Approximately two months after the Islamic State (IS) published a video depicting its members slaughtering 21 Coptic Christians in Libya, on Sunday, April 19, the Islamic jihadi organization released another video of more Christians in Libya being massacred, this time for not paying jizya—extortion money demanded of the “People of the Book” according to Koran 9:29. Two scenes … [Read more...]
Ominous Sign of Future: Muslim Migrants Throw Christians Overboard
The fate of the murdered Christian migrants is the image of our future, unless we form a human chain to resist our attackers. By Ralph H. Sidway The shared experience. How people, often from very different backgrounds, countries, nationalities and races, and even religions, can bond in simple human camaraderie, especially when going through difficult challenges and trials … [Read more...]
Islamic State Executes Ethiopian Christians for Not Paying Jizya, or ‘Tribute’
The Islamic State has just released another video where it executes more Christians, this time for not paying jizya -- the tribute demanded of Christians according to Koran 9:29 in order to live under Islam as Christians. Two scenes appear in the 29-minute long video. The first scene consists of a group of Christian Ethiopians dressed all in black, with armed and masked … [Read more...]
Muslim Refugees Drown Christian Refugees for Being ‘Infidels’
On Thursday, April 16, police in Sicily reported that Muslim migrants hurled 12 Christians overboard during a recent crossing from Libya; another forty-one Christians were believed to have been drowned in a separate incident. The motive was that the victims "professed the Christian faith while the aggressors were Muslim." According to the Associated Press: Palermo police … [Read more...]
In Pictures: Christian Churches Under Islam
As Orthodox Easter approaches -- Orthodoxy being the most native form of Christianity practiced by the indigenous Christians of the Middle East -- it is well to reflect on the status of post "Arab Spring" Christianity. A sampling of the many ruined and destroyed churches follow: … [Read more...]