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Lydia Leftcoast

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Mon Mar-21-05 12:37 AM
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1. Well, most Arab Christians are not evangelicals anyway, unless

they're recent converts. Most Arab Christians are Coptic, Eastern Orthodox, or Maronite Catholic, all of which have nearly 2000 years of history in the region. Think icons and incense, not Gospel hymns.

I've seen reports that the newly militant Shiites in Iraq are making life difficult for Christians there. For example, they're harrassing them for selling booze (strictly forbidden by Islam, okay in moderation in most varieties of Christianity) or requiring Christian women to obey conservative Islamic dress codes.

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