Sunday, December 25, 2011

Being Christian Is A Death Sentence In The Middle East

Iraqi Christians attend a mass at Chaldean Catholic church in Amman. Reuters

Being Christian Is A Death Sentence -- Washington Times editorial

America needs to give shelter to persecuted believers from Muslim lands.

Persecuted Christians are fleeing from the Middle East in increasing numbers. The United States should open its doors to them as a guaranteed safe haven.

America has long been a beacon of hope for the world’s refugees, and members of religious minorities in the Middle East are in increasing need of relief. They have never had things easy, facing both official and popular intolerance from the Muslim majorities among whom they live. But as the region becomes less stable, intolerance has turned to active persecution and violence.

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My Comment: I have stated in the past few years that the persecution of Christians in the Middle East is one of the most under-reported stories in the West. Two other must read posts on this development can be read here and here.

Update: Terror kills Christmas in Baghdad as Muslim fanatics force Christians underground -- The Australian

Update #2: The Middle East is not the only place where Christians now feel persecuted.

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