Word: convertibles
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Should Christians Convert Muslims...
...What ever happened to embracing diversity? Intolerance, not love of God, is what drives Christian missionaries to convert Muslims." VIVIAN MYERS-MAROWITZ Concord, Mass...
What substantially sets Islam apart from Christianity is that Muslims do not accept the divinity of Jesus. That aside, Islam and Christianity are more similar than they are different. The push to convert millions of Muslims is distressing to me as a Muslim. Why can't people live together without worrying about one another's religious preferences? HESHAM A. HASSABALLA Glendale Heights...
...Thailand. The dreadful fellow travelers, the machine-tooled John Grisham novel on the predictable beach--Houellebecq expertly takes the measure of modern enjoyments. But Michel also meets Valerie, then moves in with her in Paris. When she accepts an executive job with a hotel chain, he persuades her to convert some of its Third World hotels to sex resorts...
They are not alone in this. Many Christian groups active in these countries, including some in Iraq, avoid trying to convert the people around them. The practice is clearly out of bounds for those that form partnerships with local Muslim groups or with the Red Crescent (the Islamic version of the Red Cross). Others simply feel that any good done by outright evangelizing is outweighed by the violence it could provoke or the possibility that needy Muslims might be discouraged from accepting aid. Donna Derr, an associate director at Church World Service, a joint ministry of 36 Protestant, Orthodox...