The feel-good story was widely reported: on Christmas day in Nigeria, Muslims protected Christians at churches, thereby demonstrating that the vast majority of peaceful Muslims reject the jihad terror agenda and stand with non-Muslims for peace and pluralism. The only problem was that it wasn’t true — it was just another example of mainstream media mythmaking and wishful thinking.
“CAN Debunks Reports Than Muslims Protected Christians,” by Clement Ejiofor, NAIJ.com, December 31, 2014:
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kaduna State debunked reports that some Muslims protected Christians during Christmas celebration.
It would be recalled that earlier this week it was provided that 200 Muslim youths took part in Kaduna church services to protect Christians. The move was reportedly aimed at strengthening peaceful coexistence between the two groups.
However December 31, Reverend Sunday Ibrahim, the secretary of the Kaduna State chapter of CAN, made the refutation in a statement, Sahara Reported informs.
He disclosed that unlike claimed, the usual security agents were drafted for this mission.
“It has become imperative for us to clarify this falsehood and confusion in local and international media. Many of our members have been calling and asking questions whether a Church was protected from being attacked by Muslims in [the] Sabo area on Christmas day? And we said it is not true, and we don’t want people to create panic and dishing out [an] inciting story.”
CAN representative added that there was not a single church of 600 that was protected by Muslims on Christmas.
“..no record of any Church in Sabon Tasha, Barnawa and environs out of the over 400 Churches that was protected by Muslims. Sabon Tasha is a 100 percent Christian-dominated area, and how will Muslims come from Rigasa and Tudun Wada to protect a Church in Sabon Tasha?”
Ibrahim said that they didn’t mind introducing such an initiative, but insisted that fake stories should not take place and bring confusion.
“We are not against any peace initiative as we are working with Jama’atu Nasril Islam for peace. However we are not aware of this fabricated story from any Church, security agencies, military, police and the SSS capable of creating confusion.”
On the festive day Muslims visited a Christian pastor to celebrate with him, but not protect a church, the shed the light on the situation adding that not a single church was under threat on Christmas.
nationalist says
“On the festive day Muslims visited a Christian pastor to celebrate with him, but not protect a church, the shed the light on the situation adding that not a single church was under threat on Christmas”
and here too. the stuff you find out.
nationalist says
love bomb
Undaunted says
Coming soon to a church near you, in the USA.
http://freemendo.typepad.com/undaunted/2007/12/churches.html
http://freemendo.typepad.com/undaunted/2009/07/ive-been-thinking-the-past-few-days-about-soft-targets-weve-discussed-them-here-before-if-you-missed-that-soft-targets-are.html
Undaunted says
And, I’ll throw this one in for GP:
http://freemendo.typepad.com/undaunted/2011/05/why-bad-guys-do-so-well-in-gunfights-httpwwwpoliceonecomofficer-shootingsarticles2056185-why-do-bad-guys-seem-to-do-s.html
Anon says
Not sure where you got that (rather messy) URL but the orig. article seems to be here (2010):
http://www.policeone.com/officer-shootings/articles/2056185-Why-do-bad-guys-seem-to-do-so-well-in-gunfights/
A little OT now but in addition, being nice to ANY type of terrorist reminds me of this:
Police shootout – Trooper Randall Wade Vetter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GMCfxezdfE
and this:
Police Shootout – Deputy Kyle Dinkheller
Undaunted says
The rather messy URL is from my blog. Most people just click on the link there. That help?
Anon says
The orig. article seems to be here (2010):
http://www.policeone.com/officer-shootings/articles/2056185-Why-do-bad-guys-seem-to-do-so-well-in-gunfights/
A little OT now but in addition, being nice to ANY type of terrorist reminds me of this:
Police shootout – Trooper Randall Wade Vetter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GMCfxezdfE
and this:
Police Shootout – Deputy Kyle Dinkheller
Zimriel says
But but but I heard it from Loonwatch. And they assure us there’s no such thing as taqiya.
(Knew there was a reason I comment here and not there . . .)
gravenimage says
The feel-good story was widely reported: on Christmas day in Nigeria, Muslims protected Christians at churches, thereby demonstrating that the vast majority of peaceful Muslims reject the jihad terror agenda and stand with non-Muslims for peace and pluralism. The only problem was that it wasn’t true — it was just another example of mainstream media mythmaking and wishful thinking…
………………………………
Why an I not surprised?
The most common canard in the wake of some Muslim atrocity, of course, is that there is an incipient “backlash” against Muslims which is, somehow, the “real” story—never mind that this never happens.
But also quit common is the “Muslims stand up for Infidels” story. Quite often, Muslims have to go back seventy years or more to find such a story—but sometimes, as here, it is simply made up out of whole cloth.
I(t would be interesting to know if this story was concocted by Muslims, or by dhimmis hoping to make Muslims look good—I wouldn’t be surprised if it were the latter in this case…
mgoldberg says
ah…why would it be necessary to have anyone protect churches, to begin with?
That it might be because they are under deadly assault by the religion of submission of all others.
And why is that reality, that constant assault and homicidism
virtually always by muslims and Islam? This is a rather usual problem now, in many many countries.
And so… the gossamer would be bragging on made up support of christians as opposed to the numerous
church burnings, destructions, christians harassed throughout the muslim world and now… the christian world too.
Ayattollahowmany says
AS likely as islamic airborne pigs…
Anon says
10:14pm, the site is ghosting my comments.
Elisheva says
“…we said it is not true, and we don’t want people to create panic and dishing out [an] inciting story.” Implying that if this story was true that Muslims were cooperating with Christians it might lead to incitement. How can one ever know what is true? See the story below. Nigeria and Israel have a friendly relationship.
Some positive news. The US was in Israel’s corner at the UN.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4609884,00.html
Sisi calls for reforming Islam!
http://www.raymondibrahim.com/from-the-arab-world/egypts-sisi-islamic-thinking-is-antagonizing-the-entire-world/
Angry says
Has the Nigerian jihadi forgot his beloved hate book, or has he a mental illness; or both..
Qu’ranic Verse 5:51 (The Table spread with Food).. English translations.
Sahih International: O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you – then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.
Pickthall: O ye who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians for friends. They are friends one to another. He among you who taketh them for friends is (one) of them. Lo! Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.
Yusuf Ali: O ye who believe! take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors: They are but friends and protectors to each other. And he amongst you that turns to them (for friendship) is of them. Verily Allah guideth not a people unjust.
Shakir: O you who believe! do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends; they are friends of each other; and whoever amongst you takes them for a friend, then surely he is one of them; surely Allah does not guide the unjust people.
Muhammad Sarwar: Believers, do not consider the Jews and Christians as your intimate friends for they are only friends with each other. Whoever does so will be considered as one of them. God does not guide the unjust people.
Mohsin Khan: O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as Auliya’ (friends, protectors, helpers, etc.), they are but Auliya’ to one another. And if any amongst you takes them as Auliya’, then surely he is one of them. Verily, Allah guides not those people who are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrongdoers and unjust).
Arberry: O believers, take not Jews and Christians as friends; they are friends of each other. Whoso of you makes them his friends is one of them. God guides not the people of the evildoers.
I would appreciated it if Mr Spencer, one of thee most trustworthy men on the subject, can back up these verses and confirm their true existence within the Arabic qu’ran theat EVERY muslim reads and idolizes, not just for me, but for everyone reading this thread. Thank you.
Mo says
@ justin says
STOP SCREAMING.
And stop claiming Christ’s name. You’re nothing but a hate-filled, foul mouthed troll, as evidenced by some of the comments linked to by gravenimage, especially this one. (And this on Christmas Day!)
Yeah, this the language of a follower of Christ:
“Justin says
December 25, 2014 at 4:23 pm
Yes, YOU FUCKIN ASSHOLE THAT IS RIGHT:
in North Korea and even in Saudi Arabia, they don’t shoot and summarily execute their unarmed petty criminals in the streets like cops in the States are doing. They let them go through some form court procedures before they punish them. Go to hell!”
Can you show me the evidence of cops who “shoot and summarily execute their unarmed petty criminals in the streets”. Because there are no such cases. There have been cases of police defending themselves against violent criminals.
Get lost and take your filthy mouth and lies with you. Pack your bags and move to North Korea or Saudi Arabia since you seem to hold these governments in such high regard.
You are nothing but a lying, democracy hating, cop hating, foul mouthed troll.
gravenimage says
Thanks, Mo.
Mo says
@ gravenimage
“Thanks, Mo.”
No problem. (Notice how there’s been no response?)