Why are Christians, as a new Pew report documents, the most persecuted religious group in the world? And why is their persecution occurring primarily throughout the Islamic world? (In the category on “Countries with Very High Government Restrictions on Religion,” Pew lists 24 countries—20 of which are Islamic and precisely where the overwhelming majority of “the world’s” … [Read more...]
U.S. “Chose to Stay Silent” on Muslim Persecution of Christians: November 2013
Gatestone Institute The endemic rise of Christian persecution in the Middle East was noted in November when Pope Francis declared “We will not resign ourselves to imagining a Middle East without Christians” and stressed the importance of “the universal right to lead a dignified life and freely practice one’s own faith” after he met with patriarchs from Syria, Iran, and Iraq, … [Read more...]
Muslim Persecution of Christians: October, 2013
Gatestone Institute Two of the most tragic Islamic attacks on Christians, killing several women and children, took place in the month of October, one in Syria another in Egypt. On October 21 in Syria, the U.S.-supported Islamic rebels invaded and occupied the ancient Christian settlement of Sadad for over a week, till ousted by the military. During that week, “the largest … [Read more...]
Syria: Terrorists Kill Four Children of Christian for Preaching Gospel?
Updated According to a new posting yesterday from Al Ahram Canada (not independently verified), titled "The picture that shook the world: priest goes out carrying his Bible returns to find bodies of four sons on the floor": The man sitting on the floor in white clothes [in picture] is a Christian priest in Syria who went out to preach the Gospel and, upon returning home, … [Read more...]
Three American Teachers Slaughtered for Christian Faith in Muslim World
CBN News Why was Ronald Thomas Smith II, an American teaching at Benghazi’s International School, shot to death last Thursday in Libya, even as he “was looking forward to his first Christmas in the United States with his wife and toddler son”? Most Western media and analysts dismiss the killing as a random act of violence incited by a recent al-Qaeda video. However, by … [Read more...]