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>Lebanon

I always wondered why it had to be small Christian country in the middle east to take majority of the refugees instead of pisslamist arab states

>>672214

to be fair, Lebanon is very close to Syrian highly populated areas also as far as I know Jordan took about 1,5 mln refugees

>"Indifference kills, and we desire to lift up our voices in opposition to this murderous indifference." - Pope

My tinfoil hat might be a little too tight but this is controlled opposition. Or at least is being used as such.

>The Melkite Greek Catholic archbishop of Aleppo Jean-Clement Jeanbart said he has launched a campaign to return Syrians, called "Aleppo is waiting for you" funded by (((Swiss benefactors))). Of the 170,000 Christians in the city before the war, around 60,000 remain, he said. Those who have sought refuge in neighbouring countries are expected to return, unlike those who have fled to the West.

>"Now that security has returned, help us at home," he said, adding that the Syrian regime is "credited with emphasising secularism, diversity and equality for all citizens".

>The only alternative is a fundamentalist Islamic regime, he warned.

Can someone help me find who are these mysterious swiss benefactors?

>>672190

Yayyyy thanks for caring about us.

t.Lebanese

"as church leaders from Syria and Lebanon called on Western states to help return Syrian refugees"

but /pol/ told me they don't want syrian refugees to come back!

>>672559

so, Hungary is taking care of Chaldeans, the swiss or whatever, of the Melkites.

Any other groups that are helped to return?

>>672667

Ok, so Putin is taking care of the Orthodox.

>>672214

>Lebanon

>Christian

I'm afraid it's not a Christian country anymore, friend.

>>672620

What do you mean, anon?

>>672681

Yep, I'm surprised nobody cried a peep while Lebanon was becoming Islamicized under George W. Bush

>>672667

The Syriacs are helping the Syriacs lol

>>672605

I'm Lebanese as well. To those that are reading this, thank you for the support. But know this: even if we should disappear from the region (except for Lebanon and Egypt), there are still millions of diaspora in the West. It isn't ideal, but there's always hope. The problem is, the majority of MEChristian diaspora is Egyptian or Lebanese, or palestinian. The groups that are endangered the most are Assyrians, Chaldeans, Syrian Christians, etc. who have far less numbers. It enrages me though, the indifference largely in the West.

>>673298

>>672681

It was never 100% christian. The mistake people make is that they assume all of Lebanon used to be Christian, but it wasn't. Historically, during the Ottoman Empire and even back to Biblical times, the only area called 'Lebanon' was a small, snowy mountain range called 'Mount Lebanon'. It was an autonomous region of Syria where the vast majority of all Maronite Catholics and some Greek Orthodox lived. From ancient times up until 1920, the only people that ever called themselves 'Lebanese' were these Christians in the tiny mountain range. When the actual nation of Lebanon was founded, it included a lot of area that was full of sunni and shia muslims. The country of Lebanon was historically 55% christian, 45% muslim, so it was never 100% christian outside of the autonomous original mountain region. HOWEVER. Lebanon itself used to be ruled almost exclusively with Catholic influence, and it was far far better off. It used to be wealthy, beautiful, and a tourist destination under Catholic supreme rule. Sadly today the place is run by islamists and warlords, with minimal christian political involvement. The country is still around 35% christian at the very least, with most still living in that original Mount Lebanon region. The vast majority of Leb christians live in the West sadly.

>>673521

>Satanism (or idiots) claims Star of Creation as evil

It's Peter's Cross all over again