According to the "Largest Syrian Christian Group on Facebook," the above is a picture of a young girl in Syria, before (L) and after (R) the U.S.-sponsored jihad reached her. The Arabic caption along with the picture reads: "Syrian child, tortured, raped, her face disfigured at the hands of the Saudis and others from among the psychos and criminals of the revolution." In fact, … [Read more...]
Resurgent Russia: The Hope of Persecuted Christians
By Ralph H. Sidway, guest contributor Scarcely a day goes by now where we do not read of yet another in a constellation of initiatives being undertaken by both the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian government on behalf of persecuted Christians and other victims in Syria, Egypt, and elsewhere in the world. For instance, on July 31 it was announced that a charitable drive … [Read more...]
Syria’s Graphic Beheading Videos
FrontPage Magazine Danish Based on a widely circulated video and statements from the Vatican, it was believed that Fr. Francois Murad, a Catholic Syrian priest, was recently beheaded in Syria. It was not long before others “vigorously denied” the story, saying that the Christian priest was actually shot dead. And now that’s fast become the “big” news. For example, … [Read more...]
Obama Doctrine Makes U.S. a ‘Sinister Bystander’
By Ralph Sidway, guest contributor My late grandmother used a clever turn of phrase to describe shady characters who, while protesting their innocence, somehow seemed linked to the crime in question. Today, my grandmother’s expression — “sinister bystander” — seems the most apt way to describe the global perception of the Obama administration and its failed policy towards … [Read more...]
Copts under the Gun: Religious Freedom in Egypt
National Review Online [Note: the following is an interview that NRO editor Kathryn Lopez conducted with Raymond Ibrahim, first published July 2, 2013 ] As Mohamed Morsi faces the prospect of an imminent military coup, Raymond Ibrahim, the American son of two Egyptian parents and author of Crucified Again: Exposing Islam’s New War on Christians, talks about the situation in … [Read more...]