Gatestone Institute Danish The month of May continued to prove that Nigeria is the most dangerous nation for Christians—where more Christians have been killed last year than all around the Muslim world combined. In one instance, Boko Haram Muslim militants stormed the home of a Pentecostal pastor and secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, and opened fire on him, … [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...]
The Re-Islamicization of Turkey — Deja-Vu All Over Again
by Ralph Sidway, guest contributor (This is an update to my posting here, and Raymond Ibrahim’s recent article.) The re-Islamicization of Turkey continues grinding along, inexorably eclipsing the few remaining signs of Asia Minor’s two millennia of Christian history. The relentless Muslim initiative, to roll back Turkey’s secular stance implemented by Kemal Ataturk nearly a … [Read more...]
The Religious Equivalency Fallacy, Pt. I: On Zeal and Struggle
By Ralph Sidway, guest contributor On the Islam and Christianity blog, the author, Abu Daoud (a Christian evangelist living in the Middle East), offers critical remarks regarding an interview given by an Orthodox Christian priest/professor/author, who was presenting guidance for Christians in their interactions with Muslims. Some of it was useful, some of it was familiar, but … [Read more...]
Shias: The Arab Spring’s Latest Victims
The U.S.-sponsored “Arab Spring” continues to expose itself as a Sunni supremacist takeover. While the indicators are many—from the al-Qaeda Benghazi consulate attack to the ongoing persecution of Christian minorities—attacks on Shia Muslims are also on the rise. In Syria, where foreign Sunni jihadis, supported and armed by the United States, are attacking all … [Read more...]