Posted on 01/05/2017 8:02:28 AM PST by SeekAndFind
The United States has for the first time been named among the top 12 nations where Christians are targeted for their faith by a persecution watchdog group in its "Hall of Shame" report for 2016.
"We felt it was very important this year that we highlight three countries where religious discrimination and persecution are deemed unusual but have reached a certain threshold of concern. These are Mexico, Russia, and sadly, the United States," explained in a press release Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern.
"While conditions in the US are in no way comparable to other countries on the list, a certain segment of the culture and the courts seem to be intent on driving faith out of the public square. There have been too many court cases with bad decisions to miss the clear trend line."
The ICC report divides the 12 countries into three categories. Nigeria, Iraq and Syria were listed among "the worst of the worst" countries for Christians, due largely to the rise of Islamic extremism and the ongoing terror attacks throughout these nations.
North Korea was also included in this category, although government crackdowns, executions and the mass imprisonment of between 40,000-70,000 Christians were the prime drivers of persecution.
India, China, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt were listed as "core" countries of persecution, where Christians are targeted often by blasphemy laws, while the rise of Christian populations is suppressed, as it is seen as a threat to the government or religious majorities.
Finally, the U.S., Mexico, and Russia were identified as "new and noteworthy" nations where Christians are facing increased persecution.
The entry for the U.S. points out that supporters of Islamic radicals have managed to carry out a number of lone-wolf attacks in the past year, but Christians are also being targeted by culture and by the media.
"Christians in the U.S. are facing constant attacks in the media, where they are portrayed as bigoted, racist, sexist, and close- minded," the report argues, highlighting in part the battle between traditional marriage and LGBT-supporting groups.
ICC said that Christians have also lost anti-discrimination legal battles and been fined for adhering to their principles, largely when it comes to traditional marriage.
"Decades of accumulated poor judicial decisions and precedents have twisted the First Amendment so that the courts, in defiance of the Founders, are pushing religion out of the public square, and into the small space of private expression," the report stated.
"In essence, the courts are deciding that you only have full religious freedom and expression in the church and your home. In the public domain, your religious views and thoughts must be restrained and controlled."
Echoing King's sentiment, the entry makes clear that life for Christians in America cannot be compared to the levels of violence believers overseas are facing, but the group argued that the decline of religious liberty in the U.S. is very worrying.
North Korea has often been featured at the very top of lists that focus on Christian persecution, with other groups, including Open Doors USA, naming it the worst country for followers of Christ in its annual list for almost a decade straight.
A number of the countries in ICC's report were also featured in Aid to the Church in Need's November list of nations where Christians face the most persecution.
The seven nations where persecution was branded so extreme by ACN that "it could scarcely get any worse" include: Afghanistan, Iraq (northern), Nigeria, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Syria.
"A virulent and extremist form of Islam emerged as the number one threat to religious freedom and was revealed as the primary cause of persecution in many of the worst cases," the November report explained.
The Trump US State Department should take this list and use it as a guideline for revoking any funding for these nations and refusing residents thereof any refugee or distressed person status for immigration into this country, PERIOD. This persecution by Muslims on Christians has to stop.
“12 Worst Christian Persecution Nations; US Makes List for First Time”
The Fraud will particularly relish this accomplishment.
They are chipping away at free speech, that’s where it begins. We need to reverse course and restore these rights and discrimination cases have reached absurdity since they only are prosecuted against Christians.
Christian activist need to enter Muslim establishments demanding products offensive to them -This is really well done and needs to be seen.
The Real Housewives of ISIIS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GccW3k8I6EcCakes decorated with Christian symbols, mad-Mo, whatever it takes.
Change is coming. Start in the military by telling the Air Force Generals that if they ever listen to Mickie Weinstein again they will be fired on the spot.
Sorry...but the discrimination we are experiencing is not what I would call persecution. It’s a precursor to it...but not persecution. I would imagine the 80% of the people who call themselves Christians would shrink to about 10% if we had real persecution. Such is the state of the American Church...which looks like, talks like, acts like and loves the world.
In this country it isn’t Muslims who are marginalizing and dehumanizing Christians.
Yes, muslims are contributors as well. They are working behind the scenes which is why they have appointed to key positions within our government. For now, atheist and leftist Jewish lawyers will do the open work.
If they are allowed greater numbers and mole their way in further, their positions will be overtly openly against Christians. Just like they do everywhere else in the world.
What do you call all of this? These are American muslim attacks on Christianity, it took less than a minute to pull up these headlines. ....
American Muslims Stone Christians in Dearborn, MI ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnJBW49afzg
Muslims attack free speech in America and attempt to silence Pastor Terry ...
[VIDEO]Muslims attack free speech in America and ... - …
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9pw7_K7hf4
May 03, 2011 · ... http://www.youtube.com/user/ThomasMoreLawCenter Muslims attack free speech in America ...
Articles: Muslims and Free Speech - American Thinker
www.americanthinker.com
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Muslims rally worldwide against free speech - WND - A Free ...
www.wnd.com/2015/01/muslims-rally-worldwide-against-free-speech
Muslims rally worldwide against free speech ... there is little support for free speech in the Muslim ... Christian churches were attacked and
Department of Justice Will Go After Anti-Muslim Hate Speech
abcnews.go.com/US/department-justice-anti-muslim-hate-speech/story?...
Dept. of Justice to Go After Anti-Muslim Hate Speech. ... “Obviously this is a country that is based on free speech ... and claimed that Muslims in ...
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/06/dearborn-michigan-muslims...
Dearborn, Michigan: Muslims physically attack Christian groups. ... It’s free speech. ... Dirty about Muslims,” said Mustafa Kahwaji.
THE MUSLIM ATTACK ON NON-MUSLIM’S FREEDOM OF SPEECH!
www.americasfreedomfighters.com/2015/01/18/the-muslim-attack-on...
THE MUSLIM ATTACK ON NON-MUSLIM ... that would be a restriction of free speech. ... Lately there has been a trend that anything anti-Muslim is considered hate speech.
That will all change by next year when after having the new sheriff in town, FREEDOM will be restored.
Are you sure?
The good news is that come January 20,2017, at 12:00NOONPM, Mr. Trump becomes President Trump.
Indeed. We begin taking a free America back.
“In this country it isn’t Muslims who are marginalizing and dehumanizing Christians.”
A lot of the anti-Christian agenda comes from the New York Times. The homosexuals at that disgusting, evil paper are directly responsible for Christian deaths. They applaud and rejoice when Christians die.
They need to be held accountable.
90,000 Christians Killed in 2016, 1 Every 6 Minutes
Yet the NYT is going down the drain. It is closing 8 floors in its main location.
The problem with the last election is that Trump entered the race basically when it was too late for patriots to find candidates for Congress that would support Trump.
So while patriots can look forward to Trump humbling the current corrupt Congress to an extent, patriots not only need to get Trump up to speed on Congress’s constitutional Article I, Section 8-limited powers and associated limited power to appropriate taxes, patriots also need to start narrowing down candidates for Congress in 2018 that will support Trump.
“Congress is not empowered to tax for those purposes which are within the exclusive province of the States.” —Justice John Marshall, Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824.
”From the accepted doctrine that the United States is a government of delegated powers, it follows that those not expressly granted, or reasonably to be implied from such as are conferred, are reserved to the states, or to the people. To forestall any suggestion to the contrary, the Tenth Amendment was adopted. The same proposition, otherwise stated, is that powers not granted are prohibited [emphasis added].” —United States v. Butler, 1936.
Remember in November ’18 !
Patriots need to start looking for state sovereignty-respecting congressional candidates for the 2018 elections that will support Trump in draining the unconstitutionally big federal government swamp.
Another first under Bammy! he can pin that medal on his chest with his others.
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