Muslim and Christian clerics gather inside a tent to express solidarity with Syria’s President Bashar al Assad. Photo | Reuters
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Lies About Putin, Syria and the Alawite Alliance: Christians Are Thriving in Syria

Christians are thriving in Syria under the protection of Putin and Assad, rescued from Lindsey Graham’s favored, Islamist “rebels.”

by Ilana Mercer

Apocalyptic Christians are Hoping Trump Will Usher in the End Times

Trump is no churchgoer. But for evangelicals, his stance on Israel and machinations against Iran make him the ideal instrument of the end times.

Apocalyptic Christians are Hoping Trump Will Usher in the End Times

Welcome back, Gog and Magog. I can’t say that I’ve missed you.  You might remember the Gog and Magog story from 2003, when George W. Bush was making plans to invade Iraq and assembling a “coalition of the willing.” French President Jacques Chirac was quite unwilling, so Bush went to great lengths to break down his resistance. As

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John Feffer

John Feffer

John Feffer is the director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. He is the author of the dystopian novel Splinterlands (Dispatch Books/Haymarket, 2016).

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Kurdish Militias in Conflict-Ridden Northeastern Syria Turn to Kidnapping, Conscription, ISIS-like Tactics

Independent journalist Sarah Abed speaks with Aramean Christians about the systematic discrimination and human rights violations they often face in the Kurdish enclaves of northern Syria.

Kurdish Militias in Conflict-Ridden Northeastern Syria Turn to Kidnapping, Conscription, ISIS-like Tactics

Sarah Abed is an independent journalist and political commentator.  She covers a broad range of issues relating to the Syrian war, Kurdish issues in Iraq and Syria, as well as U.S policy in the Middle East.  The following is an account of Sarah's conversations with Aramean Christians living under Kurdish rule in occupied northern Syria, as

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Sarah Abed

Sarah Abed

Sarah Abed is an independent journalist and political commentator, covering a broad range of issues relating to the Syrian war, Kurdish issues in Iraq and Syria, as well as U.S policy in the Middle East. She appears frequently in international media and speaks at universities. See more of her work at her personal blog: The Rabbit Hole.

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Kentucky’s New ‘Religious Freedom’ Law Greenlights Hate Speech

The so-called ‘Charlie Brown bill’ also welcomes religious texts in schools.

Kentucky’s New ‘Religious Freedom’ Law Greenlights Hate Speech

Essentially codifying hate speech, Kentucky Governor Mike Bevin signed into law on Monday a bill that gives individuals, including students, license to make hateful statements about someone based on their "religious or political viewpoints." Passed under the guise of bolstering "religious freedom in public schools," SB17 claims to "protect

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Conservative Christians Grapple With Whether ‘Religious Freedom’ Includes Muslims

Religious liberty is a rallying cry for many evangelical voters, and it has been popping up repeatedly throughout this presidential campaign. But in the current political climate, some conservative Christians are struggling with how to apply religious freedom to other faiths — like Islam. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz made religious freedom a hallmark of his […]

Conservative Christians Grapple With Whether ‘Religious Freedom’ Includes Muslims

Religious liberty is a rallying cry for many evangelical voters, and it has been

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Christians In Iraq Baffled At How U.S. Can Find Water On Mars But Not ISIS In The Desert

“My people, they [ask why] NASA can find water on Mars but they were not able to find the Islamic State [when] they were just in the middle of desert by hundreds, [with] Toyota cars everywhere.”

Christians In Iraq Baffled At How U.S. Can Find Water On Mars But Not ISIS In The Desert

A Chaldean priest who oversees hundreds of Iraqi Christian refugees displaced by the Islamic State says Iraqi Christians blame the United States government for not protecting them and their ancient communities from being conquered by the barbaric terrorist group. Father Douglas al-Bazi, who runs the Mar Elias Church and displacement center in

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Religious Persecution In The US: Who Really Suffers? (Opinion)

Those who blame Islam for the violence in Paris, or anywhere else where Daesh (commonly referred to in the media as ISIS or ISIL) operates, are as ignorant and wrong as anyone who would blame Christianity for atrocities committed by members of Christian groups.

Religious Persecution In The US: Who Really Suffers? (Opinion)

KITCHENER, Ontario --- To listen to the gaggle of Republican candidates currently seeking the presidency, one would think that Christians in the United States are on the verge of government-ordered extinction. President Barack Obama, they and their minions proclaim darkly, seeks to outlaw Christianity and establish either a

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Robert Fantina

Robert Fantina

Robert Fantina is an author and peace activist. His writing has appeared on Mondoweiss, Counterpunch and other sites. He authored Empire, Racism and Genocide: A History of U.S. Foreign Policy and Essays on Palestine.

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