The Jehadis Are Waging a Religious War, Mr. President

ISIS Threatens to Kill More Japanese After Kenji Goto's Death; Japan Says It Will 'Never, Never Forgive' Islamic State

The Islamic State terror group calls Japan an ally of a "Satanic coalition" and warns that it has "an entire army thirsty for your blood" in a video showing the beheading of a second Japanese hostage, Kenji Goto.

"To the Japanese government: You, like your foolish allies in the Satanic coalition, have yet to understand that we, by Allah's grace, are an Islamic caliphate with authority and power, an entire army thirsty for your blood," says the man in English in a video released Friday, according to the SITE Intelligence group.

"Abe, because of your reckless decision to take part in an unwinnable war, this knife will not only slaughter Kenji, but will also carry on and cause carnage wherever your people are found," adds the man known as "Jihadi John" holding a knife in his hand and standing behind Goto, who can be seen kneeling and wearing an orange outfit. "So let the nightmare for Japan begin." Keep reading

Nigerian Pastor 'Butchered' to Death by Muslim Herdsmen; Remembered as Dedicated Servant to the Poor Who Educated Over 400 Kids for Free

A popular Nigerian pastor, who is touted as a dedicated servant to the poor, was "butchered" to death last week on his way back from pastoral duties by Muslim Fulani herdsmen, whom some say could be linked to the terrorist group Boko Haram. As Morning Star News reports, pastor Joshua Adah, who founded and operated a school that provides over 400 kids with free education in the village of Bantaje, fell victim to the wrath of Muslim extremists belonging to the Fulani ethno-linguistic group, the same herdsmen that also reportedly attacked Nigerian Christian communities last week. Keep reading

President Obama may not want to characterize as a "religious war" the violence and other atrocities perpetrated by militant Muslim groups against those they regard as infidels but from the jehadis' own perspective they are engaging in a religious war, a war to impose their religion on the rest of the world.  They believe what they are doing is their religious obligation. From a biblical perspective what we are seeing is proof of what theologians call "total depravity," human nature that is tainted by sin (Ecclesiastes 7:20, John 1:8; Romans 3:10), and a human heart that is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked (Jeremiah 17:9)