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01-30-2024, 10:14 PM
About 100 churches have been vandalized, torched, or desecrated over the last two-and-a-half years—not in Egypt or Nigeria, but in Canada. While this phenomenon received a bit of media attention, after some 30 churches were initially torched in the summer of 2021, that number has significantly grown to 96, with the authorities doing little.
Background: According to Canadian "mainstream" media -- all of which are left of Left -- unmarked graves of natives were recently discovered in residential boarding schools, and the Catholic Church is being accused of sadistically killing its young scholars and trying to cover it up.
The problem, however, is that this widely shared narrative is inherently false. These graves were once marked and therefore known, and most of those presumably buried in them died of natural causes. The deaths, moreover, took place primarily in the early 1800s. Apparently some plague--epidemics were especially common back then--broke out in these church-sponsored boarding schools for natives.
Jeff Fynn-Paul wrote in a new book 'Not Stolen: The Truth About European Colonialism in the New World',
'Recent claims of ‘hundreds’ of graves found at Indigenous schools in Canada--claims that were propagated by the board of the Canadian Historical Association no less—have proven to be almost entirely unfounded… The notion that these schools were set up for maleficent ends has been debunked roundly for anyone who cares to look into it.'
But since when did those who hate Christianity care to look into facts when a good pretext is handy? They much prefer to run with claims of innocent young natives being tortured, murdered, and secretly buried by dastardly clerics. As the recent report states, “In response to these announcements [of mass graves], far-left radicals have used this opportunity as an excuse to terrorize Catholic and other Christian communities by targeting churches.”
If “far-left radicals” have been the foot soldiers, far-left politicians--that is, the Canadian ruling elite--have provided them with cover.
On June 30, 2021, after the first two dozen churches were torched, Harsha Walia, the then head of British Colombia’s Civil Liberties Association--which claims to “promote, defend, sustain, and extend civil liberties and human rights”--tweeted in regards to the churches: “Burn it all down.” (So much for her championing the “civil liberties and human rights” of Canadians; apparently they only apply to some people, not others.)
A Punjabi born and raised in Bahrain, one could say it might make sense for Walia to respond in this manner.
But what explains the similar response from many white Canadian leaders? Prominent Newfoundland lawyer, Caitlin Urquhart, merely parroted Walia--“Burn it all down.” Heidi Mathews of Harvard Law School described the vandalization and torching of churches as “the right of resistance to extreme and systemic injustice.” Gerald Butts, a close confidant of the Canadian prime minister, said the attacks were “understandable.”
As for the leader of Canada himself, after offering the usual lip service and saying that ongoing church attacks are “unacceptable,” Justin Trudeau said:
'I understand the anger that’s out there … against institutions like the Catholic Church. It is real, and it is fully understandable given the shameful history that we’re all becoming more and more aware of.'
After stating that four churches were torched in the days leading up to this last Christmas, 2023 -- a recent report states that, “as it turns out, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have -- so far -- zero evidence that any of the church arsons have any link to anti-Christian animus.” “None of the, of the files we’ve solved, showed any particular affinity against the churches whatsoever,” Cpl. Troy Savinkoff, a RCMP spokesman, was quoted as saying, before emphasizing that there's no evidence that the fires are linked or part of any “concerted effort” against churches.
Such commentary seems absurd. One would think that the very fact all these churches have been targeted is evidence that these attacks were motivated by anti-Christian animus.
Canada: Nearly 100 Churches Torched, Four during Christmas, 2023 (https://www.raymondibrahim.com/2024/01/25/canada-nearly-100-churches-torched-four-during-christmas-2023/), by Raymond Ibrahim, January 25, 2024
(This comes from a blog, not a commercial news publication)
Why is Ibrahim speaking out? He was born to Coptic Christian parents who had immigrated to the United States, fleeing persecution and attacks in Egypt, so persecution against Christians is an issue close to heart which he is very familiar with.
The Canadian media is just trying to fan the flames, churn up old history, and foment the natives against Christians - who tend to be a more conservative group within Canadian politics. Meanwhile just helping to create a more negative public perception of Christians and Canadian founding history (i.e. the message that nation was founded on racism and evil and the entire society needs to be completely reworked and changed, that there is nothing conservative worthwhile to try to preserve).
The media seemed to be dishonestly implying that the mass graves - several which were recently been unearthed amid new interest in this - are evidence of these Canadian schools killing native children.
Far more likely the children died from a cholera or smallpox epidemic.
Lots of people were dying from that at that time and native people were especially vulnerable because they did not have immune system resistance to those diseases.
There are plenty of younger people who have become absolutely convinced that the Catholic Church carried out an intentional genocidal massacre to wipe out native children. The media may have never explicitly claimed this, but they certainly inculcated that impression, with plenty of dishonestly misleading insinuation.
For anyone who spends any amount of time on TikTok or Facebook, it's obvious that a huge number of young people have been convinced of this, from the media coverage.
All this seems very reminiscent of Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution in China. Fan the flames and turn the people against supposed "public enemies".
Background: According to Canadian "mainstream" media -- all of which are left of Left -- unmarked graves of natives were recently discovered in residential boarding schools, and the Catholic Church is being accused of sadistically killing its young scholars and trying to cover it up.
The problem, however, is that this widely shared narrative is inherently false. These graves were once marked and therefore known, and most of those presumably buried in them died of natural causes. The deaths, moreover, took place primarily in the early 1800s. Apparently some plague--epidemics were especially common back then--broke out in these church-sponsored boarding schools for natives.
Jeff Fynn-Paul wrote in a new book 'Not Stolen: The Truth About European Colonialism in the New World',
'Recent claims of ‘hundreds’ of graves found at Indigenous schools in Canada--claims that were propagated by the board of the Canadian Historical Association no less—have proven to be almost entirely unfounded… The notion that these schools were set up for maleficent ends has been debunked roundly for anyone who cares to look into it.'
But since when did those who hate Christianity care to look into facts when a good pretext is handy? They much prefer to run with claims of innocent young natives being tortured, murdered, and secretly buried by dastardly clerics. As the recent report states, “In response to these announcements [of mass graves], far-left radicals have used this opportunity as an excuse to terrorize Catholic and other Christian communities by targeting churches.”
If “far-left radicals” have been the foot soldiers, far-left politicians--that is, the Canadian ruling elite--have provided them with cover.
On June 30, 2021, after the first two dozen churches were torched, Harsha Walia, the then head of British Colombia’s Civil Liberties Association--which claims to “promote, defend, sustain, and extend civil liberties and human rights”--tweeted in regards to the churches: “Burn it all down.” (So much for her championing the “civil liberties and human rights” of Canadians; apparently they only apply to some people, not others.)
A Punjabi born and raised in Bahrain, one could say it might make sense for Walia to respond in this manner.
But what explains the similar response from many white Canadian leaders? Prominent Newfoundland lawyer, Caitlin Urquhart, merely parroted Walia--“Burn it all down.” Heidi Mathews of Harvard Law School described the vandalization and torching of churches as “the right of resistance to extreme and systemic injustice.” Gerald Butts, a close confidant of the Canadian prime minister, said the attacks were “understandable.”
As for the leader of Canada himself, after offering the usual lip service and saying that ongoing church attacks are “unacceptable,” Justin Trudeau said:
'I understand the anger that’s out there … against institutions like the Catholic Church. It is real, and it is fully understandable given the shameful history that we’re all becoming more and more aware of.'
After stating that four churches were torched in the days leading up to this last Christmas, 2023 -- a recent report states that, “as it turns out, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have -- so far -- zero evidence that any of the church arsons have any link to anti-Christian animus.” “None of the, of the files we’ve solved, showed any particular affinity against the churches whatsoever,” Cpl. Troy Savinkoff, a RCMP spokesman, was quoted as saying, before emphasizing that there's no evidence that the fires are linked or part of any “concerted effort” against churches.
Such commentary seems absurd. One would think that the very fact all these churches have been targeted is evidence that these attacks were motivated by anti-Christian animus.
Canada: Nearly 100 Churches Torched, Four during Christmas, 2023 (https://www.raymondibrahim.com/2024/01/25/canada-nearly-100-churches-torched-four-during-christmas-2023/), by Raymond Ibrahim, January 25, 2024
(This comes from a blog, not a commercial news publication)
Why is Ibrahim speaking out? He was born to Coptic Christian parents who had immigrated to the United States, fleeing persecution and attacks in Egypt, so persecution against Christians is an issue close to heart which he is very familiar with.
The Canadian media is just trying to fan the flames, churn up old history, and foment the natives against Christians - who tend to be a more conservative group within Canadian politics. Meanwhile just helping to create a more negative public perception of Christians and Canadian founding history (i.e. the message that nation was founded on racism and evil and the entire society needs to be completely reworked and changed, that there is nothing conservative worthwhile to try to preserve).
The media seemed to be dishonestly implying that the mass graves - several which were recently been unearthed amid new interest in this - are evidence of these Canadian schools killing native children.
Far more likely the children died from a cholera or smallpox epidemic.
Lots of people were dying from that at that time and native people were especially vulnerable because they did not have immune system resistance to those diseases.
There are plenty of younger people who have become absolutely convinced that the Catholic Church carried out an intentional genocidal massacre to wipe out native children. The media may have never explicitly claimed this, but they certainly inculcated that impression, with plenty of dishonestly misleading insinuation.
For anyone who spends any amount of time on TikTok or Facebook, it's obvious that a huge number of young people have been convinced of this, from the media coverage.
All this seems very reminiscent of Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution in China. Fan the flames and turn the people against supposed "public enemies".