The last one was torn down in March 2010. Religious freedom has actually declined in Afghanistan in the period during which we have been pouring billions into the country. What Are We Fighting For Update: "Not a Single Christian Church Left in Afghanistan, Says State Department," by Edwin Mora for CNS News, October 10 (thanks to all who sent this in):
(CNSNews.com) -- There is not a single, public Christian church left in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. State Department.This reflects the state of religious freedom in that country ten years after the United States first invaded it and overthrew its Islamist Taliban regime.
In the intervening decade, U.S. taxpayers have spent $440 billion to support Afghanistan's new government and more than 1,700 U.S. military personnel have died serving in that country.
The last public Christian church in Afghanistan was razed in March 2010, according to the State Department's latest International Religious Freedom Report. The report, which was released last month and covers the period of July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, also states that “there were no Christian schools in the country.”
“There is no longer a public Christian church; the courts have not upheld the church's claim to its 99-year lease, and the landowner destroyed the building in March [2010],” reads the State Department report on religious freedom. “[Private] chapels and churches for the international community of various faiths are located on several military bases, PRTs [Provincial Reconstruction Teams], and at the Italian embassy. Some citizens who converted to Christianity as refugees have returned.”
In recent times, freedom of religion has declined in Afghanistan, according to the State Department.
“The government’s level of respect for religious freedom in law and in practice declined during the reporting period, particularly for Christian groups and individuals,” reads the State Department report.
“Negative societal opinions and suspicion of Christian activities led to targeting of Christian groups and individuals, including Muslim converts to Christianity," said the report. "The lack of government responsiveness and protection for these groups and individuals contributed to the deterioration of religious freedom.”
Most Christians in the country refuse to “state their beliefs or gather openly to worship,” said the State Department....
There is not a single, public Christian church left in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. State Department.
Being a key player on Team Moslem, you'd think the staff over at State would at least have the class to tell us the really important dastistick: is there a single Christian left in Afghan.
That's what their team mates have as their goal. With their heroin income, the Moslems there don't need any Infidels around to produce goods and services, so it would be best if there were none at all.
"In the intervening decade, the U.S. taxpayers have spent $440 billion to support Afghanistan's new government and more than 1,700 U.S. military personnel have died serving in that country."
Unbelieveable!
And the beat goes on.....
With apologies to Country Joe and the Fish:
And it's one, two, three,
What are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn
Gotta suck up to Islam
And it's five six, seven,
Take off your infidel pants
And replace 'em with a suit of shalwar kameez,
Whoopee! We're gonna be dhimmis!
The church of Jesus is an international church. I expect there are some Afghani christians even if in other countries. But it is somewhat shocking that the Afghan nation has become less tolerant of Jesus' people since the US Military has been there, UNTIL we note intolerance of christianity in the US Military itself!
When I think of the American men and women we have lost in Barbaric Islamic Afghanistan I want to not only cry, but also puke. Disgusting. GET OUT OF AFGHANISTAN AMERICA!
Nor any Buddhist stautues.
Not a single Christian church left in Afghanistan, not one in Mecca or Medina or Saudi Arabia. They are being torn down one by one in Egypt, bombed and attacked in Iraq, Pakistan, Indonesia, Philippines, Sudan, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Mombassa, Nigeria.... but being built on Ground Zero, all over the west.
Muslims have the right to emigrate and settle in the west but when one Jew expelled from Libya tries to go back and build a Synagogue he is told there is no place for Jews in Libya.
When are we going to put a stop to all this?
That should be "but Mosques are being built on Ground Zero, all over the west."
Rich,
I agree, but I can't give you an answer.
Why did we put Obama in office? We knew what he was, (a muslim), we knew he lied, we knew he was a trickstier, we knew he was corupt, knew he did not have the knowledge, wisdom or expertise to run a country. And since his presidential election, he has proved he was not the man for the job. He has lived up to every prediction of destruction that was ever made about him. And even now he states that we are no better off after 4-years of his policies. Do we cry out for his Impeachment? No, we tolerate his uselessness, his insults (to Israel, to non-muslims, to Christians). He literally gives our money away to our enemies and no one holds him accountable.
Why did we vote a Democratic House and Senate in? Democrat's aren't the poors man friend. When's the last time you saw, heard of a poor Democrat (congressmen)?
Why did New Yorker's put Bloomberg in office, and go and re-elect him? If they (New Yorkers), didn't want the Ground 0 Mosque, there is a thing called "re-call".
Why did we tolerate the farse of the "911" memorial? No, 911 responders, no clergy, don't mention terrorist.
Why do we tolerate a media that lies, that we can't trust? A media that we can't even trust to say the word muslim in connection with the word terrorism.
Is it that we don't care? we're self-centered, selfish?
All the talk about global warming, but a threat bigger than global warming is looming and the silence is deafing.
When do "we the people" stand up and say no more! When do the good people do what is necessary so that evil can not florish. Our silence, our silence is deafing.
Freedom is not free, it must be guarded and fought for.
We got what we deserved when we elected Obama, the Democratic congress, and daily from our news media. We are getting what we deserve for letting the Islamazation of the country proceed without in most cases a wimper.
The generations of the future will curse us for letting this evil called "Islam" thrive and I pray not win.
correction, it should be "daily lies from our news media"
Being free of Christians doesn't stop Muslims from killing Muslims on a daily basis....When Muslims say the world would be better off without Christians...it's a lie...Muslims still get slaughtered...by other Muslims...just as it has always been...
canada's insane Refugee-Policy keeps allowing Afghan's to pour in under the guise of "Oppressed" when all along many were the Oppressors that did squat to stop the pedophlia for men2boys, plus the men2girl rapes or public executions to females for minor offenses that were deadly under Shariah law.
So canada lets these pro-Shariah Law thugs walk in as Refugees and then parachute into their self-segregated Muslim/Shariah/Taliban area to go right on welfare and then demand Special Rights as a minority group when they themselves oppressed minorities back home in their hell-hole Nation run by pedophiles and murderers.
Toronto already has a semi no-go zone at Kipling and Dixon because the Somali's from Africa poured into that area too and now want the area to be Shariah Compliant as they dominate many Apartment unit and demand that non-muslims no own dogs , they also demanded the all security cameras be turned off because it's against Shariah law or may get a female beaten is seen on a CCTV without the Niqab or hijab on.
But the Police are then told by the Muslims that they want better security to protect females from drug dealers or racist attacks by non-muslims, but they demanded the Security cams be turns off.
So which one is it , no security for everyone or a special Police unit to escort every muslim female to and from they home to comply with Shariah.
I guess leaving canada has never entered their heads since the welfare system is so good to help pump out Jihad-Joe's to fight for Shariah back home. The Somali leader that spoke at the King hearings had blamed canada for the Radicalized muslim youth because we didn't ensure a 100% employment rate for Muslims .
Gee, are they that predisposed to violence that the lack of a job triggers the SJS ( sudden jihad syndrome) to become a mass-murderer...sound like a Immigration/refugee problem to be more selective om who gets in because once they start to pump out babies they just produce Jihadist that want to kill canadians along with other apostate muslims .
The Christian life has also been destroyed in Iraq during the American "liberation". This is what the US has to show for wasting the lives of more than 6,000 American soldiers and $ 4 TRILLION ( ! ! ! ) of our tax dollars and ruining our own country. This is because the US and NATO were only interested in "winning hearts and minds" of the Muslims, because this was in "our national interest". But the hearts and minds, bodies and souls, the most basic rights of the powerless Christians had no value for the "national interests" of the US, England and other Western democracies. And we are getting nothing but defeat out of both wars, anyway. No wonder, most American GI's who have served there say that the wars "were not worth it", according to the latest polls. And so do most of the general American public.
Ruslan Tokhchukov, EnragedSince1999.
If WE want things to change, WE must unite and change them. WE must join OUR voices to those of Robert Spencer, Pam Geller, Geert Wilders, and others. Through the courage and faithfulness of Spencer, Geller, Wilders and others we have received the truth, WE are the ones who have to act on it.
This battle against the evil of "Islam" will not be won by 1 or 2, 10 or 20. This must be a collective effort by all who prize freedom. United WE stand, divided WE will fall.
Not a single Christian church left in Afghanistan? Ah, Islam at work in microcosm.
To have a church in a true Islamic country would be HARAMful act for the government of Sharia and the religion of peice;)))
It's disgusting. It's alarming I'm afraid for the brethren in these countries. The Christians there are driven underground while we try to figure out what to do to help them. Join with the Copts today: fast and pray. Write a letter to your congressman or MP, write a cheque to JW or atlas or voice of the martyrs. Never give up.
Not a single Christian church left...........
Nor a single Christian
Not a single Hindu temple left..........
Nor a single Hindu
Not a single Gurudwara left.........
Nor a single Sikh
And the few non-muslims that are still there are being systematically harassed and murdered.
Not a single Christian church left in Afghanistan
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So much for the idea that the Americans and other coalition forces there are "Crusaders"...