{"id":2233561,"date":"2024-04-30T12:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stabbed-bishop-appears-in-front-of-congregation-with-an-eyepatch-and-an-unmistakable-message-for-muslims\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T12:01:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T16:01:47","slug":"stabbed-bishop-appears-in-front-of-congregation-with-an-eyepatch-and-an-unmistakable-message-for-muslims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stabbed-bishop-appears-in-front-of-congregation-with-an-eyepatch-and-an-unmistakable-message-for-muslims\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop with Eyepatch Sends Clear Message to Muslims"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstabbed-bishop-appears-in-front-of-congregation-with-an-eyepatch-and-an-unmistakable-message-for-muslims%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2233561&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Assyrian Christian bishop, Mar Mari Emmanuel, courageously appeared before his congregation after being stabbed \u200dby a \u200bteenaged Muslim extremist. Despite losing his eye and enduring a traumatic attack, he forgave his attacker, spreading a message of love and forgiveness that resonates beyond religious boundaries. Bishop Emmanuel&#8217;s remarkable forgiveness and advocacy for free speech showcase a powerful example of\u200d grace and\u200c compassion in the \u2063face of adversity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>Stabbed Bishop Appears in Front of Congregation with an Eyepatch and an Unmistakable Message for Muslims<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aanton\/%20\"><span>Allison Anton<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 30, 2024 at 8:56am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The bravery of the Assyrian Christian bishop who was stabbed during a livesteam of his service, in front of his congregation, has truly been remarkable.<\/p>\n<p>But more than his bravery, Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel has exhibited a spirit of forgiveness for his attacker that most Christians can only pray to someday achieve.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/australia-bishop-stabbed-sydney-f124ef5b7464705c42acd8acb5786a71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> has reported his suspected attacker was a teenaged Muslim extremist.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing for the first time in person at his church, Christ the Good Shepherd in a suburb of Sydney, Australia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/horror-prominent-bishop-repeatedly-stabbed-livestreamed-church-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">since he was stabbed<\/a>, Emmanuel sported an eye patch, having lost his vision in his right eye thanks to the attack. He had a message for his congregation, and the world at large.<\/p>\n<p>As seen in a video Sunday of his sermon for the Orthodox Palm Sunday, shared to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, Bishop Emmanuel received a standing ovation upon appearing again before his congregation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Breaking?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Breaking<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After miraculously surviving a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/temporary-knife-control-in-new-zealand-after-stabbing\/\" title=\"Temporary \u2018knife control\u2019 in New Zealand after stabbing\">recent stabbing attack<\/a> by an Islamist at a Sydney church, Assyrian Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel receives a standing ovation from the congregation as he resumes preaching. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M5s8LsAcMH\">pic.twitter.com\/M5s8LsAcMH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sachin Jose (@Sachinettiyil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sachinettiyil\/status\/1784543919717732781?\">April 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The video showed a set of purple curtains being drawn to reveal Bishop Emmanuel at the altar, sparking a standing ovation lasting almost the full duration of the 30-second video.<\/p>\n<p>Toward the end, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bishop-targeted-terrorist-attack-church-issues-incredible-statement-forgives-attacker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emmanuel<\/a>, clearly moved by his reception, blessed his congregation with his cross before proceeding with the liturgy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Would you have responded to this attack in the same way?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/australia-news\/bishop-mar-mari-emmanuel-reveals-partial-blindness-as-he-returns-to-church-after-wakeley-stabbing-attack\/news-story\/c8cc309ccf8035af9bba87cc3f8fb6ed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky News Australia<\/a> reported, Emmanuel was not going to let his first public appearance since the attack pass without saying something about it.<\/p>\n<p>During the service, Emmanuel told the congregation that his lost eye would be offered as a sacrifice for Muslims, saying that, \u201cIf you do not see, I will be the eye for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a message that should resonate no matter what beliefs the listener holds.<\/p>\n<p>The U.K. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2024\/apr\/29\/sydney-church-stabbing-bishop-loses-eye-mar-mari-emmanuel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian<\/a> included more of the good bishop\u2019s message to his congregation, and to his attacker.<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel reaffirmed his forgiveness, saying that, \u201cI will always pray for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/developing-attack-australian-church-terrorism-suspect-16-year-old-boy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emmanuel<\/a> used his first public appearance as an opportunity to advocate for free speech, urging the government to allow video of the attack to remain available.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/australia-news\/just-ask-the-australian-pm-elon-musk-reacts-to-anthony-albaneses-criticism-of-x-for-not-removing-wakeley-stabbing-content\/news-story\/43769cf0b7a73f76a972c6e5629542ab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky News Australia<\/a> reported, Australian eSafety Commissioner Anthony Albanese, has ordered X to footage of the stabbing to be taken down from the social media platform.<\/p>\n<p>On April 22, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/australia-x-stabbing-church-esafety-commission-d19fa3736cc348043f0979945dd0dea3#:~:text=But%20the%20regulator%20that%20made%20the%20orders%2C%20Australia%E2%80%99s,sharing%20of%20video%20of%20the%20bishop%20being%20stabbed.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a>, an Australian judge ordered X to put a temporary block on the video globally. On Wednesday, an Australian court extended that order until May 10, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/australia-sydney-church-stabbing-terrorist-bishop-bd2eb0e8239cdc2f93ecfffa40b3badb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AP<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>X is fighting the case in court, AP reported.<\/p>\n<p>However, the AP noted: \u201cOther social media companies including Google, Microsoft, Snapchat and TikTok have complied with similar orders from the eSafety Commission, which describes itself as the world\u2019s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-board-is-unconstitutional-and-un-american-sen-cotton-leads-gop-lawmakers-in-effort-to-defund-bidens-disinformation-board\/\" title=\"\u2018This Board Is Unconstitutional And Un-American\u2019: Sen. Cotton Leads GOP Lawmakers In Effort To Defund Biden\u2019s \u2018Disinformation Board\u2019\">government agency dedicated<\/a> to keeping people safer online.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Referring specifically to the attack, Bishop Emmanuel said that \u201cA non-Christian can criticise my faith, can attack my faith. I will say one thing. May [God] forgive you and may [God] bless you. This is a civilised way, an intellectual way, of approaching such events if or when they take place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A longer video of the sermon shared to YouTube by Followers of Christ included more of Bishop Emmanuel\u2019s words of forgiveness for his attacker.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mar Mari Emmanuel's First Sermon Since His Attack\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IxePr6wDJHA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the video, Bishop Emmanuel reiterated to his attacker that, \u201cmy dear, you are my son, and you will always be my son. I will always pray for you, I will always wish you nothing but the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cI pray that my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, to enlighten your heart, enlighten your soul, your entire being to realize, my dear, there is only one God who art in heaven \u2026 and \u2026 that God is Jesus Christ of Nazareth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking again to his attacker, he said \u201cI will always pray for you, and whoever was in this act. In the name of my Jesus, I forgive you, I love you, and I will always pray for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It would be difficult to truly fathom what it took for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/horror-prominent-bishop-repeatedly-stabbed-livestreamed-church-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emmanuel<\/a> to respond to such a violent and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cancel-culture-is-ideological-not-generational\/\" title=\"Cancel Culture Is Ideological, Not Generational\">hate-filled attack<\/a> with such love and forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Emmanuel was faced with a hatred and violence most Christians, especially in the U.S., couldn\u2019t imagine.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, instead of returning this hate, he responded by highlighting God\u2019s love and forgiveness in an unforgettable lesson.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-show-love-not-hate-standing-lefts-depravity-moral-chaos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Revenge<\/a> has always been the natural, and indeed, easier response to wrongs done against us, especially for something as unprovoked and violent as\u00a0 Emmanuel endured.<\/p>\n<p>But Christ has always called Christians to a radical kind of forgiveness, modeling that forgiveness on the cross by asking \u201cFather, forgive them, for they know not what they do.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/biblehub.com\/luke\/23-34.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luke 23:34<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Few people could emulate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-queen-elizabeth-ii-close-family-celebrate-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christ\u2019s forgiveness<\/a>, yet Bishop Emmanuel, faced with hatred and violence, did just that.<\/p>\n<p>And it would be that example of radical forgiveness that would bring people back to God.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. 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She calls the metro Atlanta area home, and when she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s creating a loving home for her amazing husband.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assyrian Christian bishop, stabbed on live stream, bravely delivers a powerful message to Muslims. 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