> Evangelists step up efforts to convert World Muslims
> 3/16/2005 8:05:00 AM GMT
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> Source: Hamptonroads.com
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> Kevin Greeson, a Christian missionary in South Asia, says ACristian
> missionaries will be using the Qur'an's mention of Jesus in engaging
> Muslims in dialogue to convert them to Christianity.
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> "I don't mean to say Muslims are our enemy, but using the Qur'an as a
> bridge has allowed us to go deep, deep, deep into enemy territory," said
> Greeson.
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> The world's 1.2 billion Muslims are the top target of evangelical efforts
> to spread Christianity.
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> Greeson, who works for the International Mission Board of the Southern
> Baptist Conference, was among mission professionals who discussed on
> Tuesday strategies during the "Breakthrough Among Muslims" conference,
> sponsored by the Alliance for Missions Advancement.
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> The Washington, D.C.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies
> released a report earlier this month, showing that most of the Arab
> leaders believe that the United States is "engaged in a war with the Arab
> world or Islam itself." Which inspired President Bush to give his adviser
> Karen Hughes the job of improving America's image globally and among
> Muslim nations in particular.
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> Mohammad Amir, a Muslim engineering student at Old Dominion University,
> says that back home in India, most of the people are aware of the United
> States' intentions in the Middle East.
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> The American missionaries promoting Christianity, Amir said, add the
> "negative image people have about the policies of this country."
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> Abdulla Bazaraa, director of the Egyptian Cultural and Education Bureau in
> Washington, D.C. says that "If someone would come and try to approach
> Muslims and understand them and seek common ground, that would be
> accepted". "To convert them... is not welcome."
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> More than 27,000 missionaries are placed among the Muslims, says Greeson's
> book. And some evangelicals say there's never been a better time to target
> Muslims and convert them to Christianity.
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> Also, Chris Grady, a Regent student studying to become a missionary, said
> that the deadly tsunami that struck Asia in December has created an
> opening for Christian-based relief groups to demonstrate Christ-like
> compassion while delivering aid.
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