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I've posted before about the Central African Republic.
I've mentioned that I was a Peace Corps Volunteer there. Please read this
post which gives you background information.
Recent months have seen what some have called a
"genocide" by Muslims against Christian-Animists.
French troops arrived. Christian-Animists began striking
back.
NPR, America's tax-payer-funded radio, suddenly
discovered the violence in CAR. NPR broadcast a story last night that was
criminally short on background information.
NPR's emphasis was on victimization of Muslims by
Christians. NPR mentioned, late in the broadcast and almost parenthetically,
that Muslims had previously victimized Christians. This information was scanty
and incomplete.
You can read the NPR story here.
You will see that many NPR listeners did indeed hear the story as a story of
bad, bad Christians victimizing Muslims, or as the problem caused by
"religion." NPR seemed to say that the tensions behind these events
are all recent. This is not true. Listener comments reveal how badly NPR
distorted what's going on in CAR.
Again, I invite concerned readers to check out the
previous blog post here
that provides more information.
Please pray for peace in CAR. Peace for Christians,
Animists, and Muslims. Please act for truth in American media.
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