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 www.answering-christianity.comJanuary 10, 2009
 
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Money Donated For Tsunami Relief Will Be Used to ConvertPeople to Christianity
 
Manuela Badawy 
 
 
 
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Money Donated For Tsunami Relief Will BeUsed to Convert People to Christianity
Manuela Badawy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. Muslim group on Thursday accused evangelist Jerry Falwell of using money donated for tsunami relief to convert people in South Asia to Christianity andcalled on the Bush administration to denounce his actions.In an e-mailed weekly newsletter called "Falwell Confidential," which was obtained by theCouncil on American-Islamic Relations, the evangelist said: "Hundreds of thousands are indire need of medical attention and personal counseling. And in this heavily Muslim part of the world, millions have never even heard of Jesus Christ."The newsletter, which is distributed by Jerry Falwell Ministries, said donations would beused to distribute food and Gospel tracts in the region.A Muslim who received the e-mail passed it on to the Council on American-IslamicRelations, council spokesman Ibrahim Hooper said.According to a statement on www.falwell.com and Liberty University's Web site, the schoolis preparing a team to travel to India, Sri Lanka and other countries in South Asia. Falwellfounded Liberty University."Distribution of food and medical supplies, along with the dissemination of thousands of Gospel tracts in the language of the people will be the primary tasks of the team," the Websites said. "Mission trips to the Asian region by many (Liberty University) students willfollow in the months, and perhaps years, to come."But Dr. Eddie Pate, professor and leader of Liberty's tsunami aid effort, said he did not planto take "any materials or pass anything out." He said the team is going to South Asia towork with local Christian groups that are distributing food and medicine, and helping smallbusinesses restart.Falwell's office declined comment. The evangelist sparked controversy in 2002 when hecalled Muslims' prophet Muhammad a "terrorist" during a television interview.
 
 
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"This is not the first time we hear about this kind of proselytism," Hooper said. "This has anegative impact, first, on interfaith relations, and second, on the trust and work of legitimate institutions working there."Hooper said missionaries acting as relief groups could hurt rather than help thesevulnerable societies."It would make work for legitimate institutions more difficult. It also harms America'simage, which is already pretty tarnished in the rest of the world."The White House had no immediate comment.Earlier this week, reports that the missionary group WorldHelp planned to airlift 300tsunami orphans from the Muslim province of Banda Aceh to Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, toraise them in a Christian children's home, caused a stir among Muslims. The group hasdropped its plans, according to media reports.WorldHelp officials were not immediately available for comment.The tsunami has killed about 226,000 across Asia.© Reuters 2005. All Rights Reserved.FLOW OF CHRISTIAN AID SHOWS SHIFTING POWER OF THE PULPITBRIAN MURPHY, Associated Press, 1/21/05DATELINE: LADONG, Indonesia - The Americans in matching T-shirts were greeted asheroes when they arrived one afternoon with clean water and medical care. But how thehelp got here was something the tsunami survivors could scarcely comprehend.The forces of faith, fund-raising and globe-trotting volunteerism have opened a stream of private Christian aid to one of the most religiously conservative corners of MuslimIndonesia.From the volunteers in a Ladong palm grove to aid provided by Samaritan's Purse, a grouprun by the son of evangelist Billy Graham, the initiatives show the power of churchcongregations to gather donations when tragedy strikes.It also highlights the rising aspirations among a new style of Christian relief leagues mostlylinked to evangelists and activists in the United States…
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