I recently appeared on Ave Maria Radio’s “Kresta in the Afternoon.” Topics discussed included the slaughter of some 30 Christian Ethiopians, the true meaning of "jizya" (it's not "poll tax"), and how Christians are dying for no other reason than refusing to renounce their faith -- and not just at the hands of the Islamic State. The 12-minute interview can be heard by clicking … [Read more...]
Coptic Bishop: Ethiopian ‘Christians Murdered Purely for Refusing to Renounce Their Faith’
Note: Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, issued the following statement today, concerning the slaughter of Ethiopian Christians in Libya. Emphases added. The confirmation of the murder of Ethiopian Christians by Daesh (IS) in Libya has been received with deep sadness. These executions that unnecessarily and unjustifiably claim … [Read more...]
Christians Accept Execution Rather Than Islam
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...]
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...]
Nigeria: 276 Christian Girls Kidnapped by Islamic Group May Have Been Slaughtered
All 276 Christian girls kidnapped and enslaved last year by the Islamic group, Boko Haram, may have been recently slaughtered, according to BosNewsLife: The U.N. human rights chief has warned that all 276 Christian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 may have been among a group of women slaughtered by Boko Haram last month, Nigerian media reported Monday, April … [Read more...]