Orthodox Christians in the Middle East

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Orthodox churches in the Middle East are facing their gravest existential threat since the Arab Conquest. The church communities in Christianity’s historic cradle are faced with shrinking flocks due to the lure of immigration, threats of sectarian violence, and increasing societal marginalization. With fewer members and less clout, church leaders have bet their waning political capital on secular—but often brutally oppressive—dictators in hopes of attaining communal survival, pitting their beleaguered flocks against protest movements calling for change…

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Orthodox Christians in the Middle East

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It’s happening with Eastern Catholics, too. One of the fastest growing religious groups in the United States is Chaldean Catholics.
 
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