Arabic language websites reported earlier this week that the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant—which, throughout the course of the war against the Assad government has committed any number of atrocities, from decapitating “infidels” to burning churches—has successfully “forced” two Armenian Christian families to convert to Islam. A video accompanies some … [Read more...]
Christmas in Iraq: Slaughtered Christians
As expected, Christmas did not pass the Islamic world without church attacks and slaughtered Christians. It's apparently a tradition there, from the dawn of Islam down to this very Christmas. According to an AP report published today, December 25: Militants in Iraq targeted Christians in three separate Christmas Day bombings in Baghdad, killing at least 37 people, … [Read more...]
Christmas Holiday, Islamic Horror
As Christians in the West go to church and worship during this Christmas season, it is well to reflect on how these two simple acts—going to church to worship—can be life-threatening for Christians in the Islamic world, especially on Christmas. The following excerpt from my book, Crucified Again: Exposing Islam’s New War on Christians (pgs. 42-45), provides a glimpse of the … [Read more...]
Muslim Persecution of Christians: October, 2013
Gatestone Institute Two of the most tragic Islamic attacks on Christians, killing several women and children, took place in the month of October, one in Syria another in Egypt. On October 21 in Syria, the U.S.-supported Islamic rebels invaded and occupied the ancient Christian settlement of Sadad for over a week, till ousted by the military. During that week, “the largest … [Read more...]
Jihad on Jesus: Militants Firebomb New Christ Statue and Ancient Monastery, Syria
Earlier this month, the Islamist-led opposition in Syria broadcast a video clip of a militant threatening the nation’s Christian minority, with a focus on the Cherubim monastery and the large Jesus statue recently erected in the region of Saidnaya in Damascus. In the video, images of militants firing rockets at the ancient monastery and setting the building on fire appear … [Read more...]