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And the militant Islamists conducting this form of warfare against Christian minorities in their midst are only confirmed in the justice of their jihad by America's imperial presence in Iraq and our domination of the Middle East and Arab world. ........ the Christian minorities are now paying the price of our occupations

Pat waited to the end to get to the meat of his argument -- he thinks all this is OUR fault! ....that our "imperialism" is causing the world's Muslims to kill and persecute Christians by the millions.

I don't fault Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Mojo. He just tells it like it is.

What the article is about: "If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you. So Christ told his disciples, and so it has again come to pass."

Conclusion: "But the Christian minorities who had lived peacefully there for 20 centuries, and who were left behind when the West went home, are now paying the price of our occupations and of militant Islam's determination to purge and purify the Dar al Islam of all the hated residue of the Christian West."

Christians are doing what Christians are suppose to do... teach the Word in love and peace. Meanwhile, Satanic evil does what it has always done. Our presents is simply an excuse for the persecution. Jesus Christ is the reason for the persecution.

Islam... of any kind, militant or not, is Satanic evil.

I wouldn't say it's "our" imperialism. I would loudly question whether Roman Catholic behavior may have anything to do with this. Behavior such as the recorded incidents which occur down in South America where "protestants" are run out of towns, off their lands, ect for merely trying to congregate and build churches. Rome as Walter Martin used to say, Is a chamelion that is a different beast on whatever surface you sit it on. They act differently here because they'd never be allowed to get by with the way they act elsewhere. I don't know that this is at issue in this case; but, it is an issue to weigh in the balance. And for those who wish to slap a catholic, take care. I'm sure the accusations will fly at me; but, then I'm rather used to being bashed for stating the truth lol. It just Seems rather perplexing that there is such emphasis on Catholics in the article when Christians and Roman Catholics are being persecuted. One wonders why the difference is being noted so markedly..

Pat waited to the end to get to the meat of his argument -- he thinks all this is OUR fault! ....that our "imperialism" is causing the world's Muslims to kill and persecute Christians by the millions.

What did you expect? I'm only surprised he didn't go on and blame our "imperial presence" on the Jews. But he's probably done that in plenty of other contexts.

BTW, was Communist persecution of chr*stians caused by American anti-Communism, and would it have ended if we had bowed out of that fight?