The Tucker Carlson Show The Global War on Christianity Just Got a Whole Lot Worse, and Ted Cruz Doesn’t Care
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Nov 7, 2025 
International lawyer Bob Amsterdam sheds light on global religious persecution, emphasizing arrests of clergy in Armenia and Ukraine's crackdown on traditional Christianity under Zelensky. An Armenian interlocutor shares harrowing stories of the historical and ongoing suffering of Armenian Christians, detailing government actions against the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. They critique the silence of American leaders and Western media on these issues, highlighting a disturbing trend of political and cultural neglect of religious communities.
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Armenian Genocide As Religious Martyrdom
- Armenian guests recount that Ottoman forces asked villagers to convert to Islam or face death and deportation to the desert of Deir Zor.
- They estimate about 1.5 million Armenians refused conversion and were killed, framing the genocide as religious martyrdom.
Armenian Clergy Arrests And Karapetian's Detention
- The guest describes Prime Minister Pashinyan attacking the Armenian Apostolic Church, arresting archbishops and detaining philanthropist Samuel Karapetian after a 37-second interview.
- Karapetian and others were jailed on trumped-up charges and face imprisonment in harsh conditions for defending the church.
Religion Instrumentalized By Foreign Policy
- Bob Amsterdam argues U.S. foreign policy instrumentalizes religion and the State Department decides which Christians to support.
- He calls U.S.-backed events 'reputation laundering' when American Christians fete leaders who persecute clergy.