A jihadi group occupying the Syrian town of Raqqa recently gave Christian minorities living there three choices: 1) convert to Islam, 2) remain Christian but pay tribute and accept third-class subject status, or 3) die by the sword. According to the BBC, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria issued a directive citing the Islamic concept of “dhimma”, [which] requires … [Read more...]
Why the Media Doesn’t Cover Jihadist Attacks on Middle East Christians
The Torch “To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to public disgrace”—Hebrews 6:6 The United Nations, Western governments, media, universities, and talking heads everywhere insist that Palestinians are suffering tremendous abuses from the state of Israel. Conversely, the greatest human rights tragedy of our time—radical Muslim … [Read more...]
U.S. Admits Contact with Terrorist Brotherhood to ‘Support People of Egypt’
Yesterday, March 14, in a meeting with foreign journalists in Washington D.C., deputy spokesperson of the U.S. State Department Marie Harf confirmed, once again, that the United States is in communication with the Muslim Brotherhood but denied that this means it supports the organization. The exchange follows: QUESTION: Okay. The second question is: The State Department has … [Read more...]
CIA Chief: Jihad a Product of Injustices, Economics, and Ignorance
CIA director John Brennan is at it again—equivocating over the nature of jihad by evoking paradigms familiar to the West. Last Tuesday, “during an event at the Council of Foreign Relations, Brennan was asked about the ‘war of ideas’ surrounding Islam, which the questioner said many Americans tend to equate with violence.” The CIA chief responded by saying that al-Qaeda’s … [Read more...]
Syria: Christian Mother Describes Slaughter and ‘Cross Stabbing’ of Son
Back on January 17 and based on Arabic media, I exposed the graphic attack on Fadi, a Christian man in Syria, who, after he was spotted wearing a cross around his neck -- and thus exposed as a Christian -- was beheaded by U.S.-supported "freedom fighters" and stabbed with said crucifix. According to the original report, “And when the mujahidin [jihadis] approached the car, … [Read more...]