In past several weeks, the world has watched in silent complicity as the slaughter of Christians unfolds across the Middle East and Africa. These massacres, carried out by Islamist terrorists, are not isolated incidents—they are a systematic campaign of extermination against Christian communities.
In just on instance in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Islamist militants rounded up 70 villagers, forced them into a church, and butchered them. Reports suggest that many were beheaded, their bodies left as a gruesome testament to the terrorists’ unrestrained brutality. Entire families were wiped out in a single night of terror.
In Syria, thousands of Christians were slaughtered in the most brutal and inhumane ways by Islamist militants who now rule the country. Entire Christian families—whole communities—wiped out in a wave of unspeakable violence. They were shot, butchered by the sword, and even crucified in a grotesque display of cruelty. The images that emerged from this carnage are beyond horrifying—so gruesome that they shake the very core of human conscience. The world watches in shock, struggling to comprehend how such monstrous savagery could exist in our time by these evil islamists.
And yet, the West remains silent.
Where Is the Outrage?
Where are the voices of America and the Western world? Where are the major news networks, the so-called champions of human rights? These atrocities are being exposed not by mainstream media but by individuals, by alternative independent media sources, and journalists fighting to bring the truth to light. The legacy media is consumed with climate change alarmism, LGBTQ+ activism, the battle over men in women’s sports, and an obsession with Donald Trump’s political maneuvers. Meanwhile, Christians are being hunted down and massacred—but to the media elites, this is not newsworthy.
If these same horrors were inflicted upon any other minority group, the talking heads would be in an uproar. News anchors would be tripping over themselves to broadcast every tragic detail. But because the victims are Christians, the silence is deafening. Is it hatred for Christianity that fuels this indifference? Or is it fear—fear of offending radical Islamists?
Where Are the Islamic Leaders?
Where are the so-called “moderate” Islamic leaders, the ones who constantly remind the West that Islam is a religion of peace? Where is their condemnation of these barbaric acts? Their silence speaks volumes. Do not insult us with weak dismissals that these terrorists are merely “bad Muslims.” If these extremists are truly a distortion of Islam, then why is there not a global Islamic uprising against them? Is this silence an example of taqiyya, the doctrine of deception?
Where Are the Christian Leaders?
And what of the Church? Where are the bishops, the denominational leaders, the voices of Christianity’s shepherds? Pope Francis, who frequently speaks on global issues, has barely whispered about the slaughter of his own flock. Are the Church’s leaders more concerned with appeasing their Muslim neighbors than protecting their Christian brothers and sisters?
What about the so-called champions of diversity—the activists who rush to defend every perceived injustice? Where are the progressive voices, the “social justice warriors” who take to the streets for every other cause? Where are the same activists who support Hamas terrorists in Gaza, yet remain silent as Christians are exterminated in Africa and the Middle East? Their hypocrisy is glaring.
The Terrorists Thrive on Fear
This silence is not just troubling—it is deadly. The inaction of the West is a gift to Islamist terrorists. Every moment that goes by without outrage, every news cycle that ignores these massacres, emboldens them further. They know that fear keeps the world quiet. They know that as long as they intimidate, the West will cower.
Is this the end of Christianity in the lands where it was first born? Is this what so-called “moderate” Muslim leaders truly desire?
While Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates take steps toward tolerance, other Muslim-majority nations are growing increasingly radical—Qatar, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, Libya. Hatred for Christianity is rising unchecked, fueled by extremist ideologies and the cowardice of Western leaders who refuse to call it out.
The West Must Take Action
We cannot turn away. The plight of persecuted Christians must not be ignored.
Christian and political leaders in the United States and Europe must break their silence. They cannot look the other way while Christian families are driven from their homes, their churches burned, their bodies piled in the streets. If they do not speak out, who will?
The West has a duty—to protect the persecuted, to stand firm in the face of this evil, and to offer sanctuary to those fleeing genocide. The doors of Christian nations must be open to their suffering brethren.
But beyond refuge, the West must demand accountability. Moderate Islamic leaders must be forced to take a stand. If the Muslim world is to have any hope of reform, it must come from within. But Western pressure is essential. The world must make it clear: there will be no tolerance for terrorism, no sanctuary for those who slaughter the innocent in the name of religious fanaticism.
Whether islam is going to modernize or reform, that is up to the muslims. However and more importantly, the American Christian and political leaders have a responsibility to humanity and the to our future generation. Christianity must be protected and preserved.
If we expect moderate Muslim leaders to protect the Christian Church in their own nations, then we in the West must do our part.
We must speak. We must act. Before it is too late.