By Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post
A Christian man in Iraq has reportedly been beaten, tortured, and killed by terror group ISIS for refusing to renounce his faith and convert to Islam.
Ankawa.com reported on Tuesday that the 43-year-old man, Salem Matty Georgis, remained in the Syriac Christian town of Bartella after it was captured by ISIS on August 7. A relative said that the man was suffering from heart disease and could not leave the town with his family because of his illness.
Georgis hid in his home for three weeks, but eventually had to venture outside in search of food. He was then confronted by an ISIS patrol in town.
“The patrol arrests him and tried to force him to convert to Islam, but he completely refused. Thus, the militants beat him and tortured him until he died in their hands,” the relative explained.
The militants dumped Georgis’ body, which was later discovered by a Bartella resident and buried.
ISIS, which has captured several towns across Iraq and Syria, has targeted religious minorities and many Christians, threatening followers of Christ to convert to Islam, pay a tax or be killed.
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“Lethal weapons and airstrikes will not remove the threat to a just peace in Iraq,”
This was the quote from parsons and the other morons calling for us to stop the bombibg of isis. Not only should we increase it, we need to take a little jot northwest, and hit them syria was well.
Marsh mellow preachers have their heads in the sand thinking nothing is wrong, and when ISIS reveals themselves to the USA demanding churches to be closed, women to wear burkas, children will be disciplined as never before, women to be used as slaves along with children. Is not ISLAM great wanting to take us to the 7th century??? More later.