The Black Lives that Don't Matter: 50 Christians Murdered in Their Church

by Raymond Ibrahim  •  June 12, 2022 at 5:00 am

     

• Where is the outcry? When an Australian, Brenton Tarrant, attacked two mosques and killed 51 Muslims in 2019 in New Zealand, the world stood in condemnation; the hand-wringing has not stopped since. The United Nations responded to that lone and aberrant attack by inaugurating a "combat Islamophobia" initiative. Where, after years and decades of being attacked, are the UN initiatives to "combat anti-Semitism" and to "combat Christian genocide"?

• Ignoring the murder of Christians is, of course, only one piece of the puzzle; covering up the religious identity of their murderers is the other. In describing last Sunday's massacre of more than 50 Christians, the words "Muslim," "Islam," or even "Islamist" never appeared in the AP report. Rather, we are told that "It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack on the church."

• To maintain this ambiguity, the AP failed to point out that Islamic terrorists have routinely stormed churches and slaughtered many Christians over the years in Nigeria -- a fact that might just offer a hint as to "who was behind the attack."

• All the UN seems interested in doing is sitting by and watching its members violate its regulations... The UN ignores unspeakable crimes against humanity such as slavery or China's lies about the human-to-human transmissibility of COVID-19, while instead wrongfully persecuting Israel, a democracy that actually upholds human rights for all its citizens — whether Muslim, Jewish or Christian.

• So, what will the UN and other large governmental bodies do now in response to the shooting up of yet another church and murder of more than 50 Christians? Probably nothing — apart from trying to silence whoever tries to expose the ideology that many of the murderers say drives them. We know this because the UN and many members of the clergy have done absolutely nothing in response to the countless other Muslim attacks on churches that have claimed thousands of Christian lives over the years — except for trying to cover up the motivation of the murderers, as in "high on cannabis" or the "mental illness defense."

• Worse, the Biden administration's response to the jihadist onslaught against Christians in Nigeria — where 13 Christians are slaughtered every day — has been to remove Nigeria from the State Department's list of Countries of Particular Concern: nations which engage in, or tolerate violations of, religious freedom.

• Where is the outrage? Where are the "hashtags" in support of Christian Nigerians? Why don't these black lives matter?

Last Sunday, Islamic terrorists murdered more than 50 Christians who were peacefully worshipping in St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo State, Nigeria. Over the years, Muslims have assaulted, shot up or torched countless churches in Nigeria. Where is the outrage? Where are the "hashtags" in support of Christian Nigerians? Why don't these black lives matter? Pictured: The bloodstained floor of St. Francis Catholic Church, on June 5, 2022. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

Last Sunday, June 5, 2022, Islamic terrorists stormed St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo State, Nigeria, and massacred more than 50 Christians who were peacefully worshipping their God. Videos, according to one report, "showed church worshippers lying in pools of blood while people around them wailed."

As terrible as this massacre might seem, it is just the proverbial "tip of the iceberg": over the years, Muslims have assaulted, shot up or torched countless churches in Nigeria. Below are just three examples:

Continue Reading Article

Pakistani High Court Upholds Death Sentence of Christian Brothers Charged with Blasphemy

by Nasir Saeeid  •  June 12, 2022 at 4:30 am

     

• They were accused of posting blasphemous contents on the internet... Judge Javed Iqbal Bosal sentenced them to death, with a 100,000 rupee (USD $719) fine.

• The brothers have maintained their innocence, and say the allegations came after a fight had broken out between Qaiser Ayub's Muslim friends over one of the friend's sisters.

• "This will be the 3rd case of blasphemy which will be heard by the supreme court. We still believe that the brothers are innocent and it has not been proved that they had published any blasphemous contents." — Nasir Saeed, director of CLAAS-UK.

• Lynching and vigilante justice have become everyday phenomena in Pakistan. Because of the government's inaction and support from hardline religious groups, criminals are encouraged and continue killing innocent people with impunity.

• Those who take the law into their own hands are considered heroes, as we have seen in the case of Punjab Province Governor Salman Taseer, who was murdered by his own bodyguard, Malik Mumtaz Qadri. Every time Qadri attended a court hearing, people would shower rose petals on him...

• The Pakistani government is aware of its misuse but has unfortunately failed to bring any changes to the law or stop its misuse.

Pictured: The Lahore High Court Building in Lahore, Pakistan. (Image source: MariyamAftab/Wikimedia Commons)

On June 8, the Lahore High Court in Pakistan upheld the death sentence of two Christian brothers, Qaiser Ayub and Amoon Ayub, in a blasphemy case.

They were accused of posting blasphemous contents on the internet; in June 2011, the complainant, Muhammad Saeed, submitted an application at the police station in Talagang to register a case against the Ayub brothers.

Saeed told the police that while he was browsing the internet, he saw blasphemous content posted by Qaiser Ayub on June 9, 2011, and a case was registered against the Ayub brothers under sections 295A, 295B, and 295C.

In December 2018, a trial court found them guilty of posting blasphemous content on their blog. Judge Javed Iqbal Bosal sentenced them to death, with a 100,000 rupee (USD $719) fine.

The brothers have maintained their innocence, and say the allegations came after a fight had broken out between Qaiser Ayub's Muslim friends over one of the friend's sisters.

Continue Reading Article

The 'Disease' Putin Brought Back

by Amir Taheri  •  June 12, 2022 at 4:00 am

     

• Putin would have been wiser to focus on his strategy of using Russian culture and the post-Soviet economic boom as means of strengthening the cohesion of the federation. By embarking on an adventure that offers no obvious gain, he may have awakened the very nationalism, and mini-nationalisms, that he labeled "a disease."

(Photo by Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

"I am not Russian!" This is the message on a new T-shirt that it is reportedly selling like hot cakes in Kazan, capital of the autonomous Republic of Tatarstan. A different version, bearing the slogan "I am not Russian, Love me!" is doing well in Ufa, capital of Bashkortostan, another autonomous republic within the Russian Federation.

The message the makers and wearers of the T-shirts wish to pass is that Vladimir Putin's war may have the support of the Russian majority but should not lead to universal dislike of "other nations" within the sprawling federation.

The same message is relayed through social media and by a growing number of ethnic Russian citizens of the federation now seeking shelter, at least temporarily, in Turkey, Israel and the United Arab Emirates.

Continue Reading Article

World Peace and Political Survival

by Lawrence Kadish  •  June 12, 2022 at 2:00 am

     

Perhaps the White House could ask US generals for a plan to eliminate Iran's nukes and the threat of a global nuclear war before one takes place? It would at least ensure that the world peace we have enjoyed for so long will not be ruined by a terror state's nuclear war. (Image source: iStock)

Failed White House policies -- on Afghanistan, open borders, and now the issues of energy independence and pork-barrel budgets -- have caused surging rates of inflation.

With mid-term elections months away and dismal poll numbers, the White House and many Democrats have resorted to unpopular distraction campaigns, including an assault on the Second Amendment.

Meanwhile, 18 Democrat Members of Congress have addressed a serious, realistic strategy for world peace and political survival. Their concerns regarding Iran's nuclear buildup include:

Continue Reading Article