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I enjoyed reading a recent Washington Post article, subtitled\xa0Why Are So Many Christians In [Colombia] Converting To Orthodox Judaism?\xa0It had good interviews and beautiful photos. The only thing it lacked was any explanation of why so many Christians in Colombia were converting to Orthodox Judaism, unless you count explanations like these:

\u201cI wanted to find the truth,\u201d Rivka Espinosa (formerly Loida Espinosa), who converted from evangelicalism, told me. \u201cI began to study, more and more, and ask myself deep questions: What was my mission in this world? Why was I here? And what did I need to do?\u201d She said her father was the pastor of an evangelical church where she was a member. He also converted.

\u201cIt was a calling of the soul,\u201d Devorah Guilah Koren, who converted from Catholicism with her husband and two children, told me. \u201cMore than a religion, [Orthodox Judaism] was a way of thinking and conduct that satisfied all of our needs.\u201d

This is all very nice, but it doesn't seem like an\xa0explanation. Why are more people converting in Colombia than, say, Greece or Thailand? Don't Greek people sometimes want to find the truth? Don't Thais ever feel callings of the soul?