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  April 29, 1947 - September 5, 2020


Update: On Saturday, September 5th, 2020, the founder, administrator, and head moderator of this forum, Valerie S., went Home to be with the Lord.  Her obituary can be found on https://memorials.demarcofuneralhomes.com/valerie-skrzyniak/4321619/index.php.

This posting is dedicated to the forever memory and honor of Valerie, who was the founder of, and the inspiration for, this Web site.  The Web site will continue to operate in Valerie's remembrance, as requested by her family.  God bless!

Dedicated to God  the Father, Son, & Holy Spirit​​​​​​​
1 Thessalonians 4:15-18

   For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.  For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:  Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air and so shall we ever be with the Lord.  Wherefore comfort one another with these words.     

​​​​​​​2 Timothy 4:7-8
For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing .

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Valerie
Jul 20, 2014 - 12:17PM
Convert, pay tax, or die, Islamic State warns Christians

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Convert, pay tax, or die, Islamic State warns Christians

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamist insurgents have issued an ultimatum to northern Iraq's dwindling Christian population to either convert to Islam, pay a religious levy or face death, according to a statement distributed in the militant-controlled city of Mosul.

The statement issued by the Islamic State, the al Qaeda offshoot which led last month's lightning assault to capture swathes of north Iraq, and seen by Reuters, said the ruling would come into effect on Saturday.

It said Christians who wanted to remain in the "caliphate" that the Islamic State declared this month in parts of Iraq and Syria must agree to abide by terms of a "dhimma" contract - a historic practice under which non-Muslims were protected in Muslim lands in return for a special levy known as "jizya".

"We offer them three choices: Islam; the dhimma contract - involving payment of jizya; if they refuse this they will have nothing but the sword," the announcement said.

A resident of Mosul said the statement, issued in the name of the Islamic State in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, had been distributed on Thursday and read out in mosques.

It said Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, which the group has now named Caliph Ibrahim, had set a Saturday deadline for Christians who did not want to stay and live under those terms to "leave the borders of the Islamic Caliphate".

"After this date, there is nothing between us and them but the sword," it said.

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http://news.yahoo.com/convert-pay-tax-die-islamic-state-warns-christians-181415698--business.html

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Jul 20th, 2014 - 12:17 PM
Lisaleenie
Jul 20, 2014 - 4:26PM
Re: Convert, pay tax, or die, Islamic State warns Christians

That's pretty heavy, Valerie. Christians in that part of the world are losing their lives for Christ. I saw an article yesterday that said that either Christians convert to Islam or else be beheaded. Precious in the sight of God is the death of His saints.

Here is the article:

http://blog.godreports.com/2012/07/convert-from-islam-to-christianity-beheaded-video-shown-on-egyptian-tv/

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Tammy S.
Jul 21, 2014 - 10:03AM
Re: Convert, pay tax, or die, Islamic State warns Christians

Lisaleenie
That's pretty heavy, Valerie. Christians in that part of the world are losing their lives for Christ. I saw an article yesterday that said that either Christians convert to Islam or else be beheaded. Precious in the sight of God is the death of His saints.

Here is the article:

http://blog.godreports.com/2012/07/convert-from-islam-to-christianity-beheaded-video-shown-on-egyptian-tv/

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Yeah, Valerie & Leenie, I totally agree with you both. In the Bible it says that 'To be absent from the body, is to be with the Lord.' In other words, ISIS may be able to kill the body, but they can't kill the soul.

Maranatha!
Tammy

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