http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/worl ... /98685852/
"Why some Muslim Syrian refugees are converting to Christianity"
"The pastor won’t say how many refugees his evangelical church has converted, but he says there are dozens of Bible study groups for refugees in Lebanon.
But others raise questions about that faith. Even some Christian leaders and other Syrian Christian refugees say they think the converts are just looking for assistance and help to immigrate to Western countries. Bishop Saliba denies this and insists that he questions potential converts to ensure their faith is genuine.
“When I see a person wishes to be Christian, I don’t stop him,” he said, “but we try to test him.”
Abu Radwan, the convert, says he does get assistance from the church — about $200 a month. And he believes that being Christian will help his family get resettled in a Western country.
“Of course it will be easier,” he said.
The United Nations does resettlement based on vulnerability criteria — essentially, how much an individual or family is at risk. In the past, the U.S. has used the same criteria. It hasn’t given preference to Christians, though President Trump has said it’s a priority for his administration. Few Western countries do put Christians at the head of the line, though some have church sponsorship programs for refugees."
So, are they converting to become closer to Jesus, or are they converting for the aid and to get out?
