Who are suffering and even being martyred at the hands of Islamofascists.
R. Scott Clark
R.Scott Clark is the President of the Heidelberg Reformation Association, the author and editor of, and contributor to several books and the author of many articles. He has taught church history and historical theology since 1997 at Westminster Seminary California. He has also taught at Wheaton College, Reformed Theological Seminary, and Concordia University. He has hosted the Heidelblog since 2007.
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I think it would be helpful at this juncture to point out that this happens in Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Indonesia, and pretty much anywhere else Christians live next to the Muslims, to greater or lesser degrees. Let’s not forget the million Armenians who were slaughtered by the co-jihad of Turks and Kurds.
The term “Islamofascist” is unhelpful because it serves to muddy the waters regarding the core teachings of all 4 schools of Sunni jurisprudence and both schools of Shi’a jurisprudence regarding jihad. Basically, this sort of behavior is acceptable in Islam because Mohammed practiced it. A good number of Muslims choose not to act this way because they’re just culturally Muslim, but another good number choose to behave as Mohammed did because Surah 3:23 tells them to.