Note: The following report originally appeared on CBN News: Middle Eastern Christians have endured a long and violent history at the hands of radical Muslims. At the turn of the 20th century, Christians made up 20 percent of the population in the Middle East. Today, that number is only 3-5 percent. "Christians have been harassed in more countries than … [Read more...]
“Reconciling” Egypt’s Coptic Christians to Second-Class Status
Coptic Solidarity It has been said that Egypt is the land of eternal changelessness, often in connection with the ever reliable and cyclical flooding of the Nile, which made human life possible in the desert. Yet Egypt’s changelessness has taken on other, less mundane, forms—particularly with the advent of Islam. Consider Islamic hostility for Coptic … [Read more...]
“We Shall Come for Your Head Soon”: Muslim Persecution of Christians, February 2019
Gatestone Institute Massacres of Christians Nigeria: A number of fatal Islamic terror attacks targeting Christians occurred throughout February: February 10: Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 10 Christians and an unborn child. Armed herdsmen in large numbers had surrounded the Christian village around 11 p.m. the (Saturday) night before. “We heard gun shots, and … [Read more...]
Turkey Venerates Glory/Gory Days of Jihadi Rape and Slaughter
PJ Media It’s official: Turkey plans on converting the Hagia Sophia museum—for centuries, one of Christendom’s grandest basilicas—into a mosque. Although President Erdogan often tells Western/secular media that his decision is a sort of tit for tat—now a response to Israel’s treatment of Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque, now a response to European resistance to more … [Read more...]
Christianity under Siege (Media Hiding)
Note: Fr. Mark Hodges wrote the following report for the Horn News. Easter Sunday, three Christian churches in Sri Lanka were blown up in a slew of coordinated Islamic suicide bombings, which included hotels and homes in Christian neighborhoods. Nearly 300 people were killed, including 45 children, and at least 500 were injured. The terrorists struck during joy-filled … [Read more...]