Caravaggio, The Taking of Christ, 1602

Caravaggio, The Taking of Christ, 1602
Tenebrism

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Is Anybody Listening?

 
(Christians flee jihadist ultimatum in Iraq’s Mosul)
 
They say history repeats itself, and it has proven true once again. We have a modern day holocaust on our hands; Christians in Iraq and Syria are being persecuted for their faith by IS. Forced to convert, die or pay a high tax, Christians, whose roots are grounded in Middle Eastern soil, are forced to flee their homes at night with only the shirts on their backs.

For the first time in over 2,000 years Mosul, Iraq is completely devoid of Christians.

Marking Christian homes with the Arabic “N” for Nazarene, Christians are sought after and hunted by IS for no reason, simply their faith. Agreeing with Pope Francis, we must, and have an obligation to, stop the sheer evil of IS’s actions. Now this does not mean overdoing it, such as bombarding the countries with missiles and bombs, but simply putting them to a halt, fighting from the side of defense rather than offense.

 Iraq's Christians are begging the world for help. Is anybody listening?  

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