Hi jerry lynch

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An overdue amends. My nephew who was spending a few days with me, an Iraqi vet, told me that he had posted here before he left this morning, in a shameful rush. Perhaps it was more over using my name in a post than what he said in that post. I don't know. He said he was "a bit tipsy," as if that excused it.  

For me, I am quite upset with how many Christians talk about Islam, even if all the things they say about it are true. Two prophecies in Revelation: 1) the love of many will grow cold; 2) complaint by the Church will increase. I am not an End-of-Days- Soon guy but this could make a fellow a little gittery.
 
I have no friends or acquaintances that are Muslim. I have not been in any of the conflicts over there.I have read some of the popularized horror stories, such as "honor killigs," letting young girls burn to death, and the recent arrest for blasephemy of an 11 year old Christian girl, supposedly with Down Syndrome. There was also a lecture I heard, by a highly touted scholar, about the "true Islam" that was very unflattering and scary. Yet none of that should make any differences in what I think, say, or do. 

If they are indeed my enemies, Jesus made my course clear: love them. If they mean me harm, Jesus made my course clear: do not return evil for evil. If they actually harm me, Jesus made my course clear, turn the cheek, walk an extra mile. Those three things are all I need to know concerning Islam.

Thank you for your article, a most refreshing change.