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To: sinkspur
But that doesn't mean I didn't hear them say that the "conversion" was phony.

Where does it say that the conversion was phony? I posted a link and videos, check out post # 28

And this is all it says about it:

“Before being released Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig, the two journalists who were held hostage in Gaza, were forced to convert to Islam and read statements critical of the U.S. government on videotape. After being freed, they renounced their conversion to Islam. Steve Centanni had this to say about the forced conversion:

"We were forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint. Don't get me wrong here. I have the highest respect for Islam, and I learned a lot of good things about it, but it was something we felt we had to do because they had the guns, and we didn't know what the hell was going on."

Nowhere does it say: I renounce to my conversion to Islam, etc, etc.

39 posted on 08/30/2006 7:54:12 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Victoria Delsoul
"We were forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint.

A forced conversion is no conversion. Surely you understand what Centani is saying here.

40 posted on 08/30/2006 8:35:04 PM PDT by sinkspur (Today, we settled all family business.)
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To: Northern Yankee; kstewskis
The media said they renounced their conversion to Islam, but neither Centanni nor Wiig actually said it. That's why there's no video of it, as the only video upon their release is the one I posted (post #28,) where they both praised the Palestinians and said nothing about renouncing Islam.

If “We were forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint. Don't get me wrong here. I have the highest respect for Islam,” means renouncing to Islam... I have an island to sell you for 100 bucks.

41 posted on 08/30/2006 8:36:32 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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