Kenya: Jihadis kill 69 year old Christian for possession of Bibles

by Kal El on September 19, 2009 · Comments

More mayhem in Africa, thanks to the religion of peace.

Muslim Militants Slay Long-Time Christian in Somalia

NAIROBI, Kenya, September 18 (CDN) — The faith journey of a long-time underground Christian in Somalia ended in tragedy this week when Islamic militants controlling a security checkpoint killed him after finding Bibles in his possession.

Militants from the Muslim extremist al Shabaab killed 69-year-old Omar Khalafe on Tuesday (Sept. 15) at a checkpoint they controlled 10 kilometers from Merca, a Christian source told Compass. A port city on the Indian Ocean 70 kilometers (45 miles) from Mogadishu, Merca is the main city of the Lower Shabele region.

Leaving Mogadishu by bus at 7:30 a.m., Khalafe was carrying 25 Somali Bibles he hoped to deliver to an underground fellowship in Somalia. By 10:30 a.m. he had arrived at the checkpoint controlled by al Shabaab, a rebel group linked with al Qaeda that has taken over large parts of the war-torn country.

A source in Somalia who spoke on condition of anonymity told Compass that the passengers were ordered to disembark from the bus for inspection. The Islamic militants found 25 Somali Bibles in one of the passengers’ bags; when they asked to whom the Bibles belonged, the passengers responded with a chilled silence.

As the search continued, the militants found several photos in the bag. The source told Compass that the militants began trying to match the photos with the faces of the passengers, who were all seized by fear as they knew the inevitable fate of the owner.

The Islamic extremists saw that the elderly Khalafe resembled a face in one of the photos, the source said. They asked Khalafe if he was the owner of the Bibles; he kept quiet. They shot him to death.

Khalafe had been a Christian for 45 years, sources said.

The body was taken to Merca, according to the source, and there the al Shabaab militants placed the 25 Somali Bibles on top of Khalafe’s body as a warning to others.

The only solace is that he was not taken prisoner and tortured for being a Christian, which all to often happens in other islamic nations, like Iran. Better a quick death than suffering through that.

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  • tlwinslow
    Why does the West ignore the horrible things being done by Muslims to Christians in Somalia, Pakistan, Iraq and other countries and import Muslims? Answer: their governments are run by history ignoramuses when it comes to Islam.

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  • Beejj
    Muslims are really scared of the Bible, aren't they? I mean no disrespect to my Jewish friends, but I would hazard a guess that it's the New Testament which they fear rather than the Old.
  • Tonto
    The Jewish part of the Bible....is the whole thing. Jesus WAS a Jew.....remember?
  • Beejj
    Yes, I think I remember that Jesus was a Jew, but that in no way detracts from my comment. Does the Jewish Bible include the New Testament? The one I have in my hand doesn't.
  • JEWHAWK
    "Does the Jewish Bible include the New Testament? "

    Nope.

    "Yes, I think I remember that Jesus was a Jew"

    Nowadays the left says Jesus was a "palestinian". (LOL)


    " but I would hazard a guess that it's the New Testament which they fear rather than the Old."

    Maybe the Somalis think that way.The Syrians,Lebanese,Egyptians "palestinians" and "jordanians"
    perhaps hate the Old Testament the most,because it shows without a doubt for WHOM God promised
    that land,namely us,the Jewish People.
    In that region religion and politics are closely tied.

    "Muslims are really scared of the Bible, aren't they?"

    I reckon they are.They fear and hate ANYTHING that could challenge the supreme "truths"
    of their murderous sect.
  • Tonto
    Well, to streeeetch a point....the New Testament is about a Jew and what he did and his thoughts and teachings.......so......
    Anyhow, I think they fear them both....not the normal, guy, but the professional religious leaders (which, according to the koran are totally unnecessary) are afraid because by studying the bible, the muz could detect the misquotes, plagiarisms, and the falsehoods of the koran. The koran was supposedly a perfect document from God himself which was read to mohammad (by the angel Gabrial) because mohammad was illiterate (a condition emulated by 40% of muz in the world). If too many of the false statements and stupidities were exposed, the infallibility of the koran, and by association, the imams would be in serious question. The imams can't have that.
  • Tonto
    A comparison analysis of the Bible and the koran terrifies the mullatards. The New Testament is in diametrical opposition to the philosophy of mohammad.
  • Tonto
    The Jewish part of the Bible....is the whole thing. Jesus WAS a Jew.....remember?
  • Tonto
    Ahhh! The gentle tolerance of islam.
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