PJ Media While many were fixated on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent letter to the American people, another letter from another Russian leader—this one directly addressed to the U.S. president—was missed. On September 10, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill issued a letter addressed to “His Excellency Mr. Barack Obama, President, United States.” Whether one wishes … [Read more...]
Brotherhood Imposes Jizya Tribute on Egypt’s Christians
Portuguese Spanish Now that the attacks on Egypt's Christian churches have subsided, stage two of the jihad -- profiting from the fear and terror caused by stage one -- is setting in: reports are arriving that the Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters are forcing the roughly 15,000 Christian Copts of Dalga village in south Minya province to pay jizya -- the money, or … [Read more...]
Has Syria Got a Prayer? Attacks on Christian Churches Near Damascus
National Review Online [Kathryn Jean Lopez interviews Raymond Ibrahim] On his website, Raymond Ibrahim, author of Crucified Again, posts a video of what appear to be Islamic extremists attacking Christian churches in Syria — St. Elias Church and St. Grace Church in the Christian village of Maaloula near Damascus – where villagers still speak Aramaic, the language Christ … [Read more...]
Putin Supports Egyptian Military, Orthodox Churches to Work Together
A report on Tahrir News today titled, "Greek Orthodox Patriarch to Pope Tawadros: 'Putin Stressed to Me Russia's Support for Egypt During My Visit,'" discusses how, among other things, Patriarch Theodore II, the current Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, just informed Coptic Pope Tawadros II that, in his recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir … [Read more...]
Putin Puts Obama in Hot Seat: ‘What Will You Do If Rebels Are Ones Using Chemical Weapons?’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has a strange way of speaking straightforwardly, without all the artificial and "morally superior" airs one expects from Western politicians. Earlier, for example, he wondered why Western leaders were supporting cannibals in Syria: You will not deny that one does not really need to support the people who not only kill their enemies, but open … [Read more...]