2012 Archive
News (Archive-2012)
The conditions faced by the Christian population across the Middle East are important for caring Christians around the world to understand. Major media outlets too often provide us, however, with an incomplete (and sometimes inaccurate) account of events there and their causes. We present herewith a collection of well-written articles on the Christian situation to help broaden your understanding of this important subject. Articles reflect the authors’ research and opinions, not those of SMOTJ.
December 2012
Christmas is an official government holiday in the United States, one that coincides with a smaller and informal but well-known tradition: debating whether or not there is a “war on Christmas.” Read more....
March 2012
Israel’s role in the lives of Christians in the Holy Land is controversial. Opposing arguments in the debate follow in the second bullet.
- Israel and the Plight of Christians in the Mideast
March 9, 2012
By MICHAEL OREN
The church in Bethlehem had survived more than 1,000 years, through wars and conquests, but its future now seemed in jeopardy. Spray-painted all over its ancient stone walls were the Arabic letters for Hamas. The year was 1994 and the city was about to pass from Israeli to Palestinian control. Read more....
- Israel Not All That Friendly to Its Christians
March 16, 2012
Regarding Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren's "Israel and the Plight of Mideast Christians" (OpEd, March 9): No doubt, his piece will be compelling for many readers. Christians in North America are generally sympathetic to Christians who suffer elsewhere. Read more....