Coptic Bishop Wissa of Baliana Diocese, articulated the dismay of many in the Christian community :"If those accused are really innocent, where are the real killers? The 21 Christians who were so brutally murdered in January 2000 did not kill themselves"

By Michael Ireland, ASSIST News Service, March 3, 2003

While Christians can wait for years to get a permission to build a church in Egypt, and can never receive permits to build churches in most Arab countries, Qatar is offering land for Christians to build churches.

FEB. 25, 2003, Zenit.org

An American Christian writes to fellow Christians who support the attack on Iraq:

"We won't show people the love of Christ, nor bring them to salvation AFTER blowing the crap out of them and their family members. Dead sinners don't come to the Lord".

Mike McNab, Special for Come and See, Feb 24, 2003

The prayer focus is being organized by Christians United in Prayer.
"While Christians had different opinions regarding possible war with Iraq, we must not desire that our will be done, but rather... the Lord's."

Charisma News, Feb 19, 2003

Rama Village in Upper Galilee has been the scene to many fights on a religious basis between Druze and Christians. Fights between youngsters involved in drugs and crime become the excuse for druze hooligans to attack Christians, just for the fact that they are Christians. This week, a Missile was hit at the local Catholic Church. Many Christians are asking why the Police cannot defend them in their own homes.

News Item from Ittim, Sunday, Feb 16, 2003

According to Riah Abu Asal, Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem and the Middle East, martyers receive eternal life: "Do not consider those that were killed for the sake of God as dead, but alive with their Lord".


Fasl Al-MaQal, Feb 6, 2003

A Palestinian Christian tells how Jesus changed his life: "Last year, I went to the Israeli checkpoint and gave a soldier the 'Four Spiritual Laws'. I know that the only way for there to be true peace is for Israelis and Palestinians to be totally changed by the love of Jesus Christ."

By Joel C. Rosenberg, World Magazine, Feb 22, 2003

Israeli forces arrested on Thursday the sole Christian member of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a Muslim group spearheading a Palestinian uprising, Palestinian sources and the Israeli army said.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Feb 6, Reuters

A war with Iraq "has every potentiality of setting back missions 1,000 years," according to popular American preacher Tony Campolo. The charismatic and controversial evangelical author and social activist was speaking at Vancouver's Missions Fest January 31. The following is an excerpt from a key portion of his address.

Canadian Christianity, Feb 12, 2003