Friday, March 29, 2013

2.3M Christians Flee in Mass Exodus From Syria


WEA's Thomas Schirrmacher in Discussion with Syrian Refugees and Metropolit Clemis Danile Kourieh.

The Ambassador for Human Rights of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), Dr. Thomas Schirrmacher, has challenged the media, governments, and churches to take a serious interest in the fate of the Christians being chased from their homes in Syria. He noted, "I know that many people in Syria are suffering, but Christians are seeing a repetition of the situation in Iraq, that they are largely wiped out between the opposing fronts, and once their survivors are driven out, they seldom have the opportunity to return."

The mass exodus of the 2.3 million Christians from Syria is not a secondary matter. Of the previous 60,000 Christians in Homs, less than 1,000 remain. Christians are being killed and tortured while their women are being raped and their churches destroyed...






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