Middle East expert Matthew Barnes explains the difficulties the Christian community faces in Syria in the midst of the great political instability of recent months.
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“We must assume that everything that’s in the news, or even on social media, will be seen by governments and other armed groups. And that can have terrible repercussions on the Christian population”, says an Open Doors representative in the Middle East.
New Testament writers desired believers like us to be at home with eschatology, owning it for our lives, so that it doesn’t feel strange or scary.
The church leaders have already spent years in prison. The European Parliament condemns the “systematic repression” of Christians and other minorities in the country.
Pundits warn that in 2025 we are heading back to the law of the jungle, a world where might is right and money manipulates.
Peacebuilding and advocacy are complementary, sometimes intertwined disciplines. After all, there can be no true peace without justice.
In the midst of war, it is humbling to be reminded that the Creator of the universe is personally interested in each of us, and that His love for us is beyond our understanding.
The country held parliamentary elections in September. The Islamic Action Front party won 31 seats, the largest number of seats for a party in parliament.
Martin Accad, president of a theological seminary in Beirut, analyses the critical situation on the ground. “Though we often feel helpless, we never feel hopeless”.
For Lebanese followers of Christ, the call to peacemaking is not just a moral ideal and an expression of our love for God, but also a necessity for the survival of a diverse nation.
The exclusion of God from our lives inevitably leads to an escalation of violence, as James writes in his New Testament letter.
A Christian perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Many churches who shifted to a more “missional” posture , simply added missional programs, without recalibrating the church in light of our incarnational Head: Jesus.
The Supreme Court unanimously rules to end the exemption that allowed Haredi youths to be exempted from military. A “symbolic and important” decision.