During last Easter, a Catholic Christian village made up of tribal Khasia people living in Bangladesh was attacked by Muslims. Syed Ara Begum, a Muslim owner of a tea plantation, along with a Muslim mob, attacked the Christian village as its population was celebrating Mass for Easter Monday. The plantation owner reportedly seeks to seize the Christians' land. Hearing the … [Read more...]
Easter under Islam, Churches under Attack
FrontPage Magazine As millions of Christians around the world were celebrating Easter Sunday, the Christians of the Muslim world were again under attack. The April 2 Islamic jihad attack on a Kenyan school—where the Islamic murderers made sure to slaughter only Christian students, sparing fellow Muslims—was only the most spectacular attack. On Easter Sunday itself, as … [Read more...]
For ISIS, ‘All Roads Lead to Rome’
By Ralph H. Sidway The Islamic State has named many targets, including the “lands of al-Haramein” (two holy places), i.e. Saudi Arabia. But its most significant goal seems to be Rome. When the Islamic State released its video in February of the beheading of 21 Coptic Christian Egyptians on the coast of Libya, they titled it, “A Message Signed with Blood to the Nation of the … [Read more...]
Islamic State Destroys More Church Crosses and Monastery Statues
The Islamic State continues to purge any sign or symbol of Christianity from one of the oldest Christian regions, the Ninevah plains of Iraq and adjoining city of Mosul. Recent acts of wanton hate and destruction at the hands of Islamic State members include the destruction of the cross of the St. John Church in the Hamdaniya district and the ransacking of the church; and … [Read more...]
Syrian Fighters Liberate Town from IS, Reestablish Cross onto Church
After "fierce clashes" with Islamic State terrorists, fighters from the Syrian military council recaptured the town of Tel Hormuz. Several IS members were killed and six taken captive. The cross that IS had removed from off the local church's dome was also reestablished back onto the church. … [Read more...]