Posted on 04/14/2017 11:41:06 PM PDT by blueplum
They marched past bullet-riddled storefronts, bombed-out apartment blocks and makeshift shrines to pro-government “martyrs” lost in the war.
Clergymen hoisted on their shoulders a miniature coffin filled with flowers, a symbol of the death of Christ on this most solemn day of Holy Week. Soldiers and black-clad militiamen toting AK-47s provided a measure of security in a pulverized city where rebel car bombs and suicide attackers remain a constant threat. The Good Friday evening procession through the narrow streets of this war-traumatized city highlighted how a reeling but resilient Christian community is gradually coming back to their roots in Homs’ Old City, traditional hub of the city’s ancient Christian minority.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
(I wasn't sure what "topics" to check, so if anyone wants to add some keywords that's cool)
If John McCain and Hillary Clinton and even the Neocons faithful on FR had their way the only thing happening today would Christians tossed into mass graves in Syria by the rebels we armed.
Once again, the religious contradiction of the US foreign policy is on display. Syria protects the Christian minority, like Iraq used to. Now Iraq is virtually Christian free and the US is again trying to depose Al-Assad and he would be replaced with Islamist fanatics who would kill or expel every Christian.
This is an excellent piece of truth that needs to be broadcast to those who care about Christianity.
Be thankful that Mr. Trump is President.
Yeah ... that is odd. No one ever seems to be able to explain that one.
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