World Magazine A new video of the twelve Christian nuns kidnapped in Syria recently appeared. In it, the nuns are taped sitting in a room and being questioned by an unseen man, presumably a member of the kidnappers. He asks them how they are, if they’ve been mistreated, etc. They respond that they are being treated fine, that they very much look forward to being returned … [Read more...]
Repealing the Edict of Milan: Obama as the Anti-Constantine
by Ralph H. Sidway This year marks the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan in 313 A.D., the historic guarantee of religious liberty to Christians by the Roman Empire. The Edict was of explicitly universal significance in the Empire, as it was agreed upon by both Constantine (who controlled the West) and Licinius (in the East) upon their meeting in Milan in February, … [Read more...]
Islamic Teaching: Non-Muslims Equal to Dogs
Portuguese Spanish Among those familiar with the true teachings of Islam, it is well known that the life -- or as articulated in Arabic, the "blood" -- of an infidel, that is, a non-Muslim, is not equal to the life/blood of a Muslim. Few know, however, that among some of Islam's respected hadith collections, the blood of a non-Muslim is no better than the blood … [Read more...]
Islam’s Iconoclasm and the War Against Christians
by Ralph Sidway, Guest Contributor One of the great sorrows — after the church attacks, murders, abductions, rapes and forced conversions — caused by the Islamic persecution of Christians must be the defilement of holy icons by Muslims. Indeed, it is highly probable that the iconoclast heresy which rocked Christianity in the seventh through the ninth centuries was triggered … [Read more...]
How Dare You?! The Supremacist Nature of Muslim ‘Grievances’
Portuguese Indonesian In 2012 in Pakistan, as Christian children were singing carols inside their church, Muslim men from a nearby mosque barged in with an axe, destroyed the furniture, desecrated the altar, and beat the children. Their justification for such violence? “You are disturbing our prayers…. How dare you use the mike and speakers?” Welcome to the true face … [Read more...]