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...]
Sisi Welcomes Evangelical Church
Egyptian President Sisi just issued a decree licensing an Evangelical church, the Church of Welcoming Brothers in Alexandria. Not only is such a move rare, but doubly so, in that evangelicals are often tolerated even less than indigenous Orthodox Christians, such as the Copts -- presumably because they are seen as "outsiders" with too many Western similarities. … [Read more...]
Muslim Brotherhood Opens Fire on Christian Church
Coptic Solidarity Muslim Brotherhood affiliates just launched an attack on yet another Coptic Christian church, the Church of the Angel Raphael on 20th Street in the area of Faisal, Egypt. Today, Sunday, January 25, supporters of the banned terrorist organization opened fire, including with bullets, on the church. Because this incident transpired only hours ago, reports are … [Read more...]
Old Armenian Church Bombed in Syria
A number of Christian churches, some around 200 year old, were bombed by Islamic rebels last Friday in Aleppo, Syria. Among them was the Armenian Catholic Cathedral, St. Rita -- or, "Our Lady of Pity," built in 1830 -- which was left partially destroyed. According to the Aleppo-based Rev. Fr. Krikor Milad, the bombing took place at around 5:30 a.m., while everyone slept: … [Read more...]
Christians Burned Alive: Muslim Persecution of Christians, November 2014
Gatestone Institute Both in the Islamic world and the Western world, Muslims continued to attack and slaughter Christians. In Pakistan, "A mob accused of burning alive a Christian couple in an industrial kiln in Pakistan allegedly wrapped a pregnant mother in cotton so she would catch fire more easily, according to family members who witnessed the attack," reported NBC … [Read more...]