The attacks began at 2:45 a.m. on July 5, 2013. Fifteen minutes earlier, the body of a Muslim resident of Nagaa Hassan had been found on the banks of the Nile. Though it remains unclear today who killed him, the angry mob that gathered had one target in mind: the 275 families that make up the . . . . Continue Reading »
Since January 1996, when a coalition of Christian and Jewish activists began working to publicize in America the plight of persecuted Christians abroad, there has appeared in the secular press a great deal of commentary about the arrest, torture, and execution of believers. Columnists in particular . . . . Continue Reading »
Their Blood Cries Out: The Growing Worldwide Persecution of Christians by Paul Marshall. Word, 304 pages, $12.99. This book bears all the earmarks of being a loser. The title alone will induce a cringe from prospective readers for whom detachment and irony comprise the reigning hallmarks of . . . . Continue Reading »
The Public Square Receiving no attention that we noticed in the general press, and slight attention in the church press, was a statement issued in June that is titled “The Common Good: Old Idea, New Urgency.” It deserves some attention. It was issued by the general secretaries of three . . . . Continue Reading »
Demons surface. For most people, demons surface in nightmares, but for us, for Jews, demons seem to surface in history. Pharaoh, Amalek, Nebuchadnezzar, Titus, Torquemada, Chmielnitsky, and Hitler were real demons. They killed real Jews. The night demons can be forgotten, but not the demons that . . . . Continue Reading »
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