Archbishop of Canterbury: Middle East Christians face extermination

[Ex Lurker]

http://news.sky.com/story/1612009/welby-christians-face-middle-east-elimination

Christianity is facing "elimination" in the Middle East at the hands of an Islamic State "apocalypse", the Archbishop of Cantebury has warned.

The Most Reverend Justin Welby used his Christmas Day sermon at Canterbury Cathedral to say IS is "igniting a trail of fear, violence, hatred and determined oppression".

He branded the Islamic extremists as "a Herod of today" - a reference to the Biblical despotic king of Judea at the time of Jesus's birth.

"Confident that these are the last days, using force and indescribable cruelty, they (IS) seem to welcome all opposition, certain that the warfare unleashed confirms that these are indeed the end times," he said.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby

"They hate difference, whether it is Muslims who think differently, Yazidis or Christians, and because of them the Christians face elimination in the very region in which Christian faith began.

"This apocalypse is defined by themselves and heralded only by the angel of death.

[dembotoz]

1. kinda like what the tea party has planned for here

[pampango]

2. Conservatives seem to agree that there is one TRUE religion, one #1 country, one

dominant race or ethnic group.

They just disagree with each other as to which religion, country and race/ethnicity that is. Multiculturalism and respect for other races and religions does not rank high in the conservative view of the world.