Iimi tries to find the proper balance between when to speak out and when to draw boundaries. While Fr. Gabe’s talk at Youth Group seems to offer solace, it will be tested when Najiyah asks questions aimed at “reverting” Kismetta to Islam.
Will Iimi be able to defend Kismetta’s newfound beliefs while avoiding being overloaded?
Preliminary notes:
While not planned (I work about a month in advance in writing these comics), the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul falls on January 25th, so things lined up nicely for this comic.
Outside of a brief mention in Issue 107, I never really dealt with the Muslim objections to St. Paul. The reason was that the arguments used were so weak I assumed they were strawmen arguments. But further research showed that they are indeed seen as “refutations” of Christianity.
The general assumption among Muslims in these arguments is that because our Scriptures do not say the same thing as the Quran, they must have been corrupted. Paul is a common suspect. The Council of Nicaea is another.
Since Kismetta is in the process of converting, it made sense to have Najiyah raise these points in hopes of “saving” Kismetta.
The Exhortation (Christus Vivit) that Fr. Gabe read can be found HERE.
Post-Comic Notes:
Dhu alshier al’azraq is Arabic and roughly translates as “blue-haired one.”
For those unfamiliar with the Pop culture reference, the title and the cover are a parody of the TV series, “Better Call Saul.”
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