By Dror from the Jerusalem Post The persecution of Greek Orthodox priest Father Gabriel Nadaf has escalated to a new crescendo, as the Jerusalem Patriarchate threatens to sack the Nazareth-resident and deprive him of his livelihood. Nadaf’s sin is his open activism on behalf of integration by Arab Christians – or Arab-speaking Christian Israelis, as […]
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Syrian Priests Continue To Be Targeted
From Milena Faustova Eurasia Review: Today, the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO), which unites 29 countries, made a statement saying that according to information available, two Orthodox metropolitans have been killed in Syria during the past few months. For the time being, it is the only official statement providing information about victims among Christian clergymen. […]
Tanzanian Christians to Obama: ‘Please Speak Out’
From CBN: ZANZIBAR — As President Barack Obama wraps up his outreach tour to Africa, Christians in Tanzania are hoping he will speak out against increased acts of persecution against them. Obama visits Tanzania Monday where he will meet with President Jakaya Kikwete and the nation’s business leaders. The allure of beautiful beaches and tranquil […]
Islamic extremists slit throat of Christian for refusing to renounce faith
From Ken Hanley: Radical Islamists in Nigeria have upped their fight for power in recent weeks, expanding their attacks on government forces to local citizens — one of the latest involving a Christian pastor who refused to renounce his faith. In response, Boko Haram militants slit his throat, The Blaze reported. The Nigerian newspaper The […]
“Support of gunmen by the west is helping extremists in killing Syrians”
From Ken Hanly: Aleppo – A report indicates that a Syrian Catholic Priest Francois Murad was murdered in the Gassanieh in northern Syria on Sunday June 23rd. Many of the Muslim radical rebels are hostile to Christians. and accuse them of supporting Assad. The report comes from the Custody of the Holy Land. Murad studied […]
Suicide bomber kills 4 in Christian neighborhood in Damascus
From Bill Roggio: A suicide bomber killed four people in an attack in a Christian area of the Syrian capital of Damascus earlier today, according to the state-run Syrian media. The suicide bombing is the 23rd reported in Syria so far this year. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-packed vest “in the vicinity of the […]
God’s War On The Gay Agenda
By Theodore Shoebat Obama has praised the Supreme Court’s decision on sodomite marriage, calling it a “victory for American democracy”. But is this really what this is about? Will giving freedom to marry to sodomites further advance the cause of liberty? This is the reality: give liberty to sodomite behavior and the sodomites will seize […]
I Miss Saddam
By Theodore Shoebat When Saddam was in power he kept control and stability in the Middle East; he kept Iran in check and struck fear into the hearts of all jihadists or anyone who planned on sedition. Now I know what you may be thinking: Saddam was a butcher, a tyrant–and you would be right. […]
Syrian Cleric: Christians Now Obligated To Pay Jizya Tax
From AINA: I commend the two Subcommittees for holding this critically important and timely hearing today. The question of the treatment of religious minorities concerns America’s core values as a nation, but, in recent foreign policy, it is one that the United States has too often failed to address, with tragic results. It represents a […]
“Arab Spring” Detrimental To Christians
From Bishara A. Bahbah of AZ Central: The Arab Spring, celebrated by the world with the hope that autocratic dictators will make way for new democratic and popularly elected leaders, is a disaster in the making. Two and a half years ago, police confiscated the cart of a Tunisian vegetable seller, and he responded by […]
Staying in the Face of Persecution: The Martyrdom of a Syrian Monk
From Matthew Block of First Things: A few Fridays back, President Munib A. Younan of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) spoke to the LWF’s Council in Geneva about rising persecution of Christians in the Middle East, urging Christians there to remain as a witness to others. “We are seeing a global rise in extremism,” he […]
The Murder Of Father Franҫois Mourad
From The Religious Freedom Coalition: Jerusalem (AsiaNews) – “Fr. Franҫois Mourad’s killing of is a sad occurrence and a blow to all the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land,” said Fr Pizzaballa, Custos of the Holy Land, as he spoke with AsiaNews about the Syrian clergyman who died on Sunday in al-Ghassaniyah, a […]
Christians Will Be Massacred If Assad Goes
From Catholic Online : Christians preceded Muslims in calling Syria their home. They must not be forced to leave this ancient and holy land. We are living in a new missionary age. Whether in the West, where the memory of Christian influence fades under increasing persecution inflicted by rabid secularism and godless materialism and nihilism, […]
Christians Persecuted In Iraqi Despite New Constitution
From Christian Post: “Iraqi Christians have suffered much injustice and marginalization. Even their rights are being ignored in the new constitution,” Eklimis told Mideast Christian News. “We aim to get our rights by initiating article 125 of the constitution, which is based on self-management of Christian areas,” Eklimis explained. Eklimis stated that his list seeks […]
More Than One Million Christians Have Left Iraq Since 2003
From Reinhard Backes: In the 1st century AD the Christian faith was brought to Assyria and Mesopotamia, probably by the apostles Thomas and Jude. On what is now the territory of Iraq Christians represented the majority of the population for centuries. Only after the conquests by Arab-Islamic military commanders from the mid-7th century on did […]
“After he refused to renounce his faith … They slit his throat with sharp objects”
From BosNewsLife: ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)– Nigerian Islamic militants have threatened a massive bloodbath after killing at least two Christians in recent days, forcing thousands of people to flee their villages along Nigeria’s northeast, refugees said Saturday June 22. The reported threats came as local believers were mourning Christian Toma Vongjen, 40, who was reportedly killed […]