Maybe
if we tiptoe around the poor dears, not saying or doing anything that
could conceivably arouse their ire, this kind of thing won’t happen.
After all, we don’t want to talk too much about it, because as we all
know, “talk about extreme, militant Islamists and the atrocities that
they have perpetrated globally might undercut the positive achievements
that we Catholics have attained in our inter-religious dialogue with
devout Muslims.” — Robert McManus, Roman Catholic Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, February 8, 2013An update on this story. “KENYA: Six Fatalities After Church Attacked by Gunmen,” from the Canada Free Press, April 3 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
On the morning of March 23rd, as a congregation gathered for worship at their church in Likoni, a hooded gunman burst through the church’s back door and began firing indiscriminately. Those who tried to flee through the church’s main door were met with gunfire from several more assailants waiting outside.
“They forced their way through the rear door, shot the watchman who staggered into the church before falling down. One attacker shouted ‘Allah Akbar!’ and started shooting in every direction,” a devastated survivor shared.
As suddenly as they had come, the attackers abruptly and calmly walked away, disappearing into the surrounding slums. Police later found a box containing 36 rounds of ammunition that had been left at the scene.
Six Christians died from the assault, while over 20 were hospitalized. Many of the injured had gunshot wounds while others suffered soft tissue injuries due to their panicked attempts to escape the church.
Although, at last report, no group had claimed responsibility for the attack, it is widely suspected to be the work of the Somali Islamic terrorist group, Al Shabaab, or its sympathizers….
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