Burkina Faso: Muslims targeting Christians, killing anyone wearing a cross, crucifix, or some other Christian image

Christian Killed in Burkino Faso

Jihad Watch : According to the site Christian Persecution:

About 30% of the population of Burkina Faso is Christian, with two-thirds of these being Roman Catholic. Like Christians in other African countries, the Christians of Burkina Faso are increasingly threatened: a previous report noted that “as many as 82 pastors, 1,145 Christians and 151 households have fled from violence in different locations in the Muslim-majority nation.” Yet the persecution of Christians in Burkina Faso and elsewhere continues to be largely ignored by the international media and human rights operations.

The Washington Post has reported about Burkina Faso, stating that “Islamic militants have been singling out Christians for execution in a remarkably honest exposé of the situation.” It’s a relief to see the WaPo give attention to this critical issue of Christian persecution, which is news in itself.

Post writer Danielle Paquette noted that jihadist death squads have been checking people’s necks for Christian symbols, killing anyone wearing a cross, crucifix, or some other Christian image.

The persecution of Christians is at near-genocidal levels in Burkina Faso. Ditto in some areas of the Middle East, as well as in other areas of  Africa. “A spreading Islamist insurgency has transformed Burkina Faso from a peaceful country known for farming, a celebrated film festival and religious tolerance into a hotbed of extremism.”

But the world remains mostly silent, and not only silent, but oblivious to the threat of the global jihad. Also, this is precisely why the West must fight Islamization, unless it intends free societies to become mirror images of Sharia states. “WaPo: Islamist Militants ‘Targeting Christians’ in Burkina Faso,” by Thomas D. Williams, Breitbart, August 22, 2019: 

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