A church in Homs was damaged during fighting between security forces and rebels
Syrian Christians Fear Future As Violence Worsens -- BBC
The woman was clearly frightened. Over and over again she explained that the world should know about what was happening to Christians like her inside Syria.
But she would not appear on camera or even allow her voice to be recorded.
"My husband does not want to draw trouble on us by speaking out," she said.
The family had fled Syria for Lebanon because it was simply too frightening now for Christians, she insisted.
Although I met Christian refugees with widely differing political opinions, all were afraid of being targeted if they spoke publicly.
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My Comment: Considering what has happened to the Christian community in Iraq .... and how Coptic Christians are being treated in Egypt today .... these fears are well founded.
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