“Islamophobia”-mongers such as the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Reza Aslan’s Aslan Media, the Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, and the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) hardest hit. If the mainstream media were not as thoroughly corrupt and compromised as it is, it would pick up on this and stop furthering the Islamic supremacist line that the truth about Islamic jihad violence must be told for fear of increasing the victimization of innocent Muslims. No innocent people of any creed should ever be victimized; but it is actually the world’s Christians who are bearing the brunt of religion-based attacks.
“Pew Study: Christians Are The World’s Most Oppressed Religious Group,” by Barbara Boland for CNS News, February 6 (thanks to Mackie):
Restrictions, harassment, and intimidation towards people who practice their religion increased in every major region of the world in 2012 except the Americas, with Christians the major target, says a new report by the Pew Research Center.
“Muslims and Jews experienced six-year highs in the number of countries in which they were harassed by national, provincial or local governments,” the study found, but Christians continue to be the world’s most oppressed religious group, with persecution against them reported in 110 countries.
A recent report by the Christian group Open Doors noted that “North Korea remains the world’s most restrictive nation in which to practice Christianity,” followed by Somalia, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Maldives, Pakistan, Iran and Yemen.
Nine Muslim countries out of ten.
More than “5.3 billion people (76% of the world’s population) live in countries with a high or very high level of restrictions on religion,” Pew noted, “up from 74% in 2011 and 68% as of mid-2007.”
A fifth of the world’s nations (20%) also experienced religious terrorism or sectarian violence in 2012, Pew researchers found, which was “up markedly from 2007 (9%).”
President Obama expressed hope that the “Arab Spring” would give rise to greater religious freedom in North Africa and the Middle East, which has had the world’s highest level of hostility towards religion in every year since 2007, when Pew first began measuring it. However, the study finds that these regions actually experienced the largest increase in religious hostilities in 2012….

Stephen Poole says
… I’m a Jehova’s Witness … Can’t imagine what it would be like goin’ door-to-door in any of them !! countries … Just sayin’ … Take care folks … SP OX …
Tommo says
Don’t be fooled by Jehovah’s folks, they won’t support you against Muslims the same as they won’t join the armed forces, sing the national anthem or salute the flag.
Jay Boo says
I must admit that I was a bit suspicious when the first three words were “I’m a Jehova’s Witness” but I would like to give some benefit of doubt for Islam is also the enemy against them as well. I am not sure why Jahova was spelled without an “h” . It could be a typo. I believe in patriotism to USA and its values but not to runaway nationalism. It is often forgotten that Jehova’s Witness’ died in Nazi Germany’s concentration camps along with the Jews for opposing Hitler.
Jay Boo says
OOps typo
Jehovah
Stephen Poole says
… Don’t be fooled by Tommo, folks … Jehovah’s Witnesses pay taxes that support Police forces @ all levels, and, armed forces … … Jihad is against the law where I live (… Canada …) … I don’t really see that I can do anything to stand up against jihad, ‘cept keep preachin’/prayin’, and, keep payin’ taxes … … And/But Tommo, if I saw you getting pounded out in the street ’cause you wanted/had sex with a Muslim sister, against the objections of her Muslim brother(s)/family, I would step in … Hard to say whether I would need a baseball bat, and/or, an aircraft carrier … Just sayin’ … TCTommo … SP OX … …
Stephen Poole says
… Actually Tommo, I would help you out no matter what the reason … Vigilante justice is Never acceptable, unless marshal law is declared … And in Times that it has been, its usually pretty easy to tell the good people from the other people … I have to trust Police/armed forces to keep the peace … I have no weapons against jihad ‘cept my Mind and my Bible … I believe that we’re/its all gonna get washed away one day, anyway … Then we’re all gonna hafta answer some tough questions before Jehovah God … ie : I forfeited my Life rather than renounce my Faith, or, I forfeited my Life to kill the infidels … I’d choose the former … … If you don’t wanna listen to me in this LifeTime, its not going to be on my “page”, in the next … Just sayin’ … TCTommo … SP OX …
yaki534 says
Tommo, I believe you are in error. I know a lot of Jehovah Witness people. The do not like what is going on in our government either. I believe they would pick up arms to defend Christianity and the nation.
Shane says
The persecution of Christians happens mostly in Muslim countries, but it is spreading to the West with the left and Muslims allied against Christianity and Western Civilization. It’s disgusting how many libs in North American attack you any time you say anything negative about Islam or Muhammad, even if you can back your statements with facts.
Jay Boo says
Islam is founded on satanic verse of VANITY behind a veil of elaborate piety.
Muslims shout of God’s greatness with such self-righteous anger.
They have no other choice.
Christian have a choice.
A SHINY GOLD CROSS is such a pretty sight.
Yet, even Christians too sometimes lose sight and get lost in the glare of pride.
Go ahead and shout, but not with pride for even the followers of the false prophet from Mecca do that.
Christians shout your faith with joy and sing of your gratitude.
There is no shame or dishonor in humility.
There is no need to be proud, after all; Jesus is the one who paid the price.
Be forever thankful.
Jesus is the light.
Stephen Poole says
… I didn’t Think that that kinda of humility existed anymore, Jay Boo … True Christians are tryin’ to preach “The Good News”, in all of the inhabited Earth (… read : in all lands …) … … Muslims are doin’ the same ‘cept with violence, ’cause their “bible” makes zero sense … … I believe that The End will come when “The Good News” is finally preached in all lands … They believe that the end will come when all of the infidels are dead, or, @ least subjugated … True Christians are kinda diametrically opposed to “true” Muslims … Just sayin’ … TCJBoo … SP OX …
Jay Boo says
Muslim clerics claim that Islam respects Jesus
It would seem that from the fruits of Islam that this is not true.
One does not have to read the Quran to realize it does not mention “The Good News”
Jon MC says
In the Koran the person identified by Muslims is called “Issa” (the spelling varies a little: Iesa, Essa, etc.).
BUT: Arabic-speaking Christians call Jesus “Yasu”.
So, since “Issa” isn’t the transliteration of Yeshua into Arabic, one might query whether Jesus = Issa or not.
Also, the Issa of the Koran is a very different person to the Yeshua of the NT.
About the only point of similarity is that Yeshua/Jesus and Issa are both virgin births to a woman called Mary. But even here there is a problem: the Arabic of the Koran tells us that Issa’s mother Mary was the Sister of Aaron, which places “Issa’s” birth many centuries earlier than Jesus!
Thus what Islam REALLY respects isn’t the Biblical Yeshua but the mythologised and Islamified Issa.
Marbran says
Muslims recognize Jesus as a Prophet of Allah, but not the Son of God. They feel that God is a perfect being, and having His Son come to Earth and then return to Heaven implies that there are two divinities (three in Catholicism if you count the Holy Spirit.) This is blasphemous to Muslims because God would therefore be sharing His power which is not acceptable.
BTW, Jesus said he was the last prophet and all followers would be false prophets. Then Muhammad came along and said he was the last Prophet, that Jesus was just another messenger, and that all that followed Muhammad would be false prophets. You see how that works? Give it another couple centuries and we’ll be hearing that Joseph Smith was the last Prophet, and all other Prophets after him are false. UFB.
kikorikid says
It is written, repetitively, in the Quran, that “Believers” must
go around smiting the necks of “the People of the Book” as
well as a leg-long list of everybody else. To believe anything
other than this is to believe in Taqiyya Propaganda. Like
our Leaders.
gravenimage says
Jay Boo, the whole “Islam respects Jesus” thing actually refers to “Isa”.
Isa is *nothing* like the Jesus of the Gospels. He is not a healer or a peacemaker, and he is not a savior.
Worse yet, in the last days Isa is supposed to “break the cross and kill the pigs”, which is taken to mean that he will do away with dhimmitude, the small, uncertain space where Christians may worship. He will then offer the stark choice of conversion to Islam or death.
In other words, the main role of the Muslim “Jesus” is to *kill Christians*.
Chuck says
Look Jay Boo, as far as being humble before God, being private in your prayers – I agree. But being Patsies that are slaughtered, enslaved, discriminated against – NO. Stop it. Stop equating humility before God to passivity and humility in the face of those who want to brutalize, oppress, enslave or kill us because of what we believe. The way you describe Christian demeanor or the non expression of our beliefs – equating it with “Pride” – it’s almost as if you want Christians to apologize and slink away when confronted by the evil that is Islam! Again, Stop that. That is the mindset, actions and attitudes of COWARDS who would no more defend Christian beliefs and ideals in the face of danger than Peter who was a coward and denied Jesus 3 times before the cock crowed!
We as Christians need to stand strong – to close ranks with each other – declare that we are fed up and won’t take it anymore. We need to fight back – identify, by NAME at every opportunity, those who slaughter, enslave and oppress fellow Christians – and if there are Groups that support them residing in our nation, it’s time we force THEM to defend themselves. If I could, I would love to lead another Crusade – not to capture land, occupy Jerusalem etc, but to hunt down and destroy any and all who are participating in Jihad terror or funding and supporting it.
Jay Boo says
I agree that we need to …
[“Identify, by NAME at every opportunity, those who slaughter, enslave and oppress fellow Christians – and if there are Groups that support them residing in our nation, it’s time we force THEM to defend themselves.”]
As far as mentioning the Crusades
[“If I could, I would love to lead another Crusade
– not to capture land, occupy Jerusalem etc, but to hunt down and destroy any and all who are participating in Jihad terror or funding and supporting it.”]
Crusade talk is giving Islam way too much credit.
Islam is rotting from the inside. It is coming apart at the seams.
Jihad is Islam’s last ditch effort at relevance and to hide its ideological vulnerabilities of which there are many.
I used to think Pastor John Hagee (fight fire with fire approach) might be the answer to Islamofacism but his approach has more baggage than solutions and is bound to fail in the end. This approach ultimately leads to people who end up justifying anything to achieve a military victory which only plays into the hands of Islam. But he at least criticizes Islam and supports Israel which is more than liberal churches are doing.
The weakness of Islam is in the ideology itself.
Islam is not as powerful as many believe.
Whenever the ideology is exposed Islam goes on the ropes and tries to squirm away.
Islam has no foundation to support it.
All it has is fear, vanity and unaccountability.
Once this is revealed Islam unravels.
voegelinian says
Everything hinges on Jay Boo’s hypothesis that Islam is “rotting from the inside”. Two things wrong with his hypothesis:
1) One could argue that Islam has been rotting from the inside for 1400 years; and yet it has always shown unique resilience
2) Even if it were “rotting from the inside”, that doesn’t mean Muslims aren’t going to continue to be dangerously violent — indeed, perhaps even more so, as a wild beat that’s going down gets even more violent, wanting to take everything down with it.
Also notice Jay Boo’s veiled counsel against us to defend ourselves fully — the old “Slippery Slope” meme:
I used to think Pastor John Hagee (fight fire with fire approach) might be the answer to Islamofacism but his approach has more baggage than solutions and is bound to fail in the end. This approach ultimately leads to people who end up justifying anything to achieve a military victory which only plays into the hands of Islam.
Utter camelshit. No, shame on anyone who would counsel the victims of Islam to blunt their weapons of self-defense, and thus to imperil our women and children. Let us hope and pray Western policy in the coming decades is neither dominated by the neo-Wilsonianists, Christian or secular, it’s six and one half dozen of the other — each thinking they can make the omelet that will cook Islam’s goose without cracking a few eggs.
Jay Boo says
How would you suggest we defend ourselves? A recent JW post suggested we should bomb a million Iranians to teach the Iranian regime a lesson. Is this rational thought?
The John Hagee crowd are so consumed with their own self-righteous vanity that should Islam every conquer the west many of them will whine and then have a sudden epiphany and become hateful sharia gestapo Muslims to satisfy their insatiable egos.
Islam has gotten away with a lot in 1400 years because its ideology had never been seriously challenged.
Islam has never needed well funded CAIR apologists in the past because it was able to hide its verses of deception.
Do not discount how Muslims are turning on each other as they realize the emptiness of Islam. Jihad is not a strength of Islam, it is an act of desperation to find an enemy rather than admit Muslims are their own worst enemy.
gravenimage says
Jay Boo wrote:
Do not discount how Muslims are turning on each other as they realize the emptiness of Islam.
……………………………
With respect, Jay Boo, this phenomenon has *nothing* to do with Muslims having realized the emptiness of Islam.
Muslims have been slaughtering each other for almost 1400 years—either because they regard other Muslims as “heretics” and “apostates” or because they are involved in palace intrigues and internecine power struggles, or both.
The bloody Sunni/Shi’ite split is just one such example.
More:
Jihad is not a strength of Islam, it is an act of desperation to find an enemy rather than admit Muslims are their own worst enemy.
……………………………
Jihad is nothing new, either. It has led Muslims to control huge swaths of the globe, from eastern Europe to sub-Sahran Africa to western China to the Malay archipelago.
If this is a sign of “desperation”, it has been a singularly successful one.
One could argue, in fact, that Islam has become increasingly emboldened in the face of Western appeasement and denial.
We have to stand up to Islam—we can’t count on its somehow self-imploding.
Stephen Poole says
… Peter was not a coward, then, yet … He drew his sword in the midst … Prolly 100 faithful to Ceasar … SP OX …
Chuckles says
To Chuck from Chuckles
You are so right. Christians have to stand up together. I’ve seen nothing in the Bible that says we have to be patsies or the prey of other peoples. Humility doesn’t mean don’t stand up for your rights or religion.
We are to turn the other cheek. OK, so how many times before we get fed up with being “smote”? I don’t think the Bible encourages us to be stupid, or suckers, or weak.
Jesus was the original tough guy. I don’t think He had an easy life in the wilderness. It was probably kinda like Special Forces survival training with no one for company except the Devil.
When He threw out the money changers from the temple do you think they went willingly? I sounds to me like He exerted himself. He threw them out. He did not suggest to them that it would be polite for them to leave. It also sounds like He had a temper. There was no cheek-turning on that day, you can bet. No compromise.
Jesus is often depicted as a scrawny, weak, example of manhood. I can’t picture the Son of God that way. He was a carpenter by trade. Sawing and hammering builds muscle.
Even His death speaks of physical, as well as spiritual strength. He knew what was coming, could have chosen to escape it, and didn’t. For all of mankind. Sure, He needed help carrying His cross, which was a heavy load for a man in good physical condition. Jesus carried His cross after surviving a beating that often killed the condemned before they laid a hand on their crosses.
The Bible does not encourage Christians to be wimps.
Chuck
mortimer says
And 90% of Christians are killed by …. ah…hmmm…could it be???….the religion of peace??? Or the Religion of Lies and Bigotry?
Stephen Poole says
… You a Witness, Mort ?? … Just askin’ … SP OX …
Jay Boo says
The main stream media has been willfully blind to attacks on Christians by Muslim sharia lunatics.
Then suddenly they were in a panic about the Central African Republic.
Could it be that they had a change of heart?
The MSM who typically seem oblivious to Christian persecution keep reporting on their fear of a ‘civil war.’
Would it be politically correct for them to point out the atrocities committed by Muhammad’s maniacs?
The did actually mention attacks on Christians by ‘extremist’ Muslims while maintaining a typical non-judgmental against anything Islam posture.
Call me paranoid but I was very suspicious about MSM’s repeated concern over a civil war.
It turns out that Muslims make up about 15 percent of Central African Republic’s 4.6 million people. That means there is a possibility that some backlash against perpetrators of atrocities against Christians might occur— Hence the politically correct position of defending Muslims could be raise should anyone suggest the MSM was Islamophobic they could proudly counter otherwise.
Jay Boo says
every life has a message
A non political sermon by Brian Houston with an interesting title
[speak-up-speak-loud-speak-out]
http://www.lightsource.com/ministry/hillsong-tv/video-player/speak-up-speak-loud-speak-out-part-1-387580.html
Salah says
“No innocent people of any creed should ever be victimized; but it is actually the world’s Christians who are bearing the brunt of religion-based attacks.”
“In the world you shall have distress: but have confidence, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
So shall we.
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.ca/2012/04/he-is-risen-il-est-ressuscite.html
Jay Boo says
The main stream media and even Obama seems to have muted their over exuberant love affair somewhat with Islam lately.
Am I being over optimistic or is truth starting to penetrate into leftist land?
DelQ says
You are being overly optimistic.
Paleologos says
The time has come to bring back The Crusaders and all the violence that portends.
There is no other way.
Them or us.
R/
Paleologos
JessieJames says
My sword stands at my side forever ready to strike a blow for justice.
DelQ says
Exactly correct. It is time we crushed this scourge on humanity once and for all.
richard Sherman says
The Koran and therefore Muslims DENY that Christ was crucified. –that is the ultimate defecation on Christianity!
Mulakush says
While I can see some validity in this claim, a better headline would have been:
Those who do not abide by Islamic dictates a 100% are the most prosecuted people in the world.
Why limit yourself to Christianity when you can double or triple the number of people egregiously harmed by these barbarians?
Vijay Patel says
How many Hindus were killed in there is place called Hindu kush in Afganistan which means killing field of Hindu
gfmucci says
Christians are the easiest, the ripest for persecution for several reasons:
Many Christians maintain a suicidal ignorance of what Islam is all about
Many Christians maintain a quasi-ignorance about our own faith believing we are to be tolerant of everyone’s belief and many perverse behaviors.
Many Christians have a distorted view of Scripture when it deals with defending the faith – mistaking Christs admonition to Peter to put away the sword – not realizing that was an isolated incident to assure the Christ’s mission on earth would be fulfilled. It was not a universal admonition against self-defense.
A large number of “Christians in name only” have fallen away and don’t believe or care about defending the “faith” or fellow Christians – they don’t believe it is “their fight.”
Bill says
Until the professing Christians IN AMERICA wake up, this will only continue and spread even to our doorsteps (which it is already at).
Stephen Poole says
… Spencer told me that he’d invite us all to his “dhimmi” apt, if we could reach 100 comments … HaHaHaHa !! … Oh, fuck … SP OX …
GreyhoundFancier says
Islam is not imploding, because it appeals to the worst of human nature, and human nature does not change. Islam must be resisted. It is Satan’s greatest triumph, because it is a political control system masquerading as a religion.
The Crusades were a delayed response to centuries of Muslim persecution of Christians in the Holy Land. Today we must resist, educate ourselves on Islam, and demand that our governments right against creeping Sharia. We must pursue energy independence and cut off funding to jihad.
This battle is one against powers and principalities. Please join me and pray daily for Muslims, that they will hear the Gospel through broadcast media and the internet, receive the Lord Jesus by the hundreds of millions, and through a great repentance and a great awakening receive God’s peace.
You may be surprised how your attitude changes when you pray for these benighted people for several years. I don’t hate Muslims, but I sure resent their distortions of the true religion and claims that Islam should run the world.
When you observe the Muslim and Arab world, what a horrible situation to want to duplicate over the entire earth! Satan sees Islam and laughs.
ApolloSpeaks says
LIBERAL COMPASSION AND THE JUSTIFIED ISLAMIC OPPRESSION OF CHRISTIANS
Liberalism is the politics of blind, unreasoning, mindless compassion for the victims of injustice and oppression in the world. And the liberal is someone with a compulsive need to find victims and disadvantaged people to empathize with and bleed for. For liberals the emotion of compassion (not wisdom or moral virtue) is essential to their sense of self-worth and well-being, for it’s the solution, they believe, to all of humanity’s manifold problems and ills. “All you need is love,” naively imagines the liberal, to right the world’s wrongs, and save it from injustice, inequality and extinction from man-made environmental catastrophies-it used to be the bomb.
But for oppressed and persecuted Christians in Moslem lands, and the injustices, atrocities and crimes they are increasingly subject to, liberals feel nothing…..
Click http://www.apollospeaks.com to continue reading.