 a year earlier, radical Muslims shot and killed six Christians as they were leaving church after celebrating the Coptic Christmas Eve midnight Mass in Nag Hammadi.

December 25, 2011, was called Nigeria’s “blackest Christmas ever.” In a number of coordinated jihadi operations, Reuters reported, Islamic terrorists bombed several churches during Christmas liturgies, killing at least thirty-eight people, “the majority dying on the steps of a Catholic church after celebrating Christmas Mass as blood pooled in dust from a massive explosion.”

Charred bodies and dismembered limbs lay scattered around the destroyed church. This attack was simply a reenactment of Christmas Eve one year earlier, in 2010, when several other churches were set ablaze and Christians were attacked, also leaving nearly thirty-eight dead.

There was no reprieve for Nigeria’s Christians when the next religious holiday came; some fifty Christians were killed “when explosives concealed in two cars went off near the Assemblies of God’s Church during Easter Sunday services” in April 2012 in a predominantly Muslim region.

According to the pastor, “We were in the Holy Communion service and I was exhorting my people and all of a sudden, we heard a loud noise that shattered all our windows and doors.”

December 25, 2012, saw a repeat of the last few Christmases: in two separate attacks, Islamist gunmen shot and killed twelve Christian worshippers who had gathered for Christmas Eve church services, including one church’s pastor.

The violence in Indonesia, which has the largest Muslim population in the world, was not so bloody, but Muslims’ hostility was equally clear. In December 2012, more than two hundred Muslims threw rotten eggs at nearly one hundred Christians desiring to hold a Christmas Mass in empty land outside Jakarta, since their church, the Philadelphia Batak Protestant Church, had been illegally closed.

A photographer saw angered Muslims -- men, women wearing the hijab (the Muslim headscarf), and children -- blocking the road and hurling rotten eggs at those attempting to worship. According to the Reverend Palti Panjaitan, the incident followed a Christmas Eve attack when “intolerant people” threw not only rotten eggs but also “plastic bags filled with urine and cow dung” at the Christians. “Everything had happened while police were there. They were just watching without doing anything to stop them from harming us.”

The attack was a repeat of what had happened
a year earlier, radical Muslims shot and stamp out six Christians as they were leave church after celebrating the Coptic Christmas Eve midnight Mass in Nag Hammadi. 

 December 25, 2011, was called Nigeria ’s “ black Christmas ever. ” In a number of coordinated jihadi operation, Reuters reported, Islamic terrorist bombard several church during Christmas liturgies, killing at least thirty - eight multitude, “ the majority die on the steps of a Catholic church after celebrating Christmas Mass as blood pooled in debris from a massive explosion. ” 

 Charred bodies and dismembered limbs lie scattered around the destroyed church service. This attack was just a reenactment of Christmas Eve one year in the first place, in 2010, when several other churches were dress ablaze and Christians were attacked, also leaving nearly thirty - eight dead. 

 There was no reprieve for Nigeria ’s Christians when the next religious holiday came; some fifty Christians were killed “ when explosives concealed in two cars went off near the Assemblies of God ’s Church during Easter Sunday services ” in April 2012 in a predominantly Muslim region. 

 harmonize to the pastor, “ We were in the Holy Communion service and I was urge my citizenry and all of a sudden, we heard a loud noise that shatter all our windows and doors. ” 

 December 25, 2012, saw a repeat of the last few christmas: in two separate attacks, Islamist gunmen shot and killed twelve Christian worshippers who had accumulate for Christmas Eve church services, including one church ’s pastor. 

 The violence in Indonesia, which induce the largest Muslim population in the world, was not so bloody, but Muslims ’ hostility was evenly clear. In December 2012, more than two hundred Muslims threw rotten eggs at nearly one hundred Christians desiring to hold a Christmas Mass in empty land outside Jakarta, since their church, the Philadelphia Batak Protestant Church, had been illegally close. 

 A photographer see angered Muslims -- men, woman wearing the hijab (the Muslim headscarf), and child -- blocking the road and hurl rotten testis at those attempting to worship. According to the Reverend Palti Panjaitan, the incident followed a Christmas Eve attack when “ illiberal people ” threw not only decayed eggs but also “ plastic bags filled with urine and cow droppings ” at the Christians. “ Everything had happened while police were there. They were just watch without doing anything to stop them from harming us. ” 

 The attack was a repeat of what had happened
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 a year earlier, radical MuslimS shot and kiLled sIx CHriStIans As thEy were leaving cHUrch After celebrating the CopTic ChRiSTmas eVe MidniGht Mass IN NAG hamMaDi.

decEmBEr 25, 2011, Was caLleD NigeriA’s “blackest chrIsTmas ever.” In a nUMbEr of coordiNatEd jihadi operAtiOns, ReuTeRs rEPorteD, IsLamic TerrorISts bomBed severaL cHUrches DUring ChRIStMas lIturgies, killing at LEaST thirty-eight peOple, “thE mAJoRITy dYinG on the stepS oF a CatHOlic chuRCh AFTEr cELebrating ChriStmas Mass as BLooD pooleD iN duST from a MassiVe EXplOsion.”

CharreD bodIes and disMemberED limbs lAY scatteRed aroUnd The DestROyEd ChuRcH. thiS AtTacK Was Simply a rEeNaCtmenT of CHRISTmas eve One yEar eaRlier, in 2010, when seVerAl otHEr cHurchEs werE set AbLaze aNd ChriStianS wEre attacked, also LeavIng nearly ThiRtY-eiGhT dead.

tHere waS no RepRieve foR NigeriA’S ChRiSTIAnS when the next religiOuS HOlIday came; Some fiFTy chRIstians wErE kiLled “WHEn expLosiVEs ConcealeD in two CArS wEnt off nEaR the AsSeMblIes Of God’S churCh duriNg Easter sundaY Services” in ApriL 2012 In a predominanTLy mUSlIM regIon.

according to The pAStor, “we weRE iN thE holy COmmunIoN SeRVice and I was exhortinG mY peoplE and aLl of a sudden, we Heard a loud NOISe that shAtteREd ALl our windows anD doorS.”

December 25, 2012, sAW a repeat Of the Last few CHristmaseS: IN two sepaRatE atTacKs, ISLAmIst gunmen shot AND kilLeD twelve chrIstian wOrsHipPerS whO hAd gathereD for ChriStMaS EVe ChuRch seRVices, incLuDinG oNe cHurch’S Pastor.

the viOlenCe In iNdoNesia, whICh HAS the LaRgEst MUslIm PopulAtioN In tHe world, Was not so bLooDY, but muSlIms’ hostIlity was equalLy Clear. In DecEmBer 2012, More thAN Two hundrEd Muslims threw rotten eggS At nearlY onE hundRed CHristians DesIring tO hoLD a ChriStmas MAss in EmPty LANd outSIDe jakArTa, since theIR ChuRch, thE PHilaDelphia batak Protestant ChuRCh, hAd been illegalLy cLoseD.

a PhOtoGRaPHer SaW AngEREd Muslims -- men, womEn wearing tHe HIjAb (the MusliM HeaDsCarf), and ChildreN -- blocKIng the rOad and hurLing rotteN eGgs aT THosE attemptinG to worshIp. AccordiNG to thE reVerenD PaLti PanJaItaN, the iNcidenT FolLowed A ChrisTmAs Eve aTtack WhEn “intoleRant people” threw not only rOtten eGgs buT alSo “plastic BagS FilLed with urIne aNd cow dung” aT thE ChRistiAns. “eVerytHing HAd HapPEned wHile POlice were THeRe. THEY wEre just watcHING wiThout DoiNG anythIng tO stop them from harmINg us.”

The attack wAs a rEPEat Of wHAt haD hAppened
 a year earlier, radical M uslims sho t and  ki lle dsixChri stians as they were  leaving church afterceleb ra t ingt he  Copt ic Chri s tm a s  Ev emi dni gh t  M ass i n N ag Hamm adi.

Dece mbe r25, 2011, wa s  c alled Nige ria ’s “blackest  Ch ristma seve r .” In  anumbe r of c o ordina ted jihad io perati o ns, Reu t e rs  rep orted, Islamic te r ro r ists bombed se veralch u rc h e s d uri ng Christm as  litu r gies, k i ll i n g  at least thirty- eight peopl e , “ the ma jo rit y  dying  on t he ste ps of a Cat holi c churchafterc elebrat i ng Chri stmasMas s a s bl o od  p ool ed ind us t f r oma massiv eex plosi on.” C h arre d b odie s and  dismemberedlim bs l a y s catte red a roun dthe d estroy ed ch ur ch. This attack  was  simply a  re en act me nt of Christ mas  Ev e one y ear ear l ier ,i n 20 10, when several o th e r  c hurcheswere s e tab l aze andCh ris tian s wereatta c ke d, alsoleavin g  n ea rly thi rt y-eigh tdea d.
Ther e  was  no re prieve f or Ni g eria’s Christi a ns when the n e xt r el i giou s h oliday came ; so m e fi ftyC hr ist i ans w ere k il l ed “when explosives co nc ealedin tw o cars went o ff near th e A ssemblie s of Go d ’s Church duri ng Ea ster Sunda y  service s” in  April 2 012 in ap r edominan tly  Mu sli m r e g io n.

According t o th epastor,  “W e wereinthe  Ho lyCo mmunion s ervice a nd  I  w as  ex horti n g my peo pl e a nd  al l ofa  sudde n, we  hea rd  a lou d noise th a t  sha tt er ed a llou r win dows and  doors. ”

Decemb er2 5, 2 01 2,  saw arepeat of the  l ast few Ch ri stm ases:i n  two sep arate attacks, Islamist gunmensho t and  kil led twelv e C hristi anw orship pers w ho ha dgat h e red f o r  C hri st mas Eve ch u r chservi ce s, i ncludin g one church’s pas t or. 

The violenc e i n In d o ne sia ,  w h ich  h a s t h e  largest Muslim  populatio ni nthe world, was  n ot so b loody,but M u slims’hostility  was equa ll y cl e a r.In Decembe r 2012,more than two h u nd red M usl ims th re w r otten  eggsa t n early  one h un dred C hrist ia ns desir ing to hold a Christmas  Massin em pty  land out sid e  Ja karta, si ncetheir chur ch,  th e Phi lad e lphia  Bat a kPro t estan t Ch u rch, hadb ee n i l l eg ally closed . A p hotog rap h er saw  ang ered Muslims -- m e n, women weari ng t h e  hi jab (the  M uslim headscar f),  a n d  childre n-- blocking  the roa da nd hu rlingrotten  eggs a t th o se att empt ing  to worsh ip.  A c cording  t ot he Rev eren dPaltiPanjai t an,t h e incident follo wed a C hrist m asEve a tt ack whe n  “in tolerant p eople” thre w notonly  rott en eggs  b ut als o “ pl astic bags filled wi th ur ine and  c ow d ung ” at t he C h r istia ns.“E ver ything ha d ha p pe ne d  wh ilepolic ewere  there. T h ey werejus t  watchi ng  wi t h out do i ng a nything to  st op th e m  from harm i ng u s .” 
Theattack  was a  repeat ofwh at hadhap p e ned
 a_year earlier,_radical Muslims shot and_killed six_Christians_as they_were_leaving church after_celebrating the Coptic_Christmas Eve midnight Mass_in Nag Hammadi.

December_25,_2011, was called Nigeria’s “blackest Christmas ever.” In a number of coordinated jihadi operations,_Reuters_reported, Islamic_terrorists_bombed_several churches during Christmas liturgies,_killing at least thirty-eight people,_“the majority_dying on the steps of a Catholic church_after_celebrating Christmas Mass_as blood pooled in dust from a massive explosion.”

Charred_bodies and dismembered limbs lay scattered_around the destroyed_church._This_attack was simply a_reenactment of Christmas Eve one year_earlier, in 2010, when several other_churches were set ablaze and Christians were_attacked, also leaving nearly thirty-eight dead.

There_was no reprieve for Nigeria’s_Christians when_the next religious holiday came;_some fifty Christians_were killed_“when explosives concealed_in two cars went off near_the Assemblies of_God’s Church during Easter Sunday services”_in_April 2012 in_a_predominantly_Muslim region.

According_to the pastor,_“We_were in_the_Holy Communion service and I was_exhorting_my people and all of a sudden,_we heard a loud_noise_that shattered all our_windows and doors.”

December 25, 2012,_saw a repeat of the last_few Christmases:_in two_separate attacks, Islamist gunmen shot and killed twelve Christian worshippers who_had gathered for Christmas Eve church_services, including one church’s_pastor.

The violence_in_Indonesia, which has_the_largest Muslim_population in the world, was not so_bloody, but_Muslims’ hostility was equally clear. In_December 2012, more than_two_hundred Muslims threw rotten eggs at_nearly one hundred Christians desiring to_hold a Christmas Mass in_empty_land_outside Jakarta, since their church,_the Philadelphia Batak Protestant Church, had_been illegally closed.

A_photographer saw angered Muslims -- men, women_wearing_the hijab (the Muslim headscarf), and_children_-- blocking the road and hurling_rotten_eggs_at those attempting to worship._According to the Reverend Palti Panjaitan,_the incident followed a Christmas Eve attack when “intolerant_people” threw not_only rotten eggs but also_“plastic_bags_filled with urine and cow dung” at the Christians. “Everything_had happened_while police were_there. They were just watching without doing anything to stop_them from harming us.”

The attack was a_repeat of what had happened