The cross is an affront to Islam. The Qur’an claims that Jesus was not crucified, although in somewhat equivocal language for what is supposed to be the perfect word of an omniscient god:
“And their saying, ‘Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah.’ And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but another was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption. And they did not kill him, for certain.” (4:157)
And a hadith depicts Muhammad saying: “The Hour will not be established until the son of Mary (i.e. Jesus) descends amongst you as a just ruler, he will break the cross, kill the pigs, and abolish the Jizya tax. Money will be in abundance so that nobody will accept it (as charitable gifts).” (Bukhari 46.37.2476)
This means he will destroy Christianity (break the cross), force the Christians to obey the Islamic food laws (kill the pigs) and end the second-class dhimmi status (abolish the jizya) that Islamic law specifies for Christians, such that they will either have to convert to Islam or be killed.
“SYRIA: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Hama targeted in gun attack, graves vandalised,” by Paul Antonopoulos, Greek City Times, December 19, 2024:
…The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Hama in west-central Syria was targeted in an attack, with gunfire damaging its façade and crosses on nearby graves vandalised and removed, Greco-Levantines World Wide reported….
Although several pro-Islamist news pages claim that the photos of the attack were from 2011, as Greco-Levantines World Wide pointed out, a closer examination reveals that one of the graves belonged to a person who died in 2021.
“We firmly reaffirm that the attack occurred today and that the graves were desecrated today,” the volunteer initiative added.
The attack on the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Hama follows on from the vandalism of Hagia Sophia Greek Orthodox Church of Suqaylabiyah (Seleucia, Greek: Σελεύκεια) by Turkish-backed Islamist terrorists on December 12.
Near Hama, the Greek Orthodox church is a small replica of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. It was constructed in 2020 following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia into a mosque.
On the same day as the vandalism of the Hagia Sophia Church, two Greek Orthodox Christians, Samaan Satme and Helena Khashouf, were murdered in the village of al-Jamasliyye in Syria’s Homs province.
Although the murder was initially reported as a burglary gone wrong, it later emerged that Samaan was beheaded and Helena shot, indicating that there were other motives….
somehistory says
And it will only get worse. The mozlums are emboldened to do now what they have always wanted to do. And there is no ‘strong-armed’ guy to stand in their way.
Much has been made in the past few days about the prisons in Syria….the terrible conditions, etc. and implying that not one prisoner deserved to be in prison. But, we can’t know what kinds of persons assad had put there, what crimes they may have committed, and how long they had been there.
However, we can know that if they actually committed crimes before, they will do so again now that they are free and in the company of a group which includes an al queda ghoul who is now in charge of the nation.
Things will get much worse for Christians.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
The one downside to the fall of Assad
James Hoagland says
Islam can’t restrain itself. Displaying again a supreme lack of tolerance. But there are ethnic groups not aligned with the jihad like the Druze who prefer to live under Israeli governance. Syria was a colonial concoction never really a national entity so how this unfolds will be a power struggle. But the story includes all the territory of the former Ottoman Empire- Mandate of Palestine- except for Israel which is a nation state.
Gurek says
This is a continuation of Greek genocide which was committed more than a hundred years ago. But the West govts won’t care about them just as the Armenians of Artsakh. And its not just Islam that committs these crimes. Its based on a racist Turkish nationalism which you mostly fail to mention.
memi says
Yes, indeed! Officially-genocidal Turkey conducted its 2nd Armenian Genocide last year in Artskakh murdering, looting, raping and displacing 150,00 Armenians (as they’ve done in occupied by Turkey north Cyprus) via their proxy Azerbaijan. And EU countries are still buying gas from terrorist Islamist Azerbaijan! Syria is run by Islamist neo-Ottoman Sultan Erdogan & terrorist ($10Mil reward for his capture!) head-chopper Al-Jawlani.
St Croix says
Getting a little ahead of themselves aren’t they? Won’t wait for Issa to show up and start breaking crosses. Tsk tsk. So impatient!
Michael Howell says
May all who hate Zion
Be put to shame and turned backward;
Let them be like grass upon the housetops,
Which withers before it grows up;
— Psalm 129:5-6But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed!
— Galatians 1:8
memi says
Bravo to Robert Spencer for exposing the new Syrian Islamist Caliphate of Sultan Erdogan and the wanted by U.S.intelligence (with $10mil.reward) jihadist al-Jawlani!
Only a man who understands Islam, the Christian-Judaic concept and author of Empire of God (How the Byzantines Saved Civilization) could write this article that will not appear on the front pages of New York Times or WashPost or any Eurotrash news media.
This is only the beginning for the terrorist state of Syria where Assad will be remembered as “Mother Teresa” compared to the jihadists trained by Ankara now “running” Syria to Sharia law’s arms. Christians are not allowed to wear the Cross outside their home and are not allowed to celebrate Christmas. That was their first Order under the Islamist jihadists!
The Archdiocese of Hama’s Agia Sophia church that was desecrated by the jihadist barbarians recently is a copy of the famous UNESCO-protected Agia Sophia Byzantine (Greek Orthodox) Cathedral in Constantinople (Istanbul) which Sultan Erdogan converted recently to a Mosque and is now being looted daily by Turks stealing artifacts, icons and door handles! They’ve already beheaded Christian families but you won’t read it in the “news”!
4.5 million Greeks were exterminated by genocidal Turkey 1913–1922 and the beautiful city of Smyrna was burnt with its citizens alive & priests beheaded–hundreds thousands of Greeks and Armenians & Jews. 1.5 Greeks were looted and became refugees in the Greek islands of Lesvos,,Thessaloniki and Athens .
Turkey is an officially-genocidal nation as voted by 41 countries including the U.S.
Syria is now in professional headchoppers jihadists’ hands who receive instructions from Ankara, thus posing another existential threat for Israel as Turkey also supports Hamas, Al-Qaeda and Muslim Brotherhoods (latter destroyed, thanks to Obama, Egypt before al-Sisi took over)
I believe that autocrat Assad will be remembered as the “Mother Teresa” of Syria compared to what these Islamists are going to do in Syria. And you won’t be reading what is really happening unless you read it here in “Jihad Watch” or Jerusalem Post!
Chuck Kimberl says
And Islam is an afront to me but I don’t go around defacing their so-called religious symbols.
Daniel says
They have it backwards. Islam is a heretical assault on Christianity.
I would suggest anyone reading this go on YouTube and look up some of the discussions on Islam between knowledgeable people of ‘the book’. In it’s essence – The Gospels were written by eyewitnesses to Christ’s time on earth who could correct each other’s errors. The Koran was written hundreds of years after Mohummad by people who suppose a lot. Much of what was written is like a denial and reversal of every charitable and compassionate thing Christ did.