Son of Islamic radical shares his Christian conversion story at Emmanuel Baptist Church

BY CARLA HINTON Published: October 6, 2009 ENID — Thousands flocked to a Southern Baptist church in this Garfield County city Sunday to hear a Gospel message from the son of a radical Islamic group leader. Mosab Hassan Yousef, whose father is a member of Hamas , told crowds at Emmanuel Baptist Church that he turned from Islam to Christianity after being drawn to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, among other Scriptures. A Palestinian who has been living in America since 2006, Yousef said the words were a salve to his soul. "I saw that Jesus says ‘Love your enemies,’” he said. "I waited and waited and thought about it for a long time.” The Rev. Wade Burleson , Emmanuel’s senior pastor, said Yousef’s presentation drew about 3,000 people to the church’s three morning services. An evening question-and-answer session with the former... [read full story]                    

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