Study:Christians Under Threat Around the World

the iron horse · 12-24-2012, 07:39 PM

Christianity 'close to extinction' in Middle East - Telegraph

U2DMfan · 12-24-2012, 09:28 PM

Christians under threat in areas where there are lots of radical Islamists?
Shocker. Next they'll tell us that the Jews are under threat in those regions as well.

PhilsFan · 12-24-2012, 10:55 PM

#SaveTheWhitePeople

Vlad n U 2 · 12-24-2012, 11:52 PM

Waawaawaa say the threatened white males.

cobl04 · 12-25-2012, 12:10 AM

The actual article itself is a little alarming, if you take a second to read it. I know it's an area with a heavy Islam influence but to hear some are being discriminated against because they're Christians ain't cool. The replies would be justified if all it said was "Christianity is dropping in numbers".

VintagePunk · 12-25-2012, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by U2DMfan

Christians under threat in areas where there are lots of radical Islamists?
Shocker. Next they'll tell us that the Jews are under threat in those regions as well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PhilsFan

#SaveTheWhitePeople

Pretty much.

digitize · 12-25-2012, 06:38 AM

The people described in the article should be felt bad for. Religious oppression against anyone is bad, and it's alive and well against Christians in the Middle East. This isn't some piece about Christians in America and Europe feeling like legalized gay marriage is taking away their rights to have religious freedom.

cobl04 · 12-25-2012, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digitize

The people described in the article should be felt bad for. Religious oppression against anyone is bad, and it's alive and well against Christians in the Middle East. This isn't some piece about Christians in America and Europe feeling like legalized gay marriage is taking away their rights to have religious freedom.

Vlad n U 2 · 12-25-2012, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digitize

The people described in the article should be felt bad for. Religious oppression against anyone is bad, and it's alive and well against Christians in the Middle East. This isn't some piece about Christians in America and Europe feeling like legalized gay marriage is taking away their rights to have religious freedom.

Yeah, pretty much.

U2DMfan · 12-25-2012, 04:25 PM

Speaking for myself, I actually did read the article.
And my reaction was more - 'am I supposed to be surprised?'

Radical Islamists are the worst of the worst.
You'll never see me shying away from saying that.

With that said, what can we do about it to any greater degree than is already being done? Are we going to react differently concerning foreign policy because Christians are being treated like Jews have been treated for centuries?

It's horrible. All of it.

LemonMelon · 12-25-2012, 05:15 PM

The focus of the article is on militant Islamist groups oppressing local Christians, so why bring up the American white majority? What does that have to do with anything?

Moonlit_Angel · 12-25-2012, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digitize

The people described in the article should be felt bad for. Religious oppression against anyone is bad, and it's alive and well against Christians in the Middle East. This isn't some piece about Christians in America and Europe feeling like legalized gay marriage is taking away their rights to have religious freedom.

Thank. You.

Pearl · 12-25-2012, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digitize

The people described in the article should be felt bad for. Religious oppression against anyone is bad, and it's alive and well against Christians in the Middle East. This isn't some piece about Christians in America and Europe feeling like legalized gay marriage is taking away their rights to have religious freedom.

Exactly.

On my iGoogle homepage I have CNN headlines. It seems every Sunday there's a church bombing in Nigeria.

PhilsFan · 12-25-2012, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by LemonMelon

The focus of the article is on militant Islamist groups oppressing local Christians, so why bring up the American white majority? What does that have to do with anything?

The focus of the title of this thread is "Christians around the world." There is most certainly a disconnect between the reality in the Middle East and what western Christians want to accomplish on the back of that reality.

BVS · 12-25-2012, 11:08 PM

Iron horse, a lot like Fox, distorted the context of the article and made up an entirely different thread title.

LemonMelon · 12-26-2012, 02:04 AM

The thread title does indeed imply that the Christian faith is being oppressed globally, which is false.

I just chose to ignore Iron Horse's one original contribution to the thread is all.

digitize · 12-26-2012, 07:03 AM

Does the Middle East plus China plus parts of Africa equal "globally"?

LemonMelon · 12-26-2012, 07:30 AM

Not really. Especially since Christian growth has increased by about 4,200% in Africa over the last century.

the iron horse · 12-26-2012, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BVS

Iron horse, a lot like Fox, distorted the context of the article and made up an entirely different thread title.

"The study warns that Christians suffer greater hostility across the world than any other religious group."

The first sentence in the article.

cobl04 · 12-26-2012, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by the iron horse

"The study warns that Christians suffer greater hostility across the world than any other religious group."

The first sentence in the article.

Which is absolute horseshit. Maybe in the Middle East.

Legalising gay marriage =/= hostility against Christianity.

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PhilsFan Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Philadelphia Posts: 19,218 Local Time: 08:07 AM	#SaveTheWhitePeople

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Vlad n U 2 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 28,387 Local Time: 10:37 PM	Waawaawaa say the threatened white males.

12-25-2012, 12:10 AM	#5
cobl04 45:33 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Point to Shaolin Posts: 59,003 Local Time: 10:07 PM	The actual article itself is a little alarming, if you take a second to read it. I know it's an area with a heavy Islam influence but to hear some are being discriminated against because they're Christians ain't cool. The replies would be justified if all it said was "Christianity is dropping in numbers".

12-25-2012, 06:38 AM	#7
digitize ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York / Dallas / Austin Posts: 14,117 Local Time: 06:07 AM	The people described in the article should be felt bad for. Religious oppression against anyone is bad, and it's alive and well against Christians in the Middle East. This isn't some piece about Christians in America and Europe feeling like legalized gay marriage is taking away their rights to have religious freedom.

12-25-2012, 04:25 PM	#10
U2DMfan Rock n' Roll Doggie VIP PASS Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: It's Inside A Black Hole Posts: 6,637 Local Time: 06:07 AM	Speaking for myself, I actually did read the article. And my reaction was more - 'am I supposed to be surprised?' Radical Islamists are the worst of the worst. You'll never see me shying away from saying that. With that said, what can we do about it to any greater degree than is already being done? Are we going to react differently concerning foreign policy because Christians are being treated like Jews have been treated for centuries? It's horrible. All of it.

12-25-2012, 05:15 PM	#11
LemonMelon More 5G Than Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywoo Posts: 68,783 Local Time: 05:07 AM	The focus of the article is on militant Islamist groups oppressing local Christians, so why bring up the American white majority? What does that have to do with anything?

12-25-2012, 11:08 PM	#15
BVS Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: between my head and heart Posts: 41,232 Local Time: 07:07 AM	Iron horse, a lot like Fox, distorted the context of the article and made up an entirely different thread title.

12-26-2012, 02:04 AM	#16
LemonMelon More 5G Than Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywoo Posts: 68,783 Local Time: 05:07 AM	The thread title does indeed imply that the Christian faith is being oppressed globally, which is false. I just chose to ignore Iron Horse's one original contribution to the thread is all.

12-26-2012, 07:03 AM	#17
digitize ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York / Dallas / Austin Posts: 14,117 Local Time: 06:07 AM	Does the Middle East plus China plus parts of Africa equal "globally"?

12-26-2012, 07:30 AM	#18
LemonMelon More 5G Than Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywoo Posts: 68,783 Local Time: 05:07 AM	Not really. Especially since Christian growth has increased by about 4,200% in Africa over the last century.