Valin Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 The Times of India: AFP | Nov 20, 2014 BRUSSELS: A number of Muslims in Europe are publicly abandoning their religion to become Christians or agnostics despite their former community's taboo against such acts. In France, the film "The Apostle" by filmmaker Cheyenne Carron has meanwhile lifted the veil on "apostasy" by telling the story of a young Muslim who converted to Catholicism and how he had trouble getting family and friends to accept his choice. "It is time for us to stop hiding," said Pastor Said Oujibou, 46, who left radical Islam for evangelical protestantism and who is among the few converts to have publicized his decision in France. He said he is "tolerated" by his former co-religionists, even if he admits to having sparked "sarcasm and annoyance" from them. But he warned against the "double talk" that certain branches of Islam in France close to the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafists use toward apostate Muslims. (Snip) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I will take "what is ephemeral?" for a true Daily Double, @Alex @Valin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 I will take "what is ephemeral?" for a true Daily Double, @Alex @Valin ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I will take "what is ephemeral?" for a true Daily Double, @Alex @Valin ? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ephemeral 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 I will take "what is ephemeral?" for a true Daily Double, @Alex @Valin ? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ephemeral Why do you say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 The life span of an apostate is equivalent to that of a May fly. Mayflies or shadflies are insects belonging to the order Ephemeroptera (from the Greek εφήμερος, ephemeros = "short-lived" (literally "lasting a day" "daily" or "day-long"), and πτερόν, pteron = "wing", referring to the brief lifespan of adults). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Like the life span of a box of Swisher Sweets at a Steal & Go Market in Ferguson, MO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 The life span of an apostate is equivalent to that of a May fly. Mayflies or shadflies are insects belonging to the order Ephemeroptera (from the Greek εφήμερος, ephemeros = "short-lived" (literally "lasting a day" "daily" or "day-long"), and πτερόν, pteron = "wing", referring to the brief lifespan of adults). Today....you could say that....10 years from now....maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 "Today....you could say that....10 years from now....maybe not." @Valin When did I post my reply? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 "Today....you could say that....10 years from now....maybe not." @Valin When did I post my reply? Point being things are changing. And I would say for the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 "Today....you could say that....10 years from now....maybe not." @Valin When did I post my reply? Point being things are changing. And I would say for the better. No doubt, but my point is that ephemeral describes today's apostates. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrWoodchuck Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I'll have to go with @Pepper on this one. Especially in France, a practicing Muslim may go silently secular...and avoid detection. Apostates that head into Christianity, face the normal ostracization of family & friends....and the supernumerary enforcers of Islam. A Muslim from birth will end his religion when he ends his brain function.....whether he accomplishes that himself....or another Muslim helps him along by removing his head. The number of examples of successful apostates is low to the point of negligible. I celebrate the few that willingly face their own death....between Islam's culturally sanctioned inbreeding, lack of courage in the face of Islam's edict of death to apostates; and any planned deception [taqqiya.] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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