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| HOOLIGAN 2002-11-22, 5:27 am |
| I got this Email farwarded to me, its from friends of friends who are missionaries in Africa. and judging by the Events in Nigeria I thought this was quite chilling.
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Please pray for God to protect us in the coming weeks from extremist reactions to world events. Many feel that there will be a reaction to a US action against Iraq. It appears that extremists are already gathering names and addresses. We have been advised to have bags packed and a contingency plan. Everyone in the Western community has a cell phone and we have rehearsed routes into the bush. We want to be wise as serpents but keep our confidence in what God is able to do.
Its the easiest thing in the world for us to sit in relative saftey and discuss the moral obligations of overthrowing a despot like Saddam, Im sure thousands will die in an extremist backlash to a major assault on Iraq. | |
| Luchnia 2002-11-22, 6:48 am |
| Agreed, but I guess it is a hard choice. If you don't get that idiot out of there then instead of a few deaths, you will have millions. Sadistic idiots like that have no place but to become bullseyes for everyone.
Sometimes I wonder if it boils down to the few, verses the many. It is sad both ways, to me, however it is necesarry. | |
| Supertech 2002-11-22, 7:45 am |
| Nigeria: Up to 100 killed in religious rioting
Mobs of Christian youths retaliated against Muslims on Friday in the third day of riots triggered by a newspaper article suggesting Islam's founding prophet would have approved of the Miss World beauty pageant.
Previous riots in Kaduna, a largely Muslim city with a sizable Christian minority, have escalated into religious battles that killed hundreds since civilian government replaced military rule in 1999.
Contestants from five countries – Costa Rica, Denmark, Switzerland, South Africa and Panama – are boycotting the event because Islamic courts in Nigeria have sentenced several unmarried women to death by stoning for conceiving babies outside wedlock. Nigeria's government insists none of the judgments will be carried out, although it has refused to intervene directly. |
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