In another unlikely-seeming example of God bringing someone to faith, Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of one of the founders of the radical Palestinian group Hamas, is now a Christian, having been converted in an Israeli jail. FOXNews reports:
Yousef said he was indoctrinated at an early age to use violence to challenge Israeli control in the region. As a teenager he moved up within the organization and became the leader of the radical Islamic Youth Movement that fought Israeli tanks and troops in the streets, celebrated suicide bombings and recruited young men to the cause.
Yousef, 30, said he realized the true nature of Hamas and radical Islam during a stint in an Israeli prison. He renounced his Muslim faith, left his family behind in Ramallah and converted to Christianity.
“Islam is not the word of God,” said Yousef. “If you want to be offended it’s your problem. But you know something? Go study. Think for a second that I might be right. So wake up, look at your path, see where you’re going. Are you really going to heaven with 72 virgins after you kill yourself and kill another 20 people?”
Yousef has sought asylum in the United States and now attends an evangelical Christian church in San Diego, Calif.
HT: The Daily Scroll
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