{"id":1603,"date":"2006-11-21T19:04:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-21T19:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/11\/this-is-what-it-means-to-be-a.html"},"modified":"2006-11-21T19:04:00","modified_gmt":"2006-11-21T19:04:00","slug":"this-is-what-it-means-to-be-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/11\/this-is-what-it-means-to-be-a.html","title":{"rendered":"This is what it means to be a Christian"},"content":{"rendered":"

What amazes me the most about this story<\/a> is that the Muslims asked for forgiveness and it is still amazing to me that Christians can follow Christ to the point of forgiving and embracing those who beheaded their daughter:<\/p>\n

The parents of three Christian girls beheaded by Muslim militants in Poso, Indonesia, have said they forgive their daughters’ killers during a meeting between the three militants and the parents yesterday.
\nHasanuddin, still on trial for the crime, pleaded for forgiveness from the parents of the victims during the meeting, organised by local police. He said repeatedly that he had repented and expressed his deep sorrow together with his two accomplices, Irwanto and Haris.
\nA mother of one of the victims said with tears that she forgave them of their wrongdoings. As a gesture of peace, the Muslim militants and the Christian families shook hands and embraced each other, Asia News has reported.
\nThe police chief, Sutanto, commented that the meeting between the two parties was a historic moment, giving the victims’ families and the murderers the opportunity to “exchange their deepest feelings and seek to forgive”.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The power of God for all the world to see, how else can you explain the desire to embrace men who did this<\/a> to your child?<\/p>\n

Tags: Christian<\/a>, religion<\/a>, Muslim<\/a>, Christianity<\/a>, atrocity<\/a>, beheading<\/a>
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