The fall of Lebanon has horrendous implications not only for Lebanon but for religious liberty and security in the whole Middle East. Hezbollah is without a doubt preparing the ground for regime change. It is only a matter of time before the weak, abandoned and subservient pro-Lebanon, pro-West, "moderate" Sunni-led government is replaced with one that is pro-Syria, pro-Iran, pro-Hezbollah and pro-jihad. In the mean time we will doubtless see many "moderate" Sunnis, Druze and even some Christians falling into line behind Hezbollah for survival purposes.
As Shiite power rises and advances across the region, and as US influence declines, US "allies" in the region - that is the Sunnis (great respecters of power) - are switching sides. Recent reports from Compass Direct reveal a sudden ominous and dramatic rise in religious repression and hostility from the formerly progressive and West-friendly regime in Jordan. Having demonstrated its power so profoundly, Hezbollah will not have to work too hard in Lebanon to get the Sunnis to line up behind its anti-Semitic, anti-Christian, pro-Sharia, pro-jihad "Islamic" agenda.
Both the Shiite ascendancy and the decline of US influence do not augur well for the religious liberty and security of Christians in the Middle East. Over recent decades, US influence in the region (which extends most from America's economic power) has forced Arab states to constrain Islamic forces. As circumstances change and the constraints disappear and as the repressive and apocalyptic Iranian cleric-led regime assumes the role of regional hegemon, the future for Christians and all non-Muslims in the Middle East is extremely precarious.
Source: World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission
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Lebanon Falls Amidst a Deafening Silence
Posted: Monday, 11 August 2008, 7:44 (EST)
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