Gatestone Institute Once again, the month of Christmas witnessed some of the most barbaric attacks on Christians throughout the Islamic world. After Andrew White, an Anglican priest known as the “Vicar of Baghdad,” told of how the Islamic State (IS) “chopped [Christian] children in half; they chopped their heads off,” he offered the following anecdote: IS turned up and … [Read more...]
Thousand Churches Destroyed in Nigeria: Muslim Persecution of Christians, October 2014
Gatestone Institute In just two months, from August to October, nearly 200 Christian churches were destroyed by the Islamic organization Boko Haram and its Muslim allies after their capture of towns and villages in the north-eastern states of Borno and Adamawa. In the words of Reverend Gideon Obasogie, the director of Catholic Social Communication of Maiduguri Diocese in Borno … [Read more...]
Jordan: Santa Claus Arrested for ‘Evangelizing and Inciting Sectarianism’
A man dressed as Santa Claus in the nation of Jordan has been arrested for "evangelizing" and "inciting sectarian strife" in the Muslim-majority nation. A translation of the Arabic report published December 24 follows: Jordanian authorities have arrested a wanted man, a celebrity known as "Papa Noel" [Santa Claus], as he was distributing presents in various parts of the … [Read more...]
Christians and Churches Attacked in the West: Muslim Persecution of Christians, September 2014
Gatestone Institute The Muslim persecution of Christians in September made prominent appearances not just in the Islamic world, but also in the West—in America, Australia and Europe. In the United States, in Columbus, Indiana, three churches were vandalized on the same night. The words most frequently sprayed were "Infidels!" and "Koran 3:151." The verse from the Koran … [Read more...]
Raping and Beheading the Faithful: Muslim Persecution of Christians, August 2014
Gatestone Institute Muslims beheading Christians was a visibly growing spectacle throughout the month of August. Islamic State militants cut off a Christian man’s head—after compelling him to say the shehada, the Islamic profession of faith, “There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger.” When the shehada is spoken before Muslim witnesses, the speaker becomes … [Read more...]