{"id":5917,"date":"2015-01-16T08:58:21","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T13:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/christophers\/?p=5917"},"modified":"2015-01-16T08:58:21","modified_gmt":"2015-01-16T13:58:21","slug":"when-terrorism-is-a-far-away-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/christophers\/2015\/01\/when-terrorism-is-a-far-away-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"When Terrorism is “A Far Away Reality”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"Enation-2\"<\/a>Over at her Pursued by Truth blog<\/a>, Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble, FSP, wondered why the recent massacre of thousands in Nigeria didn\u2019t get much attention in the media initially. Compared to the Paris terrorist attacks, the coverage is still minimal.<\/p>\n

Her post reminded me of a song I heard a few months ago. <\/p>\n

Though it was inspired by a different situation, \u201cA Far Away Reality\u201d by Jonathan Jackson + Enation<\/a> asks many of the same questions. <\/p>\n

As I wrote about my interview with Jonathan<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The hellish situation for Christians being persecuted in Syria served as the impetus behind the song \u201cA Far Away Reality.\u201d Several years ago, before the American media began covering the war there, Jonathan met a monk from Mount Athos in Greece, who told him about the conflict. Heartbroken by the suffering he was hearing about, Jonathan wanted to express the victims\u2019 stories artistically and raise awareness. When he sat down to write the song, it came out quickly as if it was writing itself. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here are the song and lyrics. (You can buy the album \u201cRadio Cinematic,\u201d which includes \u201cA Far Away Reality,\u201d on iTunes<\/a> and Amazon<\/a>):<\/p>\n