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e. Shariah prevented Christians from serving in military, and to pay the dimmi tax levied against non-Muslims for “protection” by the army, Garrison, p. 101.

f. It prohibited the ownership of Muslim slaves by Christian masters, Garrison, p. 101.

3. Mixed responses: “many nominal and secular Christians” are finding answers for their lives in the Qur’an, and at the same time , “more Muslims have come to faith in Christ over the past two decades than at any other time in th history of the two great religions,” Garrison, p. 102. 4. While many obstacles to Muslim evangelization have been removed today, shariah remains a “formidable challenge with Muslim converts facing persecution and even death,” Garrison, p. 103. B. The Northern African Berber CPM: the third way between secular government and Islamic fundamentalism, the gospel of peace , Garrison, p. 103

1. 16,000 Muslim Berbers converted to Christ

2. “Rode the wave of rising Berber ethnic self-identity,” Garrison, p. 103

3. Berber NT, Berber language radio broadcasts, Berber language Jesus Film

C. The Pakistani Kashmir CPM: a movement growing under great persecution, “they are threatened for life and socially boycotted,” Garrison, p. 106.

1. Visions of the Christ, e.g., Masooda , Garrison, p. 106

2. Pressing not for conversions but for new conceptions – love, harmony, tolerance, Garrison, p. 107

D. The Soviet Central Asian CPM: e.g., Kazakhstan (300 indigenous churches, 13,000 believers)

1. Working directly with the Central Asian people groups rather than working through the neighboring Slavic churches which had a history of ancient hostility with them, Garrison, p. 108