Asquith’s News: Week Ending April 19th

Pope recognizes Armenian genocide — (Well done Francis!) 
JERUSALEM POST

"I condemn the Pope" says Turkey’s President Erdoğan — Turkish politicians join their president in lashing out at the Pope over the Pontiff’s factual comments relating to Armenia 
RNS

The New America: "Christians must be MADE to accept homosexuality"— says New York Times 
BREITBART

Maine police department pays hackers ransom — (When you give in to such demands, you send out a singal inviting every would-be criminal to do the same. Or have we not learned this?) 
PORTLAND HERALD

"Prominent" Catholics sign full-page newspaper ad asking Pope to remove Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore Cordileone — More than 100 prominent Catholics took out a full page ad in San Francisco’s largest newspaper asking Pope Francis to remove the city’s archbishop (Because they don’t want to follow Scriptural principals. Shameful)  
NBC

Muslims tour Catholic cathedral with Cincinnati archbishop — Muslim leaders in Cincinnati toured a Roman Catholic cathedral with the Cincinnati archbishop and other Catholic officials and discussed religious freedom and other issues 
TIMES LEADER

EU in bid to stigmatize Israel — 16 out of 28 EU member states press foreign affairs head to label goods from Judea and Samaria as part of an economic offensive on Israel
— (Very little about the EU surprises me. This latest initiative exposes an appalling ignorance of Jewish history and reinforces the new wave of anti-Semitism which is sweeping across the world)  
ARUTZ SHEVA

Historic cathedral returned to Russian Orthodox Church — Russian government has returned Smolny Convent and Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church 
CATHOLIC CULTURE

This is How Christians Survive in Pakistan’s "Land of the Pure" — A missionary’s account: We cannot try to convert people directly

Congress Kept in Dark About Syrian Refugees Resettled in US, South Carolina Republican Charges — Trey Gowdy, despite being on immigration and homeland security committees, was not informed of plans for his state

UN chief refuses to call 1915 slaughter of Armenians "genocide" — Secretary-general calls murder of estimated 1.5 million by Ottoman Turks "atrocity crimes," but won’t follow Pope Francis’s lead
— (Of course Ban Ki-moon cannot accuse Turkey of genocide. That would take courage and require a commitment to truth, neither of which are hallmarks of the UN) 
TIMES OF ISRAEL

"It is time for us to oppose Islam," says Queen of Denmark — (Yes ma’am) 
10NEWS

"Muslims drown Christian migrants" — (See how quickly the global anti-Christian fervor spreads) 
AP

Europe’s unlikely "Bible Belt" officially disappears — There were 1,546 official religious groups in Crimea when the region voted overwhelmingly to leave Ukraine and join Russia last year. Now just 14 remain 
CHRISTIANITY TODAY

Christian Persecution in Kenya: How Should American Christians Respond? 
—  "
Much of this persecution is a result of Obama Administration directives and funded by American tax dollars and debt. In light of this, it was not surprising that Barack Obama intentionally chose not to mention or pray for recently murdered Christians from his homeland during the April 7 Easter Prayer Breakfast"

CHRISTIAN POST

Muslims rape 17-year-old Christian girl in Uganda — Girl raped because her father, a pastor, refused to close his church 
MSN

Africans form coalition against Boko Haram — Cameroon, Benin and Nigeria have joined Niger and Chad in a new military alliance against the murderous Islamic group 
CHRISTIAN TIMES

"Christians should be sterilized" to protect India — says Hindu leader 
ZEE NEWS