{"id":9519,"date":"2021-11-17T09:32:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T09:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/?p=9519"},"modified":"2022-06-13T13:11:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T13:11:50","slug":"is-bomber-really-a-brother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/is-bomber-really-a-brother\/","title":{"rendered":"Is bomber really a ‘brother’?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Apart from friends, family and a few willing souls in Liverpool, none of us had ever heard of Emad Al Swealmeen \u2013 until last Sunday.
\nThe would-be bomber, who killed himself while seemingly attempting to attack Liverpool Womens' Hospital on Remembrance Sunday, has certainly achieved his primary aim \u2013 to instil terror in a city, region and nation.<\/p>\n

You can almost taste the fear emanating out of every newspaper and broadcaster in the days following the botched bombing, as reporters pore over Al Swealmeen's final actions \u2013 and his short-lived life in the UK.<\/p>\n

One area of focus for the news pack has been the Syrian refugee's association with Liverpool Cathedral, and the claim he converted to Christianity. I am no biblical scholar, far from it. Indeed, I know (without anyone telling me) that if I was asked a hundred questions about the contents of the Bible, many of my answers would be wrong. But when it comes to the basics of my faith, I am pretty sure I would be able to answer most ...<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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