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10th February 2012, 12:49 PM
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Hello, I thought this article would be of interest here - Middle East Christians keep a wary eye on Arab Spring
Here is a portion of it - The Arab Spring uprisings that toppled secular dictatorships have unleashed long-suppressed freedoms that have allowed Islamic parties to gain a share of political power they have been denied for decades. Their rise is creating near-panic among ancient Christian communities that dot the Muslim world and predate Islam by centuries.
In Tunisia, where the regime of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was ousted last year after 32 years in power, the dominant political party, Ennahda, has worried some of Tunis' 22,000 Catholics by vowing to tilt the country's yet-to-be-written constitution toward Shariah, or Islamic law.
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28th February 2013, 09:26 PM
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28th February 2013, 11:03 PM
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3rd March 2013, 07:18 AM
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Reps: 10 (power: 0) | | | The only way for Chrisians in arab countries is a way of Lebanese Christians in 1975. I think so. Check ''The Lebanon War" on Youtube. |
3rd March 2013, 04:51 PM
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Reps: 51,950,571,716,100,264 (power: 51,950,571,716,105) | | Originally Posted by vindex  The only way for Chrisians in arab countries is a way of Lebanese Christians in 1975. I think so. Check ''The Lebanon War" on Youtube.
Please elaborate.
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8th March 2013, 09:10 AM
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Reps: 10 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by Yoder777 Please elaborate.
Take gun and defend your family, your church and your community. |
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Is that going to happen in Egypt any time soon?
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8th March 2013, 02:21 PM
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Reps: 10 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by Yoder777 Is that going to happen in Egypt any time soon?
I think our Coptic friends can answer this question. Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh did it and now have freedom. Yes, they payed high price for that, but future generations with God's help will live in peace in their motherland. |
10th March 2013, 12:54 PM
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10th March 2013, 02:41 PM
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Reps: 10 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by copticorthodoxy The Copts are about 16 % of the population , violence is not a solution
In 1989 there were 390 505 Armenians vs 5 804 980 Azeri Turks in Azerbijan. Armenians won outnumbered and outgunned Azeri army, and liberated almost all Karabakh. "If God is for us, who can be against us?" (Rom.8:32)
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