“Christian service has flourished remarkably in Syria. We regard Syria as a model Arab country when it comes to freedom of worship.”
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Which is why, IMHO, the Obama regime has sought the destabilization and destruction of Syria’s government. And, yes, I know that it is a dictatorship...but it is far, far better than the Islamic State and other spawn of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Right now, the best form of government in an Arab country is a benevolent Autocracy.
I listened to an interview a few years ago with a Bishop living in Syria. He was begging the west to stay out of Syria, saying that under Assad and other dictators in the ME the Christians were allowed to live in peace because the Muslim factions were kept under control, and that democracy doesn’t work well in places where tribal and sectarian conflicts exists.