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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (53879)	10/5/2001 8:24:44 PM
From: Tito L. Nisperos Jr.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

OT RE: " ... forced conversions are a fixture of Christian, but not Moslem ... " There's truth to that as far as the Philippines is concerned. The Spaniards who ruled the Islands for 400 years Forcefully converted the natives from Islam to Christianity through the use of Guns and Cannons against Bolos and Knives. But not all were conquered: --- Lapu-Lapu, the Chieftain of Mactan Island killed Ferdinand Magellan, the discoverer of the Philippines for Spain. About 5% remained Muslim and the rest --- 80% Roman Catholics and 15% Variations of Catholicism, Protestantisms and Others. It's amazing that the Americans who next ruled the Islands for a period of 37 years did not Force the natives to convert to Protestantism. Americans are Great! They as Christians are different --- they respect other's beliefs. They even help the peoples they conquer to rebuild from the ashes.