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David Wood and Mary Jo Sharp: Apologetics Assaulted?

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Walter Barton
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The Baptist Press put out on 6 July 2009 a release about a group of Christian apologetics who were assaulted at a Muslim festival in Dearborn, Michigan.

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=30835

David Wood, one of the apologetics participating in this, posted a blog with a 10 minute video presentation which The Baptist Press release is based upon.

http://www.resistnet.com/forum/topics/christians-rights-violated-in?xgs=1

In the blog, he pretends innocents as if he were the victim. This seems to be a tactic used by the blogger to attain his sensationalism and reinforce his standing. He disrespected the Muslim people putting on the festival. Granted, the Muslim community is a minority and probably overly sensitive to non-Muslim intrusions and they did not behave appropriately either. But considering the rhetoric in America over the past 8 years it is no wonder why the Islamic population in the U.S. is acutely sensitive. Each of the parties involved in this video is to blame for the bad behavior--David Wood and Mary Jo Sharp for their aggressive, inappropriate and deceitful evangelical attempt to engage non-Christians in the name of being apologetics and the Muslim security guards who mishandled dealing with the malicious intruders to their festival.

Christian apologetics are those who defend Christian faith. The standard most used to do so lies in 1 Peter 3:15 which reads (English Standard Version) "...but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect..."

These evangelical Christians violated the first rule of being an apologetics. No one asked them about their faith. They went on to violate the second rule. They failed to demonstrate respect. It is evident that their intention was to provoke the scene that occurred. It seems to make good copy, especially with The Baptist Press. The main character in the video is wearing clothing that announces a subtle intent to provoke a non-Christian group. It was an Arab Festival after all.

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