Former Christian Hostage Recounts Four-Month Ordeal

Former Christian Peacemaker Teams hostage James Loney spoke of his struggle of faith while in captivity during his first full-length interview since he was freed at the end of March 2006.

By Maria Mackay, Christian Today Reporter

Former Christian Peacemaker Teams hostage James Loney spoke of his struggle of faith while in captivity during his first full-length interview since he was freed at the end of March 2006.

Former Christian Peacemaker Teams hostage James Loney speaks in this March 26, 2006 file photo. (Photo: Canadian Press / Aaron Harris, File)
Former Christian Peacemaker Teams hostage James Loney speaks in this March 26, 2006 file photo. (Photo: Canadian Press / Aaron Harris, File)

Speaking to Robert Rhodes of the Mennonite Weekly Review, an inter-Mennonite newspaper in the United States, the Canadian pacifist revealed his constant struggle with the thoughts of escaping and the use of force.

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