[FITZ]

I think many Americans are just learning what Islam really means --- and it's pretty sad that an Islamic country actually needs a leader like Saddam to keep order --- maybe life was better for Christians under Saddam because he tortured Islamic Iraqis to keep them under control, just like he chemically sprayed the Kurds to keep them under control.

It seems to me that instead of fleeing, the Christian Iraqis should stay and fight for their country. If they only flee instead of fight, they don't deserve anything more.

[fatidic]

Fitz, there are so few Christians in any Muslim country and to exercise your conscience and follow the Bible is to lead to certain death, sometimes having to watch your family tortured first. There are many ways for Christians to fight, esp. on our knees, but I don't think God calls all of us to stay and physically fight. But if there is no other way then we must be faithful even to a cruel death.

The Pilgrims didn't stay for further persecution where their freedom to worship was drastically curtailed but instead chose to found a new country and I'm glad they did. Islam and Christianity cannot coexist with Muslims in charge because Islam does not tolerate or value any sort of personal freedoms or anything that contradicts the Koran.