Iraq: A Difficult Place for Christians
Chuck Colson writes on Townhall:
That is an understatement: As Lawrence Kaplan wrote in the New Republic, “Sunni, Shia, and Kurd may agree on little else, but all have made sport of brutalizing their Christian neighbors . . . .”
Making matters even worse is that American forces did not hesitate to call on Iraqi Christians to serve as interpreters, precisely because they were Christians. Their religion made them easier to relate to. Now, Iraq’s Christians are seen by extremists as “collaborators” and “crusaders.” . . .
That is why Nina Shea of Freedom House, and others, called for special protection for Iraq’s Christians . . .