The Rev. Canon Andrew White, former Vicar of Baghdad, says he faces no charges after police concluded an investigation into allegations that he paid money to Islamic State to secure the release of young women held as sex slaves. From the time the accusations surfaced, Canon White has denied paying money to secure the release of the women. He was founding director of the … [Read more...] about No Charges against Canon White
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‘Evil Attacks the Weakest’
The Archbishop of Canterbury responded on Twitter and with presidents of Churches Together in England to the murder of the Rev. Jacques Hamel at Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray in France. The priest, 85, was killed July 26 by two men wielding knives during morning Mass. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility. “Evil attacks the weakest, denies truth & love, is defeated … [Read more...] about ‘Evil Attacks the Weakest’
New Hope for Kidnapped Priest
By John Martin An abducted Indian priest at the center of a viral social media storm claiming his crucifixion on Good Friday is reported alive and likely to be released soon. The Rev. Tom Uzhunnalil was captured in Aden, capital of Yemen, in March. At least 15 people, including nuns from Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity, died in an attack on an old people’s … [Read more...] about New Hope for Kidnapped Priest
‘Their Names Are Known to God’
The Rt. Rev. Grant LeMarquand, area bishop for the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Somalia, Eretrea, Djibouti), writes:I have just learned the horrifying news that as many as twenty-eight Ethiopian Christians have been shot or beheaded in Libya by members of the terrorist group known as ISIS or ISIL. This alarming act of violence against those that ISIS calls “people of the cross” … [Read more...] about ‘Their Names Are Known to God’
Doing What He Was Made to Do
By Peggy EastmanFor the Rev. Canon Andrew White, in his work as chaplain of St. George’s Anglican Church of Baghdad, the flesh may be weak but the spirit remains strong.“I have to be honest with you. I’ve never felt overwhelmed. I know I’m doing what I was made to do and what I was created to do,” White said during a forum at All Saints Church in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on … [Read more...] about Doing What He Was Made to Do
‘Silence is Full of Blood’
By Faith J.H. McDonnellMore than a dozen members of the U.S. Congress have offered their solidarity with those targeted by the Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists. The three senators and 13 representatives addressed 1,000 participants in the inaugural In Defense of Christians summit at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. They pledged to stand with persecuted Christians, Yazidis, and … [Read more...] about ‘Silence is Full of Blood’
ISIS: Death and Destruction
The Rev. Canon Andrew White, profiled in The Living Church earlier this year, spoke earlier this week with BBC Radio 4’s World at One program.“I left Iraq yesterday,” the vicar of Bagdhad said. “The danger there is immense.”“You cannot deal with this evil Islamic State group. They are impossible to engage with, or dialogue with, or try and sort out any solution with. They are … [Read more...] about ISIS: Death and Destruction
Bloodbath in Iraq
The Rev. Canon Andrew White writes on his weblog:Every day we think that the crisis here cannot get worse and every day it does. Yesterday over 1,500 people were killed and the Islamic State (formally known as ISIS) simply said we can do anything now the world is just looking at Gaza. In reality that is true, Iraq seems like old news, yet things just get worse and worse here. … [Read more...] about Bloodbath in Iraq