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The End Of Christianity In The Middle East?
NY Times ^ | July 22, 2015 | ELIZA GRISWOLD

Posted on 07/22/2015 6:00:03 PM PDT by FR_addict

For Christians in the Middle East, 2014 has been a catastrophe. The most wrenching stories have come from Iraq, where the nascent Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL in news reports) has savagely persecuted ancient Christian communities, including Assyrians, Chaldeans, and Syrian Orthodox. Iraqi Christians have declined rapidly in number since the first Gulf War in 1991, but survivors long believed they could maintain a foothold around Mosul...

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: christianity; isis
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A holocaust is going on in the Middle East.

And our leaders are worrying about whether Donald was mean to McCain.

1 posted on 07/22/2015 6:00:03 PM PDT by FR_addict
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To: FR_addict

Don’t worry. Once the U.N. gets involved....


2 posted on 07/22/2015 6:00:54 PM PDT by fhayek
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The N Y Times should have the good graces to refrain from reporting anything about Christianity, in that it will be doing it’s best to destroy it here.


3 posted on 07/22/2015 6:02:06 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Conservatism: Now home to liars too. And we'll support them. Yea... GOPe)
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To: DoughtyOne

I was going to use one of the other articles on this subject, but surprisingly, the NY Times reported the holocaust. The ones dying were the ones that didn’t believe ISIS would really kill them.


4 posted on 07/22/2015 6:04:50 PM PDT by FR_addict (Boehner needs to go!)
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The N Y Times should have the good graces to refrain from reporting anything about Christianity, in that it will be doing it’s best to destroy it here.

Yes, by the tone, you can tell the writer was only typing with one hand...

5 posted on 07/22/2015 6:05:41 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Ad Orientam; antonius; aposiopetic; arielguard; bad company; blinachka; bob808; Brad's Gramma; ...
Orthodox Ping!

Save Thy people, O Lord,
and bless Thine inheritance.
Grant victory to Thy Church over her enemies,
and protect Thy people by Thy Holy Cross!

6 posted on 07/22/2015 6:06:03 PM PDT by lightman (O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, giving to Thy Church vict'ry o'er Her enemies.)
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To: FR_addict

Well put.


7 posted on 07/22/2015 6:06:21 PM PDT by Paulie (America without Christianity is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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Um, some of ‘our leaders’ are responsible for the holocaust because they funded these demons and armed them. By protecting the truth about Benghazi and the 20,000 M4s and related weaponry and ammo ‘stolen’ from a Kuwaiti warehouse, the current regime is directly involved with the holocaust and atrocities. The end of this old world is nearing. Folks need to get ready now, ‘cause when the collapse arrives on schedule of the globalist devils there will be no more making preparations for the catastrophes to follow.
8 posted on 07/22/2015 6:07:17 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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IF christians in all the middle east didn’t know what to expect.. after more than a thousand years of islamic activities... they will never know..

Must be what they have been smoking... to remain so dull
and not be armed experienced and ready to repell the murderous muslims..
-OR- just simply LEAVE...

It’s NOT like the muslims have not been widely advertising their intentions for 1400+ years.. it took Hitler to educate the Jews..


9 posted on 07/22/2015 6:07:45 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: FR_addict

I didn’t mean to give you a hard time. Hope you didn’t take it that way. I understand what you’re saying too.


10 posted on 07/22/2015 6:08:12 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Conservatism: Now home to liars too. And we'll support them. Yea... GOPe)
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To: FR_addict

Oh! How nice of the NY Slimes to NOW notice! Bless their shriveled, little hearts.


11 posted on 07/22/2015 6:08:20 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I'm fed up.)
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At the same time martyrs are being killed, thousands of muslims are coming to Christ in every muslim country.

I refer you to:

http://www.iranaliveministries.org/ - a ministry having an impact inside Iran. Watch the video of a whole family trusting Christ as Savior on their website.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dreams-and-visions-tom-doyle/1111579198?ean=9780849947209

For a broader examination of Christ appearing to muslims in dreams and visions. It is amazing.


12 posted on 07/22/2015 6:10:46 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion ( "Forward lies the crown, and onward is the goal.")
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13 posted on 07/22/2015 6:13:07 PM PDT by RedMDer (Support Free Republic and Keep freedom ALIVE!)
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"And our leaders are worrying about whether Donald was mean to McCain."

And the Confederate flag. And Caitlyn.
14 posted on 07/22/2015 6:13:58 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Yes the Church has always grown under persecution. Glory to God


15 posted on 07/22/2015 6:14:52 PM PDT by Gasshog (DemoKKKrats: Leaders of the Free Stuff World)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

It’s probably why Islam is trying to eradicate it now. Too many converts.


16 posted on 07/22/2015 6:15:21 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: FR_addict

If the NYT had its way, there would be no more Christianity in America. That’s why this story has been so long coming - the disappearance of Christianity in the Middle East didn’t register with them as something bad.


17 posted on 07/22/2015 6:17:17 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: grey_whiskers

It was an interesting article. Not a bad report. That doesn’t stop what I said from being true.

The New York times won’t be defending Christians here. The people who refused to make cakes for Homosexual weddings will have no defense at the Times.

Those who refuse to do business with homosexuals will see their businesses closed and their personal lives destroyed.

I will be handled differently than in Iraq. But ISIS or no ISIS, the end result will be the same here.

Christianity in the United States is in for a massive purge.


18 posted on 07/22/2015 6:22:08 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Conservatism: Now home to liars too. And we'll support them. Yea... GOPe)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

The “tone” the Times chose to take is to count Christian massacres since the “US invasion” of the middle east. They can’t get past “Bush’s fault” and ignore the gun runner islamist in the White House


19 posted on 07/22/2015 6:26:18 PM PDT by Chauncey Gardiner
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Bush didn’t help matters.


20 posted on 07/22/2015 6:28:10 PM PDT by dfwgator
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