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The Islamic State (IS) burst on to the international scene in 2014
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June 2014, IS declared itself a "caliphate"
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seized large parts of Syria and Iraq, with 10 million people under their control
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In Iraq, more than 18,800 civilians
were killed in acts of terrorism and violence
between January 2014 and October 2015
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7,300 air strikes against IS targets in Iraq. Killed a total of 25,000 IS fighters. More than 3,500 air strikes in Syria
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IS Terrorist Attacks:some 70 terrorist attacks,in 20 countries, an estimated 1,200 victims
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Foreign fighters27,000 foreign jihadists made the trip from 86 countries
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What Draws People to fight for the IS?1, The influence of ideology
Sayyid Qutb
"Qutb was the one who most affected our generation" -Osama Bin Laden
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What Draws People to fight for the IS?1, The influence of ideology
IS "has been particularly effective at reaching out to and recruiting vulnerable people around the world
including here in the United States, and they are targeting Muslim communities around the
world"..."Ideologies are not defeated with guns, they are defeated by better ideas, a more attractive and
more compelling vision" - President Obama
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What Draws People to fight for the IS?2, Socio-Economic factors
disenchanted people, the young, the idealistic, the hopeless, the unemployed who have no future, marginalisation and disillusionment in their own
countries
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What Draws People to fight for the IS?2, Socio-Economic factors
A sense of hopelessness and purposelessness
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The Migrant Crisis
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The Migrant Crisis
4.8 million Syrians
3 million Iraqis displaced
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The Migrant Crisis
in 2015 1,011,700
migrants arrived by sea,
and almost 34,900 by land
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The Migrant Crisis
in 2015, 3,770 migrants
were reported to have died trying to
cross the Mediterranean
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The Migrant Crisis
135,711 people
reaching Europe by sea since the start
of 2016
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What would life mean to them?What would their view of the world be?
"I don't feel human"
The Migrant Crisis
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Increased earning and spendingThe global Indian
….and yet…!
Trends in our Nation
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….an innate and prevailing need to have a sense of purpose, meaning and direction
A Common Denominator
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How do we find our 'true north' to navigate through life?
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God created us and designed us for purpose.
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We need a real, meaningful, vital relationship with our Creator God to discover life's meaning
and purpose.
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Sin is the great barrier that hinders us from a personal relationship with our Creator God.
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Christ died for us to remove this barrier of sin and to bring us to God.
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God releases His purpose and grace to us in Christ.
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Are you staying on course to your ‘true north’?
God’s Call
God’s Word
God’s Spirit