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Strangely muted reaction to Commons genocide vote
| Posted on April 21, 2016 at 4:01 AM |
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 I am astonished and no less disappointed to see that few of
the major UK news outlets have covered yesterday’s House of Commons vote, when
MPs voted 278 – 0 in favour of declaring ISIS/Daesh atrocities against
Christians and Yazidis as genocide. If the Holocaust were to occur today, would the media recognise
the atrocity and label it as genocide?
If the massacre of Srebrenica were to occur today, would the media
recognise the suffering people of the city and label it as genocide? And what about Rwanda in 1994? Would today’s media be prepared to state that
this is genocide? As I write I see that the Guardian, the Telegraph and
Reuters are all at least now covering the story. But still no BBC, no ITV, and no Sky News coverage among
many others. These outlets are no better
than the Conservative government which has to date epically failed to declare
the murder and violence wrought by ISIS as genocide.
Is it fear?
Is it an anti-Christian mentality?
Who knows? But one thing is
certain, if genocide isn’t news we might as well all pack up and head for the
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Westminster Genocide debate - write to your MP now!
| Posted on April 15, 2016 at 8:56 AM |
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 When will the West listen?A motion is to be put before the UK Parliament next week calling on the House to recognise that Christians and other minority groups in the Middle East are facing genocide. The terror being wrought by ISIS is well known to all, though the fact that it is mainly targeted towards Christians is not so well documented in the West. This is an opportunity for the UK government to take a stand against ISIS by declaring their actions to be a genocide against Christians, Yazidis and other religious minorities. As Pope Francis said: "It is wrong to look the other way, and remain silent." We all know the situation in the Middle East, and now is our chance to act and to speak up. Please, please contact your MP today and encourage them to take part in this debate which will take place in Parliament next Wednesday 20th April. Aid to the Church in Need UK has helpfully drafted up a letter and included a link to obtain the contact details of your MP. You can find it all by clicking here. We can no longer allow innocent blood to flow under our feet while we do nothing. We need to act to stop this murder. Please, help the helpless and write to your MP today. |