http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20070930/FOREIGN/109300071/1003
This is just the latest report about the persecution of Christians in today's Iraq. Remember, Saddam's own Deputy Prime Minister - Tariq Aziz - is a Catholic. How many members of Iraq's Bush-installed leadership TODAY are Christians?
I'm not a Christian, so this doesn't surprise me. But I thought Bush said he WAS a Christian. If so, isn't it a big sin for him to hurt his fellow Christians in Iraq by refusing to protect their safety as least as much as Saddam did? Won't God send Bush to hell for that?
2007-09-30 12:52:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0704487.htm
The VATICAN ITSELF said that Christians in Iraq were safer and freer under Saddam.
Deal with it - Bush f'ked up, bad, and Christians suffered for it.
2007-09-30 13:02:01 · update #1
Jesus told us to LOVE OUR ENEMIES. Bush says he is a Christian, and for all I know, he could be, but when Christ tells us to love those who hate us, I don't think that means we should drop bombs on them.
I am a Christian and I can't stand our president. He gets us into a war where so many are dieing. Shane Claiborne, a Christian, wrote about how he actually went to Iraq when we were bombing just before we invaded, just to let Christians in Iraq know that not all Christians in America supported this war. I don't understand why Christians support this war...I mean, we are supposed to spread the gospel to all people. Not just those in our nation but those in other nations...even terrorists in the Middle East.
2007-09-30 13:06:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonnnn24424 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In any state of war, It's difficult to pin point a target especially on religious beliefs. Suicide bombers doesn' care If they will kill mostly christians or muslims or jews because the point is to wreck havoc as much as they can, the more damage the better for evil's happiness.
In pre-Saddam Iraq, christians was never been treated as enemies by Saddam although the fact that they cannot worship in the open or spread the gospel, It is the Shiites Muslims (Iran) and the Kurds which threatens Saddam's power are considered his mortal enemies.
2007-09-30 20:53:43 · answer #2 · answered by PHILCHN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably try to cash those checks from Nigeria, don't you? Momma said not to believe everything you read. But you didn't listen, did you?
So if it's a big sin for Christians to abandon other Christians for their safety, then I guess every Christian in the whole wide world, including the Pope, is going to Hell. Funny, 6,000 years of th Bible, and all the Christians are going to Hell just for a few of them in Iraq.
2007-09-30 20:00:11 · answer #3 · answered by Marc X 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You forget: Under Saddam they could not worship publicly, not wear the symbols of their religion, not discuss their religion publicly, not rebuild churches or other structures, not meet in public with others of their faith, etc.
Under this government they can, and it is causing friction and conflict, because Islam forbids such things.
We could go back to the old days when Christians were allowed to be Christian as long as they didn't spread it publicly.
Or we can have freedom for Christians, and equality.
Seems you prefer the oppression of Christians to avoid upsetting the Islamic militants mentioned in the article that are responsible for it.
Or if I am wrong, I apologize. It's just hard to see what you are getting at.
2007-09-30 19:58:50 · answer #4 · answered by mckenziecalhoun 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Umm, I'm not sure if you were aware of this, but over 75% of Iraq's population turned out to vote in their last national election. That means that Iraq's government is OVERWHELMINGLY legitimate when you compare it to, say, ours, which gets elected by WELL LESS than half of our nation.
Honestly though, what does Iraq's government not protecting Christians have to do with President Bush?
He can just never win with you people. First he's too involved in Iraq's business, now he's not involved enough......
2007-09-30 19:59:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Religious extremists hate freedom. It's the only thing Bush said that ever made any sense. Bush is religious extremist.
2007-09-30 20:09:53 · answer #6 · answered by God 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bush is not the prime minister of Iraq.
2007-09-30 19:56:54 · answer #7 · answered by CHEVICK_1776 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
He will go to hell for many reasons. But that isn't our decision, just our assumption.
2007-09-30 20:51:38 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He does all he can do from DC!~!
2007-09-30 20:01:10 · answer #9 · answered by Hunter 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋