While I use language like freedom of religion I must confess that - TopicsExpress



          

While I use language like freedom of religion I must confess that the news of Christians being persecuted in some far away part of the earth caught my attention. Peggy Noonan suggests that it is not just the sight of beheadings that has turned Americans minds, but the treatment of Christians in that region. Favorite quotes: Speaking of the public reluctance to supporting Syrian rebels she says, But there was another, powerful aspect to the opposition. Evangelical Christians and conservative Catholics who would normally back strong military action were relatively silent in 2013. Why? I think because they were becoming broadly aware, for the first time, of what was happening to Christians in the Middle East. This was a fear that Syrian rebels would behave like some of those in Egypt. And regarding ISIS she says, The anguish and indignation of American Christians at what is being done, by Islamic State, to their brothers and sisters in faith is surely part of the reason Americans are backing U.S. action against the terror group. And my favorite quote: My guess is two things are not acceptable to the American people. One is the full-scale commitment of scores of thousands of troops to invade and occupy a country. The other is a diffident, confused, unfocused, unserious campaign. online.wsj/articles/the-genocide-of-mideastern-christians-1410474449
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 17:23:28 +0000

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