The alliance also shared videos of Christians marching through city streets with crosses, plus some volunteers who watch over Christian neighborhoods in Damascus at night.
On March 11, the Christian Emergency Alliance shared these prayer requests from Christians living in Syria:
- Protection of Christians and minority groups
- Relentless spread of the gospel
- Wisdom for the country’s leaders
- Strength for Christians who are afraid
- Protection of church leaders and Christian families
- Intervention for the vulnerable
- Guidance for Christian ministries engaged in the area
Marco Rubio: America ‘Stands With Syria’s Religious and Ethnic Minorities’
In response to the escalating violence, various groups are urging the West to pay attention and act. Leaders of Syria’s main Christian branches, including the Greek Orthodox Church, united to call for “an immediate end to these horrific acts, which stand in stark opposition to all human and moral values.”
According to the nonprofit Greco-Levantines World Wide, last weekend a Greek Orthodox priest was martyred in the city of Baniyas.
“It is of the utmost importance that the U.S. and Europe are keeping a close eye on Syria,” said Greek Foreign Minister Giorigios Gerapetritis before the weekend’s violence. “We need to encourage the new regime to stay close to international law.”
On March 9, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said America “condemns the radical Islamist terrorists, including foreign jihadis, that murdered people in western Syria in recent days.” He added, “The United States stands with Syria’s religious and ethnic minorities, including its Christian, Druze, Alawite, and Kurdish communities, and offers its condolences to the victims and their families.”
Rubio said interim leadership must hold accountable “the perpetrators of these massacres against Syria’s minority communities.”
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