tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12010572.post8754595753326642470..comments2023-12-13T16:00:41.784-05:00Comments on Muccings: On US Attacking Syria: A blog from a Christian in the Middle EastGerardo Moochiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11541992059443099894noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12010572.post-18075655091790608122013-09-10T08:23:46.999-04:002013-09-10T08:23:46.999-04:00An article by Daniel Burke:
http://religion.blogs....An article by Daniel Burke:<br />http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/09/04/syrian-wars-got-religion-and-that-aint-good/<br /><br />Especially the end on Christians,<br />Quote:<br /><br />Christians, who form about 10 percent of the Syrian population, are essentially middle men in this civil war, caught between Assad's army and the Sunni rebels.<br /><br />Under Assad, Christians had more rights than in many Middle Eastern countries, with the freedom to worship and run schools and churches. Their rights were limited however. The Syrian constitution says the president must be Muslim, for example.<br /><br />According to UN reports, rebel fighters have targeted Christian communities, shooting up factories and detonating car bombs in Christian neighborhoods.<br /><br />In addition, many Christians - in Syria and in the United States - fear the fate of Christians should Sunni fundamentalists take power in Syria.<br /><br />They, like the Alawites, have been pushed back into Assad's arms.<br /><br />Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, perhaps with an eye towards a presidential run in 2016, is among the latest to express concern for Syria's Christians.<br /><br />"I think the Islamic rebels winning is a bad idea for the Christians," Paul said on NBC's "Meet the Press," on Sunday. "All of a sudden we'll have another Islamic state where Christians are persecuted."Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439645207903050774noreply@blogger.com