Posted on 04/19/2015 12:42:50 PM PDT by Steelfish
Why Pope Francis Was Right To Call The Armenian Massacres ‘Genocide’ by Lela Gilbert 16 Apr 2015 'Their Christian faith was bruised and battered. In some cases, all hope was lost' A century after the genocide began, Turkey still refuses to accept the truth. Yet for the sake of today’s persecuted Christians, the past must not be forgotten
In March last year reports emerged of a nightmare unfolding in the Armenian town of Kassab in northern Syria. A horde of al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists descended on the city, forcing the Christian residents out of their ancestral homes. It was widely reported that the Turkish army had helped them or, at best, had turned a blind eye.
One of the eyewitnesses, a Kassab resident, reported that “before sunrise, we woke up to the horror of a shower of missiles and rockets falling on our town” and that thousands of extremists poured into the city, which was defended only by residents with hunting weapons.
One local man told reporters: “We had to flee only with our clothes. We couldn’t take anything, not even the most precious thing – a handful of soil from Kassab. We couldn’t take our memories.”
For the people of Kassab the new attack had a haunting historical echo, bringing back memories of one of the worst mass murders in history – the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
In Jerusalem’s Armenian quarter the following month, the annual commemoration of the genocide was followed by an emotional demonstration in solidarity with Kassab in front of the Turkish consulate. I watched as protesters sang, chanted and demanded the repatriation of Kassab’s populace
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Ted Cruz Calls for Recognition of Armenian Genocide
http://armenianweekly.com/2015/04/19/ted-cruz-calls-for-genocide-recognition/
Some ask why isn’t the West doing anything about this. The answer is simple: the moronic American electorate voted for an anti-Christian president here. Twice. And without America, the “West” is impotent.
The truth needs to be told.
Not just that, but also voter fraud was a BIG FACTOR in why the present anti-Christian President was elected twice.
He states some things that are absolutely right and Christian — but those are like a gem in a box of fruits and nuts.
Agreed.
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