[miltonim]

Muslim raid kills 48 (Christians) in Nigeria [hacked to death inside their Church]
February 2004
Excerpt: They were hacked down on Tuesday when Muslim warriors attacked Yelwa town in the mainly Christian district of Shendam. The Plateau police commissioner, Innocent Ilozuoke, told reporters in the state capital, Jos: "The victims were pursued to a church - they ran to for refuge and were killed.

[miltonim]

Christians Begin Exodus From Iraq
June 2004
Excerpt: "We have been flooded with parishioners desperate to leave the country, and as they cannot get an exit permit without a baptismal certificate from the church we have been swamped with requests. ... In recent days nearly 400 families as far as we can tell have filled out baptismal forms to leave the country. Our community is being decimated."... "We want to stay. This is our homeland," the priest said. "But if we do not have a place where we can go, if we will be persecuted daily by Muslims again we cannot stay. We are appealing to the world to help us -- to guarantee us an area where we can be protected, where we can live in peace and where we can worship in freedom."