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75 Percent of Christians in Iraq Have Fled in the Past 14 Years
- Posted by Chris
- Posted on May 5, 2017
- Church,News,Statistics
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During roughly the last decade and a half nearly 75 percent of the Iraqi Christian population fled the country. The site Faithwire reports that since 2003, the Christian population in Iraq has dropped dramatically. An Iraqi Christian lawmaker, Josef Sleve, told Anadolu Agency (a news service) that about 2 million Christians lived in Iraq in 2003. He said: The […]
Bishops call for Iraqi Christians to be given asylum in Britain
- Posted by Chris
- Posted on August 3, 2014
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The Observer reports: Bishops urge David Cameron to grant asylum to Iraqi Christians The Church of England has demanded that the British government offers sanctuary to thousands of Christians fleeing jihadists in northern Iraq, warning that ignoring their plight would constitute a “betrayal of Britain’s moral and historical obligations”. A number of bishops have revealed their frustration over […]
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