CHRISTMAS IN BETHLEHEM - MUSLIM PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS

 

Far From Happy Christmas for Christians in the Holy Land

By Kate Henderson

 

The Christians who still live in the Holy Land face a Christmas that will be far from happy, merry or bright. They are a persecuted minority.

 

There are 14 million Christians throughout the Holy Land but they are a rapidly dwindling minority. Many of them are so desperately vulnerable that they feel they have no choice now but to emigrate. In Iraq alone, since the fall of Saddam, a startling two-thirds have fled.  Since 2003 at least a million have left. Most of them went to Syria.

 

Now they face a second wave of displacement as they are no longer protected there.  There have been reports of rape, murder and attacks directed at them and the Christian community lives in terror.  When they feel they have to run for their lives they head for Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon. It is said that the ancient Syrian Armenian community has all but gone.

 

Egypt has seen churches being burnt and anti-Coptic rioting. In Gaza and on the West Bank, Christians are caught up in chaotic uncertainty. To be Christian in the Holy Land, the birthplace of Jesus, is to live in fear.  The Vatican has confirmed as credible the estimate that 100,000 Christians are killed every year for their beliefs.

Read more - http://guardianlv.com/2013/12/far-from-happy-christmas-for-christians-in-the-holy-land/


RELATED

 

Israel: Safest Place For Christians In Middle East

 

Christians comprised an estimated 20% of the Middle East population until the early 20th century. Today, Christians make up less than 5% of the Middle East and their numbers are fast dwindling.

 

The one bright spot is the state of Israel – “the only place in the Middle East where Christians are really safe,” according to the Vicar of St George’s Church in Baghdad, Canon Andrew White.

 

Home to Christianity’s holiest sites and to a colorful array of Christian denominations, Israel has the only growing Christian community in the Middle East.  Because Israel is the only non-Muslim state in all of the Middle East and North Africa, it represents a small victory for religious minorities in the region, and serves as the last protector of freedom and security for Jews, Christians, Bahai, Druze, and others.

Read more - http://unitedwithisrael.org/israel-safest-place-for-christians-in-middle-east/

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PARTITIONING ISRAEL for the creation of yet another Arab country will not bring peace tot he Middle East and will only exacerbate violence and the persecution of Christians in the area.

 

There are over 20 Arab countries already, and only one tiny Jewish country. And still, the world is obsessed with partitioning that sliver of land to create the Islamic State of Palestine.

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2013:  Jewish National Fund and the city of Jerusalem to Distribute Free Christmas Trees

As it does ever year, the Municipality of Jerusalem and the Jewish National Fund will distribute a limited number of free Christmas trees. On Tuesday the municipality stated, "as the home of the three Abrahamic traditions, Jerusalem is dear to over 3.5 billion people of varying faiths around the world. Our city is proud to be an open city, with freedom of religion for all residents. The Jerusalem Development Authority, in coordination with local residents and shop keepers, will also decorate the streets and hang festive lighting in the Christian Quarter of the Old City."
 

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/282433#.Urg8qiQWKM8

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The Persecution of Christians throughout the Middle East
http://www.raymondibrahim.com/muslim-persecution-of-christians/muslim-persecution-of-christians-june-2013/

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Blaming the Israeli-Arab conflict for persecution of Christians, while ignoring centuries of Muslim persecution abuse of Christians and Islam doctrine itself. 

Indeed, when Christian minorities in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip are abducted and forced to convert to Islam, is that because of Israel?

http://www.raymondibrahim.com/islam/exploiting-christian-persecution-to-demonize-israel/


The Beleaguered Christians in Bethlehem.
The author of this column is an Arab Muslim.
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/501/the-beleaguered-christians-in-Bethlehem

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Persecution of Christians in Gaza and under the Palestinian Authority Articles detailing their plight:

http://www.persecution.org/category/countries/middle-east/west-bank-and-gaza/


The Muslim war against Christians
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/13869#.Urg-_CQWKM9


 

Muslim Imperialism

Video - informal 32 minute conversation with physics professor Bill Warner on the spread of Islam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0W0yqfdg54

 

Video - Professor Bill Warner extended 45 minute talk about the reason for fear of Islam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IsTLyjPzTU

 

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