Posted on 10/01/2025 7:50:15 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The State Department has told Newsweek that it is “deeply concerned about the levels of violence against Christians and members of other groups in Nigeria.”
It comes after American comedian Bill Maher brought attention to the high number of Christians being killed by Islamic militant groups such as Boko Haram in parts of Nigeria.
The country has generally pushed back against narratives that Christians are being “systematically killed” in a “genocide attempt,” as Maher described it, with Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs saying in March that the terrorism in the country is “not driven by religious bias, nor targeted against any particular religious group.”
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🚨Christians in Nigeria refuse to renounce the Faith after Islamist’s burned their Church Down 🙏🏽
Let’s continue to pray and intercede for our brothers and sisters all around the world 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/26syul0bOi— GodlyVibez Studios (@GV_Studios_) September 29, 2025
Make America Great Again, we cannot make the world great. That is the Job for God.
My MD is a Christian Nigerian. He is just returning from a month in Nigeria, visiting relatives and giving free medical care to poot Nigerians. Next time I see him, I’ll ask him about this.
BTW, he’s the smartest MD I’ve ever had.
Thank you Pres. Trump for forcing the MSN to at least mention this.
I’m not sure anything will come from this, but good for getting this in the news.
Nigerian government says it isn’t happening. Which means they are OK with it.
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