March 26, 2006

This annoys me too

U.S. Christians Outraged Over Afghan Trial: "'That there should even be such a trial is an outrage. How can we congratulate ourselves for liberating Afghanistan from the rule of jihadists only to be ruled by radical Islamists who kill Christians?' Family Research Council president Tony Perkins said in a statement.

Such sentiments are spreading through Christian radio stations, Web sites and blogs, stoked by traditional conservative institutions as National Review magazine. 'I have supported the Bush administration's foreign policy because I came to believe that the best way to stop Islamo-fascism was by promoting democracy,' Colson said. 'But if we can't guarantee fundamental religious freedoms in the countries where we establish democratic reforms, then the whole credibility of our foreign policy is thrown into serious question.'"


Not that they protest the trial of this Christian man (and it appears the man will be freed, btw). I salute the christian community for speaking out on this outrage.

But why do I get the feeling that they only do this when Christians are persecuted? When muslim inmates are tortured to death, we hear silence from these same people. When muslim inmates are taunted by Christian guards and told to renounce their faith, we hear only silence from AmeriChristians.

We should stand up for Christians who are persecuted around the world. We should also stand up for non-Christians. We should stand up for people. Jesus did.

1 comment:

P M Prescott said...

Amen, brother, and again Amen.