IRAQ: ASSYRIAN CHRISTIANS KEEP THE FAITH

By J. Grant Swank Jr. (03/05/2006)

Six synchronized car bombs exploded. They flew into the Christian presence—Assyrian Christians at worship. Muslims set loose the fire to kill the Jesus followers. One worshiper was slain by the attacks. A Muslim couple living near the church was slain. Nine worshipers were seriously wounded.

This is nothing new to these believers.

“To many inside Iraq, there remains an insidious and systematic pattern of attacks designed to, as one resident complained, terrorize, demoralize, and drive out Assyrian Christians.“For those envisioning a future stable and progressive

Iraq, the true litmus test for democracy and pluralism remains the fate of the Assyrians, the indigenous Christian community of Iraq,” reports Assyrian International News Agency (AINA).

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