Terror in Europe: news and analysis (regularly updated)
Newest items at the top:
Attacks are forcing Germany to examine civil freedoms, by Jenny Hill, BBC
Clerics who threaten reformers and praise murderers, by Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute
Choudary conviction proves ‘dangerous’ counter-terror laws are not needed, say free speech campaigners, by Harry Farley, Christian Today
Going undercover against extremism, by Steve Swann and Dominic Casciani, BBC
Video showing Muslim cleric’s son chanting ‘death to all Christians’ sparks outrage in Belgium, Christian Today
Is Britain really safe from Islamist terror? by Simon Heffer, Telegraph
Islamist terror could kill off the West’s liberal values by Janet Daley, Telegraph
Turkey’s Tradition of Murdering Christians by Robert Jones, Gatestone Institute
Will Europe Refuse to Kneel like the Heroic French Priest? by Giulio Meotti, Gatestone Institute
The Pope’s comments on Fr Hamel’s murder were very mysterious by Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith, Catholic Herald
No Matter How Many Priests ISIS Kills, They Can’t Win by Hans Fiene, The Federalist
Jihad comes to church by Tim Dieppe, Christian Concern
Islamic State and secular France are locked in an existential war by Jocelyne Cesari, MercatorNet
The meaning of Martyrdom by Ian Paul, Psephizo
Islamist Terrorism, European Denial, Gatestone Institute
Why France has produced a recipe for endless Islamist terrorist attacks, Premier Christianity
Pope Francis is in denial: our struggle is religious, by Archbishop Cranmer
Security services warn: attack in UK likely, Telegraph
Jihad, France and Christian Civilisation by Bill Muehlenberg, Culture Watch
Isil knows its priorities – and killing Christians is one of them by Shashank Joshi, Telegraph
ANALYSIS Is Christianity killing Europe? by Ed West, Lapido Media
Jihadis: Who Are Their Targets? by Douglas Murray, Gatestone Institute
A Martyr the World Must Remember by Fr Benedict Keily, FaithZette
Europe: do we have the right to criticize Islam? By Gregor Puppinck, European Centre for Law and Justice
Other perspectives
Paul Blackwood, Church Urban Fund, does not want to talk about jihadist Islamism against Western culture, but hate and fear against love and peace: Father Jacques and opposing hate
For Martin Gorick, Archdeacon of Oxford, the real problem we are facing is the potential for a right-wing, anti-Muslim backlash (Diocese of Oxford Weekly News). [Really? – Ed]
Nicolas Henin says that we need to understand a matrix of reasons for the violence: political, religious and psycho-social – We can’t beat terror until we understand why it happens (Guardian)
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