Region’s Christians work to unite communities November 04, 2013 12:28 AM The Daily Star BEIRUT: Christian figures gathered over the weekend from across the Middle East to stress the need for unity in light of the threat posed by extremist groups across the region. Free Patriotic Movement head MP Michel Aoun said Arab governments were responsible for protecting Christians in the region against Salafist movements, during the Christian Gathering in the Levant conference in Beirut: “The Christian presence ... is also the responsibility of their Muslim counterparts, if they want the East to remain an arena for coexistence, forgiveness and dialogue,” Aoun said. “Arab governments are responsible for maintaining the security of Christians in the East.” Aoun also said the Christian sect was further threatened by the emergence of radical Muslim groups in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. Read more: dailystar.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Nov-04/236764-regions-christians-work-to-unite-communities.ashx#ixzz2jdmQXnd6 (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: dailystar.lb)
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 02:38:03 +0000
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