Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Archives - The Presbyterian Lay Committee

As Iraqi Christians in U.S. watch ISIS advance, they see ‘slow-motion genocide’

September 8, 2014Layman1 Bishop Francis Y. Kalabat, ISIS, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Mother of God Chaldean Catholic Church

By Samuel G. Freedman, New York Times Early on Wednesday morning, the sonorous sound of Aramaic rose from the pews of Mother of God Chaldean Catholic Church here. More than a hundred worshipers had gathered well before the 10 a.m. Mass, and they were already chanting morning prayers in the language of their Lord. Above…

Persecution crisis: Christians in the West need to intervene now

July 2, 2014LaymanChristians, David Curry, Islamic extremist groups, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Middle East, Muslims, Open Doors, persecution

By David Curry In less than two weeks Iraq went from a semi-functioning democracy to a land divided into regional factions ruled in many areas by the extremist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which is imposing Sharia law after driving Christians out of Mosul and other cities in Iraq. Syria lies in…

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As Iraqi Christians in U.S. watch ISIS advance, they see ‘slow-motion genocide’

Persecution crisis: Christians in the West need to intervene now