After the bloody Civil War suffered by this country, we have lived in relative peace ever since. We have been actively involved in two world wars without our territory being directly affected. Battles always have been fought in other parts of the globe.
Although there are still conflicting parties in different countries, lately this has changed since 9/11. There are groups that are working hard to bring terror to our shores.
The slaughter that took place at the University of Garissa in Kenya, even those who claim responsibility is a group based in Somalia, was carried out for four extremists that at least one of them was a Kenya national, who had been recruited by the Shehab militant group based in Somalia.
The reason for the slaughter of 148 students was to protest the sending of troops from Kenya to Somalia to fight against the extremists who have taken possession of the latter country. According to reports, they went to a college, separated Muslim students from Christians, killing them.
As reported by the FBI, Islamic groups in Syria with ties to Al Qaeda are trying to identify, recruit and train Americans and other Westerners who have traveled there to get them to carry out attacks when they return home, according to senior US intelligence and counterterrorism officials.
The statements made by leaders of these extremist groups have almost always been aimed at the elimination of Christianity. Knowing that 80% of Kenyans embrace that religion it is praiseworthy that 148 youth did not deny their faith in order to save their lives.
Lawrence just performed the Passion Play at St. Mary of the Assumption Church, where we saw Peter the Apostle denying knowing Master Jesus in order to save his own life. We wonder how many of those who participated in the march to Calvary would do the same in the extreme case that someday these barbaric extremists ever place one foot in our territory.
