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Muslim extremists threaten slaughter
of Christians in Indonesian villages
___By Mark Kelly
___International Mission Board
___JAKARTA, Indonesia (BP)--Thousands of extremist Muslim fighters armed with automatic weapons are attacking Christian villages in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province, burning churches and thousands of homes and sending residents fleeing.
___Perhaps as many as 63,000 Christians were trapped in the predominantly Christian city of Tentena late last week. One missionary in Indonesia reported fears the "jihad warriors" would break through to Tentena and massacre the Christians who had taken refuge there.
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Events of Sept. 11 raise awareness, questions about evil
___By Mark Wingfield
___Managing Editor
___Jarred from an attitude of invincibility by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, many Americans today are struggling to redefine their understanding of evil in the world.
___Is Osama bin Laden the proverbial personification of evil?
___Are structures such as bin Laden's Al Qaeda network demonic?
___Do the former Taliban rulers of Afghanistan represent the power of Satan in human form?
___Questions such as these tap into some of the most difficult theological issues of the ages. How to understand the existence and nature of evil has puzzled theologians for centuries.
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