Posted on 08/17/2009 4:02:52 AM PDT by Cindy
August 16, 2009
SNIPPET: "MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (BP)--Twelve Christians, including three pastors, were killed and 20 churches were demolished in Nigeria amid escalating religiously motivated violence, prompting a call for government intervention."
SNIPPET: "In a report Aug. 6, ICC said the attacks that occurred July 26 in Maiduguri were instigated by Boko Haram, a group that opposes Western education and fights to impose sharia law throughout Nigeria, including areas that are largely Christian.
Sabo Yakubu, a husband, father of seven and pastor of a Church of Christ congregation, was hacked to death by a machete, ICC said. Also killed were Sylvester Akpan, pastor of National Evangelical Mission, and George Orji, pastor of Good News of Christ Church.
"Mohammed Yusuf, the Islamic sect leader who initially said their targets were government property and security agencies, later changed and started setting ablaze churches and killing pastors who had nothing to do with their activities," Yuguda Zubagai Ndurvuwa, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, said in a statement reported by ICC...."
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Posted on July 30, 2009 10:00:38 AM PDT by Cindy
Really, really is too bad. That country is really divided between the White and the Green parties...the color of their flag.
sad but true but Africa is just a lost continent. they will never stop killing each other.
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Never mind. He is more likely to fund the Jihadists
with US taxpayer money, directly and indirectly.
The Kenyan is not doing so well politically here now. Perhaps he should take his teleprompter and head off to his home continent and do some commentary to get both sides to come together just like he did here.
Bttt. The religion of pieces strikes again.
“Twelve Christians, including three pastors, were killed....”
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THAT is martyrdom, jihadists. Not strapping bombs to your body and blowing yourselves up in market places.
Prayers to families and the Body of Christ in Nigeria.
Bttt. The religion of pieces strikes again.
Just like America-Missy Clinton
That’s what they do, so any rational country would kick all of them the hell out.
AMEN
And the dhimmy IN CHIEF says what?
“USA is not at war with iSSlam”....
Maybe BUT iSSlam-ists are at war with the once christian civilization(former christian USA...)
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