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Riley Moore: “It is 5 to 1 Christians being killed in that country versus…”

Featuring: Riley Moore, Republican | U.S. House West Virginia, District 2

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Rep. Moore Joins 'The Michael Knowles Show' to Discuss the Persecution of Christians in Nigeria

Published | Video Starts at 06:50

Of course they are, because some of them won't submit to isis. They won't submit to Boko Haram. And it's horrific. Every life has value. It's terrible when anybody's murdered, but It is 5 to 1 Christians being killed in that country versus Muslims in a country that is 50% Muslim, 50% Christian. So it's the numbers bear it out. It all bears it out what's happening here. But we have a duty in my view as a Christian nation to stand up for our brothers and sisters. (06:50–06:59)

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Asserts that the ratio of Christians to Muslims being killed in Nigeria is 5 to 1.

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