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Monday, April 14, 2003
posted by gbarto at 10:15 AM:
Steven Waldman makes the point in Slate that Franklin Graham - son of Billy - probably shouldn't be doing the Lord's work in Iraq, at least not until he's shown that he can put his desire to convert Muslims and help Christianity beat out Islam on the backburner if it risks alienating those he would help and heightening suspicions among the Iraqis as to whether we're liberating them or on a crusade. He's right. And the Bush administration should be leaning of Graham to stay away. But Waldman does have one good way for Graham to make an impact, and if truth be told, I think it's a better way not only to approach things but to make Iraq a better evangelizing ground for Graham five or ten years down the road: a hefty check from Graham's group, Samaritan Purse, to Red Crescent. This would do more to show a genuine committment to helping - and a reason for Islam to listen to Christianity's message - than any amount of offers to help those willing to come to a sermon.Islam, curiously, has often converted people at the point of a sword. Christianity, thankfully, gave that up centuries ago. Giving starving people the impression that food and Christianity go hand in hand would be a symbolic revival of the practice with life dependent upon openness to a different religion. We shouldn't go there.
Update: Cicero totally disagrees.
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