"In the 1990s about 70,000 Mandaeans lived in Iraq. Today, only around 3,000 or so remain.... under Saddam Hussein, they had some protection. When his regime fell, it became a free-for-all.... an unintended consequence of the Iraq war"
Bush TRULY WAS the ANTI-CHRIST!
It was HE who DESTROYED BABYLON!!!!!
He had his seven years and left and left the table set for the next guy.
And consider:
"Under Saddam Hussein, Iraq's million or so Christians for the most part coexisted peacefully with Muslims, both the dominant Sunnis and majority Shiites (New York Times October 17, 2007)....
Sunnis, Shi'ites, and Christians lived side by side; many intermarried"
"Mandaeans find safety but fear losing faith" by Russell Contreras, Associated Press | July 25, 2009
WORCESTER - Here, in the quiet of this Central Massachusetts city, Abdula and 150 others have formed the largest Iraqi Mandaean refugee settlement in the United States. Here, they are not infidels, not subject to forced conversions, rape, or even murder by Islamic extremists.
Please see Tortured Logic and follow the links for who is REALLY RESPONSIBLE for VIOLENCE in IRAQ! I'm sick of the Zionist bulls***!
That is the struggle across the globe for Mandaeans, whose ranks are fading quickly. Away from the land they had called home for more than two millennia, and without a permanent priest or proper place of worship for the next generation, the refugees worry their tiny, ancient religion is facing extinction.
Since 2007, about 1,200 Iraqi Mandaean refugees have been resettled in the United States, according to the US State Department. The groups are scattered mostly in Massachusetts, Michigan, Texas, Colorado, and California....
Traced to the period of the Roman Empire, specialists say Mandaeanism is a branch of the Gnostic movement that doesn’t view Jesus as a Messiah, but contains Judeo-Christian elements. For years, the Tigris River was the setting of the religion’s all-important regular baptisms.
In the 1990s about 70,000 Mandaeans lived in Iraq. Today, only around 3,000 or so remain.
Nathaniel Deutsch, codirector of the Center for Jewish Studies at University of California Santa Cruz, said the mass Mandaean exodus was an unintended consequence of the Iraq war.
The Globe couldn't find ONE ARAB or MIDDLE EAST SCHOLAR!
The Zionist War Daily had to get a JEW? (Blog editor is astounded)
“Mandaeans have always had a tenuous existence in Iraq and Iran where they’ve lived for thousands of years. But under Saddam Hussein, they had some protection,’’ Deutsch said. “When his regime fell, it became a free-for-all.’’
Yup, BUSH is the one who has been BAD for CHRISTIANS!!!!
The Mandaean population in Iran, which is estimated between 5,000 to 10,000, is also dwindling. Around 1,000 or so Iranian Mandaeans since 2002 have come to the United States after the State Department granted them protective refugee status - a status not given to Iraqi Mandaeans until 2007....
Yeah, and IRAN has 25,000 HAPPY JEWS living their, too!!!!
Thirty-five Mandaean families have settled in Worcester, Breegi said. They are learning English and getting job training at Lutheran Social Services. Some have already found work as groundskeepers or office workers or in factories....
Which, of course, TOOK JOBS AWAY from Americans -- because BUSH LIED!!!!
AmeriKa, you will NEVER BE DONE PAYING for THAT SHIT'S LYING WAR CRIMES!!!!
Also see: The Boston Globe Puts Israel Ahead of America
