A review of a "Nazarene Defender Patch" sold by Amazon.
This product has a sad (and
somewhat bizarre) prehistory. The genocidal terror organization
"ISIS", "ISIL" or "Islamic State" apparently
paints the Arabic letter "Nun" at the doors of Christians in
conquered towns, an act reminiscent of how the Nazis painted the Star of David
at Jewish stores, etc.
The letter "N" stands for "Nazarene", which in Muslim terminology is a derogatory term for Christians. In response, many Christians and anti-ISIS Muslims at Facebook and elsewhere started to use "Nun" as a symbol of solidarity with Christians persecuted by the terror army. Since ISIS regards "Nazarenes" as dhimmis ("protected" non-Muslims), they don't kill them outright, in contrast to their brutal treatment of the "pagan" Yazidis, who aren't even dhimmis.
Still, being a second-class Christian citizen in ISIS territory is hardly anybody's idea of "tolerance", so those Christians who can usually flee before ISIS captures their home town. Those who stay has to be identified somehow by the jihadists, hence the Nazi-style painted marks on houses.
In a sense, it's fitting that a mark of persecution has become a sign of support for the persecuted. After all, the symbol of Christianity is the cross, an instrument of execution!
The letter "N" stands for "Nazarene", which in Muslim terminology is a derogatory term for Christians. In response, many Christians and anti-ISIS Muslims at Facebook and elsewhere started to use "Nun" as a symbol of solidarity with Christians persecuted by the terror army. Since ISIS regards "Nazarenes" as dhimmis ("protected" non-Muslims), they don't kill them outright, in contrast to their brutal treatment of the "pagan" Yazidis, who aren't even dhimmis.
Still, being a second-class Christian citizen in ISIS territory is hardly anybody's idea of "tolerance", so those Christians who can usually flee before ISIS captures their home town. Those who stay has to be identified somehow by the jihadists, hence the Nazi-style painted marks on houses.
In a sense, it's fitting that a mark of persecution has become a sign of support for the persecuted. After all, the symbol of Christianity is the cross, an instrument of execution!
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