GodReports has this terrible story:
Video footage of a convert from Islam to Christianity being murdered by Muslims has been shown on Egyptian TV, according to the Barnabas Fund.
The graphic incident, which is reported to have taken place in Tunisia, was aired on a program called Egypt Today.
The footage shows a young man being held down by masked men with a knife to his throat. One man chants a number of Muslim prayers in Arabic, mostly condemning Christianity. The man holding the knife to the Christian convert’s throat begins to cut, slowly severing the head amid cries of “Allahu Akbar” (“god is great”).
Please say a prayer for this man, his family and all the Christians in danger because of their belief in Christ.
July 12, 2012 at 7:33 pm
eternal memory to this new martyr!
July 12, 2012 at 8:37 pm
for the crime of being innocent
July 12, 2012 at 10:01 pm
But…But…But….It's the religion of Peace!
July 13, 2012 at 12:06 am
I haven't been this horrified in quite a while.Prayers for that brave man.
July 13, 2012 at 4:52 am
wow, I normally don't follow the more graphic of videos but for some reason, I followed and actually watched the entire beheading. The peace in which this poor soul had on his face shows what we'll have to have on our own faces soon, especially if things continue the way they're going. May God have mercy on his poor soul and grant him eternal rest.
Then on the "fighter" side of me… I'm with juvat… wanting to scream "Screw you!" to this so called "religion of peace".
July 13, 2012 at 5:44 am
Council of Clermont
Pope Urban II
Let those who have been accustomed unjustly to wage private warfare against the faithful now go against the infidels and end with victory this war which should have been begun long ago. Let those who for a long time, have been robbers, now become knights. Let those who have been fighting against their brothers and relatives now fight in a proper way against the barbarians. Let those who have been serving as mercenaries for small pay now obtain the eternal reward. Let those who have been wearing themselves out in both body and soul now work for a double honor.
July 13, 2012 at 2:35 pm
I have grave concerns for the future of Egypt, most especially for her Christian minority however, I find this articles title and the truncated version of the story presented very misleading.
The article from which this snippet was plucked can be found at:
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3092/tunisia-muslims-slaughter-apostate
Within the article you will find the following:
“Liberal talk show host Tawfiq Okasha recently appeared on "Egypt Today," airing a video of Muslims slicing off a young man's head off for the crime of apostasy — in this instance, the crime of converting to Christianity and refusing to renounce it.”
Further on we read:
“Visibly distraught, Tawfiq Okasha, the host, asks: "Is this Islam? Does Islam call for this? How is Islam related to this matter?…These are the images that are disseminated throughout the electronic media in Europe and America…. Can you imagine?" Then, in reference to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and Salafis, whose political influence has grown tremendously, he asks, "How are such people supposed to govern?"
This is not a story of Egyptian media promoting the beheading of an “apostate” rather, it shows that the egyptian media (at least for now) whether supportive or not is allowing Twfiq Okasha to question violence in the name of Islam. For this we should be grateful.
July 13, 2012 at 4:19 pm
This man died for believing in Christ; he is a martyr, so I think we should be asking for his prayers rather than giving him ours. He is surely in the presence of God.
July 15, 2012 at 9:27 am
And may G-d protect Tawfiq Okasha.
July 15, 2012 at 8:48 pm
There is a silent Christian resolve which Islam dramatically under estimates ..again…and again.
Christianity will prevail..good will prevail…the lord Jesus Christ will prevail.
July 15, 2012 at 8:49 pm
There is a silent Christian resolve which Islam dramatically under estimates ..again…and again.
Christianity will prevail..good will prevail…the lord Jesus Christ will prevail.
July 16, 2012 at 2:34 am
Dirtdartwife is right. All you hear is the rambling of the Jihadi be-header with his accomplices mumbling in the background. The young man is serene. Frankly, he looked like a lamb at the slaughter. No hyperbole.
One poster at the YouTube site wrote that the accent of the killers is Iraqi. Regardless, the killer's ethnicity is irrelevant. It's the ideology that's the problem.
July 19, 2012 at 8:31 pm
May this man join Jesus with his angels and his saints. God bless his family! Pray for us who are born Christians and yet so coward in proclaiming our faith.