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Nun Pleads for Christians Raped, Sold, Killed by ISIS
World Net Daily ^ | December 23, 2014 | Leo Hohmann

Posted on 12/23/2014 6:37:39 PM PST by Maudeen

Refugees live 'like animals' in camps

...........................Sister Hatune points to the fact that 96 percent of the people who populated the Middle East at the turn of the eighth century were Christian. Now, that Christian population has dwindled to 6 percent. Turkey was once almost all Christian, but now it is 0.03 percent Christian. Iraq had 1 million Christians under Saddam Hussein, but now only a few thousand remain, and the churches of Baghdad will be mostly empty this Christmas.

“Where are these Christians? Where are these people? Just ask yourself,” said the fiery nun, whose native tongue is Aramaic.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Egypt; Israel; News/Current Events; Syria
KEYWORDS: aramaic; christianpersecution; egypt; hatunedogan; india; iraq; iraqichristians; israel; muslimworld; pakistan; sinai; sisterhatunedogan; syria; terrorists; torture; yazid; yazidi
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To: Maudeen

“Iraq had 1 million Christians under Saddam Hussein, but now only a few thousand remain, and the churches of Baghdad will be mostly empty this Christmas.”

Whatever, but at least we got oil.


21 posted on 12/24/2014 2:35:33 PM PST by sagar
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To: Gay State Conservative

“IMO the bravest people on earth today are the Christians of the Middle East.”

No offence, but getting slaughtered left and right without any resistance is not “bravery” in any book.

Middle Eastern Christians should learn from the jews of Israel. Vastly outnumbered, but still take the battle to the islamics every single time.


22 posted on 12/24/2014 2:41:21 PM PST by sagar
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