tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271097.post9172410382716631157..comments2023-05-11T05:33:36.857-04:00Comments on Persecuted Church Weblog: Nigerian church leaders claim that inaccurate reporting is clouding the truth of attacks in JosGreg Musselmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15224965213121759243noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271097.post-62014466030934413852008-12-08T10:27:00.000-05:002008-12-08T10:27:00.000-05:00Get ready folks, international media reporting of ...Get ready folks, international media reporting of Muslim violence is going to become increasingly suppressed and made to be 'less offensive' to Muslims and Islam. <BR/>At this moment there is great pressure on the UN and journalists of all nations by the OIC to literally ban the use of the terms "Muslim" or "Islam" when reporting Muslim violence. It is an effort to prevent us from making the logical and reasonable link between Islam and violence. <BR/>It is an information jihad. A prominant Muslim, in Gaza I believe, said in recent years that they are well aware of the great power they can exert over the Western world by the manipulation of Western media. He was quite right to point out that the first report of a story is the one most people remember, whether it is a true story or not.<BR/><BR/>MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271097.post-87982077523537163562008-12-04T16:28:00.000-05:002008-12-04T16:28:00.000-05:00It will be several days until more information lik...It will be several days until more information like this will be able to be confirmed. Things are quite chaotic in Jos at the present time and at least 200 Christians have been killed, according to our sources in a report received today.Glenn Pennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775729921874246091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271097.post-42329030703251226052008-12-04T15:33:00.000-05:002008-12-04T15:33:00.000-05:00Someone needs to check up on the story of an Assem...Someone needs to check up on the story of an Assembly of God official being killed in this attack. I believe his name was Rev. Tsetu.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271097.post-59144457851789907032008-12-03T12:18:00.000-05:002008-12-03T12:18:00.000-05:00For my part, I don't think the truth is always in ...For my part, I don't think the truth is always in the middle. However, it is true that it is just as difficult to get to the truth from an article as this as it is from the other reports referred to. Too many times vague language is used to refer to the sources of information making it difficult to ascertain how reliable the information truly is. There is propaganda everywhere, unfortunately even among Christians. We know that it would not be out of character for attacks to be carried out against Christians by muslims as this is happening in many countries. But as much as I am a Christian myself, I know that not all who bear the name are necessarily walking as they should. I would ask VOM bloggers to find ways to assure readers of the reliability of information, even if anonymity needs to be preserved for security purposes. It is more difficult to pray amidst confusion. I am grateful for your ministry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20271097.post-62449017627434964712008-12-02T14:09:00.000-05:002008-12-02T14:09:00.000-05:00While I certainly hope that CSW has not been misin...While I certainly hope that CSW has not been misinformed, I would not be surprised if these "local sources" were distorting the news just as much as the Muslim sources were. While there are many things that I wouldn't trust the NY Times to report well, I imagine that if they sensed a persecution-type story they would play up that angle.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, I suspect that the truth is somewhere in the middle: a few radicals Muslims and Christians were prepared to seize the moment to murder their enemies, and most of the victims were innocents caught in the crossfire. It's still too early to say, though, and I echo Dr. Kwashi's call to say that "truth is maintained and justice is done."Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17986483712873196944noreply@blogger.com