and photographer Ola Wiig, who were captured in Gaza. (In a video declaring fealty to Islam, both men stumbled on their recitations.)

For Foley, it might have been different. “Mr. Foley had been captivated by Islam,”


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abdulrahmankassig; beheading; conversion; isis; islam; kassig; peterkassig
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To: SeekAndFind

21 posted on 11/17/2014 8:32:49 AM PST by mjp ((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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To: SeekAndFind

When are the do gooders humanitarian aid lemmings going to realize that humanitarian aid is for humans, and realize moslems do not meet that criteria. They continue to blindly throw themselves at the moslem beheading knife under the impression they are trying to help non human filth.


22 posted on 11/17/2014 8:35:51 AM PST by redcatcherb412
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To: SeekAndFind

Abdul Rahman spat on this country and turned his back on it.

The wages of treason are death. In a way, its kind of fitting he ended up losing his head.

Good riddance to Muslim scum.


23 posted on 11/17/2014 8:47:54 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Genoa
We will all have to choose. EVERYDAY!
24 posted on 11/17/2014 8:54:20 AM PST by showme_the_Glory ((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
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To: ctdonath2
> “When finally you surrender to us, it must be of your own free will... we make the brain perfect before we blow it out.” - Orwell, _1984_

Precisely.

These savages have perfected Orwell's vision of evil incarnate more completely than any other totalitarian group in the history of the world. What they lack in bureaucracy they more than compensate for in blood-lust.

25 posted on 11/17/2014 9:01:30 AM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
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To: SeekAndFind

If someone wants to go play with Muzzies in Middle East it is not the business of me and mine if they are captured or killed.

It is stupid to think you will be rescued if you play with fire. Clam up and die!

The Middle East needs to take care of itself. The Russians and EU are a lot closer and it is their job to deal.


26 posted on 11/17/2014 9:13:07 AM PST by Chickensoup (Leftist totalitarian fascism is on the move.)
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To: CatherineofAragon

Being from Indianapolis we were inundated with these sad scene nightly. The mother wearing Muslim garb praying with local Muslims and groveling, begging Isis to show mercy. It was pretty pathetic.


27 posted on 11/17/2014 9:24:35 AM PST by redangus
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To: SeekAndFind

bkmk


28 posted on 11/17/2014 9:30:22 AM PST by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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To: redangus
"Being from Indianapolis we were inundated with these sad scene nightly. The mother wearing Muslim garb praying with local Muslims and groveling, begging Isis to show mercy. It was pretty pathetic."

I don't understand how they could have no clue as to the nature of what they are dealing with.

Maybe it's just the desperation of a mother trying to save her son...

29 posted on 11/17/2014 12:46:46 PM PST by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization.))
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To: SeekAndFind

Nice job of posting - preserving the links and the blockquote. Thanks.


30 posted on 11/17/2014 1:31:23 PM PST by upchuck (The language of government now is word-spew. ~ h/t Peggy Noonan)
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To: upchuck

RE: Nice job of posting - preserving the links and the blockquote. Thanks.

Use HTML instead of simply copying the text. That’s what makes it look good :)


31 posted on 11/17/2014 1:34:16 PM PST by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Are you copying the source HTML?


32 posted on 11/17/2014 1:36:36 PM PST by upchuck (The language of government now is word-spew. ~ h/t Peggy Noonan)
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To: upchuck

Yes I am.


33 posted on 11/17/2014 1:37:11 PM PST by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Good for you! Sometimes copying the source is the only way to get the post to look right.


34 posted on 11/18/2014 8:36:43 AM PST by upchuck (The language of government now is word-spew. ~ h/t Peggy Noonan)
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