Displaced Christians at Bangui airport Shhh! “Talk about extreme, militant Islamists and the atrocities that they have perpetrated globally might undercut the positive achievements that we Catholics have attained in our inter-religious dialogue with devout Muslims.” — Robert McManus, Roman Catholic Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, February 8, 2013 “Bangui Christian-Muslim Clashes Killed 1,000 — Amnesty,” […]
Archives for 2013
Pakistan: Muslims gun down polio supervisor
This is becoming a global problem. There is a polio outbreak in Syria because Pakistani jihadis are bringing the virus from home. A Pakistani Muslim cleric has said that polio vaccinations are un-Islamic. And the Taliban have for some time been murdering people who were administering the polio vaccine in Pakistan. And it isn’t just […]
UK: Marks & Spencer tells Muslim staff they can refuse to serve customers buying alcohol or pork
Marks & Spencer gives way to the principle that where Islamic law and practice conflict with Western law and practice, it is Western law and practice that must give way. This is a very familiar pattern in the U.K. and the U.S. over the last few years, and most people would conclude that when it […]
Indonesia: Muslims protest against terrorism Christmas
Interfaith outreach in modern, moderate Indonesia. “Indonesian Muslims protest Christmas in the wake of warning against sharing Christmas wishes,” from AP, December 21 (thanks to Jerk Chicken): BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA: A group of Muslims on Friday protested against Christmas and New Year celebrations in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province. About 70 protesters took part in the […]
Muslim cleric: “Blowing oneself up for the sake of Allah is acceptable” — People who want to ban this are “trying to alter the religion of Allah”
“Allah has bought from the believers their selves and their possessions against the gift of Paradise; they fight in the way of Allah; they kill, and are killed…” (Qur’an 9:111) “Jihadi Cleric Omar Bakri Defends Anti-Hizbullah, Anti-Iran Suicide Bombings,” from MEMRI, n.d.: In a TV interview, Syrian-born Islamist cleric Omar Bakri said that the recent […]
Interfaith outreach in Indonesia: New rash of church closings, signs hung near church saying “Jesus is a dog,” “Kill the Christians”
Shhh! Don’t talk about this! You might disrupt the “dialogue”! “New Rash of Church Closings Sweeps Across Indonesia,” by Ryan Morgan for International Christian Concern, December 19 (thanks to Pamela Geller): 12/19/2013 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – I watched as the pastor began to cry, tears welling up in his eyes as he described the […]
Louisiana: FBI raids Gulen School in Baton Rouge
Evidence continues to mount that the Gulen Schools are not as benign as they are assumed to be. “FBI Raids Gulen School in New Orleans,” by Diana Samuels for The Times-Picayune, December 18 (thanks to A.M.H.): NEW ORLEANS””FBI and Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School officials aren’t saying why the FBI converged on the Baton […]
Interfaith outreach in Turkmenistan: Imams, police and intelligence services ban Bibles and Christian songs
Why don’t Christian leaders in the West speak out about these persecutions? “Talk about extreme, militant Islamists and the atrocities that they have perpetrated globally might undercut the positive achievements that we Catholics have attained in our inter-religious dialogue with devout Muslims.” — Robert McManus, Roman Catholic Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, February 8, 2013 “Ashgabat, […]
Alabama: Muslims get 15-year prison terms for “well-researched” plan for jihad terror
Rasheed Wilson The judge noted that they showed no remorse. And why should they? They no doubt still believe that they were doing the right thing in serving Allah. “Alabama men convicted on terrorism charges get 15-year prison terms,” by Kaija Wilkinson for Reuters, December 20 (thanks to Kenneth): MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) – Two men […]
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