Dakota Voice, SD
Dec 28 2008

Support for Armenia Born Out of Faith

American Minute from William J. Federer

Armenia was the first nation to become Christian, with its capitol of
Ani called the "city of a 1,001 churches."

Muslim Turks began invading in the 11th century, making Christian
second-class citizens called "dhimmi" and forcing boys to convert and
serve the Muslim army as "Janissaries."

When the Ottoman Empire declined in the 1800’s, Greeks, Serbs and
Romanians won independence, but Armenians were trapped by Sultan Abdul
Hamid, who killed 100,000.

During World War I, "Young Turks" murdered over a million men, women
and children in a jihad, marching them into the desert without water,
throwing them off cliffs or burning them alive. Armenian cities of
Kharpert, Van and Ani were leveled. Russia came to their aid till the
Bolshevik revolution began.

Armenia’s pleas at the Paris Peace Conference led President Wilson in
a failed effort to make Armenia a U.S. protectorate. Woodrow Wilson,
who was born DECEMBER 28, 1856, told Congress, May 24, 1920: "The
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has established the truth of the
reported massacres and other atrocities from which the Armenian people
have suffered… Sympathy for Armenia among our people has sprung from
untainted consciences, pure Christian faith and an earnest desire to
see Christian people everywhere succored in their time of suffering."

William J. Federer is a nationally recognized author, speaker, and
president of Amerisearch, Inc, which is dedicated to researching our
American heritage. The American Minute radio feature looks back at
events in American history on the dates they occurred, is broadcast
daily across the country and read by thousand on the internet.

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