My new acid test around here involves those who can't stand the fact that Elizabeth Tsurkov survived captivity and now has her voice back. Just as I blocked a number of accounts a few months ago of people who said Hamas never raped any Israeli woman, I will block these idiots.

If only there were a guide, some kind of book, Christians could consult.

In many years working on some of the most dispiriting problems, I have rarely encountered anyone with as strong a moral compass and sense of compassion for people trapped in either side of conflicts as Elizabeth Tsurkov, and I am glad she has not allowed fate to bend her spirit.

If they’re this upset to discover that Jews wrote the Christmas songs, we need to make sure they never find out who wrote the Gospels…

The OSCE finalized the closure of the Minsk Process & its structures on 30 Nov 2025. Reminder: the Process & the Paris-Washington-Moscow co-chairmanship were created to “solve” the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Apparently, the ethnic and religious cleansing in NK was the solution.

Syrian Christian delegation here told me they hope Pope Leo will visit Syria soon.

A reminder of our standing policy on AI-generated posts.

Persecution of the Armenian Apostolic Church All in the Name of Peace and Prosperity The head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Catholicos of All Armenians, is a “threat to national security”, charges Armenia’s prime minister Nikol Pashinyan, as he intensifies his

I recognise times have changed, HTS has changed, al-Sharaa has changed. But HTS under al-Sharaa's leadership killed quite a few civilians, including beautiful revolutionaries like Raed Fares and Hamoud Jnaid. Transparency and honesty would be better.

The Arnona municipal tax is a major, punitive issue for the Christians of Jerusalem who are relatively "land-rich" but cash poor. It is a major threat to their survival.

The Schismatic 'Church of Real Armenia' vs the Historic Armenian Apostolic Church Armenians who are tempted to join or are being blackmailed into joining the new Pashinyan-sponsored ‘Church of Real Armenia’ should take a moment to consider a poignant historical precedent. After

🧵Armenia’s executive & legislative branches’ rep-s continue to interfere with the autonomy & freedom of the Church’s activities, in violation of the Constitution & the Law on Freedom of Conscience & Religious Org-s, int norms on freedom of religion or belief, & ECtHR’s case-law.

Meanwhile, here is what Armenian 🇦🇲human rights groups say: “Today, we are witnessing a gross breach of the autonomy of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church. “We strongly condemn the exertion of pressure on Church clergy by state security bodies of the Republic of Armenia,

Friday: Police arrest a third Archbishop in Armenia. 🇦🇲 Sunday: police seal off the cathedral in Armenia’s second-largest city, and Armenia’s National Security Services give orders to priests to violate canon law. Wednesday: CBN News reports “no war on faith” in Armenia.

A coalition of Armenian 🇦🇲 human rights groups raises the alarm about the government’s attacks on the church.