Middle East Christians 12 Noteworthy Tweets about Christians in the Middle East

Christians living in the Middle East are the minority. The Middle East is the home of the Christian faith: it is where John the Baptist baptized Jesus, where Paul built his first church and where Aramaic, the language of Christ is still spoken daily. The Middle East is a war-torn region with many communities in many countries suffering strife in their daily lives. Social media highlights the suffering and plight of Middle East Christians.

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People using Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and blogs bring the world’s attention to Christians facing persecution in their own land. Here are 12 noteworthy tweets about Christians in the Middle East are: 1. Pope Francis took to Twitter to call for prayers of hope for Christians in the Middle East:

Let us pray for the Christian communities in the Middle East, that they may continue to live in the land where Christianity was born.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 23, 2014

2. Coptic Media UK tweeted about an address by Bishop Angaelos to the Conference for Christians in the Middle East happening in Bari, Italy:

'We must work together as #Churches and as #Christians as there is one global #Christian community' HG @BishopAngaelos #Christians4MiddlEast
— CopticMediaUK (@CopticMediaUK) April 30, 2015

3. The Pope again seeks people, via Twitter, to pray for the survival of Christianity in the Middle East:

We cannot resign ourselves to think of a Middle East without Christians. Let us pray every day for peace.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) December 16, 2013

4. The Russian ambassador to the United Kingdom expressed his fears on the persecution of Middle East Christians on Twitter:

#Lavrov: worried by persecution of #Christians in #MiddleEast, amounting to #genocide. Region must remain multiconfessional.
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— Alexander Yakovenko (@Amb_Yakovenko) March 4, 2015

5. The Friars of the Franciscan Missionaries urged people to pray for Christians suffering in the Middle East in a recent tweet:

There is a great persecution of Christians happening in the #MiddleEast. Please keep them in your prayers! #PrayForPeace
— Franciscan Friars (@MFVAFriars) April 21, 2015

6. Kathryn Jean Lopez of the National Review Online tweeted about the work of Christians in the Middle East:

Christians are continuing the work of Christ in healing&educating on the ground in the Middle East -- @CopticOrphans #InDefenseofChristians
— Kathryn Jean Lopez (@kathrynlopez) March 18, 2015

7. U.S. Sen. Randy Hultgren (R-Illinois) asked for prayers for Christians in the Middle East in a recent tweet:

Praying for 90 Assyrian Christians abducted today & for all religious minorities under attack in Libya, Iraq, Egypt & throughout Middle East
— Rep. Randy Hultgren (@RepHultgren) February 24, 2015

8. Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Leonardo Sandri tweeted a photo himself praying for peace with Christian church leaders:

Praying for Christians in the Middle East in Saint Nicola of Bari's Basilica pic.twitter.com/cSen77BFlQ
— Leonardo Card.Sandri (@CardinalSandri) April 29, 2015

9. In a series of tweets, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby talked about the troubles of Christians in the Middle East:

3/3: As Christians we hear the cry of our brothers & sisters in the Mid-East, while standing with those of all faiths because #WeAreAllHuman
— Justin Welby ن (@JustinWelby) September 3, 2014

10. The advocacy group ForAmerica tweeted its support for Christians in the Middle East

We stand w/ Christians in the Middle East. Our thoughts & prayers go out to victims of #ISIS #tcot
— ForAmerica (@ForAmerica) April 21, 2015

11. The nonprofit group Open Doors USA tweetd a question on the Middle East and posted an answer:

Why Help #Christians In #Syria And The #Middle #East? http://t.co/ds0gZR8RN2
— Open Doors USA (@OpenDoors) September 24, 2013

12. Twitter user SMAReligiousFreedom tweeted about Middle East Christians, asking for our prayers:

#Pray for #Qatar,#SaudiArabia,#Yemen,#Algeria,#Tunisia,#Egypt,#Iraq,as instability may increase,anti #Christian persecution has increased.
— SMAReligiousFreedom (@SMARFreedom) April 30, 2015