Ellen Brown
Well-Known Member
I and my family were devout. We'd just gotten back from a Missionary trip to Kenya in May, and there had been several previous trips to Honduras, Mozambique, and Kosovo. I did not go to the last two, but having a loved one there felt a lot like it. The hotel next door to where my partner was staying was bombed.
I had not learned some very tough lessons that aspiring Missionary Pastors learned, some the hard way.
On the morning of 9/11, on the west coast, I was eating my breakfast and listening to the Radio when they announced it!!! I quickly turned on the TV quick enough to see the smoking building and then the second plane hitting a building. It was 5 minutes to work for me and when I got there, the TV was on. The buildings had collapsed. My X and I were in shock.
Living and worshipping in such a devout community, what followed in the next days shocked me. I was upset also, but mindful of the words of Jesus and WWJD? Instead, even the most devout were spouting hatred... I heard an unconfirmed story about Muslims in the Midwest cheering. That was hushed up right away, and I have no idea if it was true. At any rate, none of that changed my reaction in following Jesus Christ. I did not know a thing about Muslims at the time.
Within a few months, America was at war and spouting hatred, sadly including the Christians I knew. That was it for me. I left Christianity, but would not begin to address Islam for about 2 years. The actions of our then President and his staff were to me, way over the top.
We only thought that Bin Laden was in Afghanistan. He was never in Iraq. As we all know, later he was found in Pakistan.
I can't write about this more.
I had not learned some very tough lessons that aspiring Missionary Pastors learned, some the hard way.
On the morning of 9/11, on the west coast, I was eating my breakfast and listening to the Radio when they announced it!!! I quickly turned on the TV quick enough to see the smoking building and then the second plane hitting a building. It was 5 minutes to work for me and when I got there, the TV was on. The buildings had collapsed. My X and I were in shock.
Living and worshipping in such a devout community, what followed in the next days shocked me. I was upset also, but mindful of the words of Jesus and WWJD? Instead, even the most devout were spouting hatred... I heard an unconfirmed story about Muslims in the Midwest cheering. That was hushed up right away, and I have no idea if it was true. At any rate, none of that changed my reaction in following Jesus Christ. I did not know a thing about Muslims at the time.
Within a few months, America was at war and spouting hatred, sadly including the Christians I knew. That was it for me. I left Christianity, but would not begin to address Islam for about 2 years. The actions of our then President and his staff were to me, way over the top.
We only thought that Bin Laden was in Afghanistan. He was never in Iraq. As we all know, later he was found in Pakistan.
I can't write about this more.