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Are Christian evangelists eyeing Iraq?
(Ruben Banerjee, Al-Jazeera, 9 April 2003)
In its war against Iraq, the United States-led axis has purportedly been aiming to win over the “hearts and minds” of the Iraqi people. . . . But some US-based Christian evangelists are readying themselves to take it a step further. . . . Dedicated workers of the Southern Baptist Convention and the Samaritan’s Purse — two of the biggest evangelical Christian missions in the US — are reportedly waiting on the Jordanian border for the signal to enter the battle-scarred country. . . . The missionaries say that they plan to address the physical and spiritual needs of the Iraqi population. . . . But attempts to preach Christianity in Iraq where Muslims constitute 98 per cent of the population has set off alarm bells. . . . Even the Bush Administration is cleverly distancing itself from the missionary plans, lest they make the war against Iraq seem like the crusade against Islam many Muslims already believe it is. . . . “It is not the White House responsibility to determine which groups provide aid,” explained Ari Fleischer, the White House spokesman at a press-briefing on Friday. . . . Rev.Franklin Graham [son of Billy Graham!] of the Samaritan’s Purse had particularly courted controversy with his inflammatory remarks against Islam in the immediate aftermath of the September 11th attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Center. . . . In an interview to an American television channel, Rev.Graham called Islam “a very evil and wicked religion.” . . . But notwithstanding their strong views against Islam, both the organisations enjoy strong links with the US President. While the Southern Baptists are among the most loyal of Bush’s political constituents, Rev Graham led a prayer at the President’s inauguration.

posted by LoZo 11:56 AM