Posted on 07/21/2014 5:26:32 PM PDT by markomalley
How grim is you life? We watch in horror as Christians in Iraq are being persecuted, driven, hunted by Islamic terrorists. The Religion of Peace… right?
‘Christian families are on their way to Dohuk and Arbil [in Kurdistan]. For the first time in the history of Iraq, Mosul is now empty of Christians’
Chaldean patriarch Louis Sako
From the Daily Mail:
Thousands of Iraqi Christians pour out of Mosul after ISIS jihadis give them deadline to convert, pay or face death
Thousands of Iraqi Christians today poured out of Mosul after ISIS jihadis gave them an ultimatum – convert, pay or face death.
The Islamic State terror group declared that Christians must either convert to Islam, pay a special tax or leave the city, around 250 miles north-west of Baghdad.
If they did not do so by noon (9am GMT) today, there would be ‘nothing for them but the sword’, it said.[...]
From Catholic World Report:
ISIS tags Christian homes in Mosul for confiscation as Christians flee
Chaldean Catholic Patriarch: “Iraq will come face to face with human, civil, and historic catastrophe”Warning that “Iraq will come face to face with human, civil, and historic catastrophe,” Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako has written a letter “to the people of conscience and good will in Iraq and the world” in which he describes the dire situation in which Iraqi Christians find themselves.
“The control exercised by the Islamist Jihadists upon the city of Mosul, and their proclamation of it as an Islamic State, after several days of calm and expectant watching of events, has now come to reflect negatively upon the Christian population of the city and its environs,” the patriarch reported in his July 17 letter. “The only alternative is to abandon the city and their houses with only the clothes they are wearing, taking nothing else. Moreover, by Islamic law, upon their departure, their houses are no longer their properties but are instantly confiscated as property of the Islamic state.”
He also stated that ISIS forces had started marking the homes of Christians in Mosul with the Arabic letter “N,” for “Nazara” (Christian). “We do not know what will happen in future days because in an Islamic state the Al-sharia or Islamic code of law is powerful and has been interpreted to require the issuance of new I.Ds for the population based on religious or sectarian affiliation,” Patriarch Sako wrote.
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From Breitbart:
Iraq’s Christian leaders have just made a desperate cry for help. Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako, head of Iraq’s Catholic church, has issued an appeal “to all who have a living conscience in Iraq and all the world.”
The situation for Iraq’s Christians has been steadily deteriorating ever since the 2003 invasion, in part because the U.S. never acknowledged that Christians were being targeted by Islamists and did not prioritize protection of Christians or other minorities.
But with the recent sweep through Mosul and other Iraqi cities by the jihadi group ISIS, Iraq’s Christians look to be on the verge of genocide.
On June 16th it was reported that ISIS had marked the doors of Christians in red. Patriarch Sako’s letter confirms that rumor. While no one yet knows what this ominous sign foretells, Sako and other Christian leaders are pleading with the world to intervene before the meaning of the sign is made clear.
Earlier this week, Iraqi human rights activist Pascale Warda came to Washington from Baghdad to raise the alarm with the State Department and members of Congress. She was accompanied by Bishop Yousif Habash, who now resides in Elizabeth, New Jersey, but who is originally from Qaraqosh, a city 15 miles from Mosul which was also recently overrun by ISIS, where the Christians still speak Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus.
Bishop Habash said, “Christians throughout the Middle East have been targeted, and we are on the verge of being exterminated. The West stepped in to stop the ethnic cleansing of Bosnian Muslims and Kosovar Muslims, so we know it can be done. The West must step in now and save the Middle East’s Christians, or we will be wiped out.”[...]
Sts. Nunilo and Alodia! Pray for us!
St. Lawrence of Brindisi! Pray for us!
Agreed ... and please see my post #26 on this thread. Might receive a surprise.
Hind sight sure is 20/20, eh?
Samantha was one of those that pushed for us to get involved in the Balkans to protect muslims. She greatly exaggerated the claims of atrocities to get us involved.
The atrocities being committed by ISIS are far worse and I she remains silent.
“....God is going to become angrier with our Obama....”
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Not only with Obama but with the two other branches of government for their total lack of support for His Martyrs.
Slow down folks.
Jesus will come at the appointed time of which you will not know. Pray for those which need prayer and defend yourself against evil.
Be Still. Know that I am the Lord.
Thank You for that point of truth.
If God doesn't punish America, He'll have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.
Billy Graham
.....”If God doesn’t punish America, He’ll have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah”..........Billy Graham
True....even so I don’t want to see the end result when we are entirely left to ourselves. Man doesn’t fair at all well apart from God. I think that’s what we’re all missing in our country...’God’...all else is gravy.
Got to remember that for Muslims, their “allah” is simply SATAN that they worship.
The good news is that, the blood of the Christian martyrs is bringing more non-believers to the Lord Jesus Christ each day.
I do believe that the Lord has started His preparations already for the start of the “end of the age”.
Plus Obama is a secret Muslim.
Remember the allah that the Muslims worship is the devil.
It's not much of a secret anymore is it?
Slowly it is coming out.
Very true. The nation with the fastest growing Christian populace? Iran.
There is no indication that God is not on our side...We look and hope for peace on earth...That is not God's plan...Whether we get killed or not is insignificant...We are destined to die anyway...What is significant is our home in heaven...There will be no peace on earth til there is good will toward men...And that won't happen until Jesus comes back...
The fulfillment of the times of the Gentiles is upon us...
2Ti_3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
Amen, Iscool. I gave up on worrying too much about my dying a long time ago after accepting Jesus as my Lord and Savior. While viewing this world though, through fleeting glimpses I do still find myself not only searching for peace but praying more and more for peace. Am not a lover of war. I realize though a majority of nations are lovers of war. That fact has always puzzled me. Nothing is gained in war; there are only losses incurred. Don't get me wrong for I love America and would 'Stand Up' as best am able to fight alongside of anyone willing to 'Stand Up' for America. I agree this planet will not see peace till Jesus returns yet I still long for peace. Know one day will arrive the peace, for this planet, am seeking and know peace is not possible in the way that Jesus will bring peace yet nevertheless I still long for peace for God's planet Earth.
My heartfelt apology Iscool. Went back and reread your post and think my post (to you) nearly duplicated your post. My apology.
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