Posted on 05/28/2019 11:29:04 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Sri Lanka. April 21. Five hundred wounded, over 300 dead in terrorist attacks.
According to mainstream media and many in the international community, these attacks were another senseless assault on “humanity.” But the destruction of Christian churches on Easter morning was not motivated by generic hatred. We know exactly why these men, women, and children died.
They died for their Christian faith.
On the holiest day in the Christian calendar, three bombs ripped through Christian churches, killing hundreds who had gathered peacefully to celebrate Christ’s resurrection from the dead.
But international leaders have studiously avoided calling this what it is: anti-Christian persecution.
Former President Barack Obama tweeted, “The attacks on tourists and Easter worshippers in Sri Lanka are an attack on humanity.” Hillary Clinton tweeted about “today’s horrific attacks on Easter worshippers and travelers.”
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned “the horrific blasts in Sri Lanka,” but said nothing about how the violence targeted Christians, and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called the attacks “an assault on all humanity.”
All that is true, but it is not enough—especially given the fact that Obama and Clinton expressly mentioned the Jewish and Muslim communities after recent attacks on a synagogue and a mosque.
Post-Sri Lanka, these leaders avoided the word “church” and said nothing about the global Christian community—or about the reality that Christians are now the most persecuted religious group in the world.
In fact, just one day after the bombings, CNN completely ignored the attacks in a series of town halls. Many journalists actually scoffed at the notion that Christians face intense persecution around the globe.
Pointing out the double standard here might strike some as petty scorekeeping. But words matter.
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BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48146305 - Christian persecution ‘at near genocide levels’
“Christians were the most persecuted religious group, it found.”
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Huffington Post
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/christianity-most-persecuted-religion_b_2402644 - The Most Persecuted Religion in the World
“Angela Merkel declared that Christianity is “the most persecuted religion in the world.” “
“Christians are targeted more than any other body of believers”
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Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/21/sri-lanka-attacks-christians-worldwide-persecution-silence - As the Sri Lanka attacks show, Christians worldwide face serious persecution
“Christianity remains the world’s most persecuted religion”
Just some people following some traditions or something.
What we are seeing is the worst persecution of Christians probably since the times of Nero. Not in the West, obviously, but in Africa, the Middle east, and China.
bkmk
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