Tag Archives: Roman Catholic Church
The “I am Charlie” phenomenon.
Next to the message “I am Charlie” a new message has recently been trending on Facebook. “I am not Charlie. I am Ahmed. The dead cop. Charlie ridiculed my faith and culture and I died defending his right to do so.” We should all decry the tragic events in France and condemn the barbaric terrorist actions.
The war in Syria: Building upon the sand?
In Syria, the endemic conflict that lays siege to Christianity, where it once stood as a partner of Assad’s strategic minority rule, consumes the region. At the advent of the Arab Spring, anti-government violence was ignited into a nationwide uprising that has not abated since 2011.
Posted in Foreign Policy, Middle East-North Africa, Religious Freedom
Tagged al-Nusra Front, Arab Spring, Christianity, Eastern Europe, Eastern Orthodox Church, Ieronim Iacob, Iraqi Christians, Islanists, Maaloula Christian monastery, Niculae Constantin, religious tolerance, Roman Catholic Church, Romania, Syria
