You'd actually be suprised! During the year I spent in Iraq, Christians and Muslim Iraqi's actually get along quite well. I knew many of both who were great friends to eachother and treated everyone equally.
The whole US media is way full of BS. You don't realise how much until you visit places they talk about.
No shit, particularly FOX news..anyone who believes the crap they dish out should be put into one of stalin's reeducation camps.
So there are no Muslims-killing-Muslims bombings and killings over there, Sam? There's only peace and goodwill towards all? I'm surprised that the US media could cover something like that up so well. Baron Max
I'm surprised they could find any Christian left in Iraq. That ultra-liberal rag, The National Review, paints a much bleaker picture of the position of Christians in the new Iraq: http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NjFlZTIyYjZjYjk1NmZhZTc2MmUxNzJjZmI4ZTI0MWI=
No, Brian: please read the rest of your cited article. Is there such a thing as a "deceptive posting infraction"?
In cases like these, my pride shines for Syria. In Syria, since Christianity makes up a whopping near 20%, we do not fight. Unlike Lebanon. Syria has the second highest amount of Christians in the ME. Syrians are united. For instance, except for religious ceremonies or places of worship, Syrians are allowed anywhere without constraint based on religion. Secondly, the Syrian Government has kept both sides in check, favoring neither one nor the other. And thirdly, in Latakia I lived in a primarily Christian and Alawite neighborhood, but you didn't see people argue over religion. I can safely say Syria is, for the most part, a united nation. As for Iraq? Well, a good sign. There is no reason to fight over religion. In fact, the majority of Iraqis DON'T support war over religion. It's the little extremists and militias that do. I would like to point out the Iraqi Victory of the 2007 Asian Cup. They won. Now, what is the relevance? The Iraqi Soccer Team consists of both Muslims and Christians, and of Muslims, it consists of both Sunnis and Shi'ites. But if you watched it, the team played beautifully. They didn't fight, and they supported each other and eventually won the tournament. And again, the team is religiously diverse, consisting of Christians and Muslims alike. But they simply did not care. They were brothers on that field, and they deserved that victory. I think this shows what Iraq is capable of if United. Let's cross our fingers.
Great post. I agree the soccer victory was a great moment for Iraqis. And the reopening of this church is another hopeful sign. Baron brought up a good point. There are, of course, millions of Muslims in Christian nations where they are free to practice their religion without molestation. But if a few Christians show up in Muslim countries they're "toast". Is that what you're saying?
