In a world where Western leaders and politicians regularly distance themselves from their Christian heritage, preferring to tout “multiculturalism,” United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron’s Easter message is refreshing.

Among other things, Cameron (see video below) made it a point to say “that we should feel proud to say, ‘This is a Christian country.’ Yes, we’re a nation that embraces, welcomes and accepts all faiths and none, but we are still a Christian country.”

In this context, the Islamic Umma – where non-Muslims are not “welcomed” or “accepted" — comes to mind: whereas the West, thanks to its Christian heritage, developed in a way as to be open and tolerant of others, the Islamic world has and likely will not.

In fact, Cameron also urged his fellow citizens to speak out about the persecution of Christians:

We have a duty to speak out about the persecution of Christians around the world too. It is truly shocking that in 2015 there are still Christians being threatened, tortured, even killed because of their faith. From Egypt to Nigeria, Libya to North Korea. Across the Middle East Christians have been hounded out of their homes, forced to flee from village to village; many of them forced to renounce their faith or brutally murdered. To all those brave Christians in Iraq and Syria who practice their faith or shelter others, we will say, "We stand with you."

Meanwhile, U.S. President Obama—who is on record saying “we are no longer a Christian nation” and, unlike Cameron, never notes the Islamic identity of murderers or the Christian identity of their victims and ignored a recent UN session on Christian persecution—had this to say at the Easter Prayer Breakfast: “On Easter, I do reflect on the fact that as a Christian, I am supposed to love. And I have to say that sometimes when I listen to less than loving expressions by Christians, I get concerned.”

This is in keeping with his earlierstatements calling on Americans in general Christians in particular to be nonjudgmental of Islamic terrorism.

In other words, those Christians who are critical and speak up against injustices, in this case, Muslim persecution of Christians, need to shut up and be doormats that allow anything and everything. Such is “tolerance.” Christians are being persecuted? That’s okay, turn the other cheek, seems to be the American president’s message at a time when Christians, as Cameron noted, are being slaughtered all throughout the Islamic world.

Jason Hartman of Holistic Survivor recently interviewed me on a number of topics, including: the differences between the various Islamic jihadi groups; the truth about Arab dictators; why the Islamic State is not attacking Israel; and Western misunderstandings concerning the moderate/radical dichotomy. Click hear to listen to this 30-minute, comprehensive interview.

Enquanto milhões de Cristãos celebravam a Páscoa nessa manhã de Domingo, o Estado Islâmico (ISIS) destruía a Igreja da Virgem Maria em Tel Nasri, no nordeste da Síria.

A Igreja Assíria da Virgem Maria foi construída e consagrada em 1934. Estava temporariamente fechada para reforma e foi reaberta em 2005.

De acordo com as reportagens da mídia Árabe, a igreja foi destruída por volta de 9 horas da manhã (Horário da Síria). Traduzida livremente como “Colina Cristã”, Tel Nasri é uma antiga vila Assíria Cristã.

Uma das dezenas de vilas Cristãs as margens do rio Khabur, que foram destruídas e ocupadas pelo grupo terrorista Estado Islâmico (ISIS).

Para mais informações:

1- Estado Islâmico (ISIS) Incendeia Igrejas, Toma 200 Cristãos Como Reféns e as Forças Ocidentais Presente Nada Fazem

2-Atenção, este link contém images muito fortes: Pictures of Christian Carnage from Islamic State Raid on Khabur Villages | Raymond Ibrahim

Coptic Solidarity

In the context of the recent Muslim uprisings against Coptic Christian minorities in the Egyptian village of al-Gala’, Samalout region, unknown persons destroyed the agricultural crops of three Copts.

The three owners were “shocked,” in the words of a human rights activist, to wake up Sunday and find their wheat farms destroyed and potato crops uprooted.

Police reportedly arrested several people—the overwhelming majority of them Copts—and threw bricks at a vehicle carrying Christian girls.