Banning traditional clothing???????????????

[AndyKunz]

Some of the Iraqis and Iranians I know are christian. I've been told that there just not as many churches in their countries for christians. Haven't heard of any religious persecution of christians in their respective countries. But it's hard to beat the western media for telling the truth...

You won't find that in the regular media. My old pastor was in a car with several other pastors in Iraq. The car was attacked by two muslims on a motorcycle - one driving, one shooting. One pastor came home in a box, my pastor has a bullet lodged in his body (spinal, too dangerous to operate). Steve might have seen it in the local news - they were both relatively local to him.

I know of men and families (the cowards don't just target one person, they get his family too) who are maimed because of anti-Christian activity, even in "tolerant" Lebanon.

There are small communities of Christians in all those areas. They are required to live by the muslim law regarding dress, food, etc. There are quite a few Jews living in Iran, too, but they are barely tolerated and second class citizens. Why even one of Saddam's top henchmen was a "Christian" although I personally find it hard to reconcile that with true Christianity.

Yes, there are communities in those countries (there have to be, God says they'll be in every ethnicity), but they are often forced to keep it quiet simply in order to live at all.

Andy

[AndyKunz]

duplicate post.