caribny posted:Prashad posted:Chief may claim that Issa is a muslim.
He is a Christian. His father was a Lebanese Christian. Chief will be sad to know that millions of Christians lived, or used to live, in the Middle East.
Apparently Muslims are allowed to live in relative peace in Christian lands but Christians cannot live in most Muslim nations without fear.
You expose the dismal depths of your ignorance and prejudice when you make statements as asinine as the ones above ! Which countries in the Middle East have you ever been to/in ? I have seen churches, synagogues, cathedrals and convents that put to shame anything you can possibly name or show in the western world ! Furthermore, these buildings and institutions are maintained and supported by the governments in places Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, etc. I am willing to bet that you have never ever set foot in any of these countries so it would be in your interest to withhold such uninformed comments and opinions until you adequately educate yourself. Buildings and properties used for religious and educational purposes are classified as 'waqf' and are fully maintained and supported by the state in these places ! I have seen cathedrals and seminaries in Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Egypy, Libya, Turkey and Syria which date back more than 150 years but appear to have been built only a few years ago. There is not a country in that part of the world that I have not been in as my work takes me there quite frequently. To the contrary, I suggest you do some serious reading about what your Christian buddies, viz; France, Portugal, Belgium and Holland et al all did under the cloak of colonialism; the plundering and unrestrained theft of billions of dollars worth of petroleum, phosphates and other mineral resources !