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by Raymond Ibrahim
• July 14, 2014 at 5:00 am
Why is the U.S. downplaying or
denying attacks against Christians?
"What about the churches
which were desecrated? Is this not blasphemy? Where is justice?" — Fr. James
Channan OP, Director of The Peace Center, Lahore, Pakistan.
Members of the Islamic group
al-Shabaab publicly beheaded the mother of two girls, ages 8 and 15, and her
cousin after discovering they were Christians. The girls "were witnesses
to the slaughter." — Somalia.
"Christian teaching is
extremely harmful to the mental health of the people." — Kazakhstan.
Five years' imprisonment and up
to $20,000 in fines for educators if they…speak to a Muslim child of
religions other than Islam. — Brunei
Jihadists
pose in the deserted streets of the Christian Armenian town of Kessab, Syria,
after conquering it and reportedly killing 80 people. (Image source: Salma
Media Center YouTube video)
Along with an especially jarring list of atrocities committed against
Christian minorities throughout the Islamic world, March also saw some
callous indifference or worse from the U.S. government.
President Barack Obama was criticized by human rights activists for not
addressing the plight of Christians and other minorities during his talks
with leaders in Saudi Arabia, where Christianity is actively banned.
According to the Washington-based International Christian Concern [ICC]
advocacy group, Obama did not "publicly broach the subject of religious
freedom" when he spoke on March 28 with Saudi King Abdullah, despite a
letter from 70 members of Congress urging him to "address specific human
rights reforms" both in public and in direct meetings with the king and
other officials.
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