Every time a country declares that they don’t want a flood of Muslim migrants or that they prefer Middle East Christian migrants, the internet blows up with cries of racism, bigotry, religious persecution, and alleged brotherly love. Those who are erupting in anger are angry at the wrong people.
It’s natural for a country to want to protect certain things. Borders, heritage, citizens, traditions – all of these and more are valid reasons to be concerned about the possibilities of having a large influx of people from anywhere and with any religion. These concerns are often superseded by the humane desire to help those in need and if the situation was different, today’s sensibilities combined with the communication capabilities of the world would prompt governments to open their borders much more readily and assist.
The “situation” that should be different is that there are still a large number of Muslim extremists in the world. From the Islamic State, al Qaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood, Hezbollah, and independent terrorists organizations, it’s an unfortunate reality that there are those who are likely mixed in with the suffering refugees who see this crisis as an opportunity to infiltrate other countries, spread their doctrines, and commit jihad.
#Muslim Syrian refugee makes #ISIS beheading gesture to tv camera in #Hungary http://t.co/XrrHKnpyu6 http://pic.twitter.com/jBWWKUKVzL
— BrewCitriot (@BrewCitriot) September 7, 2015
The idiot depicted in the Tweet above is actually one of the less harmful risks. European and Middle Eastern governments do not fear the outwardly hateful people. They fear the sly wolves among the sheep, the strategically placed refugees who are coming into Europe and other countries with intentions of destroying life rather than building a new one.
No Red Flags there…let in the jihadists! Europe migrant crisis: Refugees pretending to be Syrian to gain asylum http://t.co/JUj7lgdxQG
— Lisa Rockwell (@DesertLovinChic) September 7, 2015
Cyprus and others have pushed for a safer humanitarian course.
Cyprus Says It Prefers Christian Refugees http://t.co/yEtzCBW9ma http://pic.twitter.com/2qaHC3W4ys
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) September 7, 2015
Those crying about the “bigotry” that comes with countries preferring Christian refugees over Muslim refugees need to understand the risks associated with each group. It isn’t just the fact that there are much fewer Christian terrorists than there are Muslim terrorists. It’s the history of the Muslim faith that has many governments cautious. Many countries in the Middle East and other places in the world once held a Christian majority. Syria once held some of the most robust Christian communities in the world before Islam spread, converting or pushing out those of non-Muslim faith.
The players in this world religious game are fighting over stability. Mostly Christian nations rightfully want to maintain stability and groups like ISIS are fighting for instability. Turkey, another seed of Christianity in the past that has been overrun by Islam, has been stealthily fighting to destabilize Christianity around the world, denying the Armenian genocide and quietly supporting terrorist activities while maintaining the blanket of protection that NATO has given them.
It’s these facts that would make stories like the one below comical if they weren’t so undeniably sad.
ISIS-friendly turk PM whines about refugees, slams Europe as "Christian fortress" http://t.co/TSel6ToOnN #turkey @This_is_Europe
— No To Turkey (@NoToTurkey) September 7, 2015
It’s easy for some Americans to insert their righteous indignation into a situation from afar, but those who understand the complex nature of the migrant crisis know that the proposed solutions may end up creating much bigger problems for everyone.
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