Photo: Refugee Iraqi Christians attend a pre-Christmas mass at Chaldean Catholic church in Amman December 22, 2010/Ali Jarekji
No Christmas Festivities For Some Iraq Christians -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Some church leaders in Iraq have told Christians not to celebrate Christmas except with prayer after lethal attacks and continuing threats by militants against the Iraqi Christian community.
"No Santa Claus, no celebrations, no gifts this year," Archbishop Louis Sako, chairman of the Chaldean archbishops in Kirkuk and Sulaimaniya, said on Wednesday. "We don't have the right to jeopardize others' lives."
In a new threat published on an Islamist website, the local affiliate of al Qaeda threatened more attacks against Iraqi Christians.
Insurgent attacks have panicked Iraq's minority Christian community. Thousands have fled to the semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region or overseas.
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My Comment: As I have mentioned more than once in this blog .... the plight of Christians in the Middle East is one of the most under-reported stories in the world today.
Update: Christmas bomb attacks kill 34 in Baghdad's Christian areas -- Reuters
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