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Christians Begin Exodus From Iraq
Insight ^ | June 8, 2004 | Ken Joseph Jr.

Posted on 06/09/2004 7:42:31 AM PDT by A. Pole

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Soon Syria will be the only Middle Eastern country where Christians are not second class citizens.
1 posted on 06/09/2004 7:42:32 AM PDT by A. Pole
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Bring them here. Non-Mohammedan Arabs are a decent people.

Then they can run for political office, win, and they'll be the only politicians in the US that recognizes the threat that the Mohmmedan ideology poses to non-Mohammedans.


2 posted on 06/09/2004 7:47:25 AM PDT by Guillermo (Simpson, you've got a short in your tail light. It started blinking when you made that turn - Wiggum)
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"Facing a June 30 deadline for transfer of power, a temporary constitution that reads,

in Article 7, that

Islam is the "Official Religion of the State,"

and the most recent humiliation for the community --

the failure to receive even one position on the Executive Council and only one ministry post, the Ministry of Emigration -- the Christians of Iraq are voting with their feet.


Geesh! I'd vote with my feet also.


3 posted on 06/09/2004 7:47:28 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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As sympathetic as I am to their plight, I am truly at a loss to know what we can do about it short of give them asylum here. Even though our own Constitution prevents the establishment of a state religion, it could be amended to allow such with a sufficient super-majority. And that is exactly what is present in Iraq. So even if the establishment clause wasn't in the Iraqi constiutution presently it wouldn't be long before it was.


4 posted on 06/09/2004 7:53:20 AM PDT by mcg1969
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He lamented: "What happened to the American promise to help [Iraq] become a democracy that would be a place for all to live? This is our homeland! We are the original people of Iraq! We should not have to leave."

Robert, how many people in your communities are in the military or police forces being trained by the U.S. Armed Forces ?

5 posted on 06/09/2004 7:58:49 AM PDT by af_vet_1981
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Good thing we invaded Iraq for "Hegemony". Now we're going to have another Islamist breeding ground?

The fact is that when the Ishmaelites say this is a HOLY war they really mean it. I don't think that many people get that. Having another Islamist state is the worst possible outcome, what a freaking joke.

6 posted on 06/09/2004 7:59:57 AM PDT by AAABEST (Lord have mercy on us)
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You know this has U.S. State Department written all over it. The same goes for Afghanistan. That bunch over there at Foggy Bottom are pro-muslim-pro-Islam and anti-Jewish-anti-Israel-anti-Christian. Powell and Bremer at the top of the list. They are also pushing Bush into the "Roadmap" Israeli withdrawal of Judea and Samaria and for giving it to Islamic-demonic terrorists.

A lot Christians sacrificed and a lot of Christian blood would then have been spilled for nothing. Perhaps, God will not look favorable upon us for this... We didn't send our best and brightest to die for the "religion of satan"

How can this nation be blessed by God if we do the opposite of His will and plans? I'm looking for judgement to come just about the time we think everything is running smoothly and on course...

7 posted on 06/09/2004 8:01:09 AM PDT by KriegerGeist ("Only one life to live and soon it is past, and only what was done for Jesus Christ shall last")
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Having another Islamist state is the worst possible outcome, what a freaking joke.

Secular Syria will be next.

8 posted on 06/09/2004 8:08:45 AM PDT by A. Pole
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noinfidelsinmuslimlands


9 posted on 06/09/2004 8:09:21 AM PDT by miltonim (Fight those who do not believe in Allah. - Koran, Surah IX: 29)
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This is one of the reasons why we should have handed them a Constitution and said "Sign here...or else!"


10 posted on 06/09/2004 8:12:31 AM PDT by Little Ray (John Ffing sKerry: Just a gigolo!)
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Christians granted "........only one ministry post, the Ministry of Emigration ......"

how ironic.

11 posted on 06/09/2004 8:13:16 AM PDT by cookcounty (LBJ sent him to VN. Nixon expressed him home. And JfK's too dumb to tell them apart!)
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Didn't W say that Iraq would determine what their freedom would look like? That we didn't set out to Americanize Iraq? This is disappointing, yes, but they have to find their own way. (Trying to be positive here...)


12 posted on 06/09/2004 8:13:33 AM PDT by sarasota
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So there's like 1,000 of them and they want their own seat on the governing council?


13 posted on 06/09/2004 8:13:48 AM PDT by Rodney King (No, we can't all just get along)
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Ironic twist. We were trying to free the people of Iraq from the tyranny of Saddam and now with a new gov't, Christians are fleeing Iraq.


14 posted on 06/09/2004 8:14:02 AM PDT by truthandlife ("Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." (Ps 20:7))
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This religious discrimination against Iraqi Christians needs to be nipped in the bud. State religions in practice are undemocratic.


15 posted on 06/09/2004 8:16:25 AM PDT by Post Toasties
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As sympathetic as I am to their plight, I am truly at a loss to know what we can do about it short of give them asylum here.

If ever there was a time to set up a system in which these people could live safely within their own country it is now. What is the State Dept thinking.

16 posted on 06/09/2004 8:17:25 AM PDT by skeeter
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I thought it was supposed to be a total of 6 million, including those who have already left for one reason or other.


17 posted on 06/09/2004 8:17:58 AM PDT by Post Toasties
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To: sarasota
(Trying to be positive here...)

Keep trying.

18 posted on 06/09/2004 8:18:18 AM PDT by A. Pole
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To: truthandlife
Ironic twist. We were trying to free the people of Iraq from the tyranny of Saddam and now with a new gov't, Christians are fleeing Iraq.

But we (or deserving corporations) will get oil in exchange - there will be a rapid free market privatization like in Russia. Few "reform minded oligarchs" will become owners together with Exon, Mobile etc... The natives will get a nice Islamic rule in a Saudi sryle. Who cares for the Christians?

19 posted on 06/09/2004 8:22:31 AM PDT by A. Pole
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What is the State Dept thinking.

Oil.

20 posted on 06/09/2004 8:25:04 AM PDT by A. Pole
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