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Initiative Urges Community to Help Save Syria's Christians
Friday, June 6th, 2014 | Posted by Contributor
Destroyed buildings in Aleppo's mostly Armenian district of Nor Kiugh
WASHINGTON, DC--"First Christians," a new Facebook community of faith
devoted to protecting the first Christian nations, has asked all those
devoted to religious freedom to join together in calling upon
President Obama to bring an end to the latest wave of brutal attacks
by extremist groups upon the Christian civilian population of Syria.
Concerned citizens can take action on this humanitarian cause along
with friends of all faiths, with Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians,
Pontians, Arameans, and Syriacs, as well as with all those with
historical roots, religious ties, or cultural affinity to the ancient
Christian presence in the Middle East. The First Christians action
alert, which is hosted on the Armenian National Committee of America
(ANCA) website, provides an opportunity for activists to share their
views on this matter with the White House. The text of the sample
SmartMail is provided below.
The First Christians Action Alert can be accessed here.
* * *
Dear Mr. President:
I am writing to bear witness to the grave and growing outrage among
Americans over the renewed wave of radical attacks on the Christians
of Aleppo, Syria.
As you know, it is upon this frontier of the Christian faith, in the
ancient biblical lands of Syria, that many of the descendants of the
first followers of Christ - some still speaking the ancient Aramaic
language of Jesus - remain under brutal assault by radical extremists
who seek to forever erase this sacred region's ancient Christian
heritage.
I am particularly alarmed that our NATO ally Turkey, long complicit in
the genocidal destruction of the region's Christians, has now blocked
the flow of the Euphrates River into Syria, an illegal and immoral use
of water as a weapon that places millions of civilians at risk. The
United States should openly challenge this outrage, and publicly
condemn Turkey's destructive role in Syria and hold it accountable for
its complicity in the depopulation of Kessab and ongoing support for
radical extremists, including those officially designated as
terrorists by the U.S. government.
Very simply, America must have "zero-tolerance" for the complicity of
Turkey or the use of any U.S. arms or aid in the killing of Syria's
civilian populations. And so, it is with a special sense of urgency
that I join with Americans of all faiths in calling upon you to use
all the leverage at America's disposal to immediately end the brutal
attacks upon Christian civilians in Syria.
I thank you for your attention to my concerns, and look forward to
sharing your timely response with my friends and family.
http://asbarez.com/123887/initiative-urges-community-to-help-save-syrias-christians/
Friday, June 6th, 2014 | Posted by Contributor
Destroyed buildings in Aleppo's mostly Armenian district of Nor Kiugh
WASHINGTON, DC--"First Christians," a new Facebook community of faith
devoted to protecting the first Christian nations, has asked all those
devoted to religious freedom to join together in calling upon
President Obama to bring an end to the latest wave of brutal attacks
by extremist groups upon the Christian civilian population of Syria.
Concerned citizens can take action on this humanitarian cause along
with friends of all faiths, with Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians,
Pontians, Arameans, and Syriacs, as well as with all those with
historical roots, religious ties, or cultural affinity to the ancient
Christian presence in the Middle East. The First Christians action
alert, which is hosted on the Armenian National Committee of America
(ANCA) website, provides an opportunity for activists to share their
views on this matter with the White House. The text of the sample
SmartMail is provided below.
The First Christians Action Alert can be accessed here.
* * *
Dear Mr. President:
I am writing to bear witness to the grave and growing outrage among
Americans over the renewed wave of radical attacks on the Christians
of Aleppo, Syria.
As you know, it is upon this frontier of the Christian faith, in the
ancient biblical lands of Syria, that many of the descendants of the
first followers of Christ - some still speaking the ancient Aramaic
language of Jesus - remain under brutal assault by radical extremists
who seek to forever erase this sacred region's ancient Christian
heritage.
I am particularly alarmed that our NATO ally Turkey, long complicit in
the genocidal destruction of the region's Christians, has now blocked
the flow of the Euphrates River into Syria, an illegal and immoral use
of water as a weapon that places millions of civilians at risk. The
United States should openly challenge this outrage, and publicly
condemn Turkey's destructive role in Syria and hold it accountable for
its complicity in the depopulation of Kessab and ongoing support for
radical extremists, including those officially designated as
terrorists by the U.S. government.
Very simply, America must have "zero-tolerance" for the complicity of
Turkey or the use of any U.S. arms or aid in the killing of Syria's
civilian populations. And so, it is with a special sense of urgency
that I join with Americans of all faiths in calling upon you to use
all the leverage at America's disposal to immediately end the brutal
attacks upon Christian civilians in Syria.
I thank you for your attention to my concerns, and look forward to
sharing your timely response with my friends and family.
http://asbarez.com/123887/initiative-urges-community-to-help-save-syrias-christians/