CWN - Father Jacob Murad, a priest in Al-Qaryatayn, Syria, who was abducted by Islamic State forces in May, has spoken about his three months of captivity.
The priest said that he was never tortured but that he and the other Christian captives were threatened with death if they did not convert to Islam.
“But they did not convert to Islam despite much pressure,” he told an Arab Christian broadcaster. “They were faithful to the recitation of the Rosary."
“This experience of trial strengthened the faith of everyone, including my faith as a priest,” he added. “It is as if I have been born again.”
“We tend to think of them as uncultured Bedouins,” he said in an interview with BBC. “The opposite is true. They're clever, educated, with university degrees, and meticulous in their planning.”
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