By The Craig Bushon Show Media Team
The Truth Is Not Hate Speech
Evil isn’t hiding anymore. It’s parading itself in the open — brutal, organized, and merciless. In places like Nigeria, Syria, Congo, and Pakistan, Christians and other vulnerable minorities are being hunted, abducted, raped, and massacred — and the so-called “international community” is looking the other way.
This is not war in the traditional sense. This is calculated, ideologically driven extermination — rooted in the hatred and violence of radical Islamist persecution. And it’s happening right now.
Nigeria: A Nation on Fire
Nigeria has become the global epicenter of Christian persecution. More Christians are killed for their faith in Nigeria each year than in any other country in the world. These killings are not random. They are part of a brutal campaign of Islamist extremism and ethnic violence, fueled by radical ideology and tolerated by political inaction.
The main perpetrators are well known: Boko Haram, Fulani Islamist militants, and factions loyal to Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). These groups have waged war on Christian villages for more than a decade, leaving behind a trail of blood, ashes, and mass graves.
Village raids and massacres are carried out with military precision. Armed militants storm farming communities at night, burning families alive in their homes. Thousands of villages in Nigeria’s Middle Belt have been attacked in the last five years alone. Church leaders are kidnapped or killed, with over 100 clergy members abducted or executed in recent years. Hundreds of churches have been attacked, burned, or destroyed. Women and girls continue to be abducted, echoing the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping of 2014. Many are forced into slavery or coerced conversion. Land seizures following these attacks amount to targeted ethnic and religious cleansing.
The Nigerian government, led by a Muslim president, has shown chronic unwillingness or outright refusal to intervene. Security forces often arrive long after massacres. International observers have repeatedly accused the government of gross negligence and complicity.
The scale is staggering: Nigeria accounts for the overwhelming majority of Christian deaths worldwide due to persecution. In the last decade, tens of thousands of Christians have been killed, thousands of churches destroyed, and millions displaced. This is not just persecution — it is a slow-motion genocide.
Syria: A Faith Under Siege
Syria was once home to one of the oldest Christian communities in the world. Before the civil war, Christians made up roughly 10% of Syria’s population — about 2.2 million people. Today, after years of targeted violence, over two-thirds of that population has fled, been displaced, or been killed.
Since 2011, radical Islamist groups including Islamic State (ISIS), Al-Nusra Front, and others have systematically targeted Christians for forced conversion, taxation under “dhimmi” laws, enslavement, or death. Human rights monitors have documented mass executions, abductions, and the destruction of more than 200 churches and monasteries. Over 1.5 million Syrian Christians have fled. In places like Maaloula, one of the few remaining Aramaic-speaking towns, entire communities were forced to flee or die.
Clergy have been targeted for kidnapping and execution, including two archbishops kidnapped in 2013 who remain missing. Even in areas where ISIS has lost ground, Christians live under constant threat, and there has been no meaningful international protection. Syria is a warning of what happens when the world looks away.
Congo: Terror and Ashes
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ISIS-affiliated militias raid villages, torch homes, execute men, kidnap women and children, and leave only ashes behind. This is part of a coordinated strategy to destabilize regions, displace Christian populations, and seize territory. International institutions barely whisper a word.
Pakistan: Systemic Persecution by Law and Mob
In Pakistan, persecution is not only tolerated — it is built into the system. Christians, Ahmadis, Hindus, Sikhs, and other minorities live under the shadow of blasphemy laws that have become weapons of terror. These laws, which carry penalties including death, are often used to settle personal disputes, seize land, and enforce radical ideology.
Accusations — frequently false — can spark immediate mob violence. Entire communities have been attacked over rumors. Churches have been burned, homes looted, and families driven out of their neighborhoods overnight. Even when no evidence exists, the accused can spend years in prison awaiting trial. And in many cases, extremists simply bypass the courts, dispensing their own brutal version of “justice.”
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) continues to designate Pakistan a “Country of Particular Concern” — one of the worst on earth for religious freedom violations. Open Doors ranks Pakistan 8th globally for Christian persecution, affecting more than 4.5 million believers.
Radical groups such as Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) regularly stage mass protests, call for executions, and whip up nationwide hysteria against minorities. Successive governments have chosen appeasement over accountability, allowing extremism to harden into national culture.
This is not spontaneous violence. This is state-enabled persecution, wrapped in the language of religion and politics — and the victims are the country’s most vulnerable citizens.
The International Community Looks Away
The phrase “international community” is supposed to represent the world’s collective moral backbone. But when it comes to Christian persecution, that “community” loses its voice. Leaders who rush to condemn lesser offenses respond to these massacres with carefully worded statements of “concern.” No sanctions. No coordinated action. No emergency sessions of the United Nations Security Council. Just silence — or worse, selective outrage.
The atrocities are documented, photographed, and testified to by survivors. But confronting them would mean acknowledging uncomfortable truths about radical Islamist networks, failed governments, and geopolitical power plays. So, world leaders choose silence.
This silence is not accidental. It is political cowardice disguised as diplomacy.
The Western Media’s Deafening Silence
There’s another reason these atrocities have gone unanswered: the Western media — especially in the United States — has chosen not to tell the full story.
When a single act of violence happens in a Western nation, headlines circle the globe in minutes. But when entire Christian villages are wiped out in Nigeria, when ancient churches are bombed in Syria, when families are massacred in Congo, or when mobs burn down churches in Pakistan, the world’s largest newsrooms look away.
America’s major media outlets have spent years underreporting or ignoring Christian persecution. These are not obscure events. They’re documented by NGOs, human rights organizations, and local churches. But because Christian persecution doesn’t fit their preferred narratives — because shining light on radical Islamic violence is politically inconvenient — the stories remain in the shadows.
While journalists obsess over partisan theater, tens of thousands of Christians are slaughtered in silence. And this has consequences. Without coverage, there is no pressure. Without pressure, there is no accountability. And without accountability, evil flourishes.
This is not just a failure of journalism. It is a failure of conscience. And history will not be kind to those who looked away when they could have shone a light on the truth.
It’s No Coincidence: China’s Shadow Over the Congo
It is no coincidence that the region suffering some of the worst atrocities against Christians is also one of the most resource-rich on Earth — and one where the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has entrenched itself.
For years, Beijing has maintained extensive relationships with both the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), driven by its hunger for critical minerals like cobalt, copper, and lithium. While Christian villages are being burned and believers are slaughtered, Chinese state-backed companies are securing decades-long mining contracts. Instability benefits them. Chaos means cheap contracts and minimal oversight.
This is not just persecution — this is geopolitical engineering. The weaponization of instability for strategic gain. And the silence from global powers is complicity.
The U.N. Looks Away While Hamas Gets Sympathy
While Christians are slaughtered in silence, the U.N. bends over backwards to offer sympathy to Hamas — an organization responsible for its own atrocities. Christian church leaders from Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia are crying out, begging for intervention to save “the lives of young and old.” But their pleas echo down empty halls. Christian persecution doesn’t fit fashionable narratives, and so it is ignored.
Standing in the Gap
Thank God there are still some willing to act. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) has filed multiple Universal Periodic Review reports at the U.N., exposing these atrocities and demanding accountability. These reports are not symbolic gestures. They are legal weapons aimed at forcing nations to face their complicity in crimes against believers.
While much of the world stays silent, the ACLJ stands boldly in the gap for persecuted Christians — going directly to the U.N., the International Criminal Court, and national governments to shine a light on what the mainstream media refuses to cover. Their attorneys and advocates have spent decades defending religious liberty, rescuing hostages, and confronting oppressive regimes.
That’s why The Craig Bushon Show is proud to be a supporter of the ACLJ. This isn’t just another nonprofit. This is one of the most effective legal voices for Christians under fire. They need the support of everyday Americans who refuse to sit quietly while evil spreads.
This fight isn’t only fought in courtrooms in Geneva or New York — it’s fought through awareness, advocacy, and the strength of a movement that believes truth still matters and faith still matters.
We urge everyone reading or listening: get behind the ACLJ. Support their work. Share their reports. Pray for their team. Because in a world where most are afraid to speak, they speak boldly for those who cannot.
Evil Grows When Good Men Stay Silent
The radical ideology fueling this violence thrives in the shadows of weak leadership, political correctness, and diplomatic cowardice. When the West refuses to speak the truth, evil gains ground. This is not just a Christian problem — it’s a human rights crisis. If the world remains silent while Christians are slaughtered, it tells us everything about where moral courage has gone.
We Must Be the Voice
If governments won’t speak, the people must. If the U.N. won’t act, then movements like ours — and organizations like the ACLJ — must carry this cause into every corner of the world. Every podcast. Every pulpit. Every platform.
Christians in these regions are not asking for luxury. They’re asking to live. To worship freely. To keep their families safe. To not be slaughtered for their faith in Jesus Christ.
The question is: will we let their cries die in silence — or will we be the generation that finally says, “Enough.”
Disclaimer: This piece reflects the views of The Craig Bushon Show and aims to raise awareness of ongoing human rights abuses against Christian communities worldwide. All statistical information is drawn from international human rights reports, NGO findings, and legal filings by advocacy organizations such as the ACLJ.
References:
[1] Open Doors 2024 World Watch List
[2] Amnesty International – Nigeria Reports
[3] USCIRF Annual Reports
[4] Open Doors USA Field Reports
[5] USCIRF Nigeria Country Update
[6] International Christian Concern
[7] Pew Research Center – Christians in Syria
[8] Amnesty International – Syria Conflict Monitor
[9] Human Rights Watch – Syria Women’s Rights
[10] Christian Solidarity Worldwide
[11] Global Witness – Congo Mining
[12] ACLJ – U.N. Filings
[13] USCIRF Pakistan Country Update
[14] Open Doors World Watch List – Pakistan
[15] Amnesty International – Pakistan
[16] Human Rights Watch – Pakistan
