No Jews are involved, however, and so no one cares.
“Is the Persecution in Nigeria a Christian Genocide? This Bishop Says ‘Yes,’” by Peter Pinedo, CNA, January 30, 2024:
Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of Nigeria shared details of the worsening persecution of Christians in Nigeria, accusing members of the government there of being complicit in what he called a Christian “genocide” and an erasure of the Christian presence from the country.
Bishop Anagbe, who leads the Makurdi Diocese, warned that if greater action is not taken he believes the Christian population, which currently numbers over 86 million, roughly half of the total Nigerian populace, could disappear entirely in the next few decades.
Though the Nigerian Christian population is massive and is known as having some of the most devoted faithful in the world, Bishop Anagbe said the Christian presence in Nigeria is “gradually and systematically” being reduced by radical Islamists through “killings, kidnappings, torture, and burning of churches.”
In the last decade alone, since taking up the leadership of his diocese in Nigeria’s central Benue state, the bishop said that he has lost 160 churches because of attacks that he said are being perpetrated by radical members of a Muslim tribe known as the Fulani.
Bishop Anagbe is in Washington, D.C., this week to bring attention to the crisis in Nigeria and to participate in the International Religious Freedom Summit, taking place Jan. 30–31.
He gave his remarks Tuesday morning at a breakfast in the House Rayburn Office Building. The event was organized by the papal relief group Aid to the Church in Need….
Some Western politicians and media outlets posit that the crisis in Nigeria has been brought on by climate change, which they say is forcing nomadic Fulani herdsmen to fight with Christian farmers over scarce land. Bishop Anagbe, however, condemned this narrative as “lies and propaganda.” He said that the Fulani terrorists are motivated by hatred of Christianity first and foremost.
Bishop Anagbe told CNA that the attacks, which often kill hundreds at a time, are “targeted at Christian Indigenous groups in Nigeria” as “a way of eliminating this group of people who have the same faith from different places.” This, he said, is the very definition of a religious genocide.
“I keep asking how many mosques have been attacked versus Catholic churches? How many pastors and reverend fathers have been kidnapped versus imams?”
“They’re doing this systematically,” he said. “When you eliminate people who are not confrontational to you, who didn’t provoke you, and there’s no war, it’s an agenda they have to do.”
The agenda, Bishop Anagbe said, is the “extermination” of Christianity from Nigeria.
GE says
Aid to the Church in Need has been exemplary in bringing attention to the Christian genocide in Africa.
Definitely an organization worthy of support.
(They call more attention to it than Pope Francis does.)
Goofy says
Mr Pope is only concerned about having a cozy diplomatic dialogue with his Muslim brothers who claim that they are descendants of Abraham.
By claiming that they insult the messenger of Allah, who claimed that his parents were pagan, spending their eternity in hell!
What does that do to the lineage linking Ishmael with Muhammad
James Lincoln says
According to the feature article:
“Bishop Anagbe is in Washington, D.C., this week to bring attention to the crisis in Nigeria…”
If the Leftist “leaders” in DC lift one finger to help, it would be a miracle.
FYI says
Truly,the African Christians are the light of Christendom.
No mention about THAT islamic genocide in the Lefty press of course.
It doesn’t fit the narrative.
somehistory says
The man is correct. And “no one cares” because, the “world” hates Christians. Jesus Christ warned those who follow Him that the “world hates you because it hated me first.”
He warned that those who follow Him would be “persecuted” and killed on “account of my (His) Name.”
mozlums hate everybody, but esp Christians are hated, persecuted and murdered because Christians follow Christ and obey His commandments.
“Oh, you lovers of Jehovah, hate what is bad.” Everything about islam is “bad.”
WPM says
Maybe it is time to get a Roman Catholic Pope from Africa this could be the man ? How much longer will the current communist ass kissing the Moslem leaders of the world Pope Francis be above room temperature ? Christians need a leader to call attention to defending against jihad against Christians in Africa ,Asia Europe, ,North and South America and by Communist the temporary allies of Jihad Moslems the unholy green alliance !
James Lincoln says
WPM says,
“Maybe it is time to get a Roman Catholic Pope from Africa this could be the man ?”
Agree.
The problem is, the Cardinals that are “on deck” are likely similar ideologically to Pope Francis.
tharmon says
izlam is the very scum of the earth
Ade Fegan says
and moderates are it’s wooden horse
moderates get a free pass ..
but they facilitate fundamentalism
and they CHOSE to self identify with the group
and they testify that muhammad is the ideal role model
and that the quran is the good book
WPM says
The “moderates” pay the bills with donation to the jihadist mosques ,they would gladly buy the knife so the jihadist can cut your throat.
JCLincoln says
The Fulani have been genociding Christians for decades … and it has NOTHING to do with climate change. That excuse is being used to further the U.N.agenda of control over ALL aspects of human life on Earth. And it’s the dumbest excuse one can use. I’ll tell you what CLIMATE has to change ….. the climate of Islam thinking they’re doing service to a murderous god. Really? Is THAT what you think the real God is ……. a murderer. I’ve noticed that in the Quran, it never says that Allah loves his people. Why do you think it doesn’t say that?