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Iraqi Christian children light candles at Saint Teriza church after Christmas Day mass in Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008. Christmas Day was this year for the first time declared an official holiday in Iraq.
Imagine that! Wonderful news, isn't it? A muslim nation? Celebrating Christmas??
How wonderful that this is happening in Iraq, can you imagine? The Iraqi's seem to have more tolerance than most supposedly tolerant nations. It is so wonderful to see the freedom the Iraqi's now enjoy.
Are you implying it was a holy war? to broaden the scope of christianity, and curb islam? Maybe the muslims are claiming there is a war on ramadan (sp?).
Are you implying it was a holy war? to broaden the scope of christianity, and curb islam? Maybe the muslims are claiming there is a war on ramadan (sp?).
What a silly question, although not surprising. It is nothing more than celebrating the wonder of the new Iraqi's, with the freedom, tolerance and peace to be able to celebrate another religion not in the majority.
Very simple - and something that would not have happened under the former regime.
Imagine that! Wonderful news, isn't it? A muslim nation? Celebrating Christmas??
How wonderful that this is happening in Iraq, can you imagine? The Iraqi's seem to have more tolerance than most supposedly tolerant nations. It is so wonderful to see the freedom the Iraqi's now enjoy.
Bush and his Crusades have now pushed Christianity down their throats as well!
Are you implying it was a holy war? to broaden the scope of christianity, and curb islam? Maybe the muslims are claiming there is a war on ramadan (sp?).
Agreed. As I said in the post above. Just another way to shove Christianity down peoples throats.
Imagine that! Wonderful news, isn't it? A muslim nation? Celebrating Christmas??
You're putting waaaay too much importance on a little appeasement and symbolism. It means nothing, it changes nothing, it is still a primarily Muslim nation that hates us to their core.
But on the surface it does represent a great deal more tolerance than you will find in this country.
I think this is great as people are able to celebrate Christmas without the Islamic persecution. It's called religious freedom.
Wish we had religious freedom here.
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