With the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, or IS), an old apologia meant to exonerate Islam of violence has become prominent again. Because ISIS is killing other Muslims, so the argument goes, obviously its violence cannot be based on Islam, which bans Muslims from killing fellow Muslims in its name. … [Read more...]
Exposed: Obama’s Love for Jihadis and Hate for Christians
Obama recently lashed out against the idea of giving preference to Christian refugees, describing it as “shameful”: “That's not American. That's not who we are. We don't have religious tests to our compassion,” loftily added the American president. Accordingly, the administration is still determined to accept 10,000 more Syrian refugees, almost all of whom will be Muslim, … [Read more...]
D.C. Refuses to Arm Persecuted Christians Fighting ISIS
In recent months, Mideast Christians have been forming militias to fight the Islamic State (IS) and other jihadi groups in both Iraq and Syria—even as the Obama administration, which arms the “opposition,” refuses to arm them. In Iraq, some of the few remaining Assyrian Christians have formed militias under the name Dwekh Nawsha (literally meaning “self-sacrifice” in … [Read more...]
U.S. Leadership Ushers in New Age of Christian Martyrdom
Gatestone Institute Wherever U.S. leadership has helped Islamic jihadis topple secular autocrats in the name of “democracy and freedom,” indigenous Christian minorities are being forced to convert to Islam or die. Many are accepting death. Most recently, on August 28 near Aleppo, the Islamic State (IS or ISIS) tortured, mutilated, publicly raped, beheaded and crucified … [Read more...]
Russia Declares ‘Holy War’ on Islamic State
FrontPage Magazine The Orthodox Christian Church, which is reclaiming its traditional role in post-Soviet Russia, has just described its government’s fight against the Islamic State and other jihadi groups in Syria as a “holy war.” According to Vsevolod Chaplin, head of the Church’s Public Affairs Department, The fight with terrorism is a holy battle and today our country … [Read more...]