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Press TV, Iran
Feb 1 2014
Syria Christian leaders: Stop supporting militants
Syria's top Christian leaders have called on the US to stop supporting
Syria militants as conditions continue to worsen for the religious
minority in the crisis-hit Arab country.
Leaders of five Christian denominations have called on the US
government to change its policies and stop calling the militants
"freedom fighters." They are also urging Washington to put pressure on
countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey to stop sending foreign
militants into Syria.
The group comprises of Reverend Adeeb Awad, vice moderator of the
National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon, Bishop Elias Toumeh,
representative of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the
East, and Bishop Armash Nalbandian, Primate of the Armenian Church of
Damascus.
They are joined by Reverend Riad Jarjour, Presbyterian pastor from
Homs, and Bishop Dionysius Jean Kawak, Metropolitan of the Syrian
Orthodox Church.
It is the first delegation of its kind to visit Washington since the
Syria crisis began three years ago, and its five members represent key
different Christian communities in the country.
Stories by the five top leaders in the American Time magazine
highlight the horrors that Christians are facing in Syria amid the
worsening situation in the Middle Eastern country.
The bishops' accounts are similar to other stories of violence against
Syrian Christians during the conflict which has claimed at least
130,000 lives over the past three years.
Syria is home to some 1.8 million Christians, who account for about 10
percent of the country's population. The religious minority has been
subjected to numerous attacks by extremist groups since the outbreak
of violence in the country in March 2011.
MRS/NN/AS
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/02/01/348818/stop-backing-militants-christian-leaders/
From: A. Papazian
Feb 1 2014
Syria Christian leaders: Stop supporting militants
Syria's top Christian leaders have called on the US to stop supporting
Syria militants as conditions continue to worsen for the religious
minority in the crisis-hit Arab country.
Leaders of five Christian denominations have called on the US
government to change its policies and stop calling the militants
"freedom fighters." They are also urging Washington to put pressure on
countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey to stop sending foreign
militants into Syria.
The group comprises of Reverend Adeeb Awad, vice moderator of the
National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon, Bishop Elias Toumeh,
representative of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the
East, and Bishop Armash Nalbandian, Primate of the Armenian Church of
Damascus.
They are joined by Reverend Riad Jarjour, Presbyterian pastor from
Homs, and Bishop Dionysius Jean Kawak, Metropolitan of the Syrian
Orthodox Church.
It is the first delegation of its kind to visit Washington since the
Syria crisis began three years ago, and its five members represent key
different Christian communities in the country.
Stories by the five top leaders in the American Time magazine
highlight the horrors that Christians are facing in Syria amid the
worsening situation in the Middle Eastern country.
The bishops' accounts are similar to other stories of violence against
Syrian Christians during the conflict which has claimed at least
130,000 lives over the past three years.
Syria is home to some 1.8 million Christians, who account for about 10
percent of the country's population. The religious minority has been
subjected to numerous attacks by extremist groups since the outbreak
of violence in the country in March 2011.
MRS/NN/AS
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/02/01/348818/stop-backing-militants-christian-leaders/
From: A. Papazian