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Syria Declares Catholic Christmas as Holiday After Christians' Protests
Sputnik News ^ | 12/24/24

Posted on 12/25/2024 5:40:07 AM PST by marshmallow

BEIRUT (Sputnik) - The Syrian authorities on Tuesday declared December 25 and 26, when Catholic Christmas is celebrated, official holidays amid rallies by Syrian Christians in a number of cities.

"For all employees of state institutions, December 25-26, 2024 are now declared official holidays. Those institutions and line ministries whose activities are necessary shall continue to work," the government said in a statement published in Al-Watan newspaper.

On Monday evening, peaceful protests were held in the suburbs of Damascus and Christian neighborhoods of the Syrian capital against the oppression of the Christian population in Syria after the new government came to power.

(Excerpt) Read more at sputnikglobe.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: christian; christians; christmas; syria

1 posted on 12/25/2024 5:40:07 AM PST by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

> Syria Declares Catholic Christmas as Holiday <

After they took power, the Nazis let opposition parties operate… for a little while.

Just sayin’.


2 posted on 12/25/2024 6:15:55 AM PST by Leaning Right (It’s morning in America. Again.)
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To: marshmallow

bringing those they oppose into the light so they can take care of them


3 posted on 12/25/2024 6:21:08 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: Leaning Right

“After they took power, the Nazis let opposition parties operate… for a little while.”

Similar with the Vatican - as long as the Vatican was ‘useful’, they got to continue operating...and so the Vatican stayed ‘useful’.


4 posted on 12/25/2024 6:25:51 AM PST by BobL
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To: marshmallow

Of course they’ll burn down all the Christian churches next week.


5 posted on 12/25/2024 6:28:09 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: marshmallow

Kissing up for what?


6 posted on 12/25/2024 7:08:10 AM PST by bgill
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To: bgill

**After they took power, the Nazis let opposition parties operate… for a little while.**
**Kissing up for what?**

Come on people. Give them a chance. Don’t you think they all know who won the election? Do you think they will take on the Jooz like the Houties did just now?


7 posted on 12/25/2024 7:56:47 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: marshmallow

Foreign crap polluting FR.

There’s no “Catholic Christmas.”

Why do foreign stooges parasite here?


8 posted on 12/25/2024 10:17:50 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: marshmallow

Hmmm… hopeful sign. Hope it lasts.


9 posted on 12/25/2024 3:34:34 PM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: House Atreides

So far, the retributions have been much less than one would expect. We’ll see - IMO HTS has to moderate and have moderate allies to rule in Syria. Maybe they realize that.


10 posted on 12/25/2024 6:31:45 PM PST by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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