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Such informal understandings, however, can evaporate when a regime cracks down or a missionary becomes more assertive. In August 2001, Afghanistan's Taliban arrested Heather Mercer, 24, and Dayna Curry, 29, who had traveled from a Texas church to work for a group called Shelter Germany in Kabul. During their three-month incarceration, subsequent rescue and visit with President Bush in the Rose Garden, the press referred to them as "Christian aid workers," implying that they were engaged solely in humanitarian ministry and that their jailers' claim that they were proselytizing was false...
...their book Prisoners of Hope, however, Mercer and Curry wrote of initiating Christian prayer with Muslims, urging them to listen to evangelistic broadcasts (in one case providing the radio) and showing at least two families a film on Jesus. "We understood that the Taliban prohibited non-Muslims from sharing their faith with Afghans," the women stated. But they claimed that this violated international norms, and wrote, "We believe the Afghans--like all people--should at least have the opportunity to hear about the teachings of Christ if they choose." To TIME, Mercer said, "I look forward to the day when...
Harvard fended off a Hoya push to beat Georgetown handily by almost five seconds on Mercer Lake, N.J., where the rowers also battled mid-30s temperatures and a strong crosstail wind that created whitecaps in the middle of the course...
...Harvard lightweight crew team is also looking forward to seeing how it matches up in its first races, at Penn tomorrow and against Georgetown at Mercer County on Sunday...
...Crimson came from behind to go up 4-2 against Mercer on the strength of two home runs by Miller, but Mercer came back for four runs off Brotemarkle in the final frame...