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this "hopeful" article...hopeful because it mentions the Iraqi Christians need for security SOMEHOW...maybe a country hint hint hint...anyway...it`s from a Christian source so you know there are self-serving lies...like the one about the Christians being kidnapped are being kidnapped for money...in IRAQ? Who has a dime there now? Anyway what it barely can contain saying is that the Christians of Iraq are in for it..and what does this Christian ministry suggest...besides prayer I mean??? They suggest MORE Christ!!!

Iraqi Christians
Again Living In Fear
( ANS) -- Open Doors with Brother Andrew -- a worldwide ministry to the Persecuted Church -- has received information from several sources that Iraqi Christians and churches are seriously affected by the internal turmoil in Iraq.

Not only are foreigners being kidnapped in increasing numbers, but indigenous Iraqi Christians are disappearing. According to a bishop of an Assyrian-speaking church, four members were kidnapped last week. The Iraqi believers stress that in most cases where Iraqi Christians are the victims, the violence is not being caused by radical Islamists, but more often by young people trying to make some easy money.

In several cities, including Baghdad, both Christians and Muslims are trying to stay at home as much as possible. Various churches have canceled meetings. Although the violence seems to be the strongest in the central regions of the country, it has also reached the north.

This month marks the one year anniversary of the fall of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. April has seen some of the fiercest fighting of the conflict.

According to some Christian leaders, there is little hope for major improvement in the near future. It is hard to find capable people to govern the country. After the Gulf War, a huge brain drain took place. Many highly educated-people left the country, going primarily to Jordan and Syria.

Christians hope and pray that by the fall of 2004 new leadership may bring peace and stability. Stability and security are the two top prayer requests mentioned by Iraqi Christians, who number approximately 500,000.

Open Doors has limited travel by foreign staff members, based on advice of Iraqi Christian leaders. Meetings with Iraqi Christians continue in the region, but for the moment take place outside of Iraq. "Due to a big mine explosion on a U.S. convoy, I missed the first plane when traveling to Jordan," said one of Open Doors’ Iraqi co-workers. "Also on the highway from Fallujah to Baghdad, there were a lot of difficulties." He was warmly welcomed in Amman to discuss the progress of Open Doors’ special support project for Iraq.

"We have to expect some hindrances because of this increase of violence," said the co-worker. All Arab teachers invited for seminars in April, May and September have asked to postpone their training projects due to the insecurity. "We have no qualified Arabic-speaking teachers ready to come anymore," he said.

On the other hand, so far the import and distribution of Christian literature has been continuing without major obstacles.

..people have to wipe their ass with something as the number of Christians dwindles.

"Iraq remains a very dangerous place not only for American troops, but for our Iraqi Christian brothers and sisters," says Open Doors USA President Dr. Carl Moeller. "Pray for security and for stability in Iraq. Pray that Christians there can worship in peace and in freedom. Pray that Open Doors’ projects can continue."

...and another thing..just how does boning up on mumbo jumbo earn you a doctorate? Who decided this was a legitimate discipline anyway? Jst because you learn a MOUNTAIN of crap..isn`t the same as learning Physics.

© 2004 Assist News Service
© 2004 Maranatha Christian News Service

(Post date: May 05, 2004)

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