Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff
“Asserting that Christians in Nigeria face ‘an existential threat,’ President Donald Trump signaled over the weekend that the United States military might go into Africa’s most populous country ‘with guns-a-blazing.’ While his depiction of the situation is highly simplified, it could at least draw attention to the political and economic issues that have driven extremist insurgencies in Nigeria as well as in nearby nations. One issue is that the violence committed by militant groups, many of which operate in the name of Islam, has hit people of different faiths. ‘Terror groups … have attacked mosques and churches alike, killing both imams and pastors, Muslims and Christians, without distinction,’ noted The Punch, a Nigerian news daily. ‘Portraying these conflicts as a one-sided religious debate and advocacy ignores the broader socio-economic and environmental pressures … that drive violence.'” (11/03/25)