Perhaps you’re on to something. I’m not particularly trusting nor am I shocked or even surprised by much nowadays. This revelation, however, comes to me with shock and some disbelief. That’s not a reflection of my opinion of Walid Shoebat. Instead, I find this hard to accept because, in his video interviews from last year, I can see in his eyes that glow of joy that all former Muslim Christian converts seem to have. In the newer clip (linked to above), he doesn’t have that glow anymore but he doesn’t have that mad, demon-possessed look in his eyes that’s so common to jihadists, either. (Former Muslim converts to atheism are happy people; former Muslim Christian converts are downright joyous people. Who can blame them? The weight of Islam, allah and all that come with it must be crushing.)
I thought maybe he’s backsliding, as new Christian converts will do, especially young adults who are new to making the big decisions for themselves. Also, as hideous and hate-filled as it is, he was taught Islam from birth and teachings from birth are hard to shake, especially religious teachings. Even when we know on an intellectual level that those teachings are BS, separation from them and acting in opposition to them is difficult on an emotional level, sometimes even causing a lot of guilt and fear when they’re religious beliefs we’ve left behind.
Anyway, I hope for his sake and for the sake of those here in the US who know him personally and have supported him that he’s only waffling and a little lost, wandering off the past. Then it’s possible for him to find his way back into the light. If he’s a double agent, on the other hand, then he can wander back into whatever sh*thole in the desert from whence he slithered.
