Islamic State desecrates saint’s bones after bulldozing 1,600-year-old church
Posted on 08/23/2015 7:57:06 PM PDT by markomalley
Saint Elian, also known as Saint Julian of Emesa, was a Christian who was martyred in 284AD. But the Islamic State, over 1,800 years later, wants to make sure his bones don’t tempt anyone to idolatry.
More on this story. “ISIS dig up and desecrate saint’s bones after bulldozing 1,600-year-old Christian church,” by Nick Gutteridge, Express, August 21, 2015:
The twisted terror group today released a video showing its barbaric militants razing the ancient Mar Elian monastery to the ground, even digging up and desecrating the bones of a Christian saint.
There were reports that fighters had also kidnapped the monastery’s abbot, Father Jacques Mouraud and a church volunteer, Botros Hanna, who are both now feared dead.
Earlier this month ISIS abducted up to 250 Christians from the monastery and its surrounding villages, many of whom were women and children.
In the sick video the terrorists can be seen gleefully removing the remains of Saint Elian, after whom the monastery was named, from their ancient stone sarcophagus.
The church is said to have been built on the spot where Saint Elian died after he was killed by his father, a Roman officer, for refusing to denounce his faith.
It was a popular pilgrim site with Christians throughout the Middle East and housed Roman frescos which were amongst the oldest paintings in the region.
The monastery, near the Syrian city of Homs, had been renovated several times in recent years, including by Italian priest Paolo Dall’Oglio who was executed in Raqqa by ISIS forces in July 2013.
ISIS said that it bulldozed the church because it was dedicated to a God other than Allah.
The group has routinely kidnapped and executed Christians living in the Middle East as part of its ideological drive to create an Islamist caliphate.
Following the raid on Mr Elian in early August one Christian, called Kino, said: “It’s like living in this horrifying drama that never ends. People are completely afraid”.
“It [an ISIS attack] always happens so suddenly and the Church is never prepared. People are running around searching for their loved ones, and children…these are innocent people, not part of this war.
“He [the bishop] is crying – what is he supposed to do? All those clergy to last these three years in Syria and Iraq, my God are they heroes.”…
Islamic State desecrates saint’s bones after bulldozing 1,600-year-old church
ISIS said that it bulldozed the church because it was dedicated to a God other than Allah.
Whoa!! Whoa!! Back up here muzzies....
For Years you muzzles have been telling us that "our God" and your "allah" are one and the same! Remember?
SO which is it?
AS if we don't know the answer to that one already!
Burn in hell with your allah muslimes
Nice snag. I was about to skim over that, and yet you’re exactly right.
And Obama was celebrating with another round of golf.
My God IS Nothing like their "allah".
Great point. I will admit I think mostly of Mo when I consider what they do. Ultimately, you’re right though. Mo only gave orders from their god.
IMO, Islam is the religion of the anti-Christ.
It’s teachings are the exact opposite of Christ’s.
For wall the window dressing, the fact is that Islam is Satanic.
It is the Satanic Cult to beat all others. It is pure Evil!
I agree.
It’s at war with us globally too.
It’s playing for keeps.
China and Russia are wasting their time focusing on the West. They should pull their heads out and figure out who the real threats are.
It sure isn’t Europe, the Ukraine, or the U.S.
Religion of pieces™
Thanks Fiddlstix.
Well, thank you. All we’re doing is telling the truth
Islam is a disgusting religion. Where are the Muslim religious leaders? Where is CAIR?
I agree.
If Islamic adherents would live their lives in peace, quit trying to kill everyone on a whim, I would say let them live in that peace.
They don’t, so we can’t.
They will keep pushing it until we take a stand and put an end to it.
Right now we are moving in hundreds of thousands of human Islamic time bombs.
Our leaders should be brought up on charges for this.
They already are in the organ trafficking business.
If I was the president, I would be dropping MOABs on these bastards.
This is just a lie to get by with until they are here in sufficient numbers by birth and immigration.
If you ask any Muslim, no matter how "moderate" they appear to be, in a friendly, disarming manner,
"I know you are a Muslim, and I'd never try to convert you to anything else, but do you also perhaps believe that other people, like Catholics, protestants, Jews, etc., should be free to believe their religion as they wish"?
The response I've gotten from every Muslim, most friends of mine was exactly this:
A look of hatred and, "There is no God but Allah and Muhammed is his messenger".
Their Allah = Satan - never had a son.
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