[Dr. Sivana]

As far as his being a martyr, he would have to be given a choice. Namely, “Reject Christ and we will let you live. Refuse to reject Christ and embrace Islam and you will be killed.” Regardless of his politics or being a reporter or anything like that, if he chooses Christ over Islam, and is killed for it, he can be considered a martyr.

[Cowboy Bob]

Being a martyr and $5 will get you a coffee at Starbucks.

[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

Yes.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/dgreenfield/james-foley-went-looking-to-support-terrorists-in-syria-instead-they-cut-off-his-head/

James Foley Went Looking to Support Terrorists in Syria, Instead They Cut Off His Head

[E. Pluribus Unum]

More like suicide-by-Musloid.

[Tennessee Nana]

To be a Biblical martyr he would have have been a believer in the LORD Jesus Christ and have refused to reject Him on pain of death..

does the video show that ???

his murderer did speak English..

[WilliamofCarmichael]

All we are saying is
give piece a chance

I think we need to be more understanding of The Rapper (who killed our journalist)

Soviets Offer 'How-to' Lesson 1986 and Muslims had kidnapped four Soviets

the KGB castrated a relative of a prominent Muslim leader and sent the severed organs to the Muslim, with advice that they knew of his other relatives. The remaining three Soviets were freed immediately.

The rapper’s father, Egyptian national Adel Abdul Bary, was believed to be associated with Osama bin Laden and is in prison here I believe.

Send the Rapper his dad.. one piece at a time.

[sakic]

1. Is it true that some of these tweets came after he was captured?

2. He seems like a liberal, but not someone looking to join forces with ISIS. Yes, I realize that some here see no distinction.

The guy who wrote the article might be trying too hard.

[Uri’el-2012]

What was on his lips ?

YHvH is my salvation (Yah'shua = Jesus) ?

or

ALLAH is greater ?

shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach

[zzwhale]

too bad obama delayed THE RESCUE MISSION FOR A month after he had been located... golf, vacations...fund raising... you know THE IMPORTANT STUFF TAKES PRIORITY

[aquila48]

A martyr is someone who is killed (usually brutally) for a cause.

No question he was brutally killed, but it was because we didn’t pay a ransom, not a cause.

[Travis McGee]

[Jeff Chandler]

Words have meanings.

[metmom]

Yet that characterization has left others uneasy, and the discussion is raising larger questions about what constitutes martyrdom.

He was killed for not converting to islam. Yes, let's start calling it martyrdom.

They want a religious war, then put it in terms they can understand.

When they start realizing that they're making martyrs of those they butcher in the name of Allah, maybe it will irk them that they can't wear the martyr badge themselves.

[HarleyD]

Foley came to Syria to support the Sunni Islamist rebels against the Syrian government. He cheered on the Sunni Muslim terrorists fighting to ethnically cleanse the Christians of Aleppo. In the conflict between Israel and Hamas, his tweets and retweets were chock full of pro-terrorist propaganda.

James Foley Went Looking to Support Terrorists in Syria, Instead They Cut Off His Head

And now you want to make him a martyr? Why not a saint?

[mlizzy]

Certainly hope Foley died a saint [if he's not a martyr, who would be?], and enjoyed reading Foley's quote from the article he wrote which is linked in your post:

"I began to pray the rosary. It was what my mother and grandmother would have prayed. I said 10 Hail Marys between each Our Father. It took a long time, almost an hour to count 100 Hail Marys off on my knuckles. And it helped to keep my mind focused." - Foley's account during his Libyan imprisonment

[Tau Food]

How long does it take to become a saint? Does it cost anything?

[Arthur McGowan]

He was an Islamist (dupe) and an anti-Semite. And he cheered the persecution of Christians in Syria.