Christians in Gaza Fear for Their Lives as Muslims Burn Bibles and Destroy Crosses
Father Manuel Musallem, head of Gaza's Latin church, told the AP that Muslims have ransacked, burned and looted a school and convent that are part of the Gaza Strip's small Romany Catholic community. He told the AP that crosses were broken, damage was done to a statue of Jesus, and at the Rosary Sister School and nearby convent, prayer books were burned.
Gunmen used the roof of the school during the fighting, and the convent was "desecrated," Mussalem told the AP.
"Nothing happens by mistake these days," he said.
Father Musalam additionally told The Jerusalem Post that the Muslim gunmen used rocket-propeled grenades (RPGs) to blow through the doors of the church and school, before burning Bibles and destroying every cross they could get their hands on.
Catholic Online reports that the heads of Christian churches in the Holy Land have urged both sides to put aside their weapons, noting that the infighting diverted international attention from the national goal of Palestinian independence.
"This domestic fighting where brother draws his weapon against brother is detrimental to all the aspirations of achieving security and stability for the Palestinian people," they said. "In the name of the one and only God as well as in the name of each devastated Palestinian, many of whom are still dying, we urge our brothers in the Fatah and Hamas movements to listen to the voice of reason, truth and wisdom."
One young woman told the Catholic News Service that she was concerned the Islamic extremists would "enforce a strict dress code, forcing women to wear veils and robes." One Christian teenager spoke to the Catholic News Service on the condition that her name not be used. She said the days of fighting had been "very difficult" but they were "OK now."
"We all hope it will be better, but it will never ever be good with Hamas," she said.
Approximately 2,500 Christians live in Gaza.
Leaders of the Christian community in the Strip expressed deep concern over the fate of the Christians living under Hamas. They said most of them wanted to leave Gaza out of fear for their lives.
[Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud] Abbas condemned the attack as barbaric and despicable and blamed Hamas militiamen.
'The torching of the church is one of the fruits of the bloody coup that Hamas staged in the Gaza Strip,' he said.
Several Christian institutions in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank have been targeted by masked gunmen over the past few months.
Sources:
Gaza's Christians fear for their lives, The Jerusalem Post, June 18, 2007, http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1181813061916 (Christians, Muslims, Islam, Palestine, Hamas, Israel, Terror, Terrorism, Jihad, Gaza)
Catholic compound ransacked in Gaza, The Associated Press, June 18, 2007, http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/international/index.ssf?/base/international-38/118216269043620.xml&storylist=international (Christians, Muslims, Islam, Palestine, Hamas, Israel, Terror, Terrorism, Jihad, Gaza)
Israel Today, Hamas turns on Gaza Christians, June 18, 2007, http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=178&nid=13149 (Christians, Muslims, Islam, Palestine, Hamas, Israel, Terror, Terrorism, Jihad, Gaza)
Christians in Gaza Strip express concern about their future, Catholic News Service, June 18, 2007, http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=24422 (Christians, Muslims, Islam, Palestine, Hamas, Israel, Terror, Terrorism, Jihad, Gaza)
Praying for Gaza, CBN News, June 18, 2007, http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/178934.aspx (Christians, Muslims, Islam, Palestine, Hamas, Israel, Terror, Terrorism, Jihad, Gaza)
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The Christian missionary mindset is generally depicted as that of simple religious folk with a pure desire to peacefully spread their gospel and message of love. In reality, their methods of propagation are often anything but peaceful and usually leave behind a native population stripped of their culture and often decimated. With Christianity failing in the west, the evangelists seek new and greener fields in the poor and uneducated sections of third world countries, backed by huge coffers from the less zealous, who are nonetheless convinced that to bring civilization and religion to the poor natives is a noble cause, even if they don't want it.
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when the muslim burn the bible , the world just keep quite, when the pastor of america threatened to burn the koran , the muslimas of the world protested with viloence.what is happening to the christians , are they cowards?
feel sorry 4 any 1 who doest believe in islam as other religions r just a load of fiction. the quran never changes but the bibble does every year. i was once a christain but ill never look back and if u have a neighbours with a muslim i recommend u start asking questions because what u see on t.v is crap. and look at your selves jews and christains always claiming 2 be the victims of hatered but no its the opposite way
God Bless Israel And Canada and we christians need to protect ourselves against the muslims as they are in satanic beliefs. Burning bibles what the heck. Jesus is the son of god and whoever believe in should not perish and have everlasting life. Muslims are changing the ways our country found so hard to establish is muslims dont like North America go back home we are a free country and love Jesus Christ our Lord. Repent now to the lord Jesus wrath will break you and your allah false prophet god(Satan). We christins will pray for you. Think of all the evil things that are happening in the world which jesus predicted he is coming soon so you should repent and accept him in your hearts and beg for his mercy because he loves you and wants all of us to see his feel his love, power and grace. He died for our sins and the only way to heaven is through Jesus Christ!!!!
BE DAMNED ALL HATERS OF CHRIST, FOR YE SHAL FEEL HIS MIGHT IN MY SWORD !!!!!!!
Islam is a one-way street, and they have written all the traffic laws. Infadels are for converting or killing. Look cross-eyed when refering to either the Qu'ran or Mohammad, and you can get your throat cut. Lying to Infadels is a recommended deviced for promoting and protecting Islam, The Book and the Prophet. All else is flim-flam, suckers.
The exhibition of the Pastor in Florida did accomplish one thing--it demonstrated that Islam is NOT the "religion of peace" and that Christianity is.
noura we are not your brother and your sister