A 900-year-old Christian church in Turkey is to be renovated into a functioning mosque—despite former governmental assurances that it would likely be renovated into a museum. Foundations General Director Adnan Ertem argues that the building was a “sanctuary that was consecrated as a mosque…. It is a foundation that can be put into service in line with its foundational … [Read more...]
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Obama Breaks Promise on 100th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide
Frontpage Magazine: French As the world continues to look on in dismay at the barbaric atrocities committed against Christian minorities by the Islamic State—the self-proclaimed new “caliphate”—today, April 24, marks the genocide of Armenian and other Christian minorities by Turkey’s Islamic Ottoman Empire—the last caliphate. Most American historians who have examined the … [Read more...]
Turkey’s Jihad on Christian Churches
Note: The following is an excellent article published by the Gatestone Institute and written by Uzay Bulut, a freelance Turkish journalist based in Ankara. Titled, "Churches in Turkey on the Verge of Extinction," it closely examines Turkey's historic and modern antipathy for Christians and their faith: While Eastern Orthodox Christians recently celebrated their Easter holy … [Read more...]
Reports: Islamic State Blew Up Syrian Church in ‘Christian Hill’ on Easter Sunday
The Blaze By Sharona Schwartz The Islamic State group blew up a church in an Assyrian Christian village in northeastern Syria on Easter Sunday, the Syrian news agency and a Christian news agency reported. Residents of Tel Nasri village in the Hassaka province told Syria’s state news agency SANA that Islamic State militants planted explosives in the Church of the Virgin … [Read more...]
Jihadis Cleansing Pakistan of Christians
PJ Media On Sunday, March 15, as Christian churches around the world were celebrating morning mass, two churches in Pakistan were attacked by Islamic suicide bombers. At least 17 people were killed and over 70 were wounded. The two churches (located in Youhanabad, Lahore’s Christian quarter) were St. John’s Catholic Church and Christ Church (Protestant). The Taliban … [Read more...]
Christian Slaughter in Libya
The disputed fate of the 21 Coptic Christians abducted in Sirte, Libya is now clear and visible for all to see on video: while holding them down, Islamic State members shove their fingers in the Christians’ eyes, crane their heads back, and slice away at their throats with knives—all in the name of Allah and Islam, all as the slaughtered call out on the "Lord Jesus … [Read more...]
The West: Desensitized to Islamic Violence
Veritas International Enterprise Following the January 7 massacre at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, where Islamic gunmen killed a dozen people because the satirical magazine had mocked the prophet of Islam, one thing has become clear: the amount of atrocities committed in the name of Islam all around the world have become so frequent, so ubiquitous, that other, … [Read more...]
Italy: Muslims Destroy and Urinate on Virgin Mary Statue
[Source: Alerta Digital] Portuguese Friday, January 9. A man was kneeling in prayer before the statue of the revered Madonna, with the photograph of a loved one in hand, in the small chapel of St. Barnabas in Perugia (Italy), when he was attacked by five “immigrants.” The first thing they did was rip the photo from his hands. Next they unleashed their hatred against … [Read more...]
Christianity Under Siege
By Steve Huntley Chicago Sun Times During this season of joyous religious celebrations and especially the holiday cheer enjoyed with family and friends during Christmas time, we should not forget that in too many corners of the world Christianity is under siege with Christians abused, brutalized and murdered. Ghastly crimes like the kidnapping of nearly 300 Nigerian … [Read more...]
Extremism Fuels Abuse of Christians in Mideast
Originally published by CNN The world heard of the plight of a Sudanese Christian wife and mother who, while eight months pregnant, was arrested and sentenced to public flogging followed by execution. Her crime? An Islamic court in Khartoum found her guilty of apostasy, that is, leaving Islam and converting to Christianity. It's a crime punishable by death, according to some … [Read more...]