"Christian Defense Coalition" to lay thousands of red-stained gloves, AGAINST leaving Iraq

[Bluebear]

Contact: Christian Defense Coalition, 202-547-1735, 540-538-4741 cell
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 /Christian Newswire/ -- Christian Defense Coalition warns Congress that a premature withdrawal of American troops in Iraq would lead to the persecution, torture and genocide of religious minorities in that country.

The group will share their concerns at a news conference and demonstration on the lower western terrace of the United States Capitol building.

The news conference will be on Thursday, September 13th, at 11:00 A.M. (On the lower western terrace by the water fountain.)

The coalition will also have a public display of red stained gloves, laid out on the lower Capitol terrace, symbolizing the blood of thousands of religious minorities that will be on our hands if we do not protect religious liberty in Iraq.

The Christian Defense Coalition recently led a prayer delegation to Baghdad and met with Prime Minister al-Maliki with a special emphasis on religious liberty.

While in Baghdad, the delegation met with Iraqi Christians leaders and were told by them if the Americans would withdraw early, it would lead to the extermination of Christians and Christianity in Iraq.

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition, comments, "Majority Leader Reid, Speaker Pelosi and the members of Congress must be reminded that a premature withdrawal of American troops in Iraq would lead to the persecution and slaughter of those who practice non-Islamic religious traditions. This would be especially true for hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Christians.

We cannot allow 2,000 years of Christianity to be brutally removed from Iraq along with other faith traditions. Congress must lay out a clear plan and agenda detailing how they will protect religious freedom in Iraq and ensure all religious minorities do not face ethnic cleansing and genocide. We do not want their blood on our hands."

For more information or interviews contact:

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney at 202.547.1735 Cell: 540.538.4741

http://www.earnedmedia.org/cdc0913.htm

[Dhalgren]

1. Man, this shit never ends...

[Submariner]

2. 2,000 years of Christianity to be brutally removed from Iraq

Your ilk should've thought of that before teaching all that imaginary sky-people crapola over the centuries.

[OwnedByFerrets]

18. Republican Jesus....

wouldnt have that long hair and beard.....thats sooooooooooo hippie-liberal-defeat-o-cratist.:rofl:

[NMMNG]

3. So,

We keep killing hundreds of thousands of Iraqis (of whatever religion) to hypothetically protect the Christian Iraqis? That makes sense. :crazy:

[Bluebear]

6. Not that anybody thought of this BEFORE supporting Chimpolini's Adventure in Iraq

I'm sure the "Defense" coalition was gung-ho and ready to kick ass then!

[NMMNG]

11. They don't give a damn about Iraqi Christians

They're just grasping at straws to defend our continued presence over there.

[ClassWarrior]

4. Anyone think the symbolism will backfire?

Blood and Iraq? That just reinforces the fact that this occupation is a meatgrinder, imho.

NGU.

[Ian David]

7. Well, why don't THEY volunteer to go? n/t

[Ian David]

5. Christians and even a few Jews were living fairly well in Iraq prior to Bush's invasion. n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

10. You Beat Me To It

There was no threat of a christian purge under Saddam. They didn't care about the christians then! Why now?
The Professor

[northernsoul]

16. IIRC, Tariq Aziz, Saddam's Foreign Minister, was a Christian

That should offer some anecdotal evidence that the CDC's co-religionists were doing quite well before our invasion, and in the case of Mr. Aziz, aiding and abetting (and benefitting from) the evils of the Hussein regime.

[Peggy Day]

8. Anybody doing that should sign themselves up to go nt

[madmom]

9. but..but..but..I thought this was NOT a religious war!

[DeSwiss]

12. We cannot allow....

2,000 years of Christianity to be "brutally removed" from Iraq....."

Even though it was "brutally instituted" there 2000 years ago and pretty much everywhere's else? So how many American soldiers should die protecting the practitioners of your religion??? Got any numbers????

Sheesh...

[atreides1]

13. "Christian Defense Coalition"

Defending "Christians" not the teachings of Christ.

[madokie]

14. Another example of why I proudly consider myself as non-religious

I chose that path on my own too after being raised in a very religious and loving home. I'll not be going to heaven or hell but I might hang around as a spirit a few years so as to scare the HELL out of the children on halloween night ;-)

[sinkingfeeling]

15. Damn! I didn't know the US military was in Iraq to 'protect religious minorities' there!

That's one excuse old Bushie hasn't spit out... maybe, it will be in his address to 20% of the nation tonight!

[Beelzebud]

17. Kristian Krusade Koalition

Or just NAMBLA for short.

:D

[Rainbowreflect]

19. This makes me even prouder of my minister.

She and 5 others went and spoke with our representative yesterday about getting out of Iraq. Not that it will do much good, but they tried.
I knew I had found the right church when I met my minister at a peace rally.

[Bluebear]

20. You've got a winner there.

That's what I call a spiritual leader.

[Rainbowreflect]

25. When she said "how dare they use the Prince of Peace to

push their war." I knew we would get along great!

[yurbud]

21. it seems more and more that the religious right is not grassroots but GOP astroturf

with the cooperation of pastors in on the scam to make money.

[gratuitous]

22. Oh no! Persecution, torture and genocide in Iraq!

And if the U.S. leaves, we presumably won't be participating in such things anymore.

You know, when Jesus said "Love your enemies," I think he probably meant don't kill them, Mr. Mahoney.

What is it anyway with these folks? There's just black and white. Either we're there with a full military presence blasting hell out of everything that moves and then blasting hell out of what's left to watch the rubble bounce, or we "abandon" the field. Has it occurred to anyone with the repressive right that this job has passed from the military and is now more properly in the hands of people who create rather than destroy?

[Jeffersons Ghost]

23. yes, it's sooo Christian to see thousands of young lives come to a tragic end

ALL of this is already occuring, my friend:

"WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 /Christian Newswire/ -- Christian Defense Coalition warns Congress that a premature withdrawal of American troops in Iraq would lead to the persecution, torture and genocide of religious minorities in that country."

[ThomWV]

24. How long will it take 3 losers to lay out 1,000 gloves?

Much of the day? Maybe just an hour or so?