I have written several times about my concern for Palestinian Christians and how they have been forgottern by Western Christians as they focus strongly on Israel and the Jewish people. As Brother Andrew (of Open Doors) points out in his recent book where once Palestinian Christians were a large segment of the population, there numbers are now plummeting. Sadly this is happening across the region.
Middle Eastern Christians are fleeing their biblical birthplace in greater numbers, searching -- mainly in the West -- for safety, freedom of religion and brighter economic or educational opportunities for their families.
"Unless something drastic happens in the next few years, there is the possibility for the end of Christianity in general in the Holy Land," says Leila Sansour, who directs Open Bethlehem, which promotes the city's biblical heritage. "The churches will become museums that Franciscan monks will only open for tourists."
If those churches "cannot maintain a Christian presence in the Holy Land," she says, "it is a huge failure." read the rest of this article here http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/middleeastreports/s_485626.html
