Posted on 12/23/2016 9:22:00 PM PST by nickcarraway
The Nativity scene and Christmas tree are in place on the corner of the street. Some of the children proudly wear red Santa Claus hats or show off new toys, mostly plastic guns for small boys. Windows and balconies are festooned with colorful balloons.
It is unmistakably Christmas on Friday at the Ankawa camp, home to thousands of Iraqi Christians who have been displaced since the Islamic State group seized their towns and villages in the Nineveh plains of northern Iraq in 2014.
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Sobering.
We in the U.S. are so blessed.
Thanks for posting.
BTTT
But when the magistrate pressed him hard and said, “Swear the oath, and I will release you; revile the Christ,”
Polycarp said, “Eighty-six years have I been His servant, and He has done me no wrong. How then can I blaspheme my King who saved me?”
Martyrdom of St. Polycarp 155 A.D.
Islam is a war plan.
Islam is Satan’s war plan.
Your comment makes me think of A Nefarious Plot, book by Steve Deace. Very good read.
I hope all followers of Christ can take inspiration from these women. When our time comes to proclaim Jesus or deny him.
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