THE WAR ON CHRISTIANS – QUOTE OF THE DAY – AT 10:52 A.M. ET:  Prince Charles, of all people, has written an excellent piece on the war against Christians, especially in the Middle East.  His warning should be taken seriously.  We are looking at the possibility that Christianity will be wiped out in the Middle East.  If this were being done to Muslims, the political left would be aflame.  From London's Daily Mail:   

There is a real worry that there could come a time when there are no Christians left in the Middle East because the numbers have gone so dramatically down.

With what has happened in Mosul in Iraq and other centres, there are very few Christians left because they were intimidated to a degree you can't believe.

Everything has been taken from them. Many of them are so fearful now of ever going back.

It is a most agonising situation, but we must remember that all around the world there is appalling persecution going on, not only of Christians but of Muslims and of other faiths and religions.

The radicalisation of people in Britain is a great worry, and the extent to which this is happening is alarming, particularly in a country like ours where we hold values dear.

You would think that the people who have come here, or are born here, and who go to school here, would abide by those values and outlooks.

But the frightening part is that people can be so radicalised, either through direct contact with somebody, or through the internet. There is an extraordinary amount of crazy stuff on the internet and clearly some people get particularly affected by it and join with others.

I can see some of this radicalisation is a search for adventure and excitement at a particular age.

So what I have been trying to do with the Prince's Trust and other groups is to find alternatives for adolescents and people at a young age – constructive paths to channel their enthusiasm, their energy, their sense of wanting to take risks.

COMMENT:  Why can the prince say what the president of the United States cannot say?  Read the whole piece.  It's quite interesting, coming from a member of the royal family.

February 8, 2015