Gatestone Institute Not only is the Islamic State (IS) persecuting Christians but so are the U.S.-supported “rebel” forces, which the Obama administration assures are “moderate.” According to a recent NPR report, “With backing from U.S. allies, like Turkey and Saudi Arabia, this [U.S. supported] rebel coalition fights both the Syrian regime and the so-called Islamic State, … [Read more...]
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Christians Burn While Pope Worries about ‘Worldly’ Matters: Muslim Persecution of Christians, June 2015
Gatestone Institute Indifference to the plight of persecuted Christians around the world was highlighted in June when Pope Francis released his first independent encyclical. Although the Pope warned against things like global warming and issues dealing with the environment, he did not mention the plight of persecuted Christians—even though he is well acquainted with it … [Read more...]
U.S. State Dept. Bars Christians from Testifying about Persecution: Muslim Persecution of Christians, May 2015
Gatestone Institute During the height of one of the most brutal months of Muslim persecution of Christians, the U.S. State Department exposed its double standards against persecuted Christian minorities. Sister Diana, an influential Iraqi Christian leader, who was scheduled to visit the U.S. to advocate for persecuted Christians in the Mideast, was denied a visa by the … [Read more...]
‘Lawyers’ Work Against Christian Accused of ‘Blasphemy’ in Pakistan
The "lawyers" of a Christian man imprisoned in Pakistan on the charge of desecrating the Koran last May are actually working against him. Humayun Faisal, a mentally disabled Christian will remain in prison as his lawyers have withdrawn their request for bail. According to the pool of Christian attorneys of the NGO "Lead," during the hearing on June 27 before the Lahore High … [Read more...]
Where’s the Pope’s Encyclical on Christian Persecution?
Pope Francis recently released a new encyclical. Portions of it deal with environmentalism, global warming, and climate change. Naturally, this has prompted controversy. It’s noteworthy that Francis didn’t merely make a passing comment on global warming during this or that sermon, but that he issued a papal encyclical on the matter. Encyclicals are much more formal and … [Read more...]
Christian Carnage and Western Indifference: Muslim Persecution of Christians, April 2015
Gatestone Institute Note: The following represents some of the persecution Christians experienced at the hands of Muslims during the month of April, 2015 alone. After reading this, ask yourself how Western media, politicians, and other talking heads would react if Muslims experienced the same sort and amount of persecution at the hands of Christians or in Western nations … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Muslims Beat, Try to Burn Christian for Burning Koran Verses
On Sunday, May 24, a Christian man in the Sanda neighborhood of Lahore, Pakistan, was accused of blasphemy when some Muslims saw him burning newspapers that reportedly contained Arabic verses from the Koran. Following the accusation, a Muslim mob caught and severely beat the Christian, and attempted to set him on fire, say most reports. However, according to the Pakistan … [Read more...]
‘Whoever Disbelieves, Strike Off His Head’: Muslim Persecution of Christians, February 2015
Gatestone Institute All throughout February, Copts, the largest Christian minority in the Middle East, were slaughtered. Around mid-February, the Islamic State released a video depicting 21 Coptic Christians being decapitated. The executions took place in Libya, another nation along with Syria and Iraq where the Islamic State has carved a niche for itself. While holding … [Read more...]
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...]
Christians Pay Islam’s Price for Freedom: Muslim Persecution of Christians, January 2015
Gatestone Institute The New Year began with Muslim gunmen killing a dozen people at the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7. The attack was motivated by the publication of unflattering caricatures of Islam’s prophet Muhammad. Lesser known is that, all throughout the Islamic world, the magazine’s caricatures of Muhammad were blamed on … [Read more...]