King Abdullah of Jordan Warns of Danger of Emptying Middle East of Christians

AMMAN — In a television interview with CNN, King Abdullah II of Jordan warned of the danger of diminishing the Christian presence in the Middle East and attempts to empty the East of its Christians. He stressed that Christians are the past and present of the East and they must be part of its future as well.

During the interview, King Abdullah spoke about the efforts Jordan is making to protect and care for Christian sanctities and to protect the Christian presence in the Middle East. The country is also making efforts to protect the Baptismal Site and develop the area adjacent to it.

In response to a question about the dangers facing the Christian presence in the region, the King Abdullah stated:

“Jordan and Jerusalem represent the oldest Christian gathering in the world. Christians have been here for 2,000 years, but they are under great pressure. There are challenges facing the Churches because of the policies imposed on the ground, therefore their numbers are decreasing. I think this is a wake-up call for all of us.”

King Abdullah stated that Iraqi and Syrian Christians, during the past few years, went to the Kingdom of Jordan to escape the war in their countries following the control of the Islamic State (ISIS) in some areas.

1 posted on 01/02/2023 5:49:55 PM PST by marshmallow

It’s Jihad winning still.

2 posted on 01/02/2023 5:56:30 PM PST by Paladin2

God may be removing Christians because of what might be about to happen. That’s the feeling I get anyway.

3 posted on 01/02/2023 6:00:47 PM PST by Jonty30 (THE URGE TO SAVE THE WORLD IS ALMOST ALWAYS AN URGE TO RULE IT)

It may also be what’s happening in Baghdad-by-the-Bay before the 9.0 quake strikes.

4 posted on 01/02/2023 6:40:29 PM PST by Greg123456

Isn’t that rich? The faithful application of Islam doesn’t allow Christians to be anywhere near it.

The king doesn’t realize most of Islam has been in apostasy.

5 posted on 01/02/2023 8:36:51 PM PST by Salvavida (“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.”)

Interesting source of the comments.

6 posted on 01/02/2023 9:17:52 PM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)

I would have no trouble emptying the US of intolerant Islamists.

7 posted on 01/02/2023 9:56:23 PM PST by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux (Let There Be [God's] Light!))

I think that the King of Jordan is sincere, and the Jordan benefits from the presence of a Christian population. But he can do very little.

8 posted on 01/03/2023 2:20:47 AM PST by BlackVeil ('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)

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Descendant of Mad Mo and son and grandson of muzzie despots? That's rich.

9 posted on 01/03/2023 7:32:01 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)

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10 posted on 01/03/2023 1:51:06 PM PST by SJackson (nations that are barren of liberties are also barren of groceries, Louis Fisher)

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