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    IRAQI CHRISTIANS BEG FOR PEACE AND SECURITY

    Spero News
    http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id =29887&t=Iraqi+Christians+beg+for+peace+and+se curity
    March 29 2010

    "We're waiting to see which direction and what guidelines the new
    government will follow. We hope that the government's plans call
    for peace and security." This is what Fides learned from Archbishop
    Avak Asadourian, Primate of the Armenian Orthodox Church of Iraq and
    Secretary General of the Iraqi Council of Christian Church Leaders,
    which brings together leaders of 14 Christian churches in the country.

    Commenting on the results of the elections, the Archbishop sees some
    good signs: "Many citizens have participated in the vote. There was
    a high level of participation among Christians, as well. Now all we
    are waiting to see is which direction the government will take. We
    hope that the guiding principle of action will be to ensure peace and
    security to the nation, as this is the basis for genuine democracy
    and for rebuilding infrastructure and work."

    On the sentiments among leaders and the Christian community, the
    Archbishop said, adding "The Christians have hopes for a stable and
    strong government. We are citizens of Iraq and we have been in this
    land, our home, for millennia. Politicians leading the country say
    they hope that Christians will remain in the country and continue
    to contribute. We ask them not to remain in good intentions, but to
    put them into practice through works," ensuring a peaceful life to
    Christian minorities, who are still under fierce attack.

    On direct commitment in politics, Archbishop Asadourian says: "There
    are now 5 Christians in Parliament and this is a step forward from
    the previous Parliament, where there was only one. But it's not
    enough. We encourage lay Christians to become involved in social
    life and engage in good politics, to support Christian values such
    as respect for human dignity and fundamental human freedoms."

    The Council of Christian Church Leaders in Iraq was established on
    Feb. 10 in Baghdad as a coordinating body among the Christian leaders
    in Iraq. It includes 14 communities: the Chaldean Catholic Church, the
    Assyrian Church, the Assyrian Catholic Church, the Syrian Orthodox
    Church, the Syro-Catholic Church, the Armenian-Orthodox Church,
    the Armenian Catholic Church, the Greek Catholic Church, the Greek
    Orthodox Church, the Latin Catholic Church, the Presbyterian Church,
    the Assyrian Evangelical Church, the Seventh Day Adventist Church,
    and the Coptic Orthodox Church.
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