53 Christians in Nigeria were reportedly gunned down on Palm Sunday – the deadliest Holy Week attack in years.
Now look at what leaders in two of the world's most powerful Christian-majority nations did the very same week.
What they chose to say – and what they refused to say – tells you everything about where Christianity stands in the West right now.
Mamdani's Good Friday Statement Had a Glaring Omission
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted his Good Friday message on April 3 and managed to write an entire statement about sacrifice, fasting, and faith without once mentioning the name of Jesus Christ.
"Today, on Good Friday, we mark a day of sacrifice," Mamdani wrote. "Some New Yorkers will abstain from eating; others will spend hours without speaking. Faith, the Bible tells us, is belief in the things unseen."
He didn't specify which New Yorkers would be fasting or observing.
He didn't explain why Good Friday exists.
He didn't say the name of the man whose crucifixion the day commemorates.
Congressman Brandon Gill had a one-line response: "Today is not about the sacrifice of anyone but the one who came to save us. Speak His name: JESUS!"
Conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey was equally direct: "I really don't like hearing non-Christians talk about Easter as if it's some abstract allegory. It'd be better not to talk about it at all."
She's right – and she understands exactly what Mamdani was doing.
A socialist mayor who spent Ramadan attending over a dozen Iftar events, who declared "Ramadan is my favorite month of the year," and who posted enthusiastically for Transgender Day of Visibility during Holy Week couldn't bring himself to type two syllables on the holiest day of the Christian calendar.
This wasn't an oversight. It was a choice.
Mamdani's Trans Day post during Holy Week read: "Your existence is not up for debate. Your lives are not a political issue." Trans New Yorkers got enthusiasm and solidarity. Christians got a word salad about generic sacrifice.
King Charles Greeted Ramadan with Warmth and Gave Christians Silence
Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, Buckingham Palace confirmed that King Charles III will not issue an Easter message this year.
Charles is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England and the official Defender of the Faith. Skipping an Easter message is comparable to the Pope going silent on Christmas morning.
Yet two months earlier – on Shrove Tuesday, a Christian day of reflection before Lent (aka Fat Tuesday) – the Royal Family's official account posted a message wishing "all Muslims in the UK, the Commonwealth and around the world a blessed and peaceful Ramadan," complete with an Arabic graphic reading "Ramadan Mubarak."
Christians immediately questioned why there was no equivalent message marking the start of Lent.
They got their answer this week.
At a State Banquet, Charles acknowledged a Muslim leader's "sacrifice" during Ramadan and closed with "Eid Mubarak." Former queen's chaplain Gavin Ashenden documented the pattern: two consecutive years of Ramadan greetings, zero mentions of Christianity or Lent in either.
"When it's Christian, it's a platform for inclusivity," Ashenden wrote. "But – when it's Islamic, it's exclusively Islamic."
British Conservative MP Susan Hall put it plainly: "King Charles is the head of the Church of England. An Easter message when Christians are feeling very sidelined would have been welcome and, for the sake of the Monarchy, essential."
While Politicians Perform, Christians Are Being Slaughtered
Here's the context Mamdani and Charles want you to miss.
On Palm Sunday, March 30, gunmen arrived on motorcycles in Angwan Rukuba – a predominantly Christian community in Jos, Nigeria – and opened fire indiscriminately as families returned home from church services. At least 30 were killed in that attack alone. Three coordinated Palm Sunday attacks pushed the total to at least 53 dead.
Two days earlier, armed groups attacked the Christian town of Al-Suqaylabiyah in Syria's Hama province, destroying homes, shops, and churches and firing on the Church of the Most Holy Theotokos. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented that a Christian cemetery in Tartus province was also attacked, with crosses smashed from tombstones. Churches across Syria canceled Palm Sunday observances.
In Pakistan, authorities ordered approximately 25,000 Christians in Islamabad's Rimsha and Akram Gill colonies to vacate within three days – with no resettlement plan.
Researchers have documented that Boko Haram and Fulani militants deliberately time attacks around Christian holy days. Voice of the Martyrs' Todd Nettleton confirmed: "There is no Christian holiday or event left on the Christian calendar that has escaped an attack by radical Islamists in Nigeria."
More than 240 Christians were massacred during Holy Week 2025. Rep. Chris Smith, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee, called on Nigeria to deploy security forces immediately. Rep. Riley Moore called the Palm Sunday massacre "sickening and unacceptable."
While their brothers and sisters in Nigeria were burying their dead, the Mayor of New York City couldn't say the name of Jesus, and the head of the Church of England couldn't be bothered to send a message.
That tells you exactly who these men are – and exactly what they think of you.
Sources:
- Antonio Graceffo, "While Christians Suffer Attacks, King Charles, Zohran Mamdani, and Other Liberals Snub Easter," The Gateway Pundit, April 4, 2026.
- Jasmyn Jordan, "Zohran Mamdani Omits Jesus's Name in Good Friday Message," Breitbart, April 3, 2026.
- "King Charles III Won't Issue Easter Message, Palace Says," World News Group, April 3, 2026.
- "King Charles Skips Easter Message After Wishing Muslims a Happy Ramadan," The Daily Caller, April 3, 2026.
- Diana Chandler, "53 Killed in Palm Sunday Attacks in Nigeria's Christian Areas," Religion Unplugged, April 2, 2026.
- Frances Martel, "Palm Sunday Massacre: 30 Killed as Gunmen Open Fire in Nigeria," Breitbart, March 30, 2026.
- "Nigerian Leaders Allegedly Ignore Intelligence as Christians Slaughtered During Holy Week," The Daily Caller, March 31, 2026.
