Samuel Paty was the schoolteacher who was beheaded for showing a cartoon of Muhammad. As far as jihadis are concerned, showing the cartoon was an attack by Christians, as they consider all the French people to be despite French secularism and widespread atheism, against Islam. Accordingly, an attack against a church is a proportionate and correct response, in line with the principle of eye-for-an-eye retaliation in Qur’an 5:45 — an attack on Islam leads to an attack on Christianity. The principle of the freedom of speech, so important to those who value free societies, doesn’t enter into this reasoning at all.
An update on this story. “France To Charge 18-year-old Woman For Plotting Attack On Church On Easter Weekend,” by Bhavya Sukheja, Republic World, April 8, 2021:
The French anti-terror prosecutors on April 8 said that they would seek charges against an 18-year-old woman accused of plotting a jihadist attack on a church over the Easter weekend. According to the Associated Press, the woman, identified as LB, was arrested over the weekend at her home in Beziers. She was arrested as part of an anti-terrorist investigation into a suspected attack plot targeting the city of Montpellier.
On Thursday, the anti-terror prosecution unit PNAT said that the 18-year-old will now face an anti-terror magistrate on charges belonging to a criminal terrorist conspiracy and possession of explosive devices. In a statement, the unit said that the investigation had been opening following intelligence concerning the threat of an attack on a church over the Easter weekend. Further, PNAT added that during the raid on her home, police had even found an image of Samuel Paty, the schoolteacher who was killed in October 2020 after showing his class cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
PNAT said that they also seized documents describing “several plans for violent action”, others referring to the Islamic State group and nazism, and a map of a church near her home in the southern city of Beziers. Earlier this week, Mayor Robert Menard had even said that the 18-year-old had “boosted” [sic] to neighbours about watching Islamic State videos….
Shirley Ann says
An 18 year old Woman, Muslim I Presume, will be handled with the Softest of Kid Gloves, due to her Religion of Peace,ISLAM. In France, we know that Different Rules Apply, for a Mob of Terrorists, who are Boasting of the Evil DEED , done to a School Teacher. There will be more Beheadings & the French will continue to harbor their Muslim Tormentors, just like the USA.
Walter Sieruk says
First those jihadist /Muslims who schemed to carry out a murderous massacre at a church in France is further that Islam is a religion that is so terribly lacking in any ” firm footing ” or solid foundation that is grounded in the realty of good valid logical arguments to uphold it in any type of Christian verse Muslim debate. Therefore , many jihadists resort to deadly violence against people they view a Christians.
That alone should reveal to all thinking people that there something that is very wrong with Islam.
Second, one very good way to describe this twenty –first century “War of Ideas” is that of a great a conflict and a clash between Christianity and Islam. As explained by the Christian author, William Wagner,, in his book which is entitled HOW ISLAM PLANS TO CHANGE THE WORLD had explained on page 155 about a meeting that he had with a Muslim cleric , which reads “Several years ago one Imam told me that ,prior to 1990, the greatest enemy to Islam was Communism but now it is the Christian missions.” Further, on page 208 the Wagner had written about some zealous Muslims that “They have failed to stop Christian missions. They see Christian missions as their number one enemy.” On the very next page the reader is informed that “Christianity remains the number one buffer against Islam, a fact readily recognized by those who seek a world wild ummah.” [1]
[1] Ummah – The community of all those who affirm Islam.
Betty says
agree
Andrew Blackadder says
A young muslim female in France boasted to other muslims that she was viewing and liking ISIS videos, however not one of these “other muslims” thought of informing the Police about it and so that tells me just who and what they ALL are.
A moderate muslim will hold the feet of the infidel while the radical muslim cuts off his head.
Bondi Blondie says
Meanwhile, in Australia muslims say they are worried, they don’t feel safe, people say bad things to them, and look at them.
But in Australia all the big terrorist actions have been been by muslims against the rest of us.
Man Monis, Abdul Nacer BenBrika etc. etc. … shot dead or locked up.
Australia -where the burkina was invented: an oxymoronic idea whereby you modestly cover your wet hair but show off your great body.
They’re always complaining and yet they are everywhere and our dhimmi society contorts itself to accommodate them.
In fact I have never witnessed any public abuse of muslims so if it’s happening it can only be in the middle of the night or in their imagination…that man with blue eyes looked at me.
Bondi Blondie says
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-11/islam-australia-mosques-hate-crimes-amid-month-ramadan/100015436
ROBERT CARRILLO says
This is a global scourge.. It has been for over 1,400 years.. ..and never changes..
Michael Copeland says
Quiz II: Can You Guess? Not Difficult.
https://gatesofvienna.net/2021/03/quiz-ii-can-you-guess-not-difficult/
john smith says
Brilliant Michael, How you have cleverly put together a collection of comments from some of the best commentators we have at JW.
gravenimage says
France: Muslima who plotted jihad massacre at church on Easter weekend had photo of Samuel Paty
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Jihad terrorists inspired by Jihad terrorists. No surprise there…