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Iraq: Muslims smash priest’s nose and teeth with hammer

May 7, 2016 1:36 pm By Robert Spencer

Fr. Douglas Bazi better be careful. He may be in line for a stern rebuke from the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregory III Laham, who recently said: “No one defends Islam like Arab Christians.” It is to defend Islam that Western clerics do not raise their voice against such acts of brutality as were perpetrated against Fr. Douglas Bazi. It is to pursue a fruitless and chimerical “dialogue” that bishops in the U.S. and Europe keep silent about Muslim persecution of Christians, and enforce that silence upon others. Robert McManus, Roman Catholic Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, said it on February 8, 2013 as he was suppressing a planned talk at a Catholic conference on that persecution: “Talk about extreme, militant Islamists and the atrocities that they have perpetrated globally might undercut the positive achievements that we Catholics have attained in our inter-religious dialogue with devout Muslims.”

That’s right, it’s all for the sake of the spurious and self-defeating “dialogue.” For all too many of Fr. Douglas Bazi’s colleagues, and especially the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, to speak out about this persecution renders one an ongoing danger to the Church and someone they believe has stepped beyond the bounds of acceptable discourse.

Fr. Bazi should ask the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops about why their eyes are so resolutely closed. He should ask bishops like McManus, Kevin Farrell, Jaime Soto and others why they move actively to silence and demonize voices that tell the truth about this persecution. He should ask them why they are so convinced that Islam, at its core, teaches peace, despite the superabundance of evidence to the contrary in Islamic texts and the actions of Muslims who read them. He should ask why the U.S. Catholic bishops tolerated dissent from so many core Catholic dogmas for decades, but move as ruthlessly as any Grand Inquisitor to suppress dissent from the idea that Islam is a Religion of Peace, which isn’t even a dogma of the Church. He should ask them why they are abandoning their Middle Eastern brethren and keeping their own people ignorant and complacent about the jihad threat.

Cowards, time-servers, trimmers and self-deluded wishful thinkers dominate the Church hierarchy today, among both bishops and priests, and all too many Catholics believe that to say so makes one disloyal to the Church. Nonsense. Calling these people to account for the damage they have done and are doing is the highest form of loyalty to the Church. But they are completely in control, and don’t even deign to engage those who oppose what they are doing. Well, they have the Church they want now, and as the years go by, it will become clear to everyone what they have done, and what unimaginable horror they have enabled.

“Leave them; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” (Matthew 15:14)

Douglas Bazi

“’They smashed my nose and teeth with hammer’ An Iraqi priest reveals the horrors of ISIS’ captivity,” by Madeeha Bakhsh, Christians In Pakistan, May 6, 2016:

An Iraqi priest, Father Douglas Bazi spoke at the #WeareN Congress 2016 at the United Nations, revealed the horrors of his captivity under Islamic State. During this event, he briefed the audience about the plight of the genocide of Christians in Iraq. Followed by this event he went on to speak in a Sacramento church.

The Baghdad-based, Father Douglas Bazi while addressing an brimming crowd at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chaldean Catholic Church in Orangevale, Sacramento on Wednesday May 4 detailed the quandary of persecuted Christians in Iraq. During his address, he narrated, the dilemma he had to go through, and told that he survived bomb attacks and a kidnapping in 2006.

“They destroyed my car, they blew up my church on front of me. I got shot by AK-47 in my leg. The bullet is still in my leg. And I been kidnapped for nine days. They smash my nose and my teeth by hammer. And they broke one of my back discs.”

He also went on to explain the horrific experience he had during his nine days long captivity. He was released consequently, when is church paid the ransom, but because of continued persecution from Islamic State extremists, he was left with no other option but to flee to Northern Kurdish territory. Christians are safer there, he told. In this region, Father Douglas has been overseeing shelter facility for 400 people who also fled their hometowns due to violence from the ISIS militias.

“To be Christian in Iraq, it’s impossible mission,” Father Bazi said while adding, “But even so, I’m not actually surprised when they attack my people. I’m surprised how my people are still existing.” “Please talk about our stories. Let the world know what happens to us,” he urged the audience….

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  1. Angemon says

    May 7, 2016 at 1:43 pm

    They smashed my nose and teeth with hammer’ An Iraqi priest reveals the horrors of ISIS’ captivity

    I’m going to go on a limb and say that ISIS isn’t very keen on the whole “dialogue” thing…

  2. Linde Barrera says

    May 7, 2016 at 1:52 pm

    God bless this brave man and the Christians who are still alive in these Islamic hell-holes. The apathy of so many Christian people in the western world is disgusting and very frustrating. And I condemn the mainstream news media for their “joyful resoluteness” on not reporting any of these events targeted at Christians only because they are Christians.

    • mortimer says

      May 7, 2016 at 2:03 pm

      This man of God is a saint and living Christian martyr. Pope Francis should urgently schedule a meeting with Fr. Bazi to inform himself about Islam.

      Francis is getting bad advice by a coterie of well-meaning fools who have not read Islam’s foundational source texts.

      Guessing about policy is not good enough, Your Holiness.

    • Mak says

      May 7, 2016 at 5:44 pm

      My family were Iraqi Jews who fled in the 50’s. They were in the north (near Kurdistan). The stories I’ve been told from my family is that both the Christians and Jews in their town were under constant persecution and attacks from the Muslim thugs.

      While I feel this man is brave, and I hate typing this, I think it’s time for any remaining Christians, Jews, Yazidis, etc. to retreat to somewhere a bit safer. Obama allowed ISIS to grow to the point where they are a significant threat. Despite his claims they are contained and Fr. Bazi is just experiencing workplace violence.

      Trump 2016!

      • dumbledoresarmy says

        May 7, 2016 at 6:03 pm

        Bless you, Mak.

        And I honour the courage of all those Jews and Christians who, despite living in the Predator Pit that is dar al Islam, constantly humiliated and degraded and in continual physical peril, steadfastly refused to convert to Islam. They suffered and endured rather than betray the Holy Name.

        I thank and praise God that some of the Jewish remnant were ultimately able to escape, and found their way either to modern Israel, where they can defend themselves, or to places like America. Some of the Christians, too, have managed to escape and establish emigre communities in Australia, USA, Canada, western Europe, Latin America… but in all those places they are now being pursued by the Mohammedan Mob which is infiltrating and invading.

        Have you ever read Bat Yeor’s book “The Dhimmi: Jews and Christians Under Islam”? I recall her saying that doing the research for her books on Dhimmis and Dhimmitude was like plunging into an abyss; it gave her *nightmares*, the things she was reading about were so awful. The other great modern study of Dhimmitude is by an Aussie, Rev Dr Mark Durie, who paid deep and close attention to Bat Yeor’s work, besides doing additional research and study of his own, and distilled the whole into a devastating book called “The Third Choice: Islam, Dhimmitude and Freedom”.

      • Kepha says

        May 8, 2016 at 8:08 pm

        Mak, glad that you and your family made it out. It doesn’t seem to faze any of our EmCeePeeCee MultieCulties that the land where the Talmud Bavli was written and several Nevi’im are buried is now effectively Judenrein; or that the land where the Apostle Matthew was buried and from which the Gospel went out to the farthest reaches of Asia is quickly becoming empty of Christians.

        But I wonder where the religious minorities will go. Our North Atlantic countries seem to be busy bending over backwards to accommodate Islam–and this trend will certainly continue when Mme. Shrillary Shroooooooooo becomes the first female President of the USA (and I, for one, see Trump as the lesser of two evils).

        As for myself, I have read the books of Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Micah, Hosea, and Amos too recently to feel comfortable about my own country, the USA. It seems we’re reaching the point where those who lead us are corrupt.

      • Peggy says

        May 8, 2016 at 10:18 pm

        That land was their land way before Islam arrived there and they shouldn’t have to move anywhere to be safe.
        What our governments should do is start another Crusaide and teach those bastards a lesson they will never forget.
        Seeing how that is not going to happen the least they could do is allow them safe passage to our land but even that is too much for our traitors to do. They are importing Muslims like they are some sort of a prize to have and not allowing non Muslims to even reach our shores. How many non Muslim have been thrown overboard on the way here?
        How many are attacked in refugee camps? Nobody is protecting them.

  3. KrazyKafir says

    May 7, 2016 at 2:05 pm

    Gee, seems kissing the asses of those who subjugate you, ain’t workin’.

  4. Ginger says

    May 7, 2016 at 2:09 pm

    The “cowards, time-servers, trimmers and self-deluded wishful thinkers” are all those things. And worse than that. They are apostates.

  5. Walter Sieruk says

    May 7, 2016 at 2:17 pm

    First,the terrible violence against this priest by the hateful and brutal Muslims not only serves as another example the Islam is not really a “peaceful religion” as some still have the gall to claim. This further shows there are no actual. sound or valid arguments to uphold the doctrines that compose the religion of Islam. So many Muslims resort to the use of the threat of extremely ruthless violence to defend Islam because Islam cannot be defended by either logic or reason. The Bible can withstand criticisms but not the Koran. As vicious behavior of many Muslims shows. In fact, this blind, unquestioning faith in Islam. That can’t withstand criticism reflects the wisdom printed by Benjamin Franklin in POOR RICHARD’S ALMANACK Which reads “To see by the eye of faith is to shut the eye of reason.” This may ,very much, apply to the followers of Islam. Second, one of the reasons that so many Muslims are of such a closed mindset is because they have been strongly indoctrinated in Islamic mind programming centers as the mosques and madrasas. This may be further explained in the following essay entitled “The Cave of Islam.” The Greek philosopher Plato is one of the contributors to Western Civilization. He may shed some light into the subject of those people who are shackled in the chains and darkness of Islamic thought. In Plato’s REPUBLIC he gave an allegory of a cave where “the condition of men living in a sort of cavernous chamber…Here they have been from childhood, chained by leg and also by the neck, so that they cannot move and see only what is in front of them.” This can fit into what the Imams do in the mosques and how they brainwash the young people in the madrassa’s by always programming Islamic doctrine into their victims and not exposing them to other worldviews. Furthermore, even in Islamic tradition when Muslims have their newborn child the father whispers words of the Quran into the infants ear so that that Quran verses are the first thing the newborn person hears. This programming process takes place all their lives. These are some of the chains that keep them bound in a mosque [cave]. The chains do not let them reach out for dialectic reasoning and let them examine the evidence both for as well as against, or even question whether Muhammad was a true prophet of God or not, and if the Quran is a hoax or not. As the chains and darkness of the cave blinds and holds the prisoners back from reality, so Islamic propaganda holds back the cognition to reason with the question if Islam is true or not. They are forbidden from even thinking to question Islam. Furthermore, if a Muslim by some miracle wakes up to the truth about Islam, it would be like the man in Plato’s cave allegory who was released from his chains and taken outside to the real world. At first direct light would be painful and disorienting, it would take some time for him to understand what the truth is all about, he even might cling to the shadows and still for a time believe some of the illusions to be real. But he would finally come to know “what he had formerly seen was meaningless illusion.” And that was “what passed for wisdom in his former dwelling-place.”And that the other cave prisoners also needed to see the light [the truth] for he “was sorry for them.” and he would re-enter the cave just to rescue them. Nevertheless, the cave prisoners wouldn’t understand and “if they could lay hand on the man who was trying to set them free.” And if they could “they would kill him.” Likewise, when someone escapes from the shackles of Islam, those still in the darkness of this religion would not understand and if possible kill him for leaving Islam, and even more so if he were to try to enlighten them about the truth about Islam. For these people in Islam are chained to an empty imitation of truth and godliness.

  6. Phil Horaia says

    May 7, 2016 at 2:21 pm

    We MUST speak out against Islam. Not to oppose it is to advocate it. Christians cannot be lukewarm about this evil deen, but must oppose it in very strong words. The Quran is required reading by every Christian so that he may know how to combat it. Shame on every so-called believer who does not oppose it.

  7. Lucretius says

    May 7, 2016 at 3:52 pm

    Perhaps this is the video of the speech:

    • Lucretius says

      May 7, 2016 at 4:04 pm

      Here’s the interview quoted by Mr. Spencer:

      • Jay Boo says

        May 8, 2016 at 12:14 am

        Lucretius,
        Thanks for the videos.
        It is very helpful to see Iraq and Islam from his perspective.

    • Lucretius says

      May 7, 2016 at 4:12 pm

      A little longer version of the last video, original source at Fox News:

      http://fox40.com/2016/05/04/iraqi-priest-shares-his-story-of-torture-and-release-by-terrorists-pleads-for-iraqi-christians/

  8. jewdog says

    May 7, 2016 at 4:48 pm

    People who hate a group of people also tend to scapegoat them, ex. the Nazis blamed the Jews for Germany’s defeat and ills. The same pattern can be seen in Islamic culture: To hate Infidels is to blame them for all one’s misfortunes. This is the source of Islamic victimhood: The Infidels (Zionists, Crusaders etc) are ruining our lives! Yet, even if they exterminate every last infidel in Iraq, or example, these morons will still be miserable and looking for scapegoats: It’s the Shiites, the Sunnis, the Heretics etc. until total chaos ensues.

  9. Guest says

    May 7, 2016 at 4:50 pm

    And like always the pope won’t say a thing.

  10. Tom says

    May 7, 2016 at 9:55 pm

    Do not ever use the Arab word for Christians in the Middle East because these Iraqi and Syrian Christians are not Arabs or tribal like Muslims in Iraq and Syria they are Assyrians shame on these highly educated people to call them Arab. I’m sure a Irish wouldn’t like to be called a an English because he or she speaks English.

  11. Truth Seeker says

    May 8, 2016 at 8:57 am

    Under the Influence of Infiltrated Islamic Trojan Horses, Western Christians close their Eyes to such Atrocities and give Warm Welcome to Jihadi Terrorists who come with the Mask of Refugees (Rapefugeees). If any Persecuted Christians try to Migrate to West or US as Refugees they bluntly reject them. End Times. So called Christians Dig Own Grave.

  12. andersm0 says

    May 8, 2016 at 9:55 am

    Pope Francis, supposedly God’s Christian representative on earth, kowtows and mumbles and placates Islam. I had such high hopes for him and they are now completely dashed. He’s a water carrier for Islam.

    • Cynthia in California says

      May 9, 2016 at 12:59 am

      Yes. He most assuredly is.

  13. Cindy Mccoy says

    May 8, 2016 at 11:00 am

    It does no good try and have an ongoing dialog with barbarians. It has to be left up to God but we should stand up for our brothers and sisters in Christ!!! Not let them suffer alone!!!!

  14. duh_swami says

    May 8, 2016 at 12:50 pm

    When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail…The Carpenter of Caperneaum actually built things with his hammer…

  15. Juliette Chamberlain-Bond says

    May 8, 2016 at 6:07 pm

    What has happened to this priest seems to be commonplace in Muslim countries nowadays.
    Beware Christian countries, you have opened your gates, helped and extended the hand of friendship to many Muslims. Don’t expect for one minute that they are going to respect either your generosity or kindness. No, NO, No…..may God have mercy on us for our stupidity.

  16. UNCLE VLADDI says

    May 8, 2016 at 8:27 pm

    HE LOOKS LIKE DE NIRO – I SEE A “TAXI DRIVER” MOMENT COMING ON!

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