Religion of Peace ? Details of Turkey Killings

The media did not report the details of the murder last week of three Christian believers who ran a Christian bookstore in Turkey. But I feel obligated to post them here in honor of my three Christian brothers in Turkey who died at the hands of jihadists. They are truly martyrs.
They stand is sharp contrast to suicide bombers who blow up women and children and then call themselves martyrs.

This is not light weight stuff, so if you have a weak stomach you might want to stop here.
I am reporting what I have learned through Francis Frangipane's newsletter. He posts a article by Asher Intrater, a Jew who is a believer in Jesus as the Messiah. I quote him as follows;

"The young Muslims who performed the murder were university students, all 19 years old (this was planned on purpose, as Turkish criminal law prevents harsh punishment for minors under 20).

The details of the murder are grotesque, reported as follows:

The boys tied Ugur, Necati, and Tilman’s hands and feet to chairs and as they videoed their work on cell phones, they tortured them for almost three hours.

Tilman was stabbed 156 times, Necati 99 times, and Ugur’s stabs were too numerous to count. They were disemboweled, and their intestines sliced up in front of their eyes. They were emasculated and watched as those body parts were destroyed. Fingers were chopped off, and their noses and mouths and anuses were sliced open.

When the police finally broke in, they found that Tilman and Necati had been slaughtered, practically decapitated with their necks slit from ear to ear. Ugur’s throat was likewise slit and he was barely alive (dying shortly thereafter).

The front pages of all the largest newspapers in Turkey carried an interview with Susanne (Tilman's widow), saying "God forgive them for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:34). In a nation where blood revenge is a normal part of the culture, Suzanne's statement of forgiveness came as a shock to many. One newspaper columnist wrote: “She said in one sentence what 1000 missionaries in 1000 years could never do.”

These men were true martyrs. They did not kill or hurt anyone. They were killed for their beliefs. The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the gospel. Martyrdom with forgiveness is the most powerful force at work in the earth to bring the Kingdom of God to all mankind. Lord, make my life worthy to be called a brother to these men.