Boko Haram - Bring Them Home

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this. On April 14th a Boko Haram extremist group broke into a school in Chibok, Nigeria and kidnapped 276 girls. 57 escaped. The remaining 219 are still missing.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/23/nigeria-says-21-girls-in-boko-haram-kidnapping-still-missing/

Boko Haram terrorists have killed over 5,000 people. In the time since the girls have gone missing, their village has been destroyed. Apparently, the captures are converting their victims to Islam. They are being taken from a Christian community.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/06/27/nigerians-fear-missing-girls-kidnapped-by-boko-haram-will-never-be-found/

I don't think it's right to try to force someone to convert. You have to connect with the religion in order for it to be something you can commit to. Religion takes commitment. You either believe something or you don't. You have to find the religion that matches your beliefs. You have to find the religion that makes the most sense to you. These "converts" are going through the motions but aren't connecting to Islam.

Not all Muslims are terrorists. They aren't all trying to convert everyone. There is a reason the word "extremist" is included. I like learning about different religions. I have met some Muslims and have asked about their religion. None of them were extremists. None of them would agree with what the Boko Haram terrorists have been doing.

Boko Haram extremists are doing what these terrorists have been doing for many years now. They are the new Nazis. If you don't believe what they believe, they think you deserve to die. They don't believe that random individuals at an airport could have different beliefs. Some of their innocent victims are Muslim too. It's a level of obsession and insanity that can't be helped.

There isn't anything we can do to stop them. The attacks are going to continue. Their missions are to make everyone extremist Islam like they are. They will use threats and violence to get attention and make people be like them out of fear. But fear doesn't change the truth. I pray for these girls to return safely really soon. Remember in the meantime, not all Muslims are like this.