Kristen Powers is a traditional Liberal and not a Far Left Progressive. Although I disagree with her on some issues, she occasionally is correct on an important issues. Ms. Powers who is married to a Egyptian Coptic Christian writes a powerful article of how Mideast Christians are facing prosecution.
Tragically, Christians have been forced to abandon homelands they have occupied for thousands of years. Up to two-thirds of Christians have fled Iraq in the past ten years to escape massacres, church burnings and constant death threats. Many Christians fled to Syria, where they are experiencing persecution anew. In Iran, U.S. pastor Saeed Abedini has been sentenced to eight years in prison for preaching Christianity.
Last week, Amnesty International blasted Egypt’s government, a major recipient of U.S. aid, for its continued failure to protect Coptic Christians from discrimination and violence. Amnesty’s report comes on the heels of a fresh wave of attacks just before Easter in the town of Wasta, south of Cairo.
Lebanon was once a majority Christian country but no longer, as Christians flee the hostility. CBS News reported in 2011 that the former president of Lebanon, Amin Gemayel complained of a “genocide” against Christians in the Middle East. “Massacres are taking place for no reason and without any justification against Christians. It is only because they are Christians.”
Part of my heritage is Lebanese Maronite via the Dominican Republic, so this hits home. I never understood why the US under both Republicans and Democrats have turned a blind eye to genocide of Mideast Christians. This is just sad in so many ways. I give Kirsten Powers respect for speaking the truth about Christian persecution. I wish more Pundits on the Right or Left spoke out on this issue.
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