Muslim sect claims Nigeria church attacks; 25 dead (Christmas Day christian massacre)

AP ^ | December 25, 2011 | JON GAMBRELL

[NYer]

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — An explosion ripped through a Catholic church during Christmas Mass near Nigeria's capital Sunday, killing at least 25 people there, officials said. A radical Muslim sect claimed the attack and another bombing near a church in the restive city of Jos, as explosions also struck the nation's northeast.

The Christmas Day attacks show the growing national ambition of the sect known as Boko Haram, which is responsible for at least 495 killings this year alone, according to an Associated Press count. The assaults come a year after a series of Christmas Eve bombings in Jos claimed by the militants left at least 32 dead and 74 wounded.

The first explosion on Sunday struck St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, a town in Niger state close to the capital, Abuja, authorities said. Rescue workers recovered at least 25 bodies from the church and officials continued to tally those wounded in various hospitals, said Slaku Luguard, a coordinator with Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency.

His agency already has acknowledged it didn't have enough ambulances immediately on hand to help the wounded. Luguard also said an angry crowd that gathered at the blast site hampered rescue efforts as they refused to allow workers inside.

"We're trying to calm the situation," Luguard said. "There are some angry people around trying to cause problems."

In Jos, a second explosion struck near a Mountain of Fire and Miracles Church, government spokesman Pam Ayuba said. Ayuba said gunmen later opened fire on police guarding the area, killing one police officer. Two other locally made explosives were found in a nearby building and disarmed, he said.

"The military are here on ground and have taken control over the entire place," Ayuba said.

[NYer]

Security forces view the scene of a bomb explosion at St. Theresa Catholic Church at Madalla, Suleja, just outside Nigeria's capital Abuja, December 25, 2011. Five bombs exploded on Christmas Day at churches in Nigeria, one killing at least 27 people, raising fears that Islamist militant group Boko Haram - which claimed responsibility - is trying to ignite sectarian civil war.

Onlookers gather around a car destroyed in a blast next to St. Theresa Catholic Church in Madalla, Nigeria, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011. An explosion ripped through a Catholic church during Christmas Mass near Nigeria's capital Sunday, killing scores of people, officials said. A radical Muslim sect claimed the attack and another bombing near a church in the restive city of Jos, as explosions also struck the nation's northeast

[NYer]

In the last year, Boko Haram has carried out increasingly bloody attacks in its campaign to implement strict Shariah law across Nigeria, a nation of more than 160 million people.

People stand in front of the partially destroyed St Theresa Catholic Church after a bomb blast in the Madala Zuba district of Nigeria's capital Abuja. Bomb attacks on churches during Christmas services and a suicide blast killed at least 35 people in Nigeria on Sunday amid spiralling violence claimed by Islamists.

[SkyDancer]

And the Leftist Liberals complain how the Bible is sooooo intolerant ....

[the invisib1e hand]

Muslims? No way.

[Steelfish]

Here’s more:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2824967/posts

[rodguy911]

I’m sure all the terrorists who committed this outrage will be blessed by Obama and invited to the US to do the same here.
When will the world learn that islam is not a religion but rather an excuse for murder and mayhem.

[NCDave]

So, were they bold enough to leave a street address where they could be replied to? COWARDS!

[Windflier]

Funny how you never seem to hear about mosques being bombed on Islamic holy days. If ever....

[tflabo]

Consider how often we hear about ‘radical terrorist Christians’ blowing up muslims at their holy sites on their holidays. Oh yeh,——like NEVER.......!

[bwc2221]

Time to do what Pershing did - use bullets encased in pork.

[martin_fierro]

[JoeProBono]

[SkyDancer]

The world will never learn. Not since 1972 when the first airplane hijackings started. The governments in Europe are bending over giving in to immigrant Muslims, letting them take over the local culture. In the US they’re making noises of wanting their Sharia law.

[abclily]

Islam is a name used to excuse bloodletting. Muslims cut themselves on the head to spill blood. Muslims cut off heads of humans in order to spill blood. Muslims whip the backs of fellow-muslims to spill blood. Muslims stab their own daughters to death in order to spill blood. And this is a religion? What do they aspire to besides bloodletting?

[null and void]

Goats?

[WilliamofCarmichael]

From an Internet source: Boko Haram. "People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad (Arabic name here), better known by its Hausa name Boko Haram, is a Muslim sect in Nigeria that seeks the strict implementation of Islamic law across the country. The sect, whose Hausa name translates as 'Western education is sacrilege' or 'Western education is a sin' . . . ."

Well let's see, what does google find? site:en.fgulen.com Boko

Your search - site:en.fgulen.com Boko - did not match any documents.

Nothing.

This will get a few hits: site:en.fgulen.com Boko Haram

There are phrases that include Haram. But apparently Fethullah Gülen hasn't noticed the hundreds of Christians murdered by his fellow Islamists.

What about CAIR?

same google, site:www.cair.com Boko

Your search - site:www.cair.com Boko - did not match any documents.

again site:www.cair.com Boko Haram gets a few hits because of the word Haram.

Oh.. BTW CAIR wants you to make life hell for Lowe's but doesn't care much about their fellow Islamists murdering Christians in Nigeria.

.. Oh sure, both Fethullah Gülen and CAIR will tell you how much they are against all violence including the violence of Christians and criminals who pose as Muslims -- and as a bonus for you! they will teach you all about Islam!. . . .

(Note: there may be other sources for both groups where they do in fact discuss Boko Haram. If so I still would like to see how they phrase their thoughts.)

[TBP]

Nothing like peace and tolerance.

[TBP]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AQr_DiODhE

http://catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=39695

[verga]

I realize that the actual percentages have changed since this was first written but the results are the same.

Don Morris writes at Doc's Talk (thanks to Janet Levy): ...As long as the Muslim population remains around 1% of any given country they will be regarded as a peace-loving minority and not as a threat to anyone. In fact, they may be featured in articles and films, stereotyped for their colorful uniqueness:

United States -- Muslim 1.0%

Australia -- Muslim 1.5%

Canada -- Muslim 1.9%

China -- Muslim 1%-2%

Italy -- Muslim 1.5%

Norway -- Muslim 1.8%

At 2% and 3% they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs:

Denmark -- Muslim 2%

Germany -- Muslim 3.7%

United Kingdom -- Muslim 2. 7%

Spain -- Muslim 4%

Thailand -- Muslim 4.6%

From 5% on they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population.

They will push for the introduction of halaal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature it on their shelves -- along with threats for failure to comply. (United States).

France -- Muslim 8%

Philippines -- Muslim 5%

Sweden -- Muslim 5%

Switzerland -- Muslim 4.3%

The Netherlands -- Muslim 5.5%

Trinidad & Tobago -- Muslim 5.8%

At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves under Sharia, the Islamic Law. The ultimate goal of Islam is not to convert the world but to establish Sharia law over the entire world.

When Muslims reach 10% of the population, they will increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions (Paris -- car-burnings). Any non-Muslim action that offends Islam will result in uprisings and threats (Amsterdam -- Mohammed cartoons).

Guyana -- Muslim 10%

India -- Muslim 13.4%

Israel -- Muslim 16%

Kenya -- Muslim 10%

Russia -- Muslim 10-15%

After reaching 20% expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings and church and synagogue burning:

Ethiopia -- Muslim 32.8%

At 40% you will find widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks and ongoing militia warfare:

Bosnia -- Muslim 40%

Chad -- Muslim 53.1%

Lebanon -- Muslim 59.7%

From 60% you may expect unfettered persecution of non-believers and other religions, sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon and Jizya, the tax placed on infidels:

Albania -- Muslim 70%

Malaysia -- Muslim 60.4%

Qatar -- Muslim 77.5%

Sudan -- Muslim 70%

After 80% expect State run ethnic cleansing and genocide:

Bangladesh -- Muslim 83%

Egypt -- Muslim 90%

Gaza -- Muslim 98.7%

Indonesia -- Muslim 86.1%

Iran -- Muslim 98%

Iraq -- Muslim 97%

Jordan -- Muslim 92%

Morocco -- Muslim 98.7%

Pakistan -- Muslim 97%

Palestine -- Muslim 99%

Syria -- Muslim 90%

Tajikistan -- Muslim 90%

Turkey -- Muslim 99.8%

United Arab Emirates -- Muslim 96%

100% will usher in the peace of "Dar-es-Salaam" -- the Islamic House of Peace -- there's supposed to be peace because everybody is a Muslim:

Afghanistan -- Muslim 100%

Saudi Arabia -- Muslim 100%

Somalia -- Muslim 100%

Yemen -- Muslim 99.9%

Of course, that's not the case. To satisfy their blood lust, Muslims then start killing each other for a variety of reasons.

"Before I was nine I had learned the basic canon of Arab life. It was me against my brother; me and my brother against our father; my family against my cousins and the clan; the clan against the tribe; and the tribe against the world. And all of us against the infidel. -- Leon Uris, "The Haj"...

Adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond's book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat

[PapaBear3625]

The Christians and the oil wells are in the south. The Muslims want to make life sufficiently unsafe for Christians that they flee Nigeria so the Muslims can take over entirely. The Christians need to secede and create a Christian-majority South Nigeria and expel the Muslims north before its too late.