Gaza churches open doors to refugees from Israel offensive

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Religious schools and churches in the Strip are sheltering hundreds of Palestinians made homeless by fighting as Christians and Muslims set aside tensions



Religious harmony is a rare commodity in the Holy Land, yet Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip has fostered a spirit of solidarity between Christian and Muslim. Schools and churches serving the tiny Christian minority in the Palestinian territory have thrown open their doors to anyone made homeless by the fighting.



Holy Family School, run by the Latin Catholic Church, now plays host to 800 refugees bedded down in classrooms and corridors.

Anwar Al-Kitanani, 34, appeared at the gates on Sunday morning along with his four sons and four daughters. Like thousands of other Palestinians, they had fled their home in Shejaiya, the eastern suburb of Gaza City where Israeli forces inflicted the heaviest bombardment of the campaign.



Gaza churches open doors to refugees from Israel offensive - Telegraph

This is how real Christians react. :thumbsup:


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Those darn Orthodox and Catholics. What are they thinking? :confused:

Seriously, though, I don't know if I would have the same courage to do what they are doing in the midst of all this bloodshed. They are showing Christ to the world and to other Muslims.

This. God Bless these men and women of Christ. While the Church's opposition to the culture of death is not popular on this site, this is a good reminder that there are Christians who live their faith.
 
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This isn't really the thread to argue about who are the bad guys and who are the good guys.

This article about the actions of the Christian Palestinians, show their heroic virtue.

I wonder if I would have the fortitude to do what they're doing after all they've been through ?

I like to believe I would, but unless I'm in that situation, I'll never know.


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As I've said in another post, why don't the super-rich Arab Muslims help out these Palestinians and offer them some real estate someplace else in the Middle East? It would be very easy for them to do this if they wanted to, and it would solve the problem.
 
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As I've said in another post, why don't the super-rich Arab Muslims help out these Palestinians and offer them some real estate someplace else in the Middle East? It would be very easy for them to do this if they wanted to, and it would solve the problem.

You can bet they don't want to.
 
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Please stick to the topic of the OP. We have a half dozen threads about the Israel-Palestinian conflict. This thread is about the charity being displayed by a Christian community to its neighbors.

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Please stick to the topic of the OP. We have a half dozen threads about the Israel-Palestinian conflict. This thread is about the charity being displayed by a Christian community to its neighbors.

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Okay. But can the title of the thread be changed to something more politically neutral such as "Gaza churches open doors to refugees in crisis"?
 
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LivingWordUnity said:
Okay. But can the title of the thread be changed to something more politically neutral such as "Gaza churches open doors to refugees in crisis"?

It appears to be the title of the article in the OP.
 
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Okay. But can the title of the thread be changed to something more politically neutral such as "Gaza churches open doors to refugees in crisis"?


The title is the headline of the article.

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I am surprised there are any Christian Churches still left in Gaza after the persecution they suffer from the Hamas terror faction that has been inflicted upon those poor people.

I'm surprised there are after my Palestinian Catholic Brothers and Sisters visited our Church and explained the persecution they suffered from Israel who prevented them from moving freely and selling their wares. To the last, they stated that it was Israel who interfered with their livelihood, not Palestine.
 
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That's a nice video, but I've met Palestinian Christians who claim that Israel in fact does persecute them, and so has Gueney. Rather than address that directly, you take to deflecting. While I, and he, and every reasonable person can point to garage injustices committed by each side (Hamas worse, probably), you seem to only be interested in posting as an apologist for Israel.
 
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A further cleanup has occurred. Please stick to the topic of the OP: Christians showing charity to their neighbors in Gaza. This is not the thread to discuss the war, or the conflict in general, or which side you think is responsible. We have several threads in OBOB where you can discuss those issues. Please respect Jim's request (in Post 5)to limit the scope of this thread.

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