Last week I was interviewed on Reel Talk with Audrey Russo. Topics included Obama's predictable polices that empower the Islamic State; the enforcement of blasphemy laws in Pakistan; IS and social media; jihad in Italy; and what Assyrian Christians seeking sanctuary in Beirut bodes. Click here to listen to the 25-minute interview. … [Read more...]
Pakistan: Muslims Beat, Try to Burn Christian for Burning Koran Verses
On Sunday, May 24, a Christian man in the Sanda neighborhood of Lahore, Pakistan, was accused of blasphemy when some Muslims saw him burning newspapers that reportedly contained Arabic verses from the Koran. Following the accusation, a Muslim mob caught and severely beat the Christian, and attempted to set him on fire, say most reports. However, according to the Pakistan … [Read more...]
Pakistan: ‘Stop Building Churches, Convert to Islam’ or ‘We Will Make a Horrible Example of You’
Due to their involvement in helping build churches for impoverished Christian communities in Pakistan, Javed David, head of Hope for the Light Ministries in Lahore, and his associates, have been receiving death threats since February of this year. The latest incident occurred on April 4 (though it became public knowledge in May). According to David: I had been to church in … [Read more...]
Pope Francis Remembers Those Whose ‘Throats Are Cut’, Who Are ‘Burnt Alive’ or ‘Thrown into the Sea’ Only ‘Because They Are Christians’
During Catholic Mass today held at Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis confessed that today's Church is a "Church of martyrs" and even referenced several of the attacks on Christians by Muslims -- without of course mentioned the latter's religious identity -- in recent days. This happened during his commentary on the biblical passage which speaks of the martyrdom of Stephen by … [Read more...]
Christians Pay Islam’s Price for Freedom: Muslim Persecution of Christians, January 2015
Gatestone Institute The New Year began with Muslim gunmen killing a dozen people at the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7. The attack was motivated by the publication of unflattering caricatures of Islam’s prophet Muhammad. Lesser known is that, all throughout the Islamic world, the magazine’s caricatures of Muhammad were blamed on … [Read more...]