"What is Christian Aid doing about this persecution?

Missionaries convert people to Christianity and then abandon them to their fate"

The Iraqis became Christian in the 1st century AD, while our ancestors were still worshipping stones and rivers

Ed, London,

Dundar Gunduz,
You are very noble for your stance... there is no excuse for violence against anyone for any reason. Unfortunately, there are not many like you who will stand up against the "animals." The fight has to come within Islam, not external forces; they will not win.

Karen , San Diego, USA

"Ben" in York said:

"...surely the church should tell them that life is more valuable than adhering strictly to one set of beliefs?"

If the Church told them that "life is more valuable" than faith, then they would be going against what Christ Himself said. The most valuable thing is ETERNAL life.

Phil, USA,

How many have noticed that events like this - persecution of Christians - have grown not only more frequent, but also more acceptable to Western society in general? "They brought it on themselves" is the litany of the damned. Sounds like Matthew 24:9 to me.

Neither First nor Last, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Canada

for those who believe in reincarnation,murder is simply a violent nudge to the next existential plane.for those who buy into the idea of karma consider that for about 300 years christians were tortured,persecuted,and executed in all sorts of creative ways by the roman empire.

ben barnes, prescott, USA

All of Europe and the World had better consider that in this election their own security is at stake. The US will no longer be here to stop aggression or help out. You will have fight the Russians and the Muslims on your own. What has prevented Chinese and Russian agression for 60 years? God Help us

taad, louisville, USA

Christianity is getting hammered all over the place these days & the BBC/Government are doing it here

John, Salford, England

Why do we need these tribalistic forms of religion-they effectively restrict people to one way of viewing the world, limiting many an open mind. Where is the reason in this, and where is the morality in the acts of violence Christianity and Islam(and others) promote? Is organised religion blameless?

Ryan, Leicester,

People who die for their faith are not to blame, but surely the church should tell them that life is more valuable than adhering strictly to one set of beliefs? Or does pro-life only apply to the unborn?

Ben, York,

Dear Jones,
The missionaries who converted these people, did so long before Islam had even come into existence.
They belong to one of the oldest christian communities.

Manelis, Athens, Greece

So many terrible stories out of the Middle East. Not that it mattersm, but to those who accuse missionaries of conversion and abandonment, the Christian "Church of the East" in Iraq pre-dates Islam by Centuries.
Pray for the people of Iraq, whatever their faith

derek small, Bath, Somerset

What is Christian Aid doing about this persecution?

Missionaries convert people to Christianity and then abandon them to their fate

Jones, london,

Thank you, Dundar Gunduz. I am a Christian and I am very happy to see that there are decent people who oppose this madness whatever their religion.

Respectfully,

Brian Pendell, Vienna, VA, USA

what would happen if the Massacres and Atrocities which are happening in The middle east and India were actualy christians doing it to muslims,the world would be up in arms,especially the west.

peter, Liverpool, uk

Those terrorists are enforcing Shar'ia on those poor Christians: in an Islamic state, the "people of the Book" (Jews and Christians) can choose to pay the Jijya tax, convert to Islam, or die. This practice dates back to Muhammad himself, and as such is perfectly, Islamic. This is nothing but Islam.

Emanuele Ciriachi, London, London

As a muslim person I condemn the person who killed someone whose religion and ethnic whatever he /she is. To me They cant be human, only are aimals who using gun

Dundar Gunduz, Istanbul, Turkiye