Mother Agnes Miriam

A dark room with smoke and a white statue of Jesus, featuring text discussing fair use of copyrighted material. The text mentions Fr. Vander Lugt and a painting in his house, referencing US Copyright Laws for educational purposes. The text reads: "There was an image here of Fr. Vander Lugt in his house by a painting. It was Fair Use under April 8, 2014, nine years later, linked to the source. Fair Use is being killed. The US Copyright Laws allow uses of copyrighted material for parody, news commentary, criticism discussion, and extending to the public interest. No commercial use of the photo existed; it did not compete with their photo service—this isn't even their market... if anything, it increased their sales by sending more people to the sources who then realized advertising impressions and made money."

Jesuit Priest Van der Lugt dragged outside and shot in Syria

By John B. Manos | April 8, 2014

News is circulating today about a Jesuit priest, Fr. Frans van der Lugt, S.J. is confirmed by his Dutch province to have been killed. The news reports make it a little unclear who killed him, though — the insurgents sent in by the West, or the other insurgents. I don’t think we should say it…

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A nun wearing a black and white habit with a cross emblem, speaking into a microphone. She is gesturing with her hand against a backdrop featuring the Syrian flag.

Melkite Nun Explains the Syrian Rebels are Destroying Them because they are Christian

By John B. Manos | November 18, 2012

Melkite Nun, Mother Agnes Miriam, explains that Christians are not fighting the government, and that the mass media is not reporting the truth — Christians in Syria are being beheaded, killed, and targeted — They are fighting for the own lives.

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