Some of them pray to receive Christ live on their air with Botros. Botros estimates at least 1,000 Muslims a month pray to receive Christ with his telephone counselors. And as more Muslims tune in, more are coming to the conclusion that Botros is right and in turn are choosing to become followers of Jesus Christ. The more well-known he becomes, the more Muslims feel compelled to tune in. Yet, the more the Radicals attack him, the more well-known he becomes. They prefer to attack Botros than answer him. When Botros challenges Radical clerics to answer his many refutations of Islam and defend the Qu'ran, millions wait to see how the fundamentalists will respond. They are processing what he is saying and they are talking about him with their friends and family. An Arabic newspaper has named him Islam's "Public Enemy #1." Millions hate him, to be sure, but they are watching. They can also enter a live chat room called "Pal Chat" where they are not only permitted but encouraged to ask their toughest questions to trained on line counselors, many of whom are Muslim converts to Christianity who understand exactly where the questioners are coming from and the struggles they are having.Īs a result, Botros - on the air only since 2003 - has practically become a household word in the Muslim world.
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There, Muslims can read his sermons and study through an archive of answers to frequently asked questions. And not only can it be seen in so many places, it is seen by an estimated fifty million Muslims a day.Īt the same time, Botros is getting millions of hits on his multiple web sites in multiple languages. It can be seen in every country in North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, as well as all throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. It is replayed four times a week in Arabic, his native language, on a satellite television network called Al Hayat ("Life TV"). It has become "must see TV" throughout the Muslim world.
He has a ninety-minute television program which is a combination of preaching, teaching and answering questions from often irate callers all over the world. And not only does he explain without apology what he believes is wrong with Islam, he goes on to teach Muslims from the Bible why Jesus loves them and why is so ready to forgive them and adopt them into His family, no matter who they are or what they have done. He carefully deconstructs the Qu'ran, verse by verse, citing contradictions and inconsistencies. He systematically deconstructs Muhammad's life, story by story, pointing out character flaws and sinful behavior. Using state-of-the art satellite technology to bypass the efforts of Islamic governments to keep the gospel out of their countries, Botros is directly challenging the claims of Muhammad to be a prophet, and the claims of the Qu'ran to be God's word. The attitude of Father Botros has been a subject of both criticism and admiration by different people and Pope Shenouda III has criticized his style and mentioned that the problem between Botros and the Coptic Church is due to theological opinions of the priest that did not find support in his church. He served in Ezbet Elnakhl a suburb of Greater Cairo, then he was tranferred by Pope Shenouda III to serve in a church in Heliopolis.
He replied to that by publishing a book named Orthodoxy is my Denomination. In the 1970s Father Botros was quoted to adopt many religious opinions that might be understood as opposing to the teachings of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
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