Tea at Trianon: Christians Murdered in Nigeria

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Christians Murdered in Nigeria

From Aleteia:

Alongside a rise in recorded murders is a steep climb in abductions. Since January 2021, it is estimated that 3,000 Christians have been kidnapped. Of these, the report notes, it is likely that 1 in 10 have died, which adds another 300 to the death toll. The report also tacks on an additional 150 to the number in order to account for “dark figures,” or unreported and undiscovered murders. Churches have been unable to offer sanctuary, as they have been targeted by extremists as well. The number of churches that have been attacked, closed, or destroyed this year stands at around 300. Among these were no less than 10 instances where the parish priest was killed or abducted.
One of the most distressing parts of the dire report was found in the complicity of the Nigerian authorities. The report noted that surviving families of victims are offered no support from the government. In fact, in the North, security forces seems to support the jihadists actions, offering “cover and support” that allows for unfettered murder, abduction, forced conversion, and destruction.
Intersociety wrote:
“It is deeply saddening that till date those responsible for the anti Christian butcheries in the country have continued to evade justice and remained unchecked, untracked, uninvestigated and untried; leading to impunity and repeat-atrocities.”
Intersociety, or The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, is a research and investigative rights group which has been monitoring and investigating religious persecution across Nigeria since 2010. They source information from direct contact with victims, eyewitnesses, media tracking, review of credible local and international reports, interviews and closed sources and more. (Read more.)