Source-http://www. christian post.com/news/christian-population-in-Iraq-in-danger-of-being-eradicated-in-5-years-147947/
In five year the Christian population will be in jeopardy of being extinct in Iraq. In 2002 there were over a million Christian but present day there are only about 300,000 Christians. The Aid to the Church in Need said that 120,000 Christian are begin forced to convert to Islam or die. It is said that the Christian population could eradicate if ISIS is not stop. In a report which is titled "Persecuted and Forgotten," Aid to the Church in Need documents the persecution of Christians in Iraq from 2013 up to the present. The UK-based charity enumerates 10 countries in which Christians suffer the worst persecution and Iraq, Nigeria, Sudan, and Syria topped the list." The remaining Christians in Iraq are struggling to make a decision weather to convert to Islam or stay faithful to their religion. Most of the people who are facing this question have fled to other countries because of danger that ISIS poses. This is just sad that reporters have said "every year the Christian population reduces by 60,000-100,000."
I know that this is a short summary but the article wasn't that long but I thought it was important to me because it is just sad how many Christian are getting persecuted for their faith. I hope this is a message to everyone we must stop ISIS because they are harming innocent people everyday. And its so hard for me to hear this since I am a Christian and knowing my brothers and sisters in Christ are in fear of dying everyday but a lot of them aren"t afraid to stand up for there faith. "Never be afraid to raise your voce for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. if people all over the world would do this, it would change the Earth."-William Faulkner
This is a very important story - ISIS is targeting other religious and ethnic groups, as well, but it always catches your attention when a group that is being persecuted is one to which you belong. My only problem is the source. Try to stick to the sources I gave you. There are plenty of articles about this topic (such as: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/26/magazine/is-this-the-end-of-christianity-in-the-middle-east.html?_r=0) By sticking to the list I gave, you are less likely to find an unreliable or very biased source. You can start with an article like this, then search the other news sources for more information. And by the way, I love your quote at the end. I'm definitely writing that one down!
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