http://www.rt.com/news/syria-christians-exodus-opposition-778/
A few days ago, Christians were told that they had six days to leave the city of Qusayr. Thousands have decided that it is better to leave than to find out what happens if they defy the order. Here is the media-hyped Arab Spring in action.
"The Christian minority in Syria is facing a growing threat and thousands are being forced to flee their homes as they face harassment and discrimination from radial Islamist factions of the opposition.
At least 9,000 Christians from the western Syrian city of Qusayr were forced to seek refuge after an ultimatum from a local military chief of the armed opposition, Abdel Salam Harba, Fides news agency reports."
Snipers have legitimate tactical and strategic purposes, in the New Syria this includes shooting those who belong to oppressed minorities.
"In the latest outburst of violence a Christian man was shot dead by a sniper in Qusayr, which neighbors the restive city of Homs."
Remember when Obama said that the call to prayer that is proclaimed from minarets was "the most beautiful sound"? I wonder if he thinks that this minaret-issued order is also a beautiful thing.
"There have been reports last week that some mosques in the city have announced from the minarets: "Christians must leave Qusayr within six days, which expires this Friday.
Two Catholic priests who fled Qusayr confirmed to the news agency that they heard the ultimatum "with their own ears" repeated from the minarets.
"The situation is unsustainable in the area and exposed to total lawlessness," Fides sources on the ground say. They also fear that the fate of Christians in Qusayr could soon affect the 10,000 believers who live in other villages in the area.
The areas controlled by the opposition are witnessing the rise of radical forms of Sunni Islam with the extremists not willing to live in peace with the Christians. Many of these gangs and armed groups operate independently of the Free Syrian Army, which rejects such kinds of discrimination against minorities."
Don't forget that the Christians have to be blamed in some way for their plight.
"Apart from religious rifts, the violence against the Christian community may also be fueled by the fact that they have openly expressed support to the regime. Bashar Assad, as well as his late father, Hafez Assad, guaranteed secular rule in Syria, protecting Christians from discrimination and guaranteeing their rights".
Churches that have stood for hundreds (If not more) years are fair game when Islamic tolerance is unleashed.
"On Wednesday, an armed group broke into and desecrated the Greek-catholic church of St. Elias in Qusayr.
"It is the first time in the ongoing conflict that such an episode has occurred in which sacred symbols are deliberately hit," a local source told Fides.
A Christian population of 10% means that there are far too many Kaffirs in the new tolerant Syria.
Christians make up about 10 per cent of the country’s population with most belonging to the denomination of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch.
"Apart from religious rifts, the violence against the Christian community may also be fueled by the fact that they have openly expressed support to the regime. Bashar Assad, as well as his late father, Hafez Assad, guaranteed secular rule in Syria, protecting Christians from discrimination and guaranteeing their rights".
Churches that have stood for hundreds (If not more) years are fair game when Islamic tolerance is unleashed.
"On Wednesday, an armed group broke into and desecrated the Greek-catholic church of St. Elias in Qusayr.
"It is the first time in the ongoing conflict that such an episode has occurred in which sacred symbols are deliberately hit," a local source told Fides.
A Christian population of 10% means that there are far too many Kaffirs in the new tolerant Syria.
Christians make up about 10 per cent of the country’s population with most belonging to the denomination of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch.
Those who are descended from some of the earliest Christians and Christian communities are being killed, raped, abducted, and literally run out of town. The day when the Middle and Near East are completely devoid of Christians may very well arrive in our lifetime.
I know that many individual Christians are speaking out about this tragedy and that the Pope occasionally expresses his concern, but these are not enough. Christians need to put aside their doctrinal differences and confront this head on. The Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant worlds need to come together to address this issue and come up with an operational plan that can be implemented as soon as possible. Words have proven themselves useless in this case. It is time for real action
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