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The headlines read Al-Qaida<\/span> is threatening to kill more Christians<\/em>. But if you read the article<\/a>, you will see that it\u2019s actually a group calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq. The Christian church in Iraq has suffered greatly since the US lead invasion. The question is, why? I know, I know, because Bush screwed everything up. But that doesn\u2019t answer everything. Since 9\/11, the biggest killer of Muslims has been Muslims. Why? How does Bush\u2019s policies in Iraq lead to Muslims in other parts of the world killing each other? Launching raids against India or Pakistan? Rising up against churches in Indonesia? Now the attention is turning to the Christian population in Iraq. <\/p>\n

I\u2019m not saying Bush\u2019s policies weren\u2019t majorly flawed. But to simply dismiss all this with a \u2018it\u2019s Bush\u2019s fault\u2019 answer may miss the point. It certainly plays loose with the well being<\/span> of those Christians in question. In any event, obviously there are problems with Christians being singled out for slaughter by a Muslim group. Notice that the group is an \u2018umbrella\u2019 group. It includes, but is not solely made up of, Al-Qaida<\/span>. Should we expect international outrage? Would we hear such outrage if Christians in Iraq targeted Muslims? If Christians in America targeted Muslims? When a pastor of a small church in Florida said he would burn the Koran, all hell broke loose. World leaders came together, President Obama pleaded with him to stop, the military asked for him to reconsider. What will the world response to this development be?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"