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oberliner

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3. Israel is the place in the Middle East where Christians have suffered the least persecution by far

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Dec 25, 2016, 12:47 PM

Dec 2016

Arab Christians are thriving in Israel, while their counterparts in the rest of the region (including the West Bank and the minuscule amount still living in Gaza) suffer significant oppression and worse.

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Evangelicals side with Israel. That's hurting Palestinian Christians. [View all] DonViejo Dec 2016 OP

This is the kind of thing right wing deplorables treestar Dec 2016 #1

I asked some evangelical Christian co-workers in the past why they... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #2

I always thought the support was an end times deal. sarcasmo Dec 2016 #7

That's what I expected to hear too. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #10

Israel is the place in the Middle East where Christians have suffered the least persecution by far oberliner Dec 2016 #3

this article talks about some of the problems ME Christians face Mosby Dec 2016 #12

And then there are those that are anti-semitic Mon - Sat. Historic NY Dec 2016 #4

I use to work with a Palestinian Christian. safeinOhio Dec 2016 #5

I don't understand how conservatives and christian conservatives always say they meadowlark5 Dec 2016 #6

Because they don't know or care about what they claim to know about. Initech Dec 2016 #8

They expect Israel to play host to Armageddon. Crunchy Frog Dec 2016 #11

"Americans of Palestinian Christian ancestry will often get asked: When did you convert?" JI7 Dec 2016 #9