One of the more under-reported stories in recent months is the alarming frequency of Christians in the Middle East and Africa getting slaughtered, maimed and harassed by Islamic fundamentalists.
On Friday, 13 people were killed in Nigeria when gunmen from a radical Muslim sect sprayed machine gun fire at a church during a worship service. This came hard on the heels of a Christmas day attack on a Catholic church in Nigeria that killed 45. Coptic Christians have been murdered in Egypt in numerous attacks, and many other incidents of violence against Christians have occurred in countries such as Iraq, Pakistan and Uganda.
Check out this web site for a disturbingly long list of Muslim attacks on Christians since 9/11. Imagine the outrage if it were the other way around -- Christians attacking and murdering Muslims. Imagine how President Obama and the left wing media would be reacting. But don't expect Obama to raise any strenuous objections to what is happening in the Middle East as the "religion of peace" strengthens its hand. As Bob Dole once asked, "Where's the outrage?"
The naive idealism about the so-called "Arab Spring" that tossed out dictators such as Libya's Moammar Gaddafi, Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, and Tunisia's President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali has proven to be a pipe dream. The Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists won the vast majority of the support in Egypt's recent election, while over in Libya, al Qaeda has reared its ugly head in the wake of Gaddafi's ouster. Similar drifting toward extremism appears possible in other Middle Eastern countries. Unfortunately, I do not see the ugliness ending any time soon. The Middle East continues to be one dysfunctional basket case.
NEUTERED LIONS — The New Orleans Saints destroyed the Detroit Lions Saturday night in their first-round NFL playoff game, 45-28. Here's a factoid that will tell you all you need to know: New Orleans did not punt once in the entire game. In all my years of watching football, I don't recall that ever happening.
New Orleans registered a whopping 34 first downs -- an NFL playoff record, and the Saints' offensive line did an admirable job protecting quarterback Drew Brees, who effectively shredded the Detroit secondary for 466 yards and three touchdown passes. The Lions' strong point, their defensive line, was largely ineffective, and the blue-and-silver linebackers and secondary played horribly. On a couple of New Orleans touchdown passes, their receivers were so wide open it was as if they had 12 men on the field and the Lions 10.
I was mentally prepared for this, so am not bitterly disappointed, although I am somewhat disgusted that Detroit wasn't better prepared and didn't make more of a game of it. But as I've stated before, we Lions fans have been through a miserable decade under the inept buffoonery of Matt Millen, the most incompetent general manager in the history of sports. Making the playoffs is definitely a step in the right direction. Now the Lions need to draft cornerbacks in April and sign some good free agents to help out wherever they can -- in particular at linebacker, running back and in the secondary.
Christianity's greatest moments have been the moments of its matyrdom.
Posted by: Nurglitch | January 25, 2012 at 02:44 PM