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ISIS Kill List Names 15,000
Christian Americans Targeted for Death
According to a report recently made public,
early this year, ISIS specifically identified 15,000 Christian Americans for
death and instructed jihadists already in America to begin widespread murder.
The Kill List report comes in the wake of
ISIS already publicly warning American and British Christians that "they were
next."
British police last week publicly warned its
5.4 million Christians to be on alert and in some areas increased security.
But, Circa News reports that the FBI did not notify American Christians
who are on the ISIS "Kill Lists." On its website it states:
"The FBI did not alert numerous
Americans that they were placed on secret Islamic State kill lists or notify
their local police about the potential dangers, a lapse in the government's
efforts to combat the terrorist group's evolving strategy to target everyday
citizens.
"To date, the terror group that goes by
the acronym ISIS has published on encrypted web sites several hit lists naming
more than 15,000 people it would like to see killed by sleeper cells or lone
wolves in New York, Texas, Florida and California."
Circa News was able to obtain copies of some
of the lists and several individuals named on the lists. In Texas, for example,
Circa News contacted 24 people marked for death. Out them, 22 had no idea that
there was such a list or that they were on it.
It is believed that the list was purportedly
created from an Internet search of church directories.
Michael Snyder of Charisma News reported a situation a reader submitted. The reader says
the FBI did inform him that he and his wife are on the list. After further
research, they discovered that his pastor and other members of his church were
also on the ISIS Kill List.
Leaders of Christian organizations and
Christian pastors should contact their local FBI and law enforcement to
investigate if they are on the list and also request that security measures be
taken to protect their congregation.
Despite the warning, good news does exist.
Snyder pointed to a Detroit News article that describes how a 21 year-old Islamist from
Dearborn Heights, Michigan, Khalil abu-Rayyan, decided that because he couldn't
commit Jihad overseas—he would find a mega-church in Detroit.
He purchased a gun and identified his
target—which seats up to 6,000 people. But the God of the Bible had other
plans—and undercover FBI agent who had been in correspondence with him since
last year was able to thwart abu-Rayyan's plans.
According to court records, The Detroit News
reports that abu-Rayyan said he didn't know the name of the church but knew it
was one of the largest churches in Detroit.
He bragged: "I had it planned out. I
bought a bunch of bullets. I practiced a lot with it. I practiced reloading and
unloading. But my dad searched my car one day, and he found everything. He
found the gun and the bullets and a mask I was going to wear."
The Detroit News also mentions that
abu-Rayyan "told an undercover FBI employee that attacking a church would
be 'easy.'" According to a court affidavit, abu-Rayyan claimed:
"A lot of people go there. Plus people
are not allowed to carry guns in church. Plus it would make the news. Everybody
would've heard. Honestly I regret not doing it. (If I) can't go do jihad at the
Middle East, I would do my jihad over here."
He also told the undercover FBI agent that he
carried a "large knife or sword in his car" and if he got into a
fight, said, "it is my dream to behead someone."
His arraignment occurred around the same time
that Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump announced the need to ban
Muslims from entering the country.
Incredibly, Trump's assertion continues to be
criticized even though existing federal law already prohibits providing any
aid, visa, Green Card, citizenship status or rights to Islamists seeking
entrance into the country—since 1952.
The Obama administration and previous
administrations have intentionally and repeatedly chosen to break the law. In
fact, the last ten presidents chose not to secure the U.S. border.
The intentional ongoing failure to uphold the
U.S. Constitution has obviously created the dire situation in which Americans,
and especially Christians, find themselves.
But what the local church can teach ISIS and
America's failed government, is that the church is where people turn first in
times of crisis.
The refuge they seek is only found in the
eternal God who promises to shield them in times of trouble with the shadow of
His wings. The safest place for the church is the church itself.
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Bethany Blankley worked in politics for over 10 years, on
Capitol Hill for four U.S. Senators and one U.S. Congressman, and in New York
for a former governor. She also previously taught at the New York School of the
Bible and worked with several nonprofits. She earned her master's degree in
theology from The University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and her bachelor's degree
in politics from the University of Maryland. She is a political analyst for Fox
News Radio, and she has appeared on television and radio programs nationwide.
Follow her: @BethanyBlankley,bethanyblankley.com.
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