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PRAY FOR THE CHRISTIANS OF THE ARAB WORLD

Wednesday, September 14, 2005 , But still Valid in 2007

PRAY FOR THE CHRISTIANS OF THE ARAB WORLD
- special focus on the deteriorating situation of Palestinian Christians

By Elizabeth Kendal
World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA RLC)
Special to ASSIST News Service

AUSTRALIA (ANS) - Sept 14/05 - When we think of the Arab world, we generally think of Muslims. But according to Egyptian political sociologist Saadeddin Ibrahim, around 21 million to 30 million Christians live in the Arab world, which is between 7 percent and 10 percent of the total population.

Most are the remnants of indigenous ethnic groups who survived Islamic conquests, whilst others are converts from Islam. They are Copts, Armenians, Syrians, Maronites, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Aramaeans, Arabs and others. From the 7th to the 20th centuries they lived as conquered, subjugated dhimmis (second-class citizens) or were killed as apostates. However, their rights were restored and protected by law while Arab lands were under Western mandates, for about four decades after World War One. But these rights have been whittled away as the Arab states have gained independence and progressively rallied around Arab nationalism and orthodox Islam.

The Egyptian author Magdy Khalil writes that Christians living in the Arab world are locked in a downward spiral. 'Christian populations are declining, resulting in an erosion of their political power, which in turn causes their conditions to worsen and ultimately drives them out of their own homeland.'

PALESTINIAN CHRISTIANS

In recent decades the Christian population amongst Palestinian Arabs has dropped from 17 percent to less than 2 percent, according to Khalil. He says, 'The Israeli newspaper "Badiut Ahrunut" reported that entire neighborhoods in Beit Gala, Beit Lahm and Beit Sahur have been emptied of Christians because of the overwhelming Islamic tide that has turned the Palestinian cause into an Islamic issue, and the growing power of the fundamentalists who are imposing their rules and views on the Palestinian community.'

Attacks against Palestinian Christians have been increasing despite repeated requests to the Palestinian Authority (PA) to rein in Muslim gangs. In February, a group of influential Palestinian Christians wrote to the PA president, Mahmoud Abbas, documenting abuses against the Christian community. They detailed 93 incidents since 2003, including murders and rapes. Some 140 cases of apparent land theft also were listed, in which Christians in the West Bank were forced off their land by a 'Muslim land mafia' operating in league with Islamist militants and backed by corrupt PA officials. There has been no response from President Abbas and Christians are growing increasingly concerned.

One of the greatest difficulties for Christians in the Arab world is their precarious, vulnerable position. Challenging the status quo can be fatal, so Christians dare not speak out about their suffering. While they have to appease, side with, and even flatter their persecutors to preserve life, the suffering and fear is very real. They desperately need our solidarity and prayers. In the
words of Habib Malik, who teaches history at a University in Lebanon, 'The future will remain bleak for Christian Arabs if their plight continues to be neglected by the rest of the world.'

PLEASE PRAY SPECIFICALLY FOR:

	God to give great wisdom, strength and courage to world leaders, so they may influence Arab regimes to improve the plight of the persecuted Christian minorities through the Arab world.
	God to take and use PA president Mahmoud Abbas as his instrument to reform education; to disband and disarm Islamic militias; and to secure justice, equality and religious liberty, for the sake of all Palestinians. (1 Timothy 2:1-4)
	the subjugated Christian minorities of the Arab world to grow in prayerful God-dependence, solidarity, and grace, so they shine brightly as living testimonies to a better way.
	God to look with mercy on the 'Holy Land' and the wider Arab world, and bring saving, transforming revival to Arabs, through a fresh outpouring of his Spirit that emboldens and empowers the churches and breathes life into the dead. (2 Corinthians 3:12-18)

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THERE IS NOT ONE CHRISTIAN NATION ON EARTH WHERE MUSLIMS ARE PERSECUTED.

Yet in most nations where the majority of the population are Muslims, there is systematic government persecution of Christians.

 CI NON È UNA NAZIONE CRISTIANA SU TERRA DOVE I MUSULMANI PERSECUTED. Tuttavia nella maggior parte delle nazioni dove la maggior parte della popolazione è musulmani, ci è persecution sistematico di governo dei cristiani

ER IS NIET ÉÉN CHRISTELIJKE NATIE TER WERELD WAAR MOSLIMS WORDEN VERVOLGD. Maar toch in de meeste naties waar de meerderheid van de bevolking Moslims is, is er systematische overheidsvervolging van Christenen

ES GIBT NICHT EINE CHRISTLICHE NATION AUF MASSE, IN DER MOSLEMS VERFOLGT WERDEN. Dennoch in den meisten Nationen, in denen die Majorität der Bevölkerung Moslems sind, gibt es systematische Regierung Verfolgung der Christen.

"Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance."

--Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights--

Christian Conversions - According to the Bible - Can NEVER be forced.

Any Conversion to Christianity which would be "Forced" would NOT be recognized by God. It is in His True and KIND nature, that those who come to Him and choose to believe in Him, must come to Him OF THEIR OWN FREE WILL.



Don't Let anyone tell you that Christians support Forced Conversions.

That is False. True Christianity is NEVER forced.

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Le conversioni cristiane - secondo la bibbia - possono MAI essere forzate. Nessuno che fossero un cristiano allineare forzerebbero o compell chiunque da diventare un cristiano contro il loro propri. Il motivo per questo è quello che agisce contro la volontà o contro l'intenzione di qualcuno sia un'azione di disrespect al dio. Alcuna conversione a christianity che sarebbe "forzato" non sarebbe riconosciuta da God. È nel suo allineare e la natura GENTILE, quella coloro che viene a lui e sceglie credere in lui, deve venire a lui della LORO PROPRIA VOLONTÀ LIBERA. Il dio cristiano è abbastanza grande capire come rispondere a coloro che decide che non desiderano conoscerle o capire. Il lavoro dei cristiani deve continuare a comunicare l'amore del dio a tutto che sia disposto a sentire parlare di esso. Molti popolano persino oggi, non desiderano sentire parlare del dio cristiano. Più specificamente, che cosa quella gente non desidera è affinchè senta parlare della bontà del dio cristiano. Quella gente è impaurita che se scoprite circa la bontà e la qualità e l'amore del dio cristiano, quello che potete desiderare per scoprirgli più circa. E quella gente è impaurita che il dio che servono sarebbe opposto a vostro scoprire la verità circa il dio di christianity che offre per sempre la vita Eterna a coloro che chiede esso e decide credere in lui e scoprire più dal libro denominato "il nuovo Testamento". Quello è il timore reale di coloro che oppone il dio cristiano. Non lasci chiunque dirvi che il supporto dei cristiani abbia forzato le conversioni. Quello è falso. Il christianity allineare non è MAI forzato

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Core Universal Rights

The right to believe, to worship and witness
The right to change one's belief or religion
The right to join together and express one's belief

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