{"id":4378,"date":"2015-02-17T08:53:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T13:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=4378"},"modified":"2015-02-17T09:04:41","modified_gmt":"2015-02-17T14:04:41","slug":"wheres-the-outrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=4378","title":{"rendered":"where’s the outrage?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"photo-1415226355641-7f90f89def6a\"<\/a>In recent months, we\u2019ve witnessed outrage many places… fueled in Ferguson… stroked in the streets of New York City… casted at the ballot box. We\u2019ve seen it directed at various venues… at lying newscasters… at arresting officers… at the latest box office attention-grabber. My sense, though, is we\u2019re fairly selective in our outrage. Our expressions are inconsistent.<\/p>\n

One event over the weekend prompted significant, consistent outrage in this semi-humble blogger, as the radical Islamic terror group released a horrific, new video. ISIS purportedly murdered 21 Egyptian Christians in Libya. As reported by Reuters:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians were marched to a beach, forced to kneel and then beheaded on video, which was broadcast via a website that supports Islamic State.<\/em><\/p>\n

The victims were among thousands of unemployed Egyptians desperately seeking work in Libya, despite the risks. Egypt’s foreign ministry said it was banning travel to Libya and had set up a crisis centre to bring home Egyptians. <\/em><\/p>\n

Thousands of traumatized mourners gathered at the Coptic church in al-Our village, where 13 of the 21 victims came from, struggling to come to terms with the fate of compatriots who paid a gruesome price for simply seeking work. <\/em><\/p>\n

Before the videoed killings, one of the militants stood with a knife in his hand and said: \u2018Safety for you crusaders is something you can only wish for.\u2019 Afterwards, he says: \u2018And we will conquer Rome, by the will of Allah.\u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

The head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, condemned the beheadings. \u2018They were killed simply for the fact that they were Christians,\u2019 he said at the Vatican.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

Let me offer a few, additional informative and editorial notes — to aid in either comprehension or emphasis:<\/p>\n