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I guess he wasn't a good Christian. Cause he died.
I guess he wasn't a good Christian. Cause he died.
I guess he wasn't a good Christian. Cause he died.
Some Christians would say that this makes him the best kind of Christian - a martyr. Indeed, I have heard this said of him.
Other, less charitably inclined non-Christians might agree that he is now the best kind of Christian.
He broke the law by going to the island. The fishermen who took him have been arrested. His friend, who helped set things up, was also arrested. And he may have spread disease to the islanders.
Great job, JF boy.
At least his heart was in the right place.
Otherwise the arrows wouldn't have killed him.
I guess they were protecting their border from an illegal alien.
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Speaking of proselytizing...
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/21/asia/andaman-nicobar-us-missionary-killed-intl/index.html
New Delhi (CNN) An American Christian believed to have been engaged in missionary work appears to have been killed by tribespeople from one of the world's most isolated communities, on a remote island hundreds of miles off the coast of India, according to officials.
The 27-year-old American, identified as John Allen Chau, came to India on a tourist visa but came to the Andaman and Nicobar islands in October with the express purpose of proselytizing, Dependra Pathak, director general of police of the Andaman and Nicobar islands, told CNN.
"We refuse to call him a tourist. Yes, he came on a tourist visa but he came with a specific purpose to preach on a prohibited island," Pathak said.
Darwin Award candidate for the 21st century, IMHO.
Christians have gone to NK carrying religious material banned in NK and gets caught distributing it. They go to jil.
If somebody wants to tempt fate for faith I have no problem, just don't expect the Marines to risk their likes over you.
It has happened in Iran and Turkey. It goes to how deep in culture this obsession with faith goes.
THE big difference here vs NK is that this jackass missionary could likely have killed off this entire tribe by bringing disease that these people have no immunity.
If this guy didn't know that, he should have known. Willfully risking the lives of these people is inexcusable. If he is alive he should he convicted at the very minimum of attempted manslaughter.
THE big difference here vs NK is that this jackass missionary could likely have killed off this entire tribe by bringing disease that these people have no immunity.
If this guy didn't know that, he should have known. Willfully risking the lives of these people is inexcusable. If he is alive he should he convicted at the very minimum of attempted manslaughter.
It's being reported that he wrote in his diary that God had aided him to evade the coast guard during his illegal boat journey to the island. I wouldn't be surprised if he believed God would magically faith-heal the islanders of any diseases.
THE big difference here vs NK is that this jackass missionary could likely have killed off this entire tribe by bringing disease that these people have no immunity.
If this guy didn't know that, he should have known. Willfully risking the lives of these people is inexcusable. If he is alive he should he convicted at the very minimum of attempted manslaughter.
It's being reported that he wrote in his diary that God had aided him to evade the coast guard during his illegal boat journey to the island. I wouldn't be surprised if he believed God would magically faith-heal the islanders of any diseases.
THE big difference here vs NK is that this jackass missionary could likely have killed off this entire tribe by bringing disease that these people have no immunity.
If this guy didn't know that, he should have known. Willfully risking the lives of these people is inexcusable. If he is alive he should he convicted at the very minimum of attempted manslaughter.
It's being reported that he wrote in his diary that God had aided him to evade the coast guard during his illegal boat journey to the island. I wouldn't be surprised if he believed God would magically faith-heal the islanders of any diseases.
I hope that he is not dead. I hope he goes to prison for attempted manslaughter.
THE big difference here vs NK is that this jackass missionary could likely have killed off this entire tribe by bringing disease that these people have no immunity.
If this guy didn't know that, he should have known. Willfully risking the lives of these people is inexcusable. If he is alive he should he convicted at the very minimum of attempted manslaughter.
It's being reported that he wrote in his diary that God had aided him to evade the coast guard during his illegal boat journey to the island. I wouldn't be surprised if he believed God would magically faith-heal the islanders of any diseases.
THE big difference here vs NK is that this jackass missionary could likely have killed off this entire tribe by bringing disease that these people have no immunity.
If this guy didn't know that, he should have known. Willfully risking the lives of these people is inexcusable. If he is alive he should he convicted at the very minimum of attempted manslaughter.
It's being reported that he wrote in his diary that God had aided him to evade the coast guard during his illegal boat journey to the island. I wouldn't be surprised if he believed God would magically faith-heal the islanders of any diseases.
I hope that he is not dead. I hope he goes to prison for attempted manslaughter.
Police approached the island on Saturday, positioning their boat approximately 400 metres off shore and looking through binoculars, but withdrew when they saw the Sentinelese lining up with bows and arrows.
"They stared at us and we were looking at them," said Andaman and Nicobar Islands' police chief Dependra Pathak,
"We have mapped the area with the help of these fishermen. We have not spotted the body yet but we roughly know the area where he is believed to be buried."
Mr Pathak said the authorities were consulting anthropologists, who had made rare previous contact with the tribe, for advice on how to extricate the body.
Apparently there are attempts being made by the local police to recover his body. Quite why, I do not know - he should be left where he is, to avoid further upsetting the Sentinelese.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-26/police-struggling-to-remove-body-from-north-sentinel-island/10553704
Police approached the island on Saturday, positioning their boat approximately 400 metres off shore and looking through binoculars, but withdrew when they saw the Sentinelese lining up with bows and arrows.
"They stared at us and we were looking at them," said Andaman and Nicobar Islands' police chief Dependra Pathak,
"We have mapped the area with the help of these fishermen. We have not spotted the body yet but we roughly know the area where he is believed to be buried."
Mr Pathak said the authorities were consulting anthropologists, who had made rare previous contact with the tribe, for advice on how to extricate the body.
I hope that he is not dead. I hope he goes to prison for attempted manslaughter.
As I understand, the natives were seen burying his body on the beach. So, hopefully, he was dead.
Christians have gone to NK carrying religious material banned in NK and gets caught distributing it. They go to jil.
If somebody wants to tempt fate for faith I have no problem, just don't expect the Marines to risk their likes over you.
It has happened in Iran and Turkey. It goes to how deep in culture this obsession with faith goes.
THE big difference here vs NK is that this jackass missionary could likely have killed off this entire tribe by bringing disease that these people have no immunity.
If this guy didn't know that, he should have known. Willfully risking the lifes of these people is inexcusable.
Christians have gone to NK carrying religious material banned in NK and gets caught distributing it. They go to jil.
If somebody wants to tempt fate for faith I have no problem, just don't expect the Marines to risk their likes over you.
It has happened in Iran and Turkey. It goes to how deep in culture this obsession with faith goes.
THE big difference here vs NK is that this jackass missionary could likely have killed off this entire tribe by bringing disease that these people have no immunity.
If this guy didn't know that, he should have known. Willfully risking the lifes of these people is inexcusable.
It's been awhile since I studied up on the whole "Christians bringing Jesus to the savages" thing, but I'm fairly well certain that "make sure we're not inadvertently spreading disease among the natives" was never very high on their list of priorities.
I hope that he is not dead. I hope he goes to prison for attempted manslaughter.
Apparently there are attempts being made by the local police to recover his body. Quite why, I do not know - he should be left where he is, to avoid further upsetting the Sentinelese.
International Christian Concern, a nonprofit organization that “exists to relieve the suffering of the worldwide persecuted church”, wants the tribe to be charged with murder.