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More violence in Iraq

In his latest Century column, global Christianity
expert Philip Jenkins discusses the persecution and hardship faced
by Christians in the Middle East in the last hundred years (subscription
required). Jenkins points out that the fall of secular groups in the region in
more recent years "has been cumulatively disastrous for Christian populations."
Case in point: Iraqi Christians, who have largely been expelled or exiled since
the fall of Saddam.