Somehow these two articles scare me. Imagine some 25,000 God fearing people going into
a country, having little if any training about their culture or language. What make Graham and
his group think the people of Iraq want them there. What about the problems of our own county.
Imagine that many people helping out in our schools, national parks, and hospitals?

Bush’s Iraq: When the Evangelists Go Marching in
http://www.republicons.org/view_article.asp?RP_ARTICLE_ID=835

4/12/2003

In a report in the British Globe and Mail, Doug Saunders reports that Iraq is bracing for a second wave of invading
forces from the US; as many as 25,000 evangelical Christians are set to descend on Iraq to spread the Word. And
you thought it was another Bush malapropism when he referred to the battle as a “crusade”.
The report details the plans to send thousands of evangelists under the auspices of providing aid to perform, what
some Christian groups are referring to as, “spiritual warfare”.

Saunders states that the most numerous group is the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), which he
describes as “an ardent supporter of the war as an opportunity to bring Christianity to the Middle East”.
The group says it has 25,000 trained Evangelists ready to enter Iraq.

“That would [mean] a heart change would go on in that part of the world.” Mark Liederbach of the
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary told members of the SBC. “That's what we need to be
praying for. That's how a Christian wages spiritual warfare.”

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Jesus in Baghdad
Why we should keep Franklin Graham out of Iraq.
By Steven Waldman
Posted Friday, April 11, 2003, at 3:23 PM PT


http://slate.msn.com/id/2081432/