Gatestone Institute Danish Human rights organization Open Doors published its 2014 World Watch List in January, highlighting and ranking the top 50 nations that persecute Christians. The overwhelming majority of countries making the list—and nine of the top ten worst offenders—are Muslim, and include nations from among America’s allies (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait) and its … [Read more...]
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Christians ‘Crucified Again’ for Refusing Islam
Greek To the awe of its readership, a recent Daily Mail article reports that the “jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and Levant [ISIL],” which is currently entrenched in Raqqa, Syria, “publicly crucified two Syrian rebels in northeastern Syria in revenge for a grenade attack on members of their group.” While the Daily Mail is to be commended for exposing these barbaric … [Read more...]
Remembering the Persecuted on Easter
By Steve Huntley Chicago Sun Times At that much noted gathering of al-Qaida fanatics and killers in Yemen recently, one of the terrorist group’s leaders called for new attacks on the United States, declaring that “we must eliminate the cross” and that “the bearer of the cross is America.” The cross, of course, is the universally recognized symbol of Christianity. And the … [Read more...]
‘They Are Slaughtering Us Like Chickens’: Muslim Persecution of Christians, December 2013
Gatestone Institute As happens at Christmas every year throughout the Muslim world, Christians and their churches were especially targeted—from jihadi terror strikes killing worshippers, to measures by Muslim authorities restricting Christmas celebrations. Some incidents follow: Iraq: “Militants” reported the Associated Press, “targeted Christians in three separate … [Read more...]
The Demise of Christianity in the Middle East and Africa
Times of Israel by Mike Lumish The tidbit below was written by Raymond Ibrahim and published at the Gatestone Institute: The rise of endemic Christian persecution in the Middle East was noted in November when Roman Catholic Pope Francis declared “We will not resign ourselves to imagining a Middle East without Christians” and stressed the importance of “the universal right to … [Read more...]
U.S. “Chose to Stay Silent” on Muslim Persecution of Christians: November 2013
Gatestone Institute The endemic rise of Christian persecution in the Middle East was noted in November when Pope Francis declared “We will not resign ourselves to imagining a Middle East without Christians” and stressed the importance of “the universal right to lead a dignified life and freely practice one’s own faith” after he met with patriarchs from Syria, Iran, and Iraq, … [Read more...]
Islamic Forced Conversions — Past and Present
The Blaze The lost history of Christians forced to convert to Islam—or die—is reemerging, figuratively and literally. According to the BBC: “Pope Francis has proclaimed the first saints of his pontificate in a ceremony [last Sunday] at the Vatican—a list which includes 800 victims of an atrocity carried out by Ottoman soldiers in 1480.They were beheaded in the southern Italian … [Read more...]
Did the Crusaders Spoil ‘Five Centuries of Peaceful Coexistence’ with Islam?
The Stream If Fake News is a “threat to democracy,” what about Fake History? Although more subtle — Fake History is certainly much harder to expose than Fake News — the former is every bit as dangerous, if not more so. Unlike the “news,” which is ephemeral, the presumed lessons of history are much more concrete and long-lasting. Take the historical writings of John Esposito, … [Read more...]
The Genocide of ‘The Sunday People’: 365,000,000 Christians Persecuted Worldwide
Gatestone Institute In 2023, 4998 Christians around the world—on average, 13 a day—were “killed for faith related reasons.” Another 4,125 Christians were illegally detained or arrested, and 14,766 churches and other Christian institutions were attacked. Overall, the global persecution of Christians remains higher than ever, with 365 million believers suffering “high levels of … [Read more...]
‘An Evil from the Pits of Hell’: The Muslim Persecution of Christians, June 2023
Gatestone Institute The following are among the murders and abuses inflicted on Christians by Muslims throughout the month of June, 2023. The Muslim Slaughter of Christians Uganda: On the evening of June 16, Islamic terrorists crying “Allahu akbar” (Allah is greater) stormed a private high school, where students were closing the night by singing Christian hymns. Over the … [Read more...]