tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1900800634479346046.post6425825313056589769..comments2023-12-18T09:55:42.480-08:00Comments on What Sister Never Knew and Father Never Told You: Church Under Attack In Holy Land Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1900800634479346046.post-4497518136640268942013-11-09T00:54:46.904-08:002013-11-09T00:54:46.904-08:00A few years back I invited Mr. Rateb Y. Rabie the ...A few years back I invited Mr. Rateb Y. Rabie the President of HCEF to speak at the church I attend. He made an impassioned presentation describing the difficulties Palestinian Christian's face daily. I would recommend contacting him to make a presentation at your place of worship or other facility.<br /><br />My grandparent on my father's side came from Lebanon. They were Maronite Catholics. When they left Lebanon the county was 70% Christian, now it is around 30%. I wish the United States Government showed as much concern for the Christian minorities in the Middle East as they do for Israelis. It would be to Israel's benefit to have a stable northern neighbor in Lebanon.<br /><br />I thank you for sharing your knowledge on the Eastern Catholic churches and their rites. So many Roman Catholics are clueless about this part of the church. I had an argument with one 'Traditional Latin Mass' supporter about Arab Catholics workshiping the same God as Roman Catholics however they refer to Him as Allah. To this man it was incomprehensible that God and Allah were the same God. We went back and forth until he became so smug I walked away.<br /><br />Keep up the good work.mo4joeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428796784218482992noreply@blogger.com