As Muslims prepare to erect a mega-mosque near the site of the 9/11 atrocities, it is well to reflect that the sort of tolerance, or indifference, that allows them to do so is far from reciprocated to churches in the Muslim world. I speak not of Islamist attacks against churches — such as the New Year’s Eve attack in Egypt that killed 21 Christians; or when jihadists stormed a church in Iraq, butchering over 50 Christians; or Christmas Eve attacks on churches in Nigeria and the Philippines. Nor am I referring to state-sanctioned hostility by Islamist regimes, such as Iran’s recent “round up” of Christians.
Rather, I refer to anti-church policy by Middle East governments deemed “moderate.” Consider: Kuwait just denied, without explanation, a request to build a church; so did Indonesia, forcing Christians to celebrate Christmas in a parking lot — even as a mob of 1,000 Muslims burned down two other churches. If this is the fate of churches in “moderate” Indonesia and Kuwait — the latter’s sovereignty due entirely to U.S. sacrifices in the First Gulf War — what can be expected of the rest of the Islamic world?
The best example of anti-church policy is Egypt, where the Middle East’s largest Christian minority, the Copts, lives. Even before Mubarak stepped down, “more than 1500 assaults on Copts have occurred, without any appropriate punishment given to criminals or compensation to the victims,” according to Coptic Solidarity.
Similarly, Egypt’s state security, which is now in charge, has a curious habit of disappearing right before Coptic churches are attacked — such as in the aforementioned New Year’s Eve attack. They also tend to arrive rather late after churches are attacked: it took security “hours” to appear when six Copts were murdered as they left church last year. Considering that weeks ago an Egyptian policeman identified and opened fire on Christians, killing a 71-year-old — while yelling Islam’s ancient war-cry, “Allah Akbar!” — none of this should be surprising.
As for churches, since Islam invaded and subjugated formerly Christian Egypt, their plight has been tenuous. The very first condition listed for Christians to obey in order not to be molested in the notorious Pact of Omar — which informs sharia law, “the principal source of legislation” in Egypt — says it all: “We shall not build, in our cities or in their neighborhood, new monasteries, Churches, convents, or monks’ cells, nor shall we repair, by day or by night, such of them as fall in ruins or are situated in the quarters of the Muslims.” Accordingly, in the words of reporter Mary Abdelmassih:
[U]nlike Muslim citizens, who only need a municipal license to build mosques, the Copts require presidential approval for a church … [and] the approval of the neighboring Muslim community. Even after obtaining licenses for a church, Muslims still attack Christians and demolish or burn their churches. A rumor that Christians are meeting to pray is enough reason for Muslim neighbors to carry out acts of violence against them. On various occasions, it only takes Muslims to protest against the building of a church for State Security to stop the works, under the pretext that it is causing “sectarian strife.”
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If they build the mosque near GZ I hope that it is burned to the ground with a full attendance of muslims inside at the time.
Nothing helps the birther cause more than having the first comment on a post advocate mass murder. Nice job, Michele!
What does this have to do with the Birther movement? It's ok for the muslims to want all of infidels dead though, right James? Shut up James you are nothing but a Communist! Keep sucking Obama's D***!
Perhaps you're new here and so didn't realize that most of the posts and comments are somehow related to wacky birther theories. On the other hand, some are just nuts in entirely different ways.
I am not new here and am well aware of you and your love of Obama. I usually do not respond to your ignorance James.
If you're not new, then you obviously don't pay much attention. I'm not a big fan of Obama's, but the way to defeat him isn't by engaging in looney conspiracy theories which, again, make up much of the content here. Or hadn't you noticed that, either?
And I notice you're not backing away from your call for mass murder, which of course was the point of my original response to you.
I do not comment very often on this site, James DUH! You are right about one thing I am not and will not back down from my original comment, many Americans feel the same way. Wake up James they want you dead!
"they want you dead"
If true, that would apparently make you even, since you seem to want all of them dead. Again, nice work.
And even if some of "them" do want me dead, they're not the only ones, judging by comments I've had aimed at me here. But I don't intend to lose any sleep over either a threatening Muslim minority or a threatening birther minority, since neither represents a saner majority.
James, with any luck they will start building a mosque soon right in your neighborhood. That is the new trend. It is happening in a very upscale neighborhood in NJ. Then you can be awakened at 5 in the morning by the "sweet" sound of muslim prayers and your neighborhood can become blighted with declining property values and pedophilia as has been the case in the UK whenever these things are built in a residential neighborhood. This would be a wonderful thing.
There's one not far from me now–and probably one not far from your house.
I will confirm James is not a big Barry fan. I have seen very little proof from his posts here to support this theory and will probably receive a bunch of thumbs down for this truth. I don't care and I don't agree with him most of the time but this we can agree on. Your welcome.
Thanks, ireuel. I'll give you a thumbs up for that one.
Why not sprinkle the building wiht pigs blood and hang the carcus on the doors?
Well, for one thing you'd have to come out of your trailer to do it.
James! That remark is beneath you. It sounds like something a teenager might say. I see it quite often in other comment sections . Besides, there's nothing wrong with living in a trailer.
"That remark is beneath you."
Perhaps so–too close to the level of the person to whom I was responding, for sure. My apologies.
"there's nothing wrong with living in a trailer"
True; I've done it myself–and lived in worse places, too.
Muslims and Mosques need to be stopped ASAP-here in America. My feelings are that it is coming soon.
Yeah, sure. Which part of the First Amendment guarantee of religious freedom most confuses you?
It is a sad day in this country when obummer says we are not a Christian nation and letting all these mosques be built. I don't know how the muslims can say they are a religion when they believe in
killing people who are not of their so called religion.
Five reasons why branding Muslims as the enemy is dumb: http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/john-farrell/…
Tell me James, do you always go around with your head stuck up your butt?
RCI
Five reasons why you are dumb James
1. you love Obama
2. you love Obama
3. you love Obama
4. you are a liberal
5. You love muslims
Well, one out of five isn't bad for someone here, so congratulations. Though I don't hate Muslims or Obama, either.
Is a Mosque any worse then a Sin And Gouge where all those dirty grubby cult weirdos with mousy beards, dirty black suits and goofy looking black cowboy hats go to plan their next extortion scheme??
How ironic that supposed Christians were big supporters of the Iraq War, and that Christians in that country are among those who have suffered most from the U.S. invasion.
The suffering of the Christians in Iraq were not by our hands. and you quoted on a earlier date that 100,000 civilians died in Iraq because of us. This figure is a lie. The American fighting force went out of their way to protect civilians and lost more of their follow hero's because of this. The people we were fighting used the civilians as protection and would shoot at our men from behind the civilians. They also used many other tactic that were designed to kill civilians so that our media would do the same as they did to us in Vietnam, show the pictures back home and this country would be upset about this and pull our troops out. Then people Like John F'in Kerry whom only spent 3 months in Vietnam and wrote his own special awards citations could pretend he was the new JFK running PT Boats in war. That war I lost 54,000 follow hero's and friends and they used the same tactic on us and most of the civilian deaths were cause by them not us, as it was in Iraq. If you think that it was a walk in the park for a Christian in Iraq before we went in you are truly wrong. I hate war but when called to serve I did and really have zero respect for politics to cause any America Fight Person to be put into danger. The real truth is many in the left are responsible for the increased body count on our side. Don't vote for war then not support the troops while they are there no matter what your political views are or if it is election season. If you don't want people like me to go "DO NOT VOTE FOR IT". They did and they used it as a election year tactic to gain power back in Washington. And a final FACT is the foreign fighters that ran into Iraq to cause havoc killed most of the civilian. Your words that you speak will never be understood by most that went to war while you spent your life writing trash about the American Fighting Man or Women. We did not start the war, we go and do what we are told. Then we come back and got called baby killers by a bunch people than had the privilege to go to collage and really have a distorted view that the world is just one hippie love fest. Then when I did get back and was using my GI Bill to get a education, I was treated like a freak by the Professors and there brainwashed hippies. America and our Allies in every war have been more civilized than any of our opponents. These are facts not quick witted journalism that spins the truth to support a bunch of left wing hippies that have had a free ride on the back of the American fight Men and Women.
Sorry for the rant, but I saw things some only read about and write about that really ticks me off. I wish having to go to war on anyone, but this world has always and will always have war. So when our Commander and Chief is written about in any article,post or any other means as being responsible for 100,000 civilian lives. It is also the solder on the ground that is being accused of this. We that have served do not target civilians we are there on the orders of the President and Congress. If they send us there they damn well better support us with all means to win and not vote for it before they are against it. This is not a issue to hold your finger up to see which way the wind is blowing and use it as a election year ploy to get power in Washington. This is the problem for the ones in harms way.
Right-On Ireuel Most Real Americans Are Very Proud Of Our Servicemen And Women, However There Is Always A Few Skunks Of The James Bond McPhreww And His Soros Daughters Ellen, Ellena, And Barry Obama With That Bad Chi-Town Mafia Smell, Yippee, Your Still Our Favorite Blogger Ireuel. God Bless America And Sarah Palin.
Satan is alive and well in ALL predominently muslim countries and regions known as the nation of islam .If I had any artistic ability I would create a figure of Satan in muslim garb with porky pigs head and name it mohammed , because that is my mental picture of satan . The God of Abraham and Moses is the God of all Christians , He is omnipitent but is also merciful and just and loves his people so much that he came to us as Jesus Christ to teach us to love one another and live in peace . Satan on the other hand came as the false god allah and possesed mohammed to start a mean hateful religion to counteract Gods grace .
i have had some personal reasons to track the Copts for the last ten years. My church teaches Christian non resistance which is showing a love for the individual without accepting the evil. As Paul writes to the Ehpesians, our armour, provided by our God does not contain the weapons use in warfare of the carnal kind. I had not know much about the Copts but was surpprised to find working remnants of that non resistance working in their members. It is completely absent in the Muslim. They will be judged without compassion who have shown no compassion and this covers a lot more than Islam. Joshua challenged his followers to choose whom they would follow and we are again faced with that choice. There can be no straddling the fence. Whose side are you, my reader, on?
Let them build them, but let our leader speak up on the unjust ways other religions are treated in other countries that target any other religious place in the middle east. America is a free country but you must not let the lies and hatred of other religions spread to our lands. They must also follow our laws if they wish to live here. If they choose to not to follow our rules pack them up and move them out. I do not support any killing/burning to perform this. If they come here and wish to harm us then the gloves are off and we have to respond even worse than after 911.
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Carol, WHY do you capitalize every word? That makes your comments difficult to read. I will pass over them in the future and I wonder how many others will do the same.