Poignant. But then they say it's all part of the "plan" -- in the Book of Revelation, god has pre-determined the number of martyrs before he sends his son back. And that's after he's arranged the persecution of his son's "bride", the Church. What father would allow (plan?) the persecution of his son's bride? Oh, it's so she will be "radiant and pure" I get it ... middle eastern extremists seem to have a stranglehold on the rest of the world.