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Archbishop of Canterbury: Give Asylum to Iraqi Christians
Enza Ferreri Blog ^ | 8 August 2014 | Enza Ferreri

Posted on 08/08/2014 4:00:59 PM PDT by Enza Ferreri

Rally in support of Iraqi Christians in Lyon

Is the West waking up, or is it hoping too much? And is it too late anyway, when the genocide is accomplished?

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Rev Justin Welby, has called on the UK government to offer asylum to thousands of Iraqi Christians driven from their homes by jihadists. He backed similar calls by several bishops.

The vicar of Baghdad's Anglican church, Canon Andrew White, said the believers' flight is bringing "the end of Christianity very near" in Iraq.

France has already done what the Archbishop proposes. Last week the country declared itself ready to give asylum to any persecuted Christian in Iraq.

On July 26, in the French city of Lyon, over five hundred people held a demonstration about the tragic plight of Iraqi Christians, organised by the Assyro-Chaldean community of Lyon and by the Christians of Lyon. Several religious dignitaries were present, including Philippe Barbarin, archbishop of Lyon.

During the march a letter dated July 24 from His Beatitude Louis Raphaël 1st Sako, Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, to His Eminence The Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, archbishop of Lyon and primate of the Gauls, was made ​​public. Its last sentence: "Forget us not!"

O July 29 Cardinal Philip Barbarin travelled to north Iraq to meet with Christian refugees expelled from Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city. On his return to France he held a press conference to deliver fresh information on the situation of the Iraqi Christian community.

The Islamic State ethnically cleansed Mosul of almost all its Christians and imposed Sharia law. Christians who fled Mosul by the thousands in the last few days lost absolutely everything.

On the same day as the march in Lyon, a rally was held in Paris to show support for the persecuted Iraqi Christians.

Iraq is at the end of a process of ethnic cleansing of its Christians, once 10% of the population. Ah, but those were the bad old days of Saddam Hussein. Now, with the advent of democracy, all is better. Isn't it? Well, it is better if you are a jihadist.

Here in the UK, my party Liberty GB is planning to organise a Rally for Persecuted Christians in Iraq in London, in front of the Houses of Parliament.


TOPICS: Government; Politics; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: archbishopcanterbury; christians; france; iraq; iraqichristians

1 posted on 08/08/2014 4:00:59 PM PDT by Enza Ferreri
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To: Enza Ferreri

I don’t know why not?They”TRULY”are”REFUGEES”from a murderous bunch of 12th Century Barbarians!Unlike the”Kids”from Mexico(central America)who are coming for the”FREEBIES”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


2 posted on 08/08/2014 4:04:19 PM PDT by bandleader
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To: Enza Ferreri

The Vatican needs a more liberal immigration policy.

If the world’s population can all live in Texas as people say, then a sizable number of people could live at the Vatican, with more high rise units, the small state could thrive.


3 posted on 08/08/2014 4:11:24 PM PDT by ansel12 (LEGAL immigrants, 30 million 1980-2012, continues to remake the nation's electorate for democrats)
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To: Enza Ferreri

And (1) kick all the Mohammedans out of all civilized countries and (2) make being a member of the Army of the Islamic State a capital crime.


4 posted on 08/08/2014 4:19:36 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel (Have a wonderful day!)
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To: Enza Ferreri

What about the Yezidhis?


5 posted on 08/08/2014 4:26:51 PM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan
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To: bandleader

Amen! These are the types of immigrants I would love to bring to this country.


6 posted on 08/08/2014 4:27:49 PM PDT by MNDude
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To: Enza Ferreri

Even a stopped clock....


7 posted on 08/08/2014 4:29:49 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

[ And (1) kick all the Mohammedans out of all civilized countries and (2) make being a member of the Army of the Islamic State a capital crime. ]

Agree


8 posted on 08/08/2014 4:30:32 PM PDT by GraceG (No, My Initials are not A.B.)
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To: ansel12

Where does the Vatican come in here?

The Archbishop of Canterbury is Anglican, with nothing to do with the Vatican.


9 posted on 08/08/2014 4:40:29 PM PDT by AbnSarge
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To: ansel12

Where does the Vatican come in here?

The Archbishop of Canterbury is Anglican, with nothing to do with the Vatican.


10 posted on 08/08/2014 4:40:34 PM PDT by AbnSarge
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To: MNDude

My daughter lives next to some Iraqi Christians in Skokie, IL. They have two sets of relatives that just got over here through a refugee program.


11 posted on 08/08/2014 5:05:16 PM PDT by Wolverine83
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To: AbnSarge
Where does the Vatican come in here?

Troll much? You ever tried to search the internet?

12 posted on 08/08/2014 5:07:53 PM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

Let all Christians in—they will not demand you change your culture or force you to join their sect.


13 posted on 08/08/2014 5:13:12 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: don-o

With the Archbishop of Canterbury?


14 posted on 08/08/2014 5:17:37 PM PDT by AbnSarge
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To: AbnSarge

I sometimes get the titles and robes mixed up, still, the Vatican still needs to open up to mass immigration, Britain has done it’s part.


15 posted on 08/08/2014 6:59:11 PM PDT by ansel12 (LEGAL immigrants, 30 million 1980-2012, continues to remake the nation's electorate for democrats)
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