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Originally Posted by Jamo
My friend...a little history. Several orthodox Christian faiths have maintained churches and monastic facilities in the Middle East for centuries...well before Islamic faiths became dominant in the region. For example, the Armenian Orthodox Church has major religious centers in just about every country in the region, including Syria, Iraq and Iran. I have folks in Tehran who have never been bothered by anyone from Ringo's forces.
Course...the Eastern Orthodox Christians didn't go a viking on any crusades...they already lived in the region.
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I am talking about today, not several eons ago. I realize there are Christian churches in the Islamic world. But today, the very idea of "diversity" in faith does not exist in the ME. In fact, I would think that the way these churches and mosques got mixed together is related to who won the last war.
Mike