The Christians of Syriaâ??along with those in other troubled areas of the Middle Eastâ??have been forgotten. Because many have stayed in their homes or have become urban refugees outside of the UN camp system, they fall through the cracks, getting little aid and even less international attention.
Their situation is dire, and whether they will be able to survive at all depends on the events of the next several months. If Christianityâ??adhered to by 10 percent of Syriaâ??s population before the warâ??disappears, so will any hope of pluralism. If ISISâ?? theocratic intolerance takes hold, Christians will face an impossible choice: flee, or face death: physical, or spiritual in the form of forced conversion.
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