No one can deny that the situation in Syria is dire. Death and destruction are ever-present. And when terror and chaos emerge, minority groups often have much to fear.
That’s especially true for Syria’s Christians, who make up about 10 percent of the nation’s population. Increasingly, they’re being caught in the crossfire between numerous Islamic groups.
In a recent report, CNN provided a recap of the many religious sects that have a stake in the current Syria crisis. With the vast majority of the Middle East being Islamic in both governance and personal faith allegiance, being a non-Muslim in the region can be difficult.
That in mind, the rebels, who are generally Sunnis, see Christians as supporters of President Bashar al-Assad and his government (Assad’s government is part of the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam), the Associated Press reports.
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3 comments:
Christians have a right to exist anywhere in the world; They also have the right to stay out of harm's way.
Trouble is, Hamas, Al-Quaida, Sunnis, and the whole batch not only hate and want to kill each other and fight constantly, they all collectively hate and want to kill Christians too.
Poor suckers are doomed from the start to eliminate themselves automatically! Why mess with that golden goose? Let them fight their wars to their bitter end and attack them with oil prices. Give them our extra nukes to speed up the process. When they extinct themselves, we walk in to a clean glass plate!
In Islam, a father can kill his daughter for walking down the street with another man not related to her
then mourn the loss at her funeral.
Honor killing.
Stay out of Syria, let them kill each other.
Another reason not to support the rebels, we have no business in Syria. Sorry people got killed with poison gas, they got killed many other gruesome ways also by both sides.
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