{"id":2635617,"date":"2026-07-26T09:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T13:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/listen-as-islamists-slaughter-christians-democrat-candidate-warns-christians-feel-very-threatening-to-her-shes-a-christian-minister\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T10:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:02:46","slug":"listen-as-islamists-slaughter-christians-democrat-candidate-warns-christians-feel-very-threatening-to-her-shes-a-christian-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/listen-as-islamists-slaughter-christians-democrat-candidate-warns-christians-feel-very-threatening-to-her-shes-a-christian-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen: As Islamists Slaughter Christians, Democrat Candidate Warns Christians Feel &#8216;Very Threatening&#8217; to Her &#8211; She&#8217;s a Christian Minister"},"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\">38<\/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%2Flisten-as-islamists-slaughter-christians-democrat-candidate-warns-christians-feel-very-threatening-to-her-shes-a-christian-minister%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=2635617&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-held-hostage-by-hamas\/\" title=\"Americans Held Hostage by Hamas\">provided content appears<\/a> too be a webpage segment containing a mix of HTML, scripts, and embedded commentary. It features a &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; button that reveals additional content about a political figure, Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran minister and Iowa Senate member running for Congress. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-skid-row-homeless-being-moved-into-new-600k-per-unit-tower-more-in-development\/\" title=\"California Skid Row Homeless Being Moved Into New 0K Per Unit Tower, More in Development\">article critically examines<\/a> her statements about the perceived threat of Christianity in America, contrasting her views with global realities like the persecution of Christians in Nigeria. It highlights her criticism of religious nationalism and the conflation of faith with political power, suggesting she is untethered from the actual dangers faced by Christians worldwide. The piece sarcastically questions her claims about feeling threatened by Christianity, pointing out the violence and persecution Christians face elsewhere and criticizing her stance as disconnected and anti-Christian. Throughout, the article uses tweets and references to emphasize the disparity between her perception and the global situation, ultimately portraying her as deluded and out of touch with the true threats faced by Christians globally.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In almost all of the world, in multi-religious societies, we all know who is getting threatened by who.<\/p>\n<p>Just look at Nigeria, for instance. If you\u2019re a Christian, or even a secularist, you know full well who is threatening you, and it\u2019s generally people of one certain faith.<\/p>\n<p>But in America, if you\u2019re significantly shielded enough \u2014 at least if you\u2019re not one of the people in one of two twin towers some 25 years ago \u2014 you can believe that the real threat is from Christians.<\/p>\n<p>In that vein, meet Sarah Trone Garriott. She\u2019s a member of the Iowa Senate who\u2019s running as the Democratic nominee in the state\u2019s 3rd Congressional District.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s also, like another prominent Democrat we see trying to flip a congressional seat, a nominal Christian figure. Instead of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bombshell-clip-james-talarico-saying-hates-christianity-rocks-texas-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Presbyterian seminarian<\/a>,\u201d however, this time she\u2019s a Lutheran minister.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s something the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee touted when they started spending money on her campaign to oust Rep. Zach Nunn, a Republican.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSarah Trone Garriott has spent her life showing up for her community, and now she\u2019s running for Congress to continue that service: standing up to protect health care, get costs down, and always do what\u2019s right for Iowa,\u201d DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene said back in February, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2026\/02\/23\/sarah-trone-garriott-zach-nunn-iowa-3rd-district-dccc\/88779307007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Des Moines Register<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA mom and a minister, Sarah is in this fight for Iowa families like her own, and she will win this race and work to make life more affordable for the hardworking families Zach Nunn has forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ah, yes, a minister. Who\u2019s, um, afraid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nigeria-unveils-first-memorial-persecuted-christians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">of Christians<\/a>, as one unearthed clip demonstrates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have seen some uncomfortable ways that faith and political power have collided,\u201d Trone Garriott said at a 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iaumc.org\/newsdetail\/sen-rev-sarah-throne-garrett-encourages-laity-to-confront-christian-nationalism-18119210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">event<\/a> before the Iowa United Methodist Church Board of Laity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUm, you know, seeing the flag and the cross conflated. We have seen <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >religious actors supporting specific political candidates<\/a>, even when those candidates might not seem to match the values of that professed religious faith, there is this very strong allegiance to specific candidates,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, gosh, wonder who she might be talking about. Anyway, I can\u2019t imagine how Christians wouldn\u2019t support the party of abortion on demand and \u201cgender-affirming care\u201d for children simply because they get a minister to run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat confuses us, and makes us wonder what on earth is going on,\u201d she continued. \u201cAnd we have seen religion and political violence showing up more and more in our public spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s something that is just very in our faces and something that we are very concerned about, and something that feels very threatening.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8FLASHBACK<\/p>\n<p>Iowa Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott calls religious conservatives \u201cuncomfortable\u201d and \u201csomething that feels very threatening\u201d and links Christianity to \u201cpolitical violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TRONE GARRIOTT: \u201cWe have seen religion and political violence showing up more and more\u2026\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UGBu9Ti3pW\">pic.twitter.com\/UGBu9Ti3pW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/2038690733146742972?\">March 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in the rest of the world, here\u2019s what the statistics look more like:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SarahforIowa?\">@SarahforIowa<\/a><br \/>  Fun facts- <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pmRWiNhPxO\">pic.twitter.com\/pmRWiNhPxO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JJ3Putts (@jjint2019) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jjint2019\/status\/2038699277468492164?\">March 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And this is an ongoing problem. In Nigeria, for example, thousands of Christians are killed every year and tens of thousands have been slaughtered in total by Islamic populations and terror organizations. The country, <a href=\"https:\/\/globalchristianrelief.org\/resources\/countries\/nigeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Christian Relief<\/a> noted, \u201chas emerged as a global epicenter for the martyrdom of Christians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If she thinks she\u2019s protected because she\u2019s in the First World, she should reconsider, particularly if she\u2019s going to tell a joke. For instance, here\u2019s British comedian Jimmy Carr succinctly explaining why he can make fun <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/christian-pakistan-killed-muslim-denied-drink-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">of Christians<\/a> \u2014 and, indeed, other faiths \u2014 but not one particular faith:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Exactly. The comedians aren\u2019t always right, but they do normally get the things the elites either ignore or are too blind to understand.<\/p>\n<p>Witness that here with everybody\u2019s favorite religion of peace \u2013 ISLAM! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GE0ccA9qfK\">pic.twitter.com\/GE0ccA9qfK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Manning (@Josh_Manning) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Josh_Manning\/status\/2038809024070660492?\">March 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But yes, please: Do tell us how you\u2019re \u201cthreatened\u201d by your own fellow Christians. Or at the very least, don\u2019t call yourself a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/female-episcopal-minister-facing-animal-cruelty-charges-three-dogs-die\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">minister<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You may have the credentials, Sarah Trone Garriott, but you\u2019re in another world of delusion and deception, one that is decidedly anti-Christian. 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