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Christians On The Run From Iraq [The Fall of Mosul And Obama's Crime Against Christians!]
National Review ^ | December 25, 2014 | Nina Shea

Posted on 12/25/2014 4:56:21 PM PST by Steelfish

DECEMBER 24, 2014 Christians On The Run From Iraq The Islamic State is attaining its key goal, and U.S. media find the story of “limited interest.” By Nina Shea

For the first time in 1,400 years, there will be no Christmas celebrations in Nineveh province, home to Iraq’s largest remaining Christian community and largest non-Muslim minority, and a site of great biblical significance. This northern province, whose area is over three times larger than that of Lebanon, is now part of the Islamic State’s caliphate, and its Christians and churches are no longer tolerated.

What has become of Nineveh’s Christians? What will be their fate?

These should be pressing concerns for America, especially its 247 million Christians. Yet the mainstream media rarely cover this story — a New York Times reporter in a recent e-mail says it’s of “limited interest,” explaining that “most of our readers have only vague notions of who they are anyway and why their issues are relevant to the United States.” A better explanation would be that the Times and other establishment elites are reluctant to focus on the goals, rather than just the tactics, of Islamist extremist ideology. A main goal is total Islamization — and it is on the verge of being realized in Iraq.

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...


TOPICS: Politics; Religion
KEYWORDS: christianpersecution; iraq; iraqichristians; nineveh
Obama's "JV Team" that has help the religious cleansing of Christians in historical provinces of worship.
1 posted on 12/25/2014 4:56:21 PM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish
And there are those that call King Obama a Christian?
2 posted on 12/25/2014 5:10:13 PM PST by Logical me
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To: Steelfish

Prayers for them. I can’t even imagine.


3 posted on 12/25/2014 5:16:12 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: Steelfish

Perhaps we could take out an ad in the Times reading: CHRISTIAN LIVES MATTER


4 posted on 12/25/2014 5:19:22 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: Steelfish

Looks like the land of Nimrod continues to be an unhappy place.


5 posted on 12/25/2014 6:00:16 PM PST by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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To: Logical me
"And there are those that call King Obama a Christian?"

It's just another Merry Christmas, brought to you from king obama and associates.


6 posted on 12/25/2014 6:08:27 PM PST by clearcarbon
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To: Steelfish

Nachum (Nahum)


7 posted on 12/25/2014 6:09:03 PM PST by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

Perhaps we could take out an ad in the Times reading: CHRISTIAN LIVES MATTER

I like the idea. It was a long time ago, but Freepers once took up a collection to place a Washington Times ad.


8 posted on 12/25/2014 6:22:25 PM PST by FR_addict ( Boehner needs to go!)
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To: Steelfish
Sounds like IS draws its playbook from our great friend and ally, Saudi Arabia. "The open practice of any religion other than Islam is forbidden here, and conversion to another faith is punishable by death." http://www.worldwatchlist.us/world-watch-list-countries/saudi-arabia/

U.S. Presidents of both parties have been willing to overlook such persecution.
9 posted on 12/25/2014 6:31:57 PM PST by Eagle Forgotten
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To: Logical me

Considering Obama only considers Christ “a” son of God, he likely doesn’t consider Christianity to be anything more than a silly faux-faith anyway.


10 posted on 12/25/2014 6:46:03 PM PST by ScottinVA (We either destroy ISIS there... or fight them here. Pick one, America.)
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To: Steelfish

Bunch of Christophobes.


11 posted on 12/25/2014 7:07:56 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Steelfish

The Christian winter did not start with Obama, but it might finish while he is office.


12 posted on 12/25/2014 7:31:40 PM PST by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: Steelfish; metmom; boatbums; caww; presently no screen name; redleghunter; Springfield Reformer; ...
U.S. media find the story of “limited interest.”

Of course, after all, they evidence they favor Islam over Christianity, salon.com being about the worst, while how Uganda penalizes a practice that is primarily responsible for over 40 million deaths in 33 years (39 mil. from 1981-2013, and 3.1 mil. per year), with approximately 35 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS in 2013 (about half of which do not know it), 3.2 million of which were children (<15 years old).

What if the consensual practice of the Lord's supper effected the like? Instead atheists and the liberal elite, serving in proxy for the devil, oppose Christian faith as if it were like AIDS, as there ethos from Hell is intrinsically opposed to that of God's.

But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. (Proverbs 8:36)

* https://www.aids.gov/federal-resources/around-the-world/global-aids-overview/ http://www.yale.edu/yaw/world.html

13 posted on 12/26/2014 6:26:24 AM PST by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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Samaritans Purse has a firm line of operations in North Iraq. There are also quite a few smaller ministries there. One such smaller operation I get a few updates every week. The under reported story is there are Christians giving their lives trying to bring aid and run refugee camps in North Iraq.

They are also being robbed as convoys there are raided often.


14 posted on 12/26/2014 5:25:14 PM PST by redleghunter (... we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God-Heb 4:14)
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To: Steelfish

The antichrist is gearing up no doubt. Communism and Marxism in Europe gained momentum in Europe and Asia post WW2 and Radical Islam in the Middle East vastly grew from mid 1970-’s present as well. It’s now here in the U.S. as well with diversity being demanded. None as such are compatible with Judaism or Christianity thus making them opposed to GOD. The Sauds & the rest of the Islamic nations are an alliance we should have never needed nor developed nor for that matter.


15 posted on 12/26/2014 5:45:37 PM PST by cva66snipe ((Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?))
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
Perhaps we could take out an ad in the Times reading: CHRISTIAN LIVES MATTER

That's a really good idea. Would get some attention.

16 posted on 12/26/2014 5:48:28 PM PST by JustaCowgirl (Arguing with a liberal is like arguing with a rat about whether he eats people scraps.)
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To: Steelfish

247 MILLION?

SOMEONE’s COUNT IS WAY OFF!

This is the land of FAGS and PRE-BOrn sacrifice!!!


17 posted on 12/27/2014 2:59:43 AM PST by Elsie ( Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: JustaCowgirl

Would get some attention.

And then it’ll be on to the next shiny thing.


18 posted on 12/27/2014 3:01:43 AM PST by Elsie ( Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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