What Middle-Eastern country does not discriminate against Christians?

Question

The Rev. Naim Khoury, the Palestinian Greek-Orthodox pastor of the First Baptist Church of Bethlehem, claimed that the only country in the Middle East where Christians are not persecuted for their religious beliefs is Israel.

He described how his church was repeatedly firebombed by Islamic jihadists.


According to Khoury there is a growing anti-Semitism and sentiments of anti-Christianity in the Middle East and in the Palestinian territories in particular. Regarding Bethlehem, he stated “I think maybe two percent [are Christians]." “I can see around us in the whole area [that] Christians are leaving.”

He also asked why the European Union has refused to defend Christians in Lebanon and the Palestinian Authority.

The Quran goes so far as to state: "O you who believe (Muslims)! Do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends; they are friends of each other; and whosoever among you takes them for a friend, then surely shall become one of their number; surely Allah does not guide (those Jewish and Christian) people." - Sura 5:51

So why would anyone be surprised that the good Muslims are firebombing their Christian neighbors?

http://www.persecution.org/suffering/countryinfodetail.php?countrycode=36&PHPSESSID=de36de899c275726a328c13ce8ba8152

Under Islamic law, as a grateful payment for being allowed to live and be "protected," a Jewish or Christian dhimmi paid a special head tax and a special property tax, the edict for which came directly from the Koran: "Fight against those [Jews and Christians] who believe not in Allah ... until they pay the tribute readily, being brought low."

Answer 1

Religious persecution of Christians in the Middle East has reached extreme forms of human degradation.

In Sudan, abundant reports by international human rights organizations have documented the enslavement by the northern fundamentalist forces of southern African Christians. According to the reports and experts, there are today between 600,000 and one million Black slaves from Sudan, who have either been taken to the north of that country to work as domestics or tending farms, or sold in other Arab countries.

The Times (London, December 22, 1997): "Life in [PA-ruled] Bethlehem has become insufferable for many members of the dwindling Christian minority. Increasing Muslim-Christian tensions have left some Christians reluctant to celebrate Christmas in the town at the heart of the story of Christ's birth".

So despite the Muslims' contentions here, in fact the Muslims in the Middle East are persecuting their fellow Arabs for the "crime" of being Christians. And it's not even a new story.

Answer 2

so a approaches as discrimination and hate are worried, there are 2 diverse rules: the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which enforced the constitutional authentic to vote, prevented discrimination in public lodging, secure rights to public centers and coaching, created the equivalent Employment possibility value and performed different purposes. As for hate speech, this is now a contravention of federal and very nearly each state regulation to utter words with out meaning or reason different than to incite hatred and/or violence in direction of a guy or woman or team consistent with race, ethnicity, national foundation, gender, faith, sexual orientation, actual handicap, etc. we don't need rules, in simple terms enforcement. in case you're a valid sufferer of discrimination as defined above or hate speech, report it to the community police or federal government.

Answer 3

You're viewpoint is very narrow, though this is to be expected. What Middle-Eastern country does discriminate against Muslims? Israel, of course. Jews and Christians used to live in North Africa without a problem(most of them living as first class citizens which is often a rarety) until they betrayed Muslims and sided with colonial powers. You take those verses out of context.
www.irf.net for who people who seek truth for the sake of the truth.

Answer 4

I wouldn't be surprised if Israel was the only country not to discriminate. In reality though, the fact that the State religion is Judaism means they are discriminating (by western standards anyway).
It's hardly surprising that anti-semitism is on the rise in the Arab world.

Answer 5

Lebanon doesnt descriminate against christians, infact by law the lebanese president must be christian! Other countries like egypt, tunisia, morrocow also do not discriminate against christians. Why would you take a minister's words for granted? afer all he's a church minister not a politician.

Answer 6

Turkey

Answer 7

in Lebanon there is no discrimination against christians. actually the president SHOULD ALWAYS be a christian and this is included in the laws. Christians today in Lebanon are divided in 2 parts, one party supporting Hizbollah because Hizbo has promised their leader that he will become the next president, and the other part of christians supporting the pro-west government.