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Iraqi Christians Face Tough Times Amid Violence

  • Religion Today Religious persecution, missions, Christianity around the world
  • Updated Jun 05, 2013

The nation of Iraq is awash in violence, with more than 500 people killed there in just the last month, CBN News reports. The attacks have mostly been Muslim against Muslim, but Christians have also been affected. Greg Musselman of Voice of the Martyrs Canada, who recently visited Baghdad, told CBN that many Iraqi Christians have decided to stay despite the violence in hopes of influencing their nation with the Gospel.